Arafat agrees to elections in six months

Friday, May 17, 2002

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Facing pressure from the United States, Europe and his own people, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat agreed Thursday to hold presidential and parliamentary elections within six months.

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