51. They urged him to defuse tensions by closing the tunnel near an Islamic shrine and by speeding up the peace process, now gravely threatened by the violence. 52. Tunnels were closed to avoid assaults against motorists. 53. Uri police spokesman Karl Egli said the tunnel would be closed for at least several days. 54. Were the French slow in closing the tunnel to further vehicles once the alarm had been sounded? 55. With the United States abstaining, the Security Council passed a resolution that indirectly calls on Israel to close a tunnel that touched off fighting between Israelis and Palestinians. 56. He also asked the UN Security Council to use all its weight to force Israel to close the tunnel. 57. In Cairo, Mubarak urged Netanyahu to close the tunnel in order to save the peace process. 58. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Tuesday a question during a White House summit about closing a tunnel near a mosque in Jerusalem that sparked bloody riots. 59. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Tuesday at the White House that he would not discuss closing a tunnel near a mosque in Jerusalem that sparked bloody riots. 60. And Secretary of State Warren Christopher signed onto a UN Security Council declaration that appeared to ask Israel to close the tunnel. |