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stand that. They're sending messages
telling the Iraqis that using these
weapons against anybody, including
Israel, would be a terrible mistake."
At the same time, the administra-
tion indicated that it will not attempt
to restrain Israel from retaliating if
Iraq responds to any Arrierican mili-
tary moves by lobbing missiles at Tel
Aviv, as Saddam did in 1991.
"[Secretary of State Madeleine]
Albright has made it clear that Israel
has a green light for retaliation," said
Shoshana Bryen, special projects direc-
tor for the Jewish Institute for
National Security Affairs. "That's
important for Israel's own feeling of
security, and it's a message to the
Iraqis."

Anti-Iraq Coalition

This week's events in Iraq — includ-
ing accelerating military preparations
by U.S. forces and last-ditch Russian
negotiations aimed at a diplomatic
solution — overshadowed the all-but-
dead Israeli-Palestinian peace negotia-
tions, which is probably a good thing
for Prime Minister Binyamin
Netanyahu.
Last weekend, both the Israeli
leader and Palestinian chief Yassir
Arafat got a tongue-lashing from Ms.
Albright, who stopped by as part of
her Mideast swing aimed at building
support for the U.S. effort against
Iraq.
There were reports in Washington
that the administration is set to hit the
pause button on efforts to restart the
talks, which have been frozen for
almost a year.
Most observers agree that the
unfolding Iraq crisis will temporarily
take the heat off Netanyahu — who is
under pressure to offer a significant
phased West Bank withdrawal —
while adding to discontent here over
Arafat's performance.
"It's hard not to notice that the
Palestinian leadership is expressing sol-
idarity with Iraq, while Israel is one of
shamefully few allies in the region,"
said a leading pro-Israel activist. "So
while the administration is angry at
Netanyahu, they see a big difference
between his behavior and Arafat's."
After her meetings, Albright said
that "It is no longer enough to simply
talk about wanting peace, it is time to
make the difficult decisions and exer-
cise the leadership necessary to achieve
it.''
In private, she used much harsher
language, saying she was "sick and
tired" of the unwillingness of both

Madeleine Albright:
Hits both sides.

leaders to go beyond their lists of
complaints about each other, accord-
ing to Israeli press reports.
But with Iraq about to boil over
and Israel a potential target, there was
a growing sense that the administra-
tion will now mark time on the stalled
negotiations.
"It definitely complicates Middle
East peacemaking," said Jess Hordes,
Washington director for the Anti-
Defamation League. "The administra-
tion wants to keep it on track, but
with the Iraq crisis and the president's
distractions at home, it will be very
hard for them to keep a focus on it."
Other observers suggested that the
administration, facing a dubious Arab
world, can't afford to let up on the
negotiations entirely.
"Peace process initiatives help bol-
ster American credibility in the wider
Arab world," said Robert Satloff, exec-
utive director of the Washington
Institute for Near East Policy. "I don't
think they'll lower the peace effort to
focus on Iraq. They have enough
brainpower to deal with both."
But he also suggested that the new
Iraq crisis may make it even less likely
Mr. Arafat will take steps to end the
negotiating stalemate.
"If anything, the Iraq situation low-
ers the incentive for Arafat to reach a
compromise, since there is some pop-
ularity that goes with aligning himself
toward Saddam," he said. "So for the
time being, he may choose to be even
less flexible."

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