Word: truce
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...worth remembering that those dispatching the suicide bombers see no reward in renewed political negotiations. If anything, their actions reveal they're threatened by dialogue. It's no coincidence that every visit by General Zinni to broker a truce has brought a sharp uptick in terror attacks. The militants believe they can win by violence, and they have no interest in negotiations over a two-state solution. That's why the late Yitzhak Rabin had the foresight to recognize that stopping the peace process in response to terror attacks gave extremists veto power over the destiny of both peoples...
Ariel Sharon has started moving his troops, but not enough to make it any easier for Colin Powell to navigate his Middle East minefield. And what emerges when the dust settles on Israel's "Operation Defensive Wall" may make prospects for a sustainable truce even more remote...
...Palestinian leader is a "tragic mistake," and that he has no intention of seeking any agreements with Arafat himself. Bush administration hawks may share Sharon's loathing of Arafat, but Washington has come to accept that there's no way of bypassing the Palestinian leader in pursuit of a truce...
...that the statements would contain no criticism of Israel. Powell called for Sharon to "consider the consequences" of his actions and limit civilian casualties, but his posture effectively gave the Israelis a green light. White House officials indicated that while the Administration has not abandoned efforts to mediate a truce between the Israelis and the Palestinians, it doesn't plan to restrain Israel or launch any new initiative to halt the violence. "Ultimately," one senior aide told TIME, "we're going to try to ride...
...Israelis believe Arafat has been duplicitous in his talks with Zinni over a cease-fire. U.S. officials tell TIME that before the Netanya attack, Zinni had made progress toward a truce. He had asked the two sides to give him lists of conditions they wanted to see in place before they would agree to quit shooting. Early last week Zinni whittled down the two sets of demands into a single "bridging" proposal, which he presented to Sharon and Arafat the day before Passover. According to a senior U.S. State Department official, Zinni told them to make their choice. The Israelis...