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...Washington's frustration over the Palestinian leader's failure to rein in militants reached boiling point three weeks ago when Israel intercepted an arms shipment allegedly bound for the PA from Iran. The U.S. has demanded that Arafat provide a satisfactory explanation of that incident, and has written to the governments of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia offering evidence of PA involvement in the transaction and urging pressure on Arafat. But Bush is unlikely to recruit any Arab support against Arafat, for the simple reason that the consensus even among U.S. allies in the Arab world is that Sharon...
...signed on. But in the absence of any paradigm-shifting breakthrough, the respite was always going to be temporary. A week into January, Hamas broke its silence with an attack on a military outpost on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza. Then came the Karine A weapons shipment, which Israel claims proved Arafat malafides as a peace partner. And then the Karni assassination, which prompted the grassroots structures of Arafat's own organization to void his cease-fire. Hamas on Tuesday promised an "all-out war" in retaliation for the Nablus killings, and Israel's military intelligence chief...
...rank-and-file members that claimed responsibility for the latest terror attack inside Israel. And the sharp uptick in violence over the past week will further darken prospects for any resumption of dialogue - already grim in light of suspicion over Mr. Arafat following the discovery of an arms shipment bound for the Palestinian territories from Iran...
...food shipments will also give strength to the moderates in both Cuba and the U.S. who are seeking an end to the cold war standoff between the two nations. Castro's decision to buy the food--which aides insist is a one-time emergency move--will boost the growing influence of Cuba's economic liberalizers. And the fact that a U.S. commercial shipment is actually headed for Havana--a move hard-line Cuban-American leaders have bitterly fought--further erodes the embargo's flagging support...
...food, medicine and humanitarian goods. A compromise between Russia and the U.S. ahead of the vote sets the stage for an overhaul of the sanctions program in 2002. By June, Moscow will agree to a list of military and weapons-related goods that will require U.N. approval before shipment to Iraq. Washington will look at possible steps toward the resumption of weapons inspections and the eventual lifting of sanctions...