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Sunday, April 13, 2003

# Posted 12:01 AM by Patrick Belton  

ONE SIGN THE U.S. IS GIVING a needed increase in political commitment - and bureaucratic heft - to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is this article out of Ha'aretz. According to the article, DCI Tenet has created a heavily-staffed new department within the CIA to support the implementation of the "road map" process as it unfolds, and also hopefully to build confidence between Israel and the PA by monitoring both parties' compliance to any agreements they may make within that process. In addition, one team within the Agency's new department will be involved in the much-needed reform and reorganization of the Palestinian security services. The U.S. has, perhaps justly, come under criticism for disengaging from the peace process - this last move, however, represents a substantial and welcome commitment to seeking a political solution if one can even possibly be found.

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