Yasser Arafat may travel to the Gaza Strip if he asks to do so, Ariel Sharon said. The Israeli prime minister made his comment after meeting with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to discuss ongoing implementation of the “road map” peace plan.
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