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...deal - with reservations. The plan, which has been kept vague and under wraps, reportedly calls for Israel to withdraw from all of Gaza and 95 percent of the West Bank, recognizes Palestinian sovereignty in parts of East Jerusalem and over the Muslim holy sites atop that city?s Temple Mount, and requires Arafat to drop claims for the right of some 4 million Palestinian refugees to return to their original homes inside Israel. Just as Prime Minister Ehud Barak accepted the proposals and then immediately added that he would not recognize Palestinian sovereignty over any part of the Temple Mount...
...there may be a problem; they're simply not prepared to blame the problem on depleted-uranium weapons in the absence of stronger evidence. Of course the fact that U.S. allies are calling for a more comprehensive review of the impact of depleted uranium may press the Pentagon to mount further studies in the coming years. But until they?ve proved a connection between illness and the ordinance, it's a safe bet that when an A-10 is being armed to go after some enemy?s armor, it'll be carrying depleted-uranium rounds...
...Ground zero in the current intifada is a hill in Jerusalem known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. That precious piece of real estate contains the ruins of Judaism?s holiest temple, on top of which stands the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque, Islam?s third-holiest site. Last year's Camp David talks broke down over the issue of which side would have national sovereignty over the land on which the holy sites stand...
...Israeli Reservations: Ceding control even over the Palestinian neighborhoods of East Jerusalem is a red line for many Israelis, and sovereignty over the Temple Mount is non-negotiable. So much so that after accepting President Clinton?s plan in principle, Prime Minister Barak went to great lengths to insist he would not sign any document that gave the Palestinians sovereignty over the prized hill...
...Pope's spring visit to the Holy Land seemed like ancient history, as did the unsuccessful mid-summer Camp David summit, when fighting erupted between Arabs and Israelis in the autumn. The spark: on Sept. 28 right-wing Israeli politician and former Defense Minister Ariel Sharon visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, and Palestinians took great umbrage. Protests quickly led to violence, and in the next week rocks, firebombs and bullets claimed the lives of some 70 people and injured more than 1,800 others. It didn't stop there: in October this young Palestinian hurled...