The Palestinian Authority helped Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein sell oil illegally, Israeli officials say. Citing documents they found in Yasser Arafat’s Ramallah headquarters, the officials told the CBS news magazine “60 Minutes” on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority helped smuggle Iraqi oil and received millions of dollars in kickbacks for their efforts.
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