- Daniel speaks with reporter Laurie Neff about today's extraordinary diplomatic events in the Middle East. Neff says the day began with special U.S. Middle East envoy Dennis Ross announcing that he was abandoning his efforts to strike a deal between Israelis and Palestinians over an Israeli withdrawal from Hebron. Then Jordanian King Hussein unexpectedly jumped into the picture, flying to Gaza to meet PLO leader Yasir Arafat and then to Tel Aviv, where he's meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ross, who postponed his departure. Now, after weeks of rollercoaster diplomacy, Neff reports there's cautious talk of a breakthrough that also will address the thorny issue of a timetable for further Israeli withdrawals from the West Bank.
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