Palestinian Demand to Probe Killings May Be Vetoed: “…The United States is poised to cast its veto against a UN draft resolution sponsored by the 114-

member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) calling for an international inquiry into the killings of over 45 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza since

last week.

The resolution, which is expected to be taken up later this week, faces a possible US veto because Israel has made it clear it will not permit any

international investigation into the shootings.

The proposed investigation is also one of the demands made by Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat Wednesday at the Paris talks involving Israeli Prime

Minister Ehud Barak and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.”