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...Saudis and other Arab oil producers warned that they would cut off supplies to any nation maintaining an embassy in Jerusalem. Last week Uruguay joined Venezuela in announcing that it will move its embassy to Tel Aviv; The Netherlands is expected to follow. That would leave only ten embassies in Jerusalem. Most other nations, including the U.S., have their missions in Tel Aviv...
...terrible," groaned a senior diplomat in Tel Aviv. "Terrible." He was referring to the way in which the issue of Jerusalem has assumed center-stage attention in the Palestinian autonomy talks between Israel and Egypt. He could just as easily have meant the way in which the Middle East peace process is faltering. Patience among many protagonists is wearing thin, and the forces of extremism on both sides again appear to be in the ascendancy...
...view that Israeli settlements in the Arab-populated West Bank were "an obstacle to peace." Echoing Begin, Anderson said the settlements were essential to Israel's security and endorsed the annexation of the Arab sections of Jerusalem. The U.S., he said, should even move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as the final step in the peace process...
...long ago they carved out a secure niche for themselves in Miami, and today that niche is being threatened by the Cuban tide. Jewish Miamians have long thought of Miami as "their city," where they could be secure; Miami Beach has a higher percentage of Jewish residents than Tel Aviv. A generation ago the Jews dominated South Florida as the Cubans do now. But like the Magnificent Ambersons, they refused to change when the times changed, and today the leadership mantle has slipped from their hands. Or, as a Jewish Coconut Grove resident put it, "In 20 years Miami...
...foreign embassies in Israel, 26 are in Tel Aviv and only 13 (representing The Netherlands and twelve Latin American countries) are in Jerusalem...