ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: In the West Bank this morning, Israel is easing its grip on the Ramallah headquarters of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, as Charles told you just a few moments ago, but only slightly. Troops have pulled back from the ruins of the compound about 30 yards. And they are still in a position to keep an eye on the building in case some of the terror suspects inside try to escape. Arafat says the pullback does not meet the recent demands of the U.N. Security Council. CNN's Jerrold Kessel joins us from Jerusalem with the latest.</s>JERROLD KESSEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Anderson. Well, whether this Israeli decision and the relocation of the tanks amounts to a total end of the siege of Yasser Arafat's Muqataa headquarters in Ramallah or merely an easing of the pressure on that devastated Arafat compound is still not clear. But what is clear is that this Israeli decision taken at a special meeting of an Israeli Cabinet forum this morning under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was taken under intense U.S. pressure. The headline in the top-selling Israeli daily</s>COOPER: All right, Jerrold, thanks very much. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Israeli Military Pulls Out of Arafat's Ramallah Compound