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...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...
Within four months, Palestinians are to take over the administration of those two places, with Israel retaining responsibility only for their external security and the protection of Jewish settlers. "You will not see the ((occupation)) civil administration at all," says Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Yossi Beilin. "The army will redeploy. There will be a local Palestinian police. All spheres of life will be dealt with by the Palestinians...
...insisting that the Palestinians and Arab states coordinate their agreements with Israel. But now that the Palestinians are out in front, Syria may want to play catch-up without seeming to be following a Palestinian lead. "We hope this agreement with the Palestinians will not alienate the others," says Beilin, one of the plan's architects. "We are ready to proceed with every partner...
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...