Yasser Arafat is free to travel throughout areas under Palestinian control, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced Monday. While lifting the order to keep the Palestinian Authority president under virtual house arrest in Ramallah, Israeli officials said he cannot travel abroad — which Palestinian officials called an outrage.
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