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When he led a study group at the Institute of Politics (IOP) this spring about the choices and decisions he made during his two-year tenure as president of Ecuador, administrators praised visiting fellow Jamil Mahuad as open and accessible to tough questions from students...
TIME's West Bank correspondent Jamil Hamad on why agreement remains so elusive...
...that the Camp David talks are an uphill battle. The Palestinian leader invited members of opposition groups who had opposed the Oslo Peace process to join him for consultations inside the sequestered compound, citing a need to canvass a wider body of Palestinian opinion. TIME.com phoned West Bank correspondent Jamil Hamad in Bethlehem to assess the latest developments...
...father, I have to wonder what kind of man wishes this on his son," says TIME West Bank correspondent Jamil Hamad. "Hafez Assad has condemned his son to a life of sleepless nights and constant pressure, always looking over your shoulder because somebody wants to kill you." And it's not as if 34-year-old Bashar has exactly coveted the job, telling anyone who'd listen until a few months ago that he harbored no presidential ambitions. But in a scenario eerily reminiscent of India's Gandhi family - in which Rajiv found greatness thrust upon him after Indira...
...another deadline for a framework agreement on "final status" issues with a deal nowhere in sight. "These protests are partly an effort by Arafat to stoke the fires in the hope of bringing out the American fire brigade to put pressure on the Israelis," says TIME West Bank correspondent Jamil Hamad. "But he'll try to calm things down in the next couple of days because he doesn't want to create a momentum he can't easily stop." Meanwhile Arafat's chief negotiator, Yasser Abdel Rabbo, resigned Monday over the Palestinian leader's handling of the talks, while Israeli...