Peace talks resume as Jewish settlers go on rampage
Peace talks are resuming in the Middle East as Jewish settlers destroy dozens of Palestinian farms in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian negotiators say the settlers' action will be at the top of the agenda in the negotiating session with Israel, to be held in Jerusalem.
Jewish settlers say the attacks are to avenge the murder of an Israeli farmer, who was shot by Palestinians on Sunday in Gaza.
The Palestinians are also waiting for maps showing how Israel interprets Bill Clinton's peace proposals. The US plans call for a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip, 95% of the West Bank and Arab areas of Jerusalem.
Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami and Palestinian Parliament Speaker Ahmed Qureia have met in preparation for the negotiating session, despite the one-day halt to talks called by Israel after the killing of the settler.
In response, Israel has reimposed tough restrictions on the movement of nearly a million Palestinians. Troops have blocked major roads and closed the Palestinian airport, as well as blocking crossings into Egypt and Israel.
In the West Bank, the body of a suspected informer for Israel was found in the village of Ajah. Officials in Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement say masked men seized the victim from his home last night.
It is not immediately clear whether the killing was sanctioned by the Palestinian Authority.
Palestinian officials have said Israel has used informers in its campaign of tracking down and killing local Palestinian leaders. Palestinians have attributed more than a dozen such deaths to Israeli commandos in the past two months.
