'Arafat could be target' - Sharon

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Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he no longer feels bound by a promise to the US not to harm veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
In a TV interview, Mr Sharon said he had informed US President George W Bush about the change in his position when they met in Washington last week.

However, a US State Department spokesman said nothing had changed in US policy regarding Mr Arafat.

Israel accuses Mr Arafat of supporting Palestinian militants.

Mr Sharon told Israel's Channel Two that in his first meeting with President Bush three years ago "I accepted his request not to harm Arafat physically.

"But I am released from this commitment. I release myself from this commitment regarding Arafat," he said.

from the BBC

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