(Washington Post/AP) The highest-ranking Roman Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land said Wednesday that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat should step down if he is unable to make peace with Israel. Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah said, "If the present leaders do not succeed in making peace, there is only one solution: open the way to other leaders....If Arafat is unable to make peace, of course, let him also give a place to another."
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