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To: Win Smith who wrote (25350)	4/15/2002 3:28:25 PM
From: GST	Respond to of 281500

Thank you for an an excellent assessment. There is one day that stands out in my mind and it is mentioned in the article: "It is a matter of angry dispute between Israelis and Palestinians whether the visit by Mr. Sharon, then an opposition deputy, to the sacred site of Al Aksa Mosque in Jerusalem on Sept. 28, 2000, was the reason for the violence that erupted that day and has continued since. Israelis contend that Mr. Arafat found it in his interest to fan the flames and has since supported the work of suicide bombers."

To: Win Smith who wrote (25350)	4/15/2002 3:38:25 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

Win, it doesn't advance the discussion very much when you repost old articles that have already been posted and discussed.

To: Win Smith who wrote (25350)	4/15/2002 4:37:24 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Win ...thank you for that article. I've been trying to find some information about the Palestinian economy during the late 90's period of relative peace.

To: Win Smith who wrote (25350)	4/17/2002 12:20:07 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 281500

U.N. human rights chief presses Israel on fact-finding mission Wed Apr 17, 7:37 AM ET GENEVA - The United Nations (news - web sites) human rights chief Wednesday urged Israel to let her travel to the country for a delayed fact-finding mission on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "It is important that the visiting mission should be able to leave as soon as possible," Mary Robinson, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said in a statement. She cited "growing concerns over recent events in Jenin" — the Palestinian refugee camp that was the scene of the fiercest fighting of Israel's 2 1/2-week-old military offensive. The Palestinians say there was a massacre in Jenin. Israel rejects the claim. The Israelis say about 100 Palestinians died, many of them militant fighters. Aid agencies and local people say hundreds of survivors and dead bodies are buried under collapsed buildings. Earlier this month the top U.N. human rights body voted to send the urgent mission to investigate the escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians. The 53-nation U.N. Human Rights Commission said Robinson should report back before the end of its annual six-week session on April 26. But Israeli authorities have failed to approve the planned five-day visit by Robinson, who is expected to travel with former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez and top South African businessman Cyril Ramaphosa. The aim of the mission is to examine the impact of the conflict on Israelis and Palestinians. Israel objected to the April 5 special discussion that produced the resolution forming the mission as just one more example of a one-sided attack on the Jewish state at the United Nations. But the resolution was amended by a last-minute Swedish proposal to make clear that the mission was to look into the impact of Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel, as well as on the Israeli military's actions in the Palestinian territories. Spokeswoman Veronique Taveau said Robinson's office was in "daily contact" with Israeli authorities, who earlier had indicated that the request for a visit was "under consideration." But, she said, "we have neither a yes nor a no." Taveau said Israel had cited "other important pending visits" as the reason for failing to allow Robinson to travel to the country. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) ended a 10-day Middle East peace mission Wednesday. story.news.yahoo.com