European Nations Still Ponder Over Fate of 13 Exiled Palestinians
The Spanish foreign minister, Josep Piqué, said the Palestinians would not be arrested because there were no charges against them that would justify detention on European soil. Instead, he suggested that they would have the status of refugee, displaced person or asylum seeker, depending on the host country.

They would "have to respect the laws of their host country" he said, adding, "They will have to commit themselves personally, as will the Palestinian Authority, to respect the law and to be clearly identified as to where they are."

The 13, described by Israel as "senior terrorists," were among the 200 Palestinians who sought shelter in the church on April 2, during the Israeli military sweep of the West Bank. Under the agreement to end the siege, 26 Palestinians were sent to the Gaza Strip and 13 who were identified as the most-wanted gunmen by Israel were sent to Cyprus to await decisions about where they would be moved and what their status would be.

All but one of the men are now in a beachfront hotel there, watching television, doing laundry and telephoning relatives. The 13th, who was shot in the leg by the Israelis, is in a local hospital.
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