Word: arafats
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...Israeli election and the surest ticket to continued peace talks with Syria under U.S. auspices. Although Netanyahu had clearly set out to warm up relations with the White House, he rejected unconditional peace talks with Syria and said he had no plans to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. "There wasn't a meeting of the minds on these major issues," reports TIME's Dean Fischer. "It all seemed rather vague and not particularly reassuring that Israel would abide by commitments made in the past." Clinton, who is loath to provoke a confrontation with Israel before Election Day, merely said...
...ahead with the peace process," Silver reports. "It's easy to say you are going to abide by past peace agreements, but people are looking for concrete steps. This is the first step that has to be taken, and it shouldn't be subject to negotiation." Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat did not contest former Prime Minister Shimon Peres' decision to delay the withdrawal until after elections in May. Silver reports that the Palestinians will be much less accommodating to the new hard-line Israeli government. "If the whole thing disintegrates, there is a serious danger of violence," Silver says. "People...
...better to revisit the elections of Israeli Prime Ministers like Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir and U.S. Presidents like Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Against heavy odds, they all surprised the world by opening up new avenues to peace despite their political-campaign rhetoric. Even Yasser Arafat proved that one can work toward peace under proper circumstances and receive a Nobel Peace Prize. Instead of being sarcastic about it, let us congratulate the people of Israel who elected Netanyahu, a young, energetic, intelligent sound-bite master, politically seasoned (in the American way). VALIYAVEETIL T. SAMUEL Grambling, Louisiana...
...correspondents in Israel paint a picture of the Israeli right as warmongers, anxiously awaiting battle with the Arab residents of Israel. I voted for Netanyahu. As the mother of five sons, I have no desire to pursue war with anyone. Netanyahu was elected because Shimon Peres too easily forgot Arafat's history as a murderer. We are hoping Netanyahu will remember whom he is dealing with and will present a more rigid guideline of negotiation. Arafat and his followers should recognize that Israel cannot be divided into any more pieces. JUDY BRETON Alon Shvut, Israel
What are the neighboring governments and Arafat afraid of? That now, for once, they will have to abide by their side of the agreement? It takes two sides to fulfill a negotiated agreement; it's not a case of Israel unilaterally making concession after concession without receiving anything in return. This is what's upsetting Israel's negotiating partners. HARVEY KANIEL Jerusalem...