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...Americans support Israel for a number of different reasons. I suspect, however, that primary among them is the fact that despite incredible overtures for peace by Israel, the Palestinians have responded with orchestrated and fatal terror attacks on Israeli citizens and diplomatic statements that have literally told Prime Minister Barak to "Go To Hell." This political understanding of the situation stems not from race but rather from a universalistic, humanitarian understanding of the importance of diplomacy and peace-making, which has been tragically prevented, as Elie Wiesel has stated, by the "intransigence of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority...
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU Barak resigns so special election may prevent Bibi's running. David Boies must have been in on this...
Mexico's new president, Vicente Fox, overcame his country's long-ruling P.R.I. government through a peaceful, democratic process and, more important, proved that the selfish interests of an entrenched nobility will never triumph over the will of the people. BARAK LURIE Los Angeles...
...last political maneuver Ehud Barak had to pull out of his hat. Behind in the polls, facing revolts in the parliament and within his own party, Israel's Prime Minister announced his resignation Saturday night, only 17 months into his term. Israelis will have to choose a new Prime Minister in two months--a vote that will have major repercussions on chances for resurrecting the peace process with the Palestinians...
...Barak predicted he would win that special election, earning himself a "new mandate" to push ahead with his plans for a peace deal. Winning won't gain him much, though, because the same fractious and fragmented Knesset remains in place. In two months, Barak could find himself back to square one, trying to cobble together a coalition with right-wing and religious politicians without alienating the doves in his own party...