1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nWL1icXUDj"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/sen-clinton-blasts-yasser-arafat-as-israel-eases-his-travel-restrictions">Sen. Clinton Blasts Yasser Arafat As Israel Eases His Travel Restrictions</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/sen-clinton-blasts-yasser-arafat-as-israel-eases-his-travel-restrictions/embed#?secret=nWL1icXUDj" width="600" height="338" title="“Sen. Clinton Blasts Yasser Arafat As Israel Eases His Travel Restrictions” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="nWL1icXUDj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> After some of the worst bloodletting since the intifada began, there were indications this week that Israel and the Palestinian Authority are ready to try to reduce tensions. But as often happens in the Middle East, there were still enough simmering tensions between the two sides to create the suspicion that any decline in violence […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315