Summit Recognizes Need for Solution, Arafat Says
From Reuters
EAST BERLIN —
Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat said Tuesday that the six-month Palestinian uprising in Israeli-occupied lands had forced leaders at the Toronto economic summit to recognize the need for a swift solution.
In Toronto, the summit leaders said in a summary of their talks on the Middle East: “The current violence in the occupied territories is a clear sign that the status quo is not sustainable.”
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