President Bush said he believes Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat should do more to halt the violence. “Mr. Arafat can do a better job,” Bush told ABC News in an interview from his Texas ranch. “I am deeply concerned that some of the more radical groups are beginning to affect his ability and obviously are provocative as heck toward the Israelis,” he said.
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