Zinni Heads Back to Revive US Peace Moves. (Seven Days)

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US envoy Anthony Zinni headed back to the Israeli-Palestinian frontline on 3 January in an attempt to revive his peace mission that was aborted in mid December after weeks of bloodshed.

Zinnis arrival followed two weeks of relative quiet after Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on 16 December announced his call for a cessation of all armed attacks on Israelis. However, Arafat himself has been blockaded inside Ramallah by Israeli troops, and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has continued to insist on there being seven consecutive days of absolute quiet before Israel will engage in political discussions with the Palestinian Authority.

Zinni's original mission, …