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Phonetic transcription: maamatsim lehavi lifgishat barak-arafat ha-shavua. Sikhot ha-shalom histayemu emesh be-taba be-hats'hara meshutefet: ''meolam lo hayinu krovim kol kakh le-heskem''; shney ha-tsdadim maskimim: ha-sikhot hayu retsiniyot; bikoret ba-yamin aal ha-nekhonut le-viturim shel barak.

Translation: Efforts this week to bring about a meeting between Barak and Arafat. Peace talks ended yesterday evening in Taba with a joint statement: ''Never have we been so close to an agreement.'' Both parties agree; the talks were serious. Barak criticized by the right for his willingness to make concessions.

Vocabulary: maamatsim = efforts / lehavi = lead to / histayemu = ended / emesh = yesterday evening / hatsara = statement / meshutaf, meshutefet = joint, common / meolam lo = never (in the world) / karov, krovim = close to, near / kol kakh= so/ heskem = agreement / tsad, tsdadim = sides, parties / maskimim = agree / sikhot = talks, discussions / retsini = serious / bikoret = criticism / yamin = right / nekhonut = willingness / vitur, viturim = concession(s).

This week's article from Walla (Serge Frydman January 28 2001)

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