Word: beilin
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...Arafat will face a problem dealing with Sharon and the Likud party. Not even Netanyahu represented the true spirit of the Likud, which is that they don't make deals under pressure. In recent years, Palestinians have become accustomed to a "whispering peace." Yossi Beilin has a secret meeting and whispers something in Arafat's ears; Shimon Peres comes for a midnight meeting and quietly says the words Arafat wants to hear. This is not going to happen with the Likud, and they're going to refuse to talk while violence is continuing. So the Palestinians are going to face...
...Israeli leader in offering concessions to the Palestinians, it is Sharon whose campaign jingle says he will bring peace. In his television spots, Sharon cuddles a lamb on his Negev farm and lovingly lifts his grandson into his arms as the sun sets over his wheat fields. Says Yossi Beilin, Barak's Justice Minister: "Sharon prefers the image of Grandma, rather than the reality of the wolf...
...weeks of violence, neither Israeli nor Palestinian leaders--nor the U.S. officials who have painstakingly nurtured their talks--held out much real hope of restoring the momentum toward peace. "Something was torn here, and it seems as if the genie left the bottle," said Israeli Justice Minister Yossi Beilin...