<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><FONT color=#000000>DEBKA file <A href="http://www.debka.com/">reports</A> that after Perez's visit the U.S. has dropped all pretense of reproving the IDF's invasion of Palestinian territories. "I didn't hear a word of criticism. I heard a good deal of understanding", says Perez.<BR><BR>U.S. reported to be "losing patience with the Arab and Muslim world, friends and foes alike". The part about the friends is probably just Israeli hawkish wishful thinking. DEBKA points to the retraction of the Ramadan bombing halt promise but Doug Henwood just posted a report that bombing cutbacks were on the way. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><FONT color=#000000><BR> Israeli and Jordanian airspace has been closed while giant U.S. C-17 transports are flying in. Israel looks set to complete on schedule the plan presented to the cabinet by Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz last July, entitled "</FONT><A href="http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/jul2001/isr-j14.shtml"><FONT color=#000000>The destruction of the Palestinian Authority and disarmament of all armed forces</FONT></A><FONT color=#000000>". <BR><BR>Hakki Alacakaptan</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>