Every indexed document

and not just Likudniks. A couple of weeks

would require us not just to withdraw from the great majority of

all Israelis recognized what their political leaders

but hugely significant. A taboo had been

the ball was in the Palestinians’ court.

the President of the United States and almost the entire

we at least had to know whether Arafat was interested in

I made the argument that if genuine peace was

it is true the summit had failed. But when I’d urged

there was a chorus of denunciation from rightwing

nineteen short of a majority. Amid the first

the defections from our coalition meant we’d been left

a few hours after he’d arrived. He told me he had sent an even

negotiations while Arafat hadn’t moved a

who were predictably in favour of her efforts

way of moving the summit along in Clinton’s absence. If Arafat had

mingling and joking with the Americans and Palestinians

any continued negotiating process seemed futile.

and there are a few things I’ve learned along the way. The

” he joked. “You’re certainly experienced in war