Yasser Arafat is an obstacle to the “road map” peace plan, a U.S. congressman visiting Israel said. “Nobody believes that the Palestinian Authority president is pursuing peace positively at this point,” said Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who is leading a delegation to Israel of 29 Democratic congressional representatives.
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