Word: jenine
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...some form of international force to the West Bank. The Israelis remain resolutely opposed and so far the Bush administration is inclined to agree with them. Still, international pressure is likely to mount, particularly in the fallout from the collapse of the U.N. mission to investigate the battle of Jenin...
...comes to shove, prevail on Ariel Sharon to do his bidding, President Bush may have inadvertently made 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue the address for complaints over Israeli behavior. First up: Israel's effort to limit the terms of a U.N. fact-finding mission established to investigate the recent battle at Jenin. Israel is holding off for fear that it is being set up for prosecution or a smear campaign. But European Union commissioner Romano Prodi says he'll use Sunday's Washington summit to press President Bush to "use his influence" to persuade Israel to back down on its "unacceptable" response...
...Jenin the Price of an Arafat Deal? (April 29, 11am...
...Haaretz, however, the U.S. may have provided some political cover for Arafat against the rightwing backlash led by Benjamin Netanyahu - Sharon reportedly told his cabinet that in exchange for letting Arafat go free, the Bush administration would support Israel in its confrontation with the United Nations over the Jenin fact-finding mission. Having backed down on Arafat, Sharon may be even more inclined to dig in his heels over Israel's objection to the terms of the Jenin fact-finding mission, whose members remain in Geneva as Israel's cabinet continues to debate whether to approve their visit...
...standoff in Ramallah. But Arafat has little incentive to accept Sharon's conditions. Being besieged in his office has made him the most popular leader in the Middle East, while it's proving increasingly troublesome to Sharon. Meanwhile, the U.N. is pressing ahead with its fact finding mission to Jenin, despite Israeli efforts to delay the inquiry to secure guarantees of indemnity from prosecution for any of its personnel who give evidence...