Top World Newsmaker: Bomb leaves talks in tatters; Renewed violence crushes hope for more negotiations Final Edition

With just days left in office, the U.S. leader not only failed to revive peace talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, but was left watching helplessly as fresh violence made future dialogue a remote possibility. "[Ehud Barak] sits and eats humous with that terrorist (Yasser) Arafat...

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Published inWindsor star
Main Author Ross Dunn and Dina Shiloh The London Times
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Windsor, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 29.12.2000
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Summary:With just days left in office, the U.S. leader not only failed to revive peace talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, but was left watching helplessly as fresh violence made future dialogue a remote possibility. "[Ehud Barak] sits and eats humous with that terrorist (Yasser) Arafat and this is what happens," said Gavriel Attias. one of the demonstrators. "There can be no peace with people who do things like this. Barak should stop sucking up to Arafat right now. There is no hope of peace." A disabled Palestinian boy sits in his wheelchair outside his home at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip. The fate of four million Palestinian refugees is a key sticking point to a Mideast peace accord. Palestinian officials say Palestinians and their descendants who fled or were driven from homes in Israel five decades ago must have the right to return to their original homes. Associated Press photo: Murad Sezer ; Yasser Arafat ; Ehud Barak ;