The U.S. State Department has expressed reservations about an Israeli request to include two Palestinian organizations, the Tanzim militias and the Force 17 presidential guard, on its list of terrorist groups, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz. Bush administration officials have described Israel’s request as “problematic” because of the two groups’ ties to Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, diplomatic sources in Jerusalem told the paper.
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