A summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat ended amid Palestinian declarations that the talks have reached a crisis. The key difference between the two sides centers on an Israeli withdrawal from an additional 6 percent of the West Bank, a move expected to take place next week.
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