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Oct. 9, 2003 Report: Leftists, Palestinians near 'Swiss Agreement' By JPOST.COM STAFF Leftist Israelis and senior Palestinian officials are near a deal on a permanent settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute along the lines of discussions under way in the late days of the Clinton administration, the Hebrew website Ynet reported this morning. The negotiators, described as being from Israel's left and working with the knowledge of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, are scheduled to meet later this week in Jordan to finalize the reported breakthrough agreement, Ynet said. Labor Party sources told the Jerusalem Post the two prime drivers in this...