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The agreement requires the withdrawal of Israeli troops from parts of the West Bank and calls on both sides to refrain from taking unilateral action, which ensures the Palestinians won't declare statehood and the Israelis won't build settlements in the West Bank or Gaza Strip.
The number of items complicating talks with the Palestinians is staggering: left-over commitments from previous agreements; questions of compliance and reciprocity; a volatile Palestinian population, which can easily be incited to violent disorders; a still-intact Hamas terrorism infrastructure; and, of course, difficult talks on the future of Jerusalem, settlements, borders, and the outlines of a Palestinian entity," the paper said gloomily.
The NYT front reports that financial settlements have been reached in a case in which without permission or legal sanction, America Online identified to a Navy investigator an active-duty sailor whose on-line profile suggested he was gay.
The Murdochs were a family where business came first, the article said, and that meant two things: "First, that the price for Murdoch of seeing that business survive in something like its current shape will be one of the most expensive divorce settlements ever recorded.
However, for anyone who has a few days to spare for a first glimpse, we suggest some highlights representative of its many facets: the capital Palermo, the ancient Greek settlements, and the pretty coastal resort of Taormina.