(Washington Post) - The internal debate in the U.S. administration no longer focuses on whether to press for the removal of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, but on how to bridge differences between Israel and U.S. allies in the Arab world over the goals of upcoming negotiations. State Department officials in particular are urging the administration to detail a U.S. vision, while administration skeptics, notably in the Pentagon, prefer that the U.S. give Sharon latitude to wage his war on Palestinian militants.
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