Powell: No Cease-fire
After talks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah today, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said that "cease-fire is not a relevant term at the moment." Powell said the Israeli incursion into the West Bank would have to end before a real cease-fire could be discussed. Powell also said that Arafat and the Palestinian Authority "can no longer equivocate" on terrorism and must "dismantle the terrorist infrastructure and stop incitement." :: This CNN report submitted for your battle for Jerusalem files. :: So, Powell went, he saw, he condemned... both the Palestinian terrorists and the Irsaeli military response to terrorism, leaving all sides in dismay at this amazing demonstration of American diplomacy. The only real question now is, when does the regional war formally start?