Saying the moment of truth was fast approaching for Israelis and Palestinians, Albright spent about three hours with Barak in Jerusalem Monday and a senior U.S. official said they would meet again Tuesday after she sees Arafat in the West Bank.

"The talks with the Palestinians are the most serious talks which have ever taken place between us and our neighbors as we head toward a final-status agreement," Israeli peace negotiator Shlomo Ben-Ami told Israel Radio.

With seven months left in office, President Clinton hopes to crown years of mediation at a three-way summit with Barak and Arafat. But U.S. officials say the gaps are still too big to fi

"It is important for Lebanon to have sovereignty over its territory and that they should work toward that end...I am not prepared to make a judgement at this stage because the process has just begun," she told the news conference.

But speaking to Israel's Channel Two television Monday before meeting Albright, Barak complained again about the way he said the Palestinians were conducting the negotiations.

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