31. He also said he hoped peace negotiations could resume with Israel. 32. He said negotiations could not resume until the violence stopped, while Arafat has said the violence would continue until negotiations resume. 33. Hopefully negotiations resume shortly after the holiday period. 34. However, negotiations resumed last Friday. 35. Hunter, Commissioner David Stern and their internal negotiating teams emerged from a one-hour meeting in Manhattan and gave no indication of when negotiations would resume. 36. If decertification fails, negotiations could resume with current union leadership. 37. If either side rejects the proposal, negotiations resume and American could face a second strike in mid-April unless Congress orders a resolution. 38. If negotiations resume restarted and an agreement reached, it is more likely that European and Arab nations would provide the bulk of aid to Syria. 39. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has expressed hope that negotiations will also resume with Syria. 40. Israel insists that Arafat crush all Palestinian militant groups and take other steps to prevent violence before any substantive negotiations resume. |