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...Until a new peace framework emerges, however, the impasse in negotiations leaves the Palestinian demand for an end to Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, and the Israeli demand for security, to be pursued over the barrel of a gun rather than over a shiny table. Although the Palestinians lack the military means to expel the Israelis from the occupied territories, they are able to sustain a low-level war of attrition in the hope that the human cost of maintaining military outposts and civilian settlements in Palestinian areas eventually outweighs any benefit for Israel...
...after that he faces the choice of either buying them off again, or else reviving negotiations with Likud to form a unity government. They agreement they're offering is not that hard for Barak to swallow, but of course once they're in they would have him over a barrel and could press for more concessions to their agenda...
...after that he faces the choice of either buying them off again, or else reviving negotiations with Likud to form a unity government. They agreement they're offering is not that hard for Barak to swallow, but of course once they're in they would have him over a barrel and could press for more concessions to their agenda...
...caller reported a smoking trash barrel at the corner of Kirkland and Oxford Streets. HUPD responded and confirmed that the trash can was smoldering and successfully extinguished the fire...
...Kosovar Albanians have been a little alarmed by the changes in Belgrade, since Yugoslavia's rapprochement with the West may make their own quest for independence more difficult. Still, Sunday's election suggests that both sides are moving toward resolving their differences over a table rather than over the barrel of a Kalashnikov...