Sharon will not discuss alienation of Arafat

Israeli sources said on Sunday that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon will not discuss during his visit to Washington which he starts today the question of expelling the chairman of the Palestinian Authority because it is not the right timing for that.

The Israeli radio said that Sharon who arrived in Washington on Sunday will meet today with US President George Bush and on Wednesday when he will come back he will stop in London to meet with the British prime minister Tony Blair.

Sharon's current visit to the US is his 6th to the US since he assumed power in Israel in March 2001.