An Israeli Foreign Ministry advisory reportedly urged the government not to allow Yasser Arafat to be buried in Jerusalem. Media reports said the contingency plan noted that whether Arafat, the Palestinian Authority president, dies from natural causes or as a result of Israeli military actions, a flare-up of violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip likely would follow.
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