Word: beilin
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...realize for secular Jews in the liberal United States it is impossible to keep Jewish continuity," Yossi Beilin said. "What we will have to see is either religious Jews in the United States or a very small concentration of secular Jews who will make aliyah [immigrate to Israel] if they wish to contribute as secular Jews...
...Beilin said he opposes intermarriage because it has led to the assimilation of American Jews. But he also said that non-observant Jews--the majority of the Jewish population in the U.S.--have no right to criticize Jews who choose to intermarry...
...negotiators in Oslo discussed allowing the entire executive committee of the P.L.O. to relocate to the territories. Although Israeli officials won't say so explicitly, P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat will surely be among them. "It is not that he can come tomorrow," says Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Yossi Beilin. "That still should be discussed...
Nearly two years after the start of official peace talks, first in Madrid and later in Washington, deadlocked negotiations lent special urgency to the back-channel talks. Immediately after meeting Kriah, Hirschfeld called a high- ranking friend, Yossi Beilin, Deputy Foreign Minister and an aggressive dove. Beilin was interested but noncommittal. Nevertheless, he extended what Pundak describes as a "very long leash" -- in effect, carte blanche to explore all possibilities and report back at every stage of the contacts. Ever since the Labor Party regained power last year, Israel had begun opening the process. In fact, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres...
...Israelis made it clear that they did not officially represent their government but were simply "exploring issues." Still, they kept in constant contact with Beilin -- and through him Foreign Minister Peres, who touched base with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. At first, a crucial question for the Israelis was whether the P.L.O. figures were speaking for Yasser Arafat. As the negotiations went on, however, the Israelis came to believe that they were. Says Pundak: "We saw their reaction when they came away from the phone. It was clear that the Old Man ((Arafat)) was part of the deal...