Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat a “blatant liar,” adding that Arafat gave orders to Palestinian militants to carry out terror attacks against Israel. “Arafat is our bin Laden,” Sharon added, referring to the Saudi terrorist mastermind.
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