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Amidst a sea of Gore, Bush and Nader signs, pro-Palestinian demonstrators carried placards reading, "Israel Must Respect International Law," "Sharon Hoots: Barak Shoots" and "Helicopter vs. Children: Not Fair...
...clashes began last Thursday with the arrival at the Al Aksa mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, of Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon, in a piece of political grandstanding designed to warn Prime Minister Ehud Barak off making any concessions on Jerusalem. The breadth and the intensity of the violence that has followed has been a resounding rejection on the Palestinian streets of U.S. and Israeli ideas on the future sovereignty over the Holy City. And the religious passion fueling that rejection - "jihad" (holy war) is the explanation most commonly cited by Palestinian demonstrators to explain their actions - will...
...Trying to conclude a final agreement, right now, may be counterproductive for both Arafat and Barak. The beleaguered Israeli leader had been expected to struggle to maintain his majority when the Israeli parliament reconvenes, although the violence may paradoxically help him given the perception that Likud leader Sharon provoked the outburst. Even if he manages to shore up his base, making concessions under fire isn't the Israeli way. And Arafat must be well aware that the rage of his people is a sign that they perceive little gain from a decade of negotiations. That's a pot Hamas will...
...Barak wanted Clinton to deliver to Arafat an ultimatum during his Millennium Summit meeting with the Palestinian leader last week. Barak had taken huge political risks in making the concessions he did during Camp David and couldn't wait forever for Arafat to respond. Clinton had to force Arafat to begin making hard choices. Was he ready to bend on East Jerusalem and win a Palestinian state for his compromises or was he going to settle for deadlock? Barak was willing to take bold steps but it was time for Arafat to take risks as well, the Israeli leader argued...
During last July's Camp David summit, Arafat and Barak met only a couple of times in direct negotiations. They had aides handle most of the direct bargaining. The two men ate occasional meals together with Clinton or Secretary of State Madeleine Albright sitting between them, but those sessions were strained. Barak came to Camp David with his briefcase stuffed with new ideas to break the deadlock. Arafat came largely cemented in pre-summit positions and only late in the negotiations did those stands begin to crack slightly...