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...first the summit was to be held in Cairo. But Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused to be host unless Netanyahu agreed in advance to some substantive concessions, which he did not. Since speed was essential, Clinton accepted Secretary of State Warren Christopher's suggestion that the U.S. President convene the summit in Washington. The invitations went out. But Arafat delayed his response as long as he could, hoping for some sign of concessions from Netanyahu...
CAIRO: Despite repeated phone calls from President Clinton, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will not attend a Middle East summit scheduled to begin later this week. Although the State Department minimized Mubarak's refusal to appear, a cooling in relations with Egypt could spell more trouble for the peace talks, as well as herald a difficult period for U.S. relations in the Middle East. "If Mubarak had gone to Washington, it would have implied a certain confidence in the peace talks," says TIME's Scot MacLeod. "But his refusal means he is concerned a summit that makes no substantial concessions...
...Avenue outside the White House, a suggestion best described as tone-deaf, since it came only hours after the Olympics bombing. "The Senator's view," explained a campaign spokesman, "is that he should address the problem of terrorism in an appropriate forum." Like what? "Like his meeting with President Mubarak." So what happened then? After seeing the Egyptian leader last Thursday, Dole said, "We discussed a wide range of issues including...what we can do together to combat the threat of terrorism." And that...
...Reported by Mubarak Dahir/Montoursville
...which began with the Arab-Israeli peace process. "Syria will begin to take a leading role in the Arab world," Hamad says. "President Hafez Assad will be able to twist arms, making it impossible for Arabs like Jordan's King Hussein, the PLO's Arafat and even Egyptian President Mubarak to reach agreements with Israel." -->