rageous decisions." "With a comprehensive peace, Israel will live in a safe, secure and recognized border for the first time in its history," Clinton said. "The Palestinian people will be able to forge their own destiny, on their own land. "Syrians and Lebanese will fulfill their aspirations and enjoy the full fruits of peace." But it won't be easy, Clinton said. "The road ahead will be arduous. Success is not inevitable." Still, the opportunity is historic, he added. "Peace has long been within our sight," he said. "Today it is within our grasp, and we must seize it." Barak: 'It's time to make a decision'Syria and Israel broke off peace talks three years ago after a wave of terrorist bombings killed scores of Israelis. The main issue of contention has been territory: Syria has insisted that as a precondition for talks, Israel must withdraw from the Golan Heights. Syria says such a promise was made by the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, but Israel denies this. Barak has never said publicly that he would hand over the territory, captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war. He reiterated on Wednesday, however, that he was willing to make territorial concessions in exchange for peace. Barak said Israel was a country full of energy that is no longer willing to sacrifice its young in conflicts with its Arab neighbors. "We have so many other things to do, rather than to be deployed along the border for another generation or two," Barak said. "It's time to make a decision. I feel the opportunity is clear also to President Assad." Albright meeting with ArafatAlbright traveled Wednesday to the West Bank town of Ramallah to meet with Palestinian leader Arafat. Her visit to the region this week has focused on helping Israel and the Palestinians with their goal of forming the framework for a final peace accord by February. "Each side needs to avoid taking steps ... that embarrass the other and make negotiations more difficult," Albright ...
