Israel must deal with Yasser Arafat, the key Israeli backer of the “Geneva accord” peace proposal said. Yossi Beilin, who led the Israeli delegation in the negotiations that led to the unofficial initiative, said that only the Palestinian Authority president can deliver Palestinian support for an accord.
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