Article: Israel risks war with Arabs.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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By Edmund R. Hanauer

Contrary to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's complaints, the United States hasn't been tough enough on Israel. Israel's expansionist policy is unacceptable to all Palestinians. It's also a prescription for continued bloodshed.

Netanyahu complains that the Clinton administration is trying to ``bully'' Israel into returning 13 percent of the Israeli-occupied West Bank to the Palestinians. Since Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat hoped for the return of 30 percent of Palestinian land and Israel offered only 9 percent, 13 percent would be a good deal for Israel.

If Israel doesn't make ...

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