Bulgaria’s foreign minister reportedly canceled a meeting with Yasser Arafat because of Israeli pressure. Solomon Passy made the move after the speaker of Israel’s Knesset, Reuven Rivlin, said he would not meet with Passy if he met with the Palestinian Authority president during his visit to the region Tuesday.
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