Word: deadlocking
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...basic security deadlock remains: Israel reserves the right to enter Palestinian cities and kill or arrest those it deems a security threat, and under those circumstances the Palestinian Authority refuses to even call for a cease-fire. Moreover, there's considerable skepticism over whether Arafat's battered security structure could actually enforce such a cease-fire even if he chose to call one. But the ongoing Israeli security operations and the potential for a violent split among Palestinians may limit Arafat's willingness to dance to Washington's tune...
...Palestinian independence is plainly stated as the final goal of any truce. Yasser Arafat has long made it clear that he won't respond to Bush's demand to crack down on terrorism until talks about the future of a Palestinian state resume. Senator George Mitchell summed up the deadlock in his report last year: The Israelis (and, apparently, the Bush administration) are concerned that linking an end to violence with political negotiations would reward terrorism, but the Palestinians believe that a cease-fire without restoring political negotiations is to acquiesce to continued occupation. The stark choice for the White...
...American peace initiative can't be dependent on Arafat and Sharon. But it requires the Israeli and Palestinian people to consider their final destination. The bloodbath of the past month, and the past 18 months, has made the prospect of mutual trust more remote than ever. Breaking the deadlock, then, may require that they put their trust in a third party willing to enforce the reciprocal commitments for years, or even decades, to come. It may be difficult to separate the combatants, now, without an international monitoring or peacekeeping force in which both sides have sufficient trust - that suggests...
...penalty—at 6:15 of the third period. Pettit created the opportunity, skating in from the blue line and crossing the Maine zone left to right. He dropped a pass to Cavanagh close behind, who picked up the puck and shot it quickly past Morrison to deadlock the contest...
...penalty—at 6:15 of the third period. Pettit created the opportunity, skating in from the blue line and crossing the Maine zone left to right. He dropped a pass to Cavanagh close behind, who picked up the puck and shot it quickly past Morrison to deadlock the contest...