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Arafat Removes West Bank Security Chief in Shakeup

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat formally sacked his security chief in the West Bank on Thursday, aides said, in the first signs of a high-level shakeup carried out under intense U.S. pressure for reform. But political upheaval within the Palestinian ranks was quickly overshadowed by violence at home and abroad. Full Story