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1、Lesson38-ToughTerrainAheadonRoadMapIsraelisettlementissueisoneamongmanydetailstoberesolvedByBarbaraSlavinWithhismeetingWednesdaywiththePalestinianandIsraeliprimeministers,PresidentBushputhispersonalprestigebehindthefirstrealUSattempt2tomediateaMiddleEastpeaceagreementinthreeyears.
2、Butbeyondthephotoopportunityofsmilingmenshakinghandsandtheupbeatstatementtheyreleased,realprogresswilldependonfulfillingatradeofffirstsetforthbytheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil36yearsago:IsraeliwithdrawalfrommuchoftheWestBankandGaza3inreturnforPalestiniansendingattacksonIsraelis.Di
3、sputesabouttheextentofthistradeoffremainintenseandwerereflectedinstatementsissuedonthewindyshoreatAqaba4,Jordan.BushpraisedIsraeliPrimeMinisterArielSharon’spledgestopermitcreationofaneventualPalestinianstate.Sharonsaidheunderstood“theimportanceofterritorialcontiguityintheWestBankf
4、oraviablePalestinianstate5”andpromisedtobeginremoving“unauthorizedoutposts6”setupbyIsraelisettlersintheWestBanksincehetookofficetwoyearsago.ButIsraelRadioreportedthatallbut10of102outpostsareinvariousstagesofbecoming“legal”.SkepticalofsuccessPalestinians,Israelisandothersquestionwh
5、etherSharon,thehistoricarchitectofapolicythathasput200,000IsraelisdeepintotheWestBankandGazaandanadditional200,000inEastJerusalem,willeveragreetothekindofpull-backsPalestinianssayaretheminimumrequiredtocreateaviablePalestinianstate.7AndasSharonmadeeminentlyclear,Palestinianfailure
6、toendattacksonIsraeliswillimmediatelyjeopardizetheentireeffort.8AlthoughPalestinianPrimeMinisterMahmoudAbbaspledgedtodohisutmosttoendthearmedintifada9,oruprising,thatbeganinSeptember2000,PalestinianmilitantgroupsvowedWednesdaytocontinueresistanceuntiltheendofIsraeli“occupation”.Ha
7、mas10,responsibleformostofthesuicideattacksofthepast32months,saiditwouldnotallowitselftobedisarmed.PalestinianswhohavewatchedUSpresidentscomeandgosaytheyappreciateBush’snewfoundinterestintheirplightbutremainextremelyskepticalofIsraeliintentionsandUSresolve.”AtAqaba,saysKhalilShika
8、ki,aprominentPalestinianpollster,
