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...called their bluff by threatening to retake their safe haven. But even as the President set another deadline for a cease-fire timetable, observers of the three-year peace process were hopeful of maintaining the momentum. The difference, they said, was the presence of international negotiators, including a U.N. envoy and diplomats from 10 countries. Renewed bombing attacks by FARC guerrillas in areas south of the capital left others less convinced...
...interception of the Karine A during the visit of U.S. envoy General Anthony Zinni couldn't have been more opportune for Sharon. With even the Israeli military reporting a sharp decline in violent incidents since Arafat's speech three weeks ago calling on Palestinians to cease firing, pressure had begun to mount on the Israeli leader to lift his siege of Palestinian areas, freeze settlement activities and move towards renewed negotiations - a scenario anathema to Sharon and his own political base. Now, with the help of some Palestinian arms smugglers and Hamas insurgents, he has managed to nimbly shift...
...Palestinian leader didn't seem to be in the mood for appeasing critics. The point man for the U.S. with Arafat is Anthony Zinni, Powell's newly appointed special envoy for the Middle East. Arafat so far is not taken with the retired general. "He treats me like a soldier who's supposed to obey orders," Arafat told aides after their first meeting. Another mediator who failed to bond with Arafat last week was Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher. Usually, Arafat counts on Egypt to support his positions, but this time the Palestinians didn't like what Maher...
Colin Powell's new Middle East envoy, retired Marine General Anthony Zinni, has a gigantic task--and some folks back home aren't making it any easier. On his first trip to the region last week, he was hit with tough talk from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and a series of bombings on Thursday and Saturday that saw nearly 200 casualties. But at least the Israelis and Palestinians say they wish Zinni well. Not so some Bush Administration hard-liners, who tell TIME they are worried Zinni will pressure Israel to make concessions to P.L.O. leader Yasser Arafat...
...attacks can only complicate the mission of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's new Middle East envoy, retired Marine General Anthony Zinni, who was on his first trip to the region last week. He has already had tough talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who is meeting with President George Bush on Monday. Already Zinni is getting little support from his American compatriots. Some Bush Administration hard-liners have told TIME's Massimo Calabresi that they are worried Zinni and the State Department will pressure Israel to make concessions to P.L.O. leader Yasser Arafat. For his part, Arafat...