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...newspaper this week that the Iranian counter-offer will address what he said were "ambiguous points" in the Western offer. "These ambiguities persist from the beginning to the end of the package," he told the paper. "The package is more like a statement. If we are going to get agreement, we do not need a sermon...
...Still, the diplomatic tone of initial responses to the package suggests that there is agreement on one key point: that by responding positively and offering the prospect of a deal, even as they hold out for their own terms, they may be able to win over enough members of Security Council - particularly Russia and China - to make any punitive action unlikely in the short term. One newspaper considered close to conservative elements in the leadership reported on June 11 that Iran was working on a counteroffer, adding: "We do not have to play by the rules others are setting...
...Still, the Democrats made an effort at agreement. Behind the scenes, a compromise was proposed in an effort to satisfy three camps: Kerry and Feingold, who wanted a deadline of Dec. 31, 2006, for combat troops out of Iraq; Dodd and others who were willing to accept Dec. 31, 2007; and a third group, including Clinton, who wanted no fixed dates for final withdrawal. The leaders suggested a general deadline of midyear 2007 for the combat troops to come out. Those resisting any deadline said they could live with such a general target, but the Kerry camp said being vague...
...Fatah factions might be looking for ways to co-exist. Even as Hamas and Fatah gunmen ready for a showdown on the empty streets of the Gaza Strip, leaders of both factions told TIME they are trying to broker a compromise, one that could lead to a power-sharing agreement between Abbas and the Hamas-backed Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah. Atef Ibrahim Adawn, a long-time Hamas member who is now Minister for Refugee Affairs, told TIME that within the next few days, both sides may announce an accord on a joint peace proposal that could eventually lead...
...late July referendum. Hamas, along with four other Palestinian groups, opposes the referendum. Hamas Prime Minister Ismael Haniyah warned that his government "will not make political concessions" to Israel and opposes the vote as a waste of money. If Hamas and Abbas can indeed now come to an agreement on the prisoners' proposal, that would end the need for a referendum - and the dispute over it. Until then, however, the political showdown is fanning the anger on the streets between Hamas and Fatah gunmen...