Palestinian officials warned Israel against preventing Yasser Arafat from celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem for a second straight year. Monday’s warnings came after an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Ra’anan Gissin, said Arafat should stay in Ramallah “because he has caused much tragedy to the Christian population.”
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