JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel and the Palestinians welcomed President Clinton’s re-election and expressed their desire for a continued American role in the peace process.
Palestinian officials said they hoped Clinton’s renewed mandate would give him the leverage to put more pressure on Israel to advance the peace process.
But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he did not think the second-term Clinton administration would take any such steps.
In an election night interview, Netanyahu told Israel Television, “Whoever is waiting for extreme pressure from Washington is going to be disappointed.”
Israel, Palestinians resume joint patrols
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Joint Israeli-Palestinian patrols resumed this week in two West Bank cities, less than two months after Palestinian police fired on Israeli soldiers. Similar patrols have already resumed in the Gaza Strip.