Israel-Palestinian Conflict

In one of the biggest demonstrations ever in Jerusalem, at least 200,000 Israelis came to the gates of the Old City last night to protest against President Clinton’s peace plan which calls for the division of Jerusalem. They waved Israeli flags and sang Biblical songs as the ancient walls of Jerusalem and David’s Citadel reflected a mystical purple, green and blue.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has given a conditional “yes” to the US peace proposal, giving peace one last chance before President Clinton leaves office on January 20th.

President Clinton held two rounds of talks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at the White House, but as expected, failed to achieve a breakthrough. It now seems highly unlikely that a peace agreement will be signed before Clinton leaves office on January 20th