The Palestine Liberation Organization’s governing bodies are expected to meet next month in the self-rule areas to decide whether Yasser Arafat should declare Palestinian statehood in May. The 125-member Central Committee and the 18-member Executive Committee are expected to review the recommendations from American and European leaders that Arafat postpone the declaration past May 4, the end of the interim period in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations under the terms of the Oslo accords.
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