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Israelis and Palestinians were in a friendly mood when the peace talks first
started.

All Talk, No Action

In Washington, the Mideast peace talks
drone on as everyone waits for Clinton.

JAMES D. BESSER WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT

I

n what is becoming a fa-
miliar ritual, negotiators
from around the Middle
East flocked back to
Washington this week for
yet another round of peace
negotiations — the eighth
since the U.S.-led process
began in earnest in Madrid
last year. And as usual,
there are indications that
political variables in this
country, as well as in the
Middle East, were playing a
major role.
Round Seven ended last
month with feelings of both
frustration and satisfaction.
The frustration stemmed
from the widespread percep-
tion that the talks were mov-
ing at a glacial pace; the sat-
isfaction came from the fact
that they were moving at all,
given the fact that Southern
Lebanon then seemed on the
brink of a major confronta-
tion between Israeli forces
and Hezbollah guerrillas.
Round Seven proved that
the peace process was
perhaps more durable than
many had suspected — but
also that progress beyond
the most basic procedural
issues would require a pa-
tience rarely given to
negotiations among
implacable enemies.
Round Seven was
characterized by a kind of
marching in place. The ses-
sions took place in two
phases. Round Eight includ-
ed more of the same as Arab
and Israeli negotiators look-
ed for clues about the emer-
ging Clinton foreign policy
team and tried to position
themselves favorably before

the incoming administra-
tion.
The latter factor could
produce a more positive tone
this time around, even
though Round Eight began
with the Palestinians cut-
ting their delegation from 14
members to four (in protest
over what they termed
frustration over the pace of
the talks) and the killing of
three Israeli soldiers by
Hamas guerrillas in the
Gaza Strip.
Still, said William Quandt,
a Middle East analyst with
the Brookings Institution
and former Carter ad-
ministration national
security official, "all the
parties are anxious to see

The Palestinians

left most of their
negotiators home.

this round of talks end on a
somewhat positive note. The
idea is to make sure that
when the Clinton ad-
ministration comes in, they
will see some good reasons to
keep involved in the pro-
cess."
But playing to the crowd in
Little Rock, does not mean
there will be giant strides. In
fact, while participants are
likely to seek small, visible
symbols of progress, they are
unlikely to make any
significant concessions until
they can begin dealing
directly with the Clinton
team.
"There is room for pro-