The Bush Administration has sent a sharp letter to Yasser Arafat, demanding that he stop the violence against Israel. \"We can no longer pressure Ariel Sharon and prevent him from responding with force to the Palestinian attacks,\" read the letter. \"The Palestinian Authority must therefore invest maximum efforts in stopping the violence [and] the attacks against Israel.\" Unnamed Israeli officials told Israel Radio that U.S. Ambassador Martin Indyk gave the letter to Arafat, and then visited Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in his Negev farm to report on its contents.
Tough Bush Talk To Arafat
The Bush Administration has sent a sharp letter to Yasser Arafat, demanding that he stop the violence against Israel. \"We can no longer pressure Ariel Sharon and prevent him from responding with force to the Palestinian attacks,\" read the letter. \"The Palestinian Authority must therefore invest maximum efforts in stopping the violence [and] the attacks against Israel.\" Unnamed Israeli officials told Israel Radio that U.S. Ambassador Martin Indyk gave the letter to Arafat, and then visited Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in his Negev farm to report on its contents.