U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell tried to put the best face on his peace mission, which ended Wednesday with no concessions from Israel or the Palestinians. Noting that Israel had promised to withdraw its troops from the West Bank within a week, Powell appealed to Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat to halt the violence and arrest terrorists.
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