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...fragile Mideast peace talks recessed in rancor and uncertainty yesterday as the United States struggled to get feuding Arabs and Israelis talking about a settlement of their 43-year conflict...
...climate of cynicism is a handicap for the Palestinian negotiators. They lack a mandate to accept the compromises that may be necessary for reaching a settlement. If they make concessions to Israel, there is the possibility they will be labeled traitors to the Palestinian cause; at worst, they risk violence. Beneath the vibrant bougainvilleas that peep over the wall ^ surrounding Palestinian interlocutor Faisal Husseini's Jerusalem home is a warning message branding him a "surrenderist...
...Roseanne Arnold and former Miss America Marilyn Van Derbur -- with newly surfaced recollections of being sexually abused as children. Many of the victims are suing their alleged molesters, including parents, relatives and therapists. Paula Pfiefle of Monroe, Wash., this spring received $1.4 million from her church-run school in settlement of her claim that a teacher repeatedly raped and sodomized her two decades ago. As is often the case with repressed memories, the events came flooding back during an emotional, evocative moment. For Pfiefle, it was while making love to her husband on their wedding night five years...
...Damascus, the four Arab participants most directly involved in the talks reportedly agreed not to negotiate separately with Israel. Syria was also seeking assurances from Persian Gulf and North African nations that they wouldn't recognize Israel until it ceded ground on issues like the occupied territories and Jewish settlement building...
Conference sources said Damascus wanted to make acceptance of group talks involving countries like Saudi Arabia and Morocco dependent on Israel's stance on three issues: Jewish settlement building, the status of Jerusalem and U.N. resolutions calling for Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories...