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Israel to decide on Arafat status as foreign leaders plan visits

Senior Israeli cabinet members are meeting today for a series of security talks.

They will be briefed by top security officials.

Among the topics will be a discussion of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yassir Arafat’s status as a persona non grata.

The issue has been raised as several foreign ministers plan trips to Israel and the Palestinian areas.

The United States is maintaining its position that Arafat has made himself irrelevant and will not be invited to Washington in the foreseeable future.