The U.N. envoy for the Middle East blamed Israel for the deteriorating security situation in the region. Terje Roed Larsen told Army Radio that ever since Israel declared Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat “irrelevant” in December, he is more relevant than ever.
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