The invitation to PLO chief Yasir Arafat to visit London next month has been withdrawn by the parties who extended it following angry protests by pro-Israel circles here and fearsfor Arafat’s safety. Arafat had been invited to attend the festivities introducing a biography of him by British journalist Alan Hart. The publishers of him by British journalist Alan Hart. The publishers said they were not consulted about the invitation. It is the third time that a planned visit to Britain by Arafat has been cancelled.
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