The Palestinian Authority has been stockpiling weapons and building fortified positions in the event of an armed confrontation with Israel, according to news reports. The Israeli media cited assessments within the country’s security establishment that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat would opt for violence if he became convinced that the political process had reached a dead end.
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