Word: beyers
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...they were a decade ago, and their supporters are more vehemently opposed than ever to compromising on the key issues. "Israel?s Lebanon withdrawal has led the Palestinians to restate their demand that Israel return all of the West Bank and East Jerusalem," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "They?re saying for peace with Egypt and Lebanon, Israel withdrew from all Egyptian and Lebanese territory, and now it must do the same with Palestinian territory. But Arafat may be painting himself into a corner by raising Palestinian expectations that he?ll be unable to meet...
Last Friday afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak sat down with TIME's Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer for an exclusive interview...
Still, that doesn't mean they're just going through the motions with the late-term U.S. president. "There's great impetus on both sides to resolve as much as they can before Bill Clinton turns out the lights on his presidency," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "There's a tremendous appreciation on both sides that if they fail to reach a deal now, they won't have one until considerable time has passed from...
...have backed away from a confrontational scenario. "Senior Palestinian officials have indicated that Arafat will wait at least until the end of the year, to give Clinton time to broker a deal and to avoid creating a showdown that could become an issue in the U.S. presidential election," says Beyer. "Besides, Barak has also indicated that if Arafat takes unilateral action, he will do the same and simply annex East Jerusalem and those parts of the West Bank Israel wants to keep. That would set Israel and the Palestinians up for a violent showdown, which neither side can really afford...
...Middle East bullish on peace, Israel-Syria talks have come to nothing, the withdrawal from Lebanon shows little sign of stabilizing Israel?s northern border and prospects have dimmed considerably for an Israeli-Palestinian deal by their September deadline. "Both sides doubt their problems are surmountable this year," says Beyer. "Barak has been talking of a less-than-final agreement, and Arafat is torn between his great desire to be the leader who attains statehood for the Palestinians, and his equally fervent desire not to be the one who sells out the refugees, gives away 20 percent of the West...