The Israeli army siege of Yasser Arafat’s headquarters in Ramallah gave the Palestinian leader a temporary boost, a senior Israeli military intelligence official said. The official made the remarks Tuesday during a special meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
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