ARABS-ISRAEL - Jan. 23 - Sharon Contacts Palestinians.Sharon Sharon, city, United States Sharon (shâr`ən), city (1990 pop. 17,493), Mercer co., NW Pa., on the Shenango River, near the Ohio line; settled c.1800, inc. as a city 1920. has opened contacts with the PA (in a bid to push an image of a moderate who wants peace just two weeks before the election he is poised to win. Sharon has called Arafat Arafat (äräfät`) or Arafa (äräfä`), granite hill, Saudi Arabia, near Mecca. The hill was an ancient pagan sanctuary and is shrouded in many legends. a "murderer and a liar"). He sent three envoys to meet with a close aide to Arafat in Vienna Vienna, city and province, Austria Vienna (vēĕn`ə), Ger. Wien, city and province (1991 pop. 1,539,848), 160 sq mi (414 sq km), capital and largest city of Austria and administrative seat of Lower Austria, NE Austria, on on Jan. 24. Israeli public radio quoted Sharon as saying the meeting had been requested by Arafat, who wanted to find out more about Sharon's position on the peace process. But the PA sought to play down the meeting. PA Information Minister Yasser Abed Rabbo said: "This meeting focuses on economic and business relations. For us, this was not an official meeting". PA's diplomatic representative in Vienna Faisal Aweidah said Arafat's economic adviser Mohammed Rashid had arrived in the Austrian capital on Jan. 24 for talks on the future of a casino casino or cassino (both: kəsē`nō). 1 Card game played with a full deck by two to four players. Its origins are obscure though it probably traces back to the Italian game of Scopa. in the Palestinian-run town of Jericho. |
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