Faster towards what?
President Clinton was right to be sceptical of Binyamin Netanyahu’s proposals for a speeded-up Israeli-Palestinian peace
SPEED, as a rule, is to be commended. But Binyamin Netanyahu's proposal to accelerate the Israeli-Palestinian peace process so that, with American help, a final settlement could be conjured up within six months is just not credible, at least in its current form and under present conditions. Bill Clinton did not give it his backing, though he is said to be attracted by the idea. He described his conversation with Israel's prime minister on April 7th as frank and candid—meaning no agreement as yet.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Faster towards what?”
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