Israel’s defense minister criticized what he termed Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat’s inadequate steps to implement a cease-fire. Benjamin Ben-Eliezer also said Arafat gave up on peace after he rejected the concessions Israel offered at last July’s Camp David summit.
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