Yasser Arafat said he recognizes Jewish historical ties to “Palestine.” The purported recognition was contained in a wide-ranging statement issued to summarize talks the Palestinian Authority president held last week with Henry Siegman, a U.S. Jewish leader, The New York Times reported.
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