Political sources in Jerusalem told Israel Radio that Israel threatened to bomb Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat’s Ramallah headquarters if Palestinians did not stop firing on Israeli forces during unrest in the territories this week. But the head of the Israel Defense Force’s central command said the report, which originally appeared in the New York Post, is inaccurate.
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