MIDDLE EAST,Zichron Yakov, Israel—Dozens of Jewish settlers protested outside a secluded hilltop resort yesterday as 200 Israeli and Palestinian negotiators resumed talks seeking to clinch a deal on a West Bank troop withdrawal by their July 25 deadline. ‘The settlers charged that the government is endangering Israeli security by agreeing to hand parts of the West Bank over to PLO rule. Several Palestinian negotiators were delayed when they got stuck in a traffic jam caused by rightwing Israelis driving slowly in a 60 car convoy as part of the protests. The PLO’s deputy finance minister, Atef Alawneh, said protesters shouted abuses at him on the way to the hotel. “There is an atmosphere of terror, not negotiations,” he said. Another negotiator, Hassan As four, said protesters pounded on his car. Yasser Arafat’s spokesman, Marwan Kanafani, said wide gaps remain between the two sides in the negotiations.
Article extracted from this publication >> July 21, 1995
