Are things improving?

It's hard to judge what is "progress", but the International Herald Tribune had 2 interesting articles.

1. Arafat seems to be making attempts to curb the violence - or at least limit it to certain areas: see http://www.iht.com/articles/1822.html

2. An interview http://www.iht.com/articles/1813.html with the commander of the IDF forces on the West Bank is worth reading

Also see:

3. A selective summary of events so far at http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/israelwire/articles/827001.htm

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