President Clinton returned to the Middle East summit, urging Israel and the Palestinians to “seize the opportunity” because “the hardest decisions, now, at last, are on the table.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew a threat to bolt from the talks, now in their eighth day, after receiving a U.S. draft of a peace plan that spells out how the Palestinians will implement a broad security plan.
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