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06 February 2004
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Friday
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14 Zilhaj 1424
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Arafat calls for pullout from West Bank
GAZA CITY, Feb 5: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat urged Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Thursday not to limit himself to a Gaza settlement evacuation plan but also withdraw from the West Bank.
"The withdrawal from Gaza must absolutely be accompanied by a withdrawal from the West Bank and by an (army) redeployment to the pre-Sept 28, 2000, borders," before the Palestinian intifada began, said Yasser Arafat, addressing a meeting of the national security council.
The council also discussed "following up on the Gaza incident during which three Americans were killed. -AFP
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