Top Israeli and Palestinian leaders are beginning to talk once again about establishing a cease-fire.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is scheduled to speak to the nation at 8:30 tonight. He is expected to give his outlook on the security situation and discuss how a cease-fire could be reached.
Earlier today, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat called for a cease-fire at a press conference in Ramallah.
And last night, Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer met with Palestinian Preventive Security Service chief Muhammad Dahlan and Arafat's financial adviser Muhammad Rashid to discuss how to achieve a cease-fire, Israel Radio reported.
{sigh} So true. {another sigh}.........