US State Department spokesperson Richard Boucher said that US envoy Gen. Anthony Zinni will pressure Yasser Arafat to eliminate the terrorist infrastructure operating in areas under his jurisdiction. Zinni arrives in Israel today on a four-day mission. Boucher also stated that Zinni will call on Israel to ease restrictions on the Arab population.



When asked if the US accepts Mr. Sharon’s demands for a seven-day period of quiet before the implementation of the Tenet agreement, Boucher declined to respond.