Clinton is putting pressure on the leaders to reach a deal 克林顿向巴以领导人施压，力促其达成协议

　　A senior Israeli official has said that the prime minister, Ehud Barak, is not hopeful of achieving a deal at the Middle East peace summit before President Clinton's scheduled departure on Wednesday for Japan.
　　With the deadline looming, President Clinton is reported to be putting pressure on both Mr Barak and the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, to agree a deal.
　　The United States is pushing for a single comprehensive settlement to resolve all outstanding issues, including the establishment of a Palestinian state, the future of Palestinian refugees and the sovereignty of Jerusalem.
　　But as the talks entered their seventh day, Mr Burg said the two sides "had never been so far apart" on these key issues, which also include the status of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza strip.

巴拉克对和谈不抱希望

　　一位以色列高级官员说，巴拉克总理对在克林顿总统周三按计划赴日本前达成一项中东和平协议不抱希望。

　　据报道，随着时间期限的迫近，克林顿总统在向巴拉克和巴勒斯坦领导人阿拉法特施加压力，要求其达成一项协议。

　　美国力促制定出解决所有突出问题的综合方案，这些问题包括建立巴勒斯坦国家、巴勒斯坦难民问题及耶路撒冷的归属问题。

　　但随着和谈进入第七天，Burg说双方在这些重要问题上“从来没有这么大的分歧”，这些问题中也包括约旦河西岸和加沙地带的犹太人定居点问题。