Russia and China are in agreement against United States military strategy, and even Koffi Anan, the Secretary General United Nations, is disappointed in the action. In the Middle East, all eyes are on Israel and Jerusalem as a new attempt at peace between Israel and the Palestinians was hammered out at the Wye Plantation with President Clinton's leadership. However, since then, little progress has been made, and Benjamin Netanyahu's government coalition in Israel has collapsed, leaving the entire program running in the background. Meanwhile, Yasser Arafat makes periodic claims that the Palestinians will declare statehood next May with Jerusalem as its capital. Jerusalem is firmly in Israel's possession, but West Bank concessions reach to the Temple Mount area which is under the control of Islamic guards.
Terrorism holds the whole world hostage.
The United States retaliated by bombing factories and training camps in the Sudan and Afghanistan. Now everyone waits for the next blow. Famines Famines are still severe in many parts of the world. Some of the worst affected people are south Sudanese Christians and the people of North Korea. In both cases, famine is a direct result of war.