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...after his return from Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in his office with TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. As the weekend approached, Netanyahu appeared relaxed and untroubled, laughing at times in the interview. Excerpts...
...leaders settled none of the issues troubling the peace process, they did make unspecific, encouraging statements to the press. While Netanyahu praised the goal of assuring the "security and well being of Israelis and Palestinians alike," Arafat lauded the "peace of the brave." TIME's Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer notes that since Netanyahu has already made it clear he has no intention of pursuing the peace process the way his predecessors did, it is unsurprising that Israelis refused to make meaningful concessions in the meeting. "The results of the meeting fall far short of a return to a peace...
...fulfill the peace agreement, Arafat called the first general strike since May 1994. Throughout Palestinian areas of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, streets emptied as schools, stores and transportation shut down. "The strike is an act of self-flagellation," says TIME's Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "Like a hunger strike, the point is to bring attention to the Palestinian complaints. Itself, it is not a major event, but it telegraphs the fact that the Palestinians have reached the end of their rope. Arafat has tried to be extremely reticent in his reactions to Netanyahu's attempts...
...provide; to date, he's been missing in action, letting other members of the party mount the offensive. "He's still head of the Labor Party, much to the dismay of younger leaders, who were expecting him to resign as party leader," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "After the May election, a lot of people thought his career would be over and he would retire gracefully." Peres has stayed on, waiting for a split in a fragile Netanyahu coalition that relies on the support of both religious and secular parties. If that coalition fails, Netanyahu may be forced...
...officially rejected the offer, an editorial in Tuesday's edition of Tishrin called the offer "honey-coated" but not serious. "Although Tishrin speaks for the Syrian government, its rejection is not exactly a total rejection of dialogue with the Israelis," says TIME's Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "Since there are no negotiations right now, both sides are at great liberty to say anything they want about each other, and they are. As far as the Golan is concerned, Tishrin has a point. Netanyahu says he wants unconditional dialogue while at the same time saying Israel refuses to give...