Colin Powell directly appealed to Yasser Arafat to cede power to the Palestinian prime minister. An Arab journalist asked the U.S. secretary of state last Friday how long the Palestinians must suffer because of the deadlock in Israeli-Palestinian relations. Powell blamed the Palestinian Authority president.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.