Internationals in Arafats office calling for their ambassadors. How is Cowen dealing with this?

national | miscellaneous | news report Sunday March 31, 2002 23:15 by blissett

Anyone find out? Phone Dept of Foreign Affairs?

INTERNATIONALS IN WITH ARAFAT CALL FOR THEIR AMBASSADORS by Huwaida Arraf & Adam Shapiro • Sunday March 31, 2002 at 12:48 PM The 34 foreign civilians are asking for their respective ambassadors to urgently come to President Arafat's compound. 50 International civilians entered Yasser Arafat’s Presidential Compound today, which is under continuous siege by the Israeli Forces. The group of Internationals is comprised of civilian volunteers from France, Brazil, Canada, Belgium, Britain, Ireland, Germany, and Israel who are here on a humanitarian mission. Thirty-four (34) international civilians remain inside. The group has stated that they will remain inside of the Presidential Compound until the siege is lifted; they remain in solidarity with all Palestinian people who are now under occupation and extend their demands to include the end of Israel, West Bank, and Gaza Strip. The Israeli’s have cut power, phone lines and water supply to the compound. Food is also