1. At the meeting with Arafat, Albright will also discuss American proposals for restarting the stalled Middle East peace process. 2. But Efrat and other settlements in the West Bank also are a symbol of Jewish hegemony to Palestinians and a major obstacle in the stalled Middle East peace process. 3. But the resignation is not likely to interrupt an already stalled Middle East peace process. 4. Clinton has been working for months to reinvigorate the stalled Middle East peace process. 5. Despite the political vacuum created by the stalled process, there are no obvious indications that any of the main paramilitary groups are prepared to end their cease-fires. 6. However, Wednesday night his spokesman said that he would press ahead with finding ways to revive the stalled process. 7. It has been spurred in part by the political jeopardy in which the stalled negotiating process has placed Arafat among his people. 8. Speaking privately here, however, British officials said they were confident the new parole policy would nudge the stalled process along. 9. Symbolically, at least, Thursday did mark some progress in the stalled process. 10. Peres said Israel was prepared to discuss peace, and Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri warned that the attacks were jeopardizing the stalled Middle East peace process. |
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