Killing Arafat an option: deputy PM: "'We are trying to eliminate all the heads of terror, and Arafat is one of the heads of terror,' Mr Olmert, a mainstream member of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet, told Israel Radio. 'Killing [him] is definitely one of the options.' The Palestinians' chief peace negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said in response: 'This is the thinking and action of the Mafia, not a government.'"

Killing Arafat an option: deputy PM: "'We are trying to eliminate all the heads of terror, and Arafat is one of the heads of terror,' Mr Olmert, a mainstream member of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet, told Israel Radio. 'Killing [him] is definitely one of the options.' The Palestinians' chief peace negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said in response: 'This is the thinking and action of the Mafia, not a government.'"