An adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reportedly met with Yasser Arafat’s No. 2 man in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. Ephraim Halevy, who is the head of Israel’s National Security Council, met recently with Mahmoud Abbas in an effort to revive peace talks.
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