Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plans to travel to Italy on Thursday to build European pressure on Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat to halt Palestinian violence. Sharon’s planned meeting with Italy’s new prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and other top Italian officials precedes a summit of the Group of Eight countries in Genoa later this month.
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