TITLE

Frayed peace forcing strong US hand

AUTHOR(S)
Landay, Jonathan S.
PUB. DATE
September 1997
SOURCE
Christian Science Monitor;9/10/97, Vol. 89 Issue 200, p1
SOURCE TYPE
Newspaper
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports on the increasingly urgent actions of the United States in attempting to secure peace between Israel and its Arab enemies, including Palestine. The impact that suicide bombings in Israel are having on the peace process; The willingness of the US to risk resources and prestige; Time pressures on the US; The problems caused by the US reliance on so-called quiet diplomacy.
ACCESSION #
9709112679

Tags: ISRAEL-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949-;  UNITED States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East

 

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