Israels security and Palestinian dreams of selfdetermination can only be realized through a mutually agreed permanent peace agreement. To the extent that todays meeting and the talks set for upcoming days represent a chance to complete the Interim agreements and begin final status talks. there is reason for hope. The final status talks--which are supposed to be completed by May 4. 1999. but will probably take much longerare going to be difficult enough. They will deal with the hardest questions of all: sovereignty. settlements. refugees. water. and Jerusalem. Every day these final status talks are delayed. they only become more difficult. Every day they are delayed. the temptation on each side to take unilateral measures only increases.
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