Sharon shrugs off Palestinian pleas

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has turned down a Palestinian request to ease travel restrictions and also dismissed a pledge by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to stamp out Palestinian ‘‘terrorist groups.’’

Sharon shrugs off Palestinian pleas
Mon, 04 Feb, 2002 - 07:58

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has turned down a Palestinian request to ease travel restrictions and also dismissed a pledge by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to stamp out Palestinian ‘‘terrorist groups.’’

But Sharon has said he would again hold cease-fire talks soon with Palestinians.

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