Yasser Arafat does not have leukemia, a senior Palestinian diplomat said. Speaking to reporters Saturday outside the hospital near Paris where Arafat is undergoing medical tests, Leila Shahid, the Palestinian Authority’s general delegate to France, added that Arafat’s physical and psychological condition had improved since arriving at the hospital.
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