An American official said last night that the U.S. would veto any further United Nations resolutions regarding Israel. \"Washington is tired of resolutions,\" the source said, \"and feels that more action in the Middle East is needed, and less talk in New York [home of the UN].\"
The London-based A-Sharq Al-Ausat Arabic-language paper reports today that U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, in his meeting yesterday with Arafat, did not even relate to the latter\'s request to have his blockade removed. PA sources recounted that Powell talked rudely to Arafat, in contrast to his meeting with him three days earlier. Powell said yesterday that a cease-fire is unattainable until Israel withdraws from PA-controlled areas, but said that the world is waiting for Arafat to stop \"equivocating\" and to actually put a stop to terrorism.
David Ivri has concluded his term as Ambassador to the U.S., paving the way for a disagreement between Prime Minister Sharon and Foreign Minister Peres as to his replacement. Sharon wants Dore Gold, a former Netanyahu advisor who served as Israel\'s Ambassador to the UN, while Peres wants Dan Gillerman.
The London-based A-Sharq Al-Ausat Arabic-language paper reports today that U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, in his meeting yesterday with Arafat, did not even relate to the latter\'s request to have his blockade removed. PA sources recounted that Powell talked rudely to Arafat, in contrast to his meeting with him three days earlier. Powell said yesterday that a cease-fire is unattainable until Israel withdraws from PA-controlled areas, but said that the world is waiting for Arafat to stop \"equivocating\" and to actually put a stop to terrorism.
David Ivri has concluded his term as Ambassador to the U.S., paving the way for a disagreement between Prime Minister Sharon and Foreign Minister Peres as to his replacement. Sharon wants Dore Gold, a former Netanyahu advisor who served as Israel\'s Ambassador to the UN, while Peres wants Dan Gillerman.