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U.S. coordinator to visit Israel in last-ditch bid for security draft By Amos Harel Tags: U.S., Israel, Rice Gen. James Jones, Washington's security coordinator for Israeli-Palestinian talks, will arrive here Tuesday night for what will probably be his last visit in this capacity. Jones was appointed by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to draft a plan to create a stable security environment in the region. He has also been tasked with trying to define the vital security interests that Israel would need any final-status agreement to address. Jones will meet tomorrow with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and other senior Israeli officials, as well as their Palestinian counterparts. After that, he is expected to report back to Rice on whether he sees any chance of drafting a document defining Israel's security interests that would be acceptable to Israel and the United States. Advertisement However, Israeli security sources told Haaretz that the chances of reaching a breakthrough on this issue before President George W. Bush ends his tenure seem slim. The Americans, they explained, hope to finalize a security document even if no corresponding Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic agreement is reached. But Israel believes it would be a mistake to make security concessions without a quid pro quo in the form of progress in the diplomatic negotiations. Bookmark to del.icio.us   'I didn't kill Rose' Ronny Ron, grandfather of missing 4-year-old, recants his confession. Diplomatic incident Olympic medalist Shahar Zubari stirs controversy, calling Chinese 'shits'.   1.   Lesson for American presidents 08:09  |  Natallie Durson 09/09/08   2.   General Jones 08:30  |  Steve Smith 09/09/08   3.   Jones violates US Constitution on religion+Human rights 09:36  |  sam 09/09/08   4.   YANKEES GO HOME !!!! youhave made the situation worse since 1979 11:23  |  vhardman 09/09/08   5.   Rice busy meddling again 15:46  |  Rozz 09/09/08   6.   Gonna be a real short report, that one 15:55  |  Johnboy 09/09/08

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