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Middle East
More talks on cease-fire. They never end, do they?
2002-03-25
  • Talks are scheduled to resume Monday between Palestinian and Israeli security officials and U.S. Middle East envoy Anthony Zinni in hopes of brokering a cease-fire in the region. The resumption of talks comes after similar meetings held Sunday ended without result. The main issue dividing the two sides is the Israeli request for more proof that the Palestinians will act against terror.
    I could never be a Middle East peace negotiator, going over the same old point over and over and over again, watching one agreement after another evaporate until the two sides finally "agreed" -- only to have the whole thing ignored by Yasser's hard boys as they moved on to the next stage with the aim of winning another concession or two...
    The US can always pull in veterans of the negotiations at Panmunjom [http://members.aol.com/panmunjom/panmunjo.html] to keep the negotiating spirits bright and shiny.
    Posted by Tom Roberts 3/25/2002 1:44:07 PM
    Actually, if you look at the history, both sides have broken the ceasefire at various times. In Israel's case, the most egregious was the assassination which followed the 14 days of quiet around Christmas time.
    Posted by Reg Simon 3/25/2002 2:46:32 PM
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