Israel postpones approval of Wye deal. US President Clinton asserts need for pursuing peace drive. Palestinian Authority denounces incident, urges US to intervene to prevent Israeli procrastination because of incident. Iraq rejects Security Council warnings. US President threatens to use force.
Bus explodes in Jerusalem, peace deal on hold.
Palestinian Authority urges US intervention to rescue peace. Explosion seeks to obstruct peace. Baghdad holds evidence to Mossad participation in inspection teams. Israel puts approval of peace deal on hold following a Jerusalem bus explosion. Israeli PM, FM agree to resume settlement construction in reaction to incident.