Jerusalem—In the Bush administration’s first foray deep into Middle East peacemaking, nothing was left to chance. When Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in May to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and newly appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, even the timing of the party’s statements and counterstatements was orchestrated to give the impression of a smooth transformation toward reconciliation.… return to article
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