11. Rabin said peace talks would resume later this week after the funerals for the dead Israelis and the border closure would not last long. 12. The border closures are an economic disaster for many Palestinian families. 13. The border closure has angered some international aid groups. 14. The Israeli security blockade of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a border closure that has crippled the Palestinian economy. 15. Who can blame Palestinians for raging at an Israeli military and political machine which punishes the whole with border closures, curfews and other forms of military repression? 16. With violence never halting for more than a few hours, Israel has balked at pulling troops back from Palestinian areas and easing its crippling border closures. 17. Rabin has demanded that Arafat arrest and try Islamic militants suspected of attacking Israelis before Israel would ease the border closure and negotiate troop withdrawal. 18. Plus comments from President Clinton and pictures of border closures. 19. Aid officials expressed concern about the sporadic border closures. 20. Aid officials have expressed concern about the sporadic border closures. |