After meeting with Yasser Arafat in Gaza, Prime Minister Chretien endorsed the Palestinian threat of a unilateral declaration of independence as part of its peace negotiations with Israel. Chretien said using the threat could only help to further the Mideast peace talks. Israel's leaders had said they would never allow the Palestinians to unilaterally declare an independent state.

Date: 2000-04-10
Placeline: GAZA CITY.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 8 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << the solution is to keep it as part of the negotiation because I put pressure on both parties to come to a resolution >>

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