Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat said the Israeli Cabinet was trying to avoid turning over any West Bank land and reiterated his warning that violence could erupt in the region. He and other Palestinian officials accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking to find a pretext to avoid a further redeployment.
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