Word: summiteers
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Instead of insinuating that Clinton has used the Wye Summit to bolster his own historical legacy, we should unconditionally commend him for bringing about a landmark step toward peace that, according to all parties involved, would have been impossible without...
...Summit will likely be studied by diplomatic historians for years to come. After nine days of tense negotiations and high drama, Israel and the Palestinians signed an agreement last Friday that will push forward the heretofore stalled implementation of the Oslo Accords. Both sides made significant concessions, including the implementation of points agreed upon at Oslo as well as new ones, and both deserve the commendation of the international community for taking the brave steps necessary for a true and lasting peace...
...ailing King Hussein also deserves praise for helping to bring about this agreement. According to reports from participants in the summit, it was Hussein's emotional speech on Thursday that helped bring the parties close their final agreement. President Clinton, too, should be commended for devoting extraordinary time and energy to this process. Whether his motive was the resurrection of his legacy or a genuine interest in peace, or a combination of both, he deserves the world's gratitude for helping to bring the Middle East closer to peace...
...That sounds fine, but as a Clinton foreign policy triumph, the Wye summit has been underwhelming. "It required extraordinary effort and energy to produce a very modest agreement," says TIME State Department correspondent Dean Fischer. "But that modest agreement is nonetheless essential to get the process back on track so that the Israelis and Palestinians can address the really sticky issues." And whatever others Netanyahu decides to throw into...
Despite Benjamin Netanyahu's theatrics, President Clinton's Mideast peace summit looks set to reach some kind of deal on its eighth day. "The fact that the President is returning to the talks today suggests that the White House believes that some agreement is imminent," says TIME State Department correspondent Dean Fischer. Late Wednesday, Netanyahu packed his bags and threatened to go home, but then allowed himself to be persuaded to stay. "Netanyahu's threatened walkout was so obviously feigned that it had to be primarily for domestic consumption," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "It's not like...