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Article: Bumps in Middle East 'road map'; Cease-fire talks were canceled Monday, adding to the problems facing the creation of Palestinian state.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 25, 2003
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Byline: Nicole Gaouette Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
JERUSALEM -- As Palestinians and Israelis reengage in talks, their main instrument for working toward peace looks increasingly at risk.
The "road map," authored by the US, the European Union, Russia, and the United Nations, outlines a way to end the Middle East conflict and create a Palestinian state by 2005. The quartet met with Israeli and Palestinian officials last week in London, where the road map was a key part of discussions.
Its importance extends beyond the borders of this bitterly contested patch of land. A key US goal in the lead-up to a possible attack on Iraq is ...