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To: Win Smith who wrote (71367)	2/4/2003 4:10:34 PM
From: paul_philp	Respond to of 281500

But elections were looming, and the Americans and Israelis were in a hurry. Mr Barak was prepared to concede more than any Israeli leader before him, but held back from making his offer firm. Mr Arafat, instead of showing bold leadership, listened to public opinion at home and dithered. Both teams, in the end, were ham-handed, dropping a uniquely precious ball, and the region was plunged into a bleakness that still prevails. Seems like a reasonble one paragraph version of events. When it comes to the Israel/Palestine conflict/war there are no angels, just chess players. Paul