WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration is being advised to review its
Middle East policy, particularly regarding the Palestinian Authority.A report by the Washington-based Heritage Foundation said the United
States must reverse the policies set under the former Clinton
administration, which supported Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser
Arafat. The report
said Arafat is not a credible partner for peace negotiations and has aligned
himself with Iran.The administration should reduce expectations and focus on ending the
Israeli-PA war, said the report, authored by researcher James Phillips."Washington must fundamentally rethink the flawed appeasement policy
that has raised Palestinian expectations, whetted Arafat’s appetite for
concessions, and led the Oslo negotiating process into a diplomatic dead
end," the report said.
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