Europeans and the Arabs, but keep it
within the Tenet guidelines," one -
Israeli official in Washington said.
But the Palestinians would prefer a
monitoring force that actually would
intercede during volatile incidents,
and it is unclear whether they will
accept the CIA's role as proposed by
the Israelis. A State Department
spokesman said details of the moni-
tors' role still must be worked out.
The Palestinian Authority preferred
an international fo -2e, but is said to
have agreed to a team composed only
of Americans.
Allowing an observer force, even in
name, would signal to the European
community thlt Israel is willing to be
held accountable for its actions.
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Yet some remain skeptical that moni-
tors will be able to stem the slide
toward escalation in the region.
"People would like to see some kind
of system that is acceptable to both
sides that could actually help the situa-
tion, but I'm not sure it's going to
work," said Edward Walker, president of
the Middle East Institute and a former
U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt.
Israel, for its part, is skeptical about
international observers' ability to keep the
situation quiet. The international force in
Hebron, for example has not been effec-
tive in quelling violence or holding the
Palestinians accountable for their actions.
"It's an illusion to think that inter-
national monitors would solve any
problems," Israeli Embassy spokesman
Mark Regev said. "It only becomes a
point of new friction."
And there is concern that Israeli
acquiescence to a monitoring force
would represent a reward for
Palestinian Authority leader Yasser
Arafat and the Palestinian uprising,
giving Arafat even less of an incentive
to rein in Palestinian violence.
Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice
chairman of the Conference of
Presidents of Major American Jewish
Organizations, said the monitors will -
be more acceptable to Israelis if they
do not go to the scene of each terrorist
attack.
"They'll never be there when the
terrorist attack happens, they'll only be
there for the Israeli response,"
Hoenlein said.
Walker, too, acknowledged that
Israel is afraid that its free press and
democratic political system will make
it easier for observers to view their
actions, while the "Palestinians will
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