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...elusive deal on Israeli troop deployments in Hebron. Arafat is willing to allow Israel 11 extra months (until August of 1998) to withdraw troops from rural areas of the West Bank which, under the autonomy agreement, was to be done by this coming September. TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer reports that the agreement itself is not a major commitment for Netanyahu. "It is a hard step for him, a big step, but Netanyahu said during the campaign he intended to honor the Oslo accords. What will be a big deal is when -- and if -- he actually implements what...
...Hebron deal if Netanyahu commits to a new timetable for a troop withdrawal from West Bank rural areas. The defection of all three would prevent an agreement from taking effect. But for now, at least, "The threats have to be viewed with enormous skepticism," says TIME's Lisa Beyer. If a negotiated agreement is rejected, "Netanyahu would have to look toward rearranging the government" with a new coalition that could include the dovish Labor Party. "The hardliners would be essentially putting themselves out of business," she said, "and I don't think they're too anxious to do that." However...
...Reported by Lisa Beyer and Aharon Klein/Jerusalem
...PAUL BEYER, 65; LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA; trucker to the homeless...
...years Beyer has been delivering food to the Bowery Mission, located in one of Manhattan's grittier neighborhoods. Each week he makes the six-hour round trip to the Big Apple, delivering produce, canned meats and pastries donated by Mennonite farmers and businesses near his town. He calls what he does "the Lord's work" and says, "People trust me with the food I take up there. To see these happy faces means a good...