Arafat blocks US efforts, claims Powell
Winding up his latest effort to push peacemaking forward, without any apparent concrete results, Mr Powell also criticised Mr Arafat for a statement the Palestinian leader made on Saturday to his people urging them to “find whatever strength you have to terrorise your enemy.”
“Mr Arafat continues to take actions and make statements to make it exceptionally difficult to move forward” on peacemaking, Mr Powell said at a news conference before returning to Washington from the World Economic Forum held at an isolated Dead Sea resort.
