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...fighting in Israel and the Occupied Territories continues to simmer, it was heartening to see at least one peaceful compromise—Israel agreed to lift the siege of Yasser Arafat’s Ramallah headquarters in exchange for America and Britain monitoring the imprisonment in a Palestinian jail of six wanted...
...further muddies the diplomatic waters right now. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has scrapped the mission in the face of Israel's refusal to accept its terms. But some Israeli officials claim President Bush offered Sharon support in its dealings with the U.N. over Jenin as an incentive to lift the siege of Ramallah. Israeli officials fear that the Security Council may now call for a more far-reaching inquiry, which could leave the U.S. in a delicate diplomatic situation. It certainly won't help Washington's international standing to use its veto against a resolution designed to enforce...
...Bush will probably discuss the idea with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, who will visit Crawford, Texas, this week. But Bush's perceived approval of the Israeli military offensive has infuriated Arab leaders. The Saudis say that before agreeing to participate in peace talks, Abdullah will insist that Sharon lift the siege on Arafat, withdraw fully from the newly occupied territories and settle territorial disputes with Syria and Lebanon...
...could get fired. Every actor’s been fired once in their life, so it’s not the end of the world. Don’t worry about being awful, just take your best shot at it. You have to have courage, otherwise you will never lift off the ground. You have to take a flying leap. So it’s very important, I think, in anything artistic, to have the courage of your convictions. Make a choice and go for it. Even if you end up with egg in your face, it?...
...issues the Right holds dear, like sanctioning China for human rights abuses or maintaining the embargo on Cuba. DeLay aides say their boss worried that the White House was getting too much pressure from Israel's enemies in the Arab world, many of whom were demanding that Sharon lift his military siege of the occupied territories. "DeLay wanted to draw a line in the sand" and stake out the position of Republican conservatives in the crisis, said one of his staffers. "The White House needed to hear from the pro-Israel side...