A U.S. State Department report said Palestinian security forces “instigated and participated in anti-Israeli violence,” but could not determine whether Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat has been directly responsible for ordering attacks on Israel. The PLO Commitments Compliance Report, obtained by JTA, also found that the Palestinian leadership has not tried to stop the violence.
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