ARAFAT WARNS PEACE PROCESS IN DANGER ASSOCIATED PRESS.Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Sunday there have been no new initiatives aimed at restarting peace talks with Israel, and warned that Israel's actions could ``blow up the peace process.'' Trouble broke out Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. in the West Bank village of Tharaz, near Hebron, where Israeli troops shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian and injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. two others. Arafat, meanwhile, said Israel's government is carrying out ``provocative acts, especially land confiscation confiscation In law, the act of seizing property without compensation and submitting it to the public treasury. Illegal items such as narcotics or firearms, or profits from the sale of illegal items, may be confiscated by the police. Additionally, government action (e.g. and building settlements in the West Bank. . . . This will blow up the peace process.'' Arafat spoke to reporters in the West Bank town of Jericho after meeting with Israeli legislator LEGISLATOR. One who makes laws. 2. In order to make good laws, it is necessary to understand those which are in force; the legislator ought therefore, to be thoroughly imbued with a knowledge of the laws of his country, their advantages and defects; to Yossi Beilin, a candidate to lead the opposition Labor Party and an architect of the Israel-Palestinian peace accords. Beilin told reporters he had never seen Arafat in such low spirits Noun 1. low spirits - a state of mild depression depression - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity , and was worried about the prospect of new violence. ``I see here a situation that is close to despair,'' Beilin said. On Saturday, a top aide to Arafat said the Palestinians had asked Washington to send Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15 1937) was the first woman to become United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on December 5 1996 and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate 99-0. She was sworn in on January 23 1997. to the region to jump-start the peace process. There have been no high-level contacts between Israel and the Palestinians since Israel broke ground in March for a 6,500-unit housing development for Jews in Jerusalem. The construction, on land captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast War and claimed by the Palestinians as a future capital, led to weeks of daily rioting by Palestinians. In Tharaz, a village still under Israeli army control, youths blocked the main road with rocks and pieces of metal Sunday, then pelted army Jeeps stopped at their makeshift roadblocks, witnesses said. The army said firebombs also were thrown at the soldiers, who opened fire. Issam Aqadneh died, and two Palestinians were wounded. Aqadneh, a high school senior, was buried Sunday night in his village, his body covered by a red, green, black and white Palestinian flag The Palestinian flag (Arabic: علم فلسطين) was originally designed by Sharif Hussein for the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916. . |
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