Word: arafats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...were prepared to drop demands for a capital in East Jerusalem, and allow Israel to annex about 10 percent of the West Bank. That understanding has been tabled by Netanyahu. His spokesman describes the deal as an "intellectual exercise," since neither side had formally agreed to them. Peres and Arafat reportedly had some doubts about the proposed settlement, but felt the understandings might serve as a useful basis for negotiations, said Ibrahim Khreishe, a senior Palestinian Authority official. "The notion that Peres was ready to accept a Palestinian state is not a secret," says TIME's Johanna McGeary. "The question...
...lingering isolation which began with the Arab-Israeli peace process. "Syria will begin to take a leading role in the Arab world," Hamad says. "President Hafez Assad will be able to twist arms, making it impossible for Arabs like Jordan's King Hussein, the PLO's Arafat and even Egyptian President Mubarak to reach agreements with Israel." -->