\"We would like to thank you and members of your Administration for continuing your policy on allowing Israel to establish its own timetable regarding negotiations with Yassir Arafat and the Palestinian Authority.\" So wrote U.S. Congressmen Jim Saxton, Anthony Weiner, Christopher Smith, and Robert Andrews to President Bush last month . \"Unfortunately,\" their letter continued, \"past Administrations have pressured Israel to enter negotiations with poor results. In the waning days of the Clinton
Administration, former Prime Minister Barak made many far-reaching concessions on a number of controversial issues... Chairman Arafat rejected these concessions and left the negotiating table and the result has been an escalation of violence... Recent events dictate that each country is ultimately responsible for the safety of its citizens and must act accordingly...\"
Administration, former Prime Minister Barak made many far-reaching concessions on a number of controversial issues... Chairman Arafat rejected these concessions and left the negotiating table and the result has been an escalation of violence... Recent events dictate that each country is ultimately responsible for the safety of its citizens and must act accordingly...\"