President Clinton called Monday for accelerated Israeli-Palestinian negotiations with a May 2000 target date for completion. He also called for an Israeli-Palestinian summit to occur within six months after Israel’s elections. The calls came as Clinton is sending Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat a letter setting forth the same ideas. The letter is aimed at persuading the Palestinian Central Council, which is to begin deliberations Tuesday, not to have Arafat unilaterally declare statehood next week.
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