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Arafat gets support from Carter, Bush

’Setting up new homes in Arab lands violation of law, UN resolution’
CAIRO. Mar 6: Setting up Jewish settlements in any Arab lands. including east Jerusalem, is a violations of international law and UN Security Council resolutions. Osama Al-Baz. political advisor to the Egyptian president said today, reports Xinhua.
It also contradicts with Israel's commitment to the agreements on the transitional phase, Baz told reporters following the talks between President Hosni Mubarak and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who arrived here today.
During the meeting. Mubarak has failed to convince Netanyahu of complications and difficulties that might arise in future peace talks if Israel is bent on building 6.500 Jewish homes in Har Homa, a tree-covered hill in east Jerusalem, taken by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war.
Both the Palestinians and Israelis should avoid taking any measure unilaterally which can derail the final status negotiations." Baz said.
Under Palestinian-Israeli agreements and relevant UN resolutions, such issues as Jerusalem. settlements, refugees, pending border problems and economic cooperation are left to the final status, he said.
Meanwhile, the United States yesterday criticised Israel for its shutting down of four Palestinian offices in east Jerusalem, saying the move was 'very difficult to understand.'
It was the second time in a week that the Israeli government was under US criticism. The first was when President Bill Clinton accused Israel of building "mistrust' by its decision to establish 6.500 Jewish homes in east Jerusalem.
This time. State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said, as the president and the secretary of state have both said, this is a time when it is very important that the Middle East parties take steps that will build confidence between them.
"It is therefore very difficult to understand why the Israeli government made such a decision at this time when there is a
very difficult environment in the relationship with the Palestinians." he said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of the four Palestinian offices Tuesday on the pretext that the operation of the offices violates peace agreements with the Palestinians.
AP adds. Yasser Arafat is 8jetting some sympathy from ormer US presidents Jimmy Carter and George Bush, who both criticised Israel during the Palestinian leader's first visit to America's lieartland.
President Carter went so far as to say that the United States should encourage Benjamin Netanyahu to negotiate with Arafat, adding that the Israeli prime minister s policies have harmed the Mideast peace process.
"I don't think there's any
doubt it has moved backwards since he was elected." Carter said.
Later, in Houston. Arafat spoke at Rice University and then met privately with George and Barbara Bush. The former president said later that he agrees the peace process is at a critical stage, especially with regard to the settlement in east Jerusalem.
"I just hope that Israelis heed President Clinton's advice on that.” Bush said.
Clinton has said that Israel's decision to build Jewish housing in the Arab sector of Jerusalem "builds mistrust."
The visits gave the Palestinian leader a taste of smalltown America. In Plains. Georgia. he shared cookies and coffee with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, picked up a key to the city anti addressed about 250
people at Plains High School.
Arafat gave Carter a carved gilt and Mrs. Carter a colorful jacket. Carter reciprocated with a copy of one of his books.
"When I was president all the leaders would come here. We’re very honored to have you." Carter said after they emerged from their home.
Earlier, in New York. Arafat met with Jewish leaders and talked privately with the UN Security Council. Afterwards, the council debated Israel's decision to build the 6.500-unit Har Homa housing development.
European representatives circulated a draft resolution calling on Israel to avoid moves that threaten final talks on the status of the holy city, part of which the Palestinians want as a future capital.