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Putin says Palestinians must stop terror
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday he is concerned about the situation in the Middle East, and urged the Palestinian leadership to do everything in its power to halt terrorist attacks against Israelis. "We are very worried about what's happening in the Middle East," Putin said in a news conference broadcast live on Russian television.
Putin specifically urged the Palestinians to halt their terrorist attacks.
"The Palestinian leadership should do everything possible to stop terrorist acts," Putin said.
He also said it would be a mistake to exclude Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat from the political arena. "I should say that it would be dangerous and mistaken to exclude [Arafat] from the political arena," Putin told reporters. "In the eyes of the Russian leadership, this would only contribute to the radicalization of Palestinian movements."
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Since Putin said it, I guess it shall be.