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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat meets with Pope John Paul II

ROM2001080202 - 02 AUGUST 2001 - ROME, ITALY: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, right, and Pope John Paul II meet at the papal summer residence Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Aug. 2, 2001. During his 24-hour visit to Rome ending later Thursday, Arafat also met Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Italy's President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Italy and the Vatican have long expressed support for the rights of the Palestinians - and both have called for an end to the violence in the Middle East. It was Arafat's 10th meeting over the years with John Paul, who has been a strong supporter of Palestinian rights. cc/cc/Arafat Press Office UPI.

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