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To: LindyBill who wrote (85331)	11/10/2004 11:11:40 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793839

ISRAELPUNDIT - Palestinian leadership hinges on Arafat fortune: Israel By fred Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom says any debate among Palestinians as to who will lead in the absence of the ailing Yasser Arafat is related to Mr Arafat's personal fortune. "Arafat has enormous sums of money at his disposal, and any difficulties with respect to a leadership transition in the Palestinian camp are related to that money," Mr Shalom said. "The question is to see who ends up putting their hands on that money." "We are not interfering with preparations for the post-Arafat era. We have to wait, and we hope that the new Palestinian leadership will fight against terrorism, proceed with carrying out democratic reforms within the Palestinian Authority and be able to engage in peace talks with Israel," he said. Israel formally approves of Arafat's Ramallah burial By fred Israel's prime minister says he'll go along with Palestinian plans to bury Yasser Arafat at his headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Arafat's condition has worsened during the week, with doctors in France saying he has slipped deeper into a coma. Palestinian officials see Arafat's Ramallah headquarters as a symbol of his resistance. Israel had wanted him buried in the Gaza Strip. It had nixed Arafat's original wish of being laid to rest in Jerusalem. An Israeli official says the U-S had pressured Ariel Sharon's government to allow the Ramallah burial. A U-S Embassy official declines to confirm the claim, though he does say America was involved in talks about burial. Palestinian officials say they are still considering an offer from Egypt to hold a memorial service in Cairo before burying Arafat in his Ramallah headquarters