The New York Times · 30 October 1999

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Reversing Himself, Barak Bars Palestinian

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JERUSALEM, Oct. 29 (AP) — suspend the permit because of state- Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Isra- ments that Mr. Hawatmeh has made and conditions he has tried to im- el has reversed his decision to let a Palestinian guerrilla chief return to pose," said Mr. Barak's media advis- areas of Palestinian self-rule, an Is- er, Gadi Baltiansky. raeli official said today. Mr.

Hawatmeh said this week that he favored armed struggle against On Sunday, Mr. Barak's office, ac- ceding to the wishes of Yasir Arafat, Israel and insisted, for his return, on the Palestinian leader, had an- freedom of movement, immunity nounced that the man, Nayef Hawat- from arrest and access for his fol- lowers.

His group and another mili- meh, head of the Damascus-based Democratic Front for the Liberation tant group, the Popular Front for the of Palestine, could return to the West Liberation of Palestine, were, the most

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"Reversing Himself, Barak Bars Palestinian," The New York Times, 30 October 1999. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1999-009. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1999-009

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