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...Despite the cross-party support in Madrid for the clampdown on Batasuna, in the Basque country - where the party represents an assertive minority of voters - it has left many wondering whether shutting down the political party will actually help curb ETA's attacks and the rising tide of street violence that has eroded the Basque social fabric over the last decade...
...clampdown on Batasuna, however, may have more to do with the mainstream parties' bid to anchor their electoral support elsewhere in Spain than with finding a solution to the Basque conflict. The goal of Aznar's ruling Popular Party is "to defeat ETA," according its leader in the Basque country, Jaime Mayor Oreja. That message may attract voters elsewhere in Spain, but in the Basque Country, the citizenry's main desire is a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Last May, the Catholic bishops of the Basque archdioceses published a letter calling for a negotiated solution to the conflict. The Bishops...
...Earlier this week, a security alert left thousands of Israelis stuck for hours at military roadblocks or remaining indoors (an ironic parallel with Palestinian life on the West Bank). The security clampdown worked, that day, and the terror suspects apparently left the area. But media commentators noted that even when the terror is foiled, Israelis pay a heavy price. And the same region went back on full alert Thursday...
...Arafat's future wasn't the only point of difference between Washington and its partners. They certainly agree on the urgent need for Palestinian reform, particularly of its security services, for a clampdown on terrorism and for democratic elections and for transparency in the disbursement of aid funds. But while the U.S. endorses the Israeli view that these changes must occur before the Israelis withdraw from recently reoccupied Palestinian towns, the other Quartet members have expressed doubt that the shared goals will be achieved under Israeli occupation. And the Quartet partners want to move quickly to create a Palestinian state...
...Arabs was that the Bush administration wants to move decisively toward a political solution via the creation of a Palestinian state based on some modified version of the 1967 borders and that it expects the help of the moderate Arab regimes in delivering Palestinian reform and a clampdown on violence. But the message to the Israelis has been that security comes first, and Sharon's demands for an end to violence and for PA reforms (in his mind, meaning the ouster of Arafat) are preconditions for any progress...