Israel backs the creation of an independent Palestinian state, but Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat has to rein in terrorists, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said. “We want to see an independent Palestinian state successful, flourishing. We think that the better the Palestinians will have it, the better neighbor we shall have,” Peres said during a visit to the Czech Republic.
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