61. Would Taft have avoided World War I and made a better, more permanent peace? 62. With surprising frankness, he said that the interim issues took too much time and distracted negotiators from the more important permanent peace talks. 63. Otherwise, the Palestinians would not agree to begin negotiations on a permanent peace agreement. 64. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat came to Sweden on Saturday amid expectations that he will use the visit to lay out his vision of a permanent peace with Israel. 65. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Tuesday defused the latest crisis with Israel by disavowing violence and endorsing negotiations to achieve a permanent peace agreement. 66. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat came to Sweden Saturday amid expectations that he will use the visit to lay out his vision of a permanent peace with Israel. 67. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Tuesday defused the latest crisis with Israel by disavowing violence and endorsing negotiations on a permanent peace agreement. 68. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Wednesday he was ready to start negotiating a permanent peace settlement with Israel. 69. Palestinian leaders and the United States have condemned Jewish settlement activity as an obstacle to a permanent peace settlement. 70. Palestinians and Israeli peace groups fear that if the number of settlers grows much more, they could pose an insurmountable obstacle to a permanent peace agreement. |