The first priority has to be on ending the violence, dampening down the tensions that have arisen there. We need to call upon Syria to release the three Israeli soldiers who have been captured. We need to insist that Arafat send out instructions to halt some of the provocative acts of violence that have been going on.

Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Calling upon Syria to release the Israeli soldiers may have little affect."?
It's impossible to say