Last Update: 25/10/2004 20:07
Israel allows Arafat to leave Muqata for medical checkup
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent
Israel decided Monday to allow Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat to leave his Muqata headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah so he can get a medical checkup. This would be the first time in two years that Arafat will be leaving the compound.