Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres met with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer and discussed a possible meeting between Peres and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat in hopes of ending Israeli-Palestinian violence. Fischer, who is in the Middle East for a three-day visit, will meet with Arafat in Ramallah on Tuesday and later will talk with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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