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PA paper calls Ross 'Shylock By Danna Harman, Jerusalem Post 17 September 1998 Hafez Barghouti, the editor of the official Palestinian Authority newspaper Al-Hayat al-Jadida, said he had not approved the contents of the Fatah newsletter printed Wednesday in his paper, which called US Middle East envoy Dennis Ross a "Shylock." The article states that the "biased mediator" is "part of the oppressive racist Zionist apparatus," influenced by the "Likudnik Zionist lobby in the American administration." "Dennis Ross amuses himself on his visits like a Shylock, deriving pleasure from imagining how he will slice three percent from the body of the victim," the article said. It was referring to the current redeployment proposal which suggests that three of the 13% of the land to be handed back to the Palestinians be set aside as a nature reserve. The US decided not to make an official response , but a spokesman indicated the issue would be brought up at Wednesday's late-night meeting between Ross and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. The Prime Minister's Office denounced the article, calling the sentiments expressed "regrettable" and reiterating its position that Ross is a fair and honest broker. Barghouti said his paper prints the biweekly internal Fatah newsletter verbatim, but that the "unfortunate phrasing" in this week's letter "escaped the editors' eyes." Members of the Fatah central committee, who write and distribute the newsletter, refused to comment. |
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