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| International Briefs: Middle Eastern peace accords strained |
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Communication between the Israeli government and the Palestinian National
Authority has ceased over the last few days as the fragile peace accords
between the two sides have become severely strained.
Israel's decision to hand over 9 percent of West Bank land to the Palestinians and plan to build a housing development in East Jerusalem has angered Yasir Arafat and the Palestinian National Authority. Palestinian leaders were expecting to assume control of 30 percent of the West Bank, and they also claim that construction in East Jerusalem violates the spirit of the peace accords. They want to be in control of 90 percent of the West Bank by mid-1998 and say that the scope of each Israeli withdrawal should be negotiated. Arafat has called on diplomats from the United States, Russia, Japan, European countries and the Arab world to intervene in the current crisis. Source: USA Today Online, March 11.
This item appeared in the News section of the March 14, 1997 issue. |
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