(The Age Australia) - U.S. President George Bush told an Israeli journalist that "we must get rid of" Arafat, the Israeli mass-circulation Yediot Ahronot daily said Sunday. Bush's comments came in a brief exchange with the paper's correspondent during a Christmas party in Washington. The U.S. government has boycotted Arafat, with Bush accusing the veteran leader of failing the Palestinian people.
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