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Unfortunately, the E.U. has a poor record of mediation in the Middle East. It's not for lack of trying, though. Javier Solana, the E.U.'s High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, has made several attempts to broker a cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians - to no avail. And in April German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer put forward proposals that could serve as a blueprint for fresh talks. Fischer's plan calls for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to appoint a caretaker prime minister until January, when newly elected officials would carry out the reforms necessary for the establishment...
...That, of course, is a deeply frustrating restriction to Sharon, who only a month ago publicly regretted letting Arafat live when he had the opportunity to kill him in Beirut in 1982. The two men may simply be militant representatives of rival nationalisms, but as EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana observed this week, anybody who has dealt with them can't miss the fact that for Arafat and Sharon, it's also personal...
July 27th—Speaking of trades, the Expos, who are playing some of their best baseball since the strike-shortened 1994 season make some interesting moves. Under strong pressure from the commissioner, the Expos trade Vladimir Guerrero, Javier Vazquez and Jose Vidro to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations and a player to be named later. MLB has to ensure they have a horrible season, how else will they justify making them the next Triple-A team...
Harvard junior David Lingman dropped the third set of that decisive contest after gutting out a second-set victory to pull even with Notre Dame’s Javier Taborga. It would have been a thrilling upset had Lingman—playing at No. 1 singles for just the fourth time this season—managed to top Taborga, who is ranked in the top-20 nationally...
...camps left 20 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers dead. Abdullah's initiative prompted the Bush Administration to dispatch CIA chief George Tenet and Middle East special envoy William Burns to Jiddah to take the matter up with the Crown Prince in person. The European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana made the same stop the day before. Every key Arab state except Syria has voiced support for Abdullah's "vision," making the Crown Prince confident he will win official backing at an Arab League summit later this month...