Israel’s defense minister said he has reliable information that Yasser Arafat and terrorist groups are behind a wave of terror aimed at interfering with the Israeli elections. Shaul Mofaz told Army Radio on Sunday that the Israeli people would not let terrorism dictate the outcome of the election.
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