Prime Minister Ariel Sharon again hinted that Yasser Arafat could meet a fate similar to Hamas chiefs assassinated by Israel. “We took action against the leaders of Hamas in a manner we considered right, and at the right time for us,” Sharon told Israel Radio on Wednesday, referring to Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz Rantissi, both slain in air strikes earlier this year.
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