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Even if Powell leaves the region empty-handed, the situation will demand that he return. Over the past decade, Israelis and Palestinians have witnessed the collapse of every interim agreement designed to pave the way for a Palestinian state and a final territorial settlement. The mistrust has pushed the two sides farther apart on every issue of dispute and made the idea of a Palestinian state seem like an empty promise. Sharon now talks of a "long-term interim agreement" that would put off a final peace for an additional 10 years--a position that is intolerable to the Palestinians...
America's national interest now lies in finding ways to reduce the level of violence in the Middle East and move Israel and the Palestinians toward a political settlement. This is not "rewarding terrorism." It is, rather, a recognition that until Palestinian aspirations are satisfied, the Middle East won't find stability and the U.S. won't find allies--either among Arab nations or in Europe--for taking action to remove Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction from Iraq...
...Bush maintains he has not abandoned the peace process. He is considering whether to call for an international peace conference aimed at establishing the terms of a political settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. White House sources say 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...
...late February, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) reached a contract settlement with Harvard that will pay all janitors at least $11.35 an hour—although PSLM members said they would have encouraged the union to hold out for a better contract...
...June. And although the Israeli leader was forced to retract his insistence that Arafat be excluded from the guest list, the difference between Palestinians and moderate Arabs on the one hand and Sharon on the other over the shape, or even the desirability, of a final settlement gave little cause for confidence that the conference would serve as a beacon to stop the fighting...