Word: processing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Middle East. A final, true reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians looked breathtakingly close this summer, but finally claims to Jerusalem unleashed the furies. The bloodshed of recent weeks has set the clock back to a time when peace was a dream and not a process...
...president-elect heads to the Crawford ranch for the weekend, his nascent cabinet is now three-quarters full. And the latest four picks are a very representative sample of the process so far: One Republican star, two people you've never heard of, one who's been pre-leaked for weeks, and one who's already held...
...Situation Report: The Oslo Peace process has essentially collapsed, and Israel and the Palestinians now coexist in a state of low-intensity warfare, even if their leaders continue to discuss the hypotheticals of peace. The breakdown that began with Camp David may have set the peace process back years, and Israel appears poised to elect another right-wing government committed to hitting the rewind button while Palestinian public opinion hardens against compromises with Israel. Moreover, the moderate Arab regimes on which Washington has traditionally relied to provide political cover for Arafat are themselves under increasing domestic pressure to distance themselves...
...Bush Challenge: While maintaining the U.S. commitment to help the parties find ways of coexisting, the Bush administration may be inclined to be a more distant participant in the peace process, emphasizing the need to maintain stability. The new administration may remember that the Oslo Accord took shape during the last Bush administration, with very little direct involvement by the U.S. And, of course, wider U.S. interests in the region from oil prices to Iraq policy require that Washington do some work in rebuilding relations with moderate Arab regimes. Which may mean the Bush campaign promise to move...
...Palestinians still want a Palestine, and they want their people to stop dying, which means they want a deal. And Arafat would much rather deal with Barak than Sharon, whose last foray into the peace process at Temple Mount kicked off the current round of bloodshed...