Ariel Sharon’s peacemaking potential got a boost — from Yasser Arafat’s security adviser. “Sharon is the only Israeli leader who can bring about peace if he is really sincere about it,” Jibril Rajoub told Israeli reporters Tuesday, adding that he was skeptical whether the Israeli prime minister’s plan to disengage unilaterally from the Palestinians could work.
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