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...another, move for move, in reducing their military presence in the border region. The resumption of talks marks the first progress in negotiations between Israel and Syria since they opened the peace process in October 1991. While State Department officials would disclose no details, TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer reports that each side has accepted a specific set of American guidelines to steer the talks between senior Israeli and Syrian military officers. Among them: that Israeli withdrawal from the Golan would be phased (Syria wants a one-year timeframe, Israel wants five years), and that the U.S. would monitor...
...Mideast war.)TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyersays Israel also succumbed to "threats to kill warming ties" by Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and other brand-new allies among moderate, pro-American Arab states. Worse, Arab countries have been planning a summit specifically to condemn the land confiscation. Says Beyer: "It was building into a much bigger headache...
...suspected anti-Israel militants. He also arrested eight supporters of Islamic Jihad, the group responsible for a Jan. 22 bombing that killed 21 Israelis and prompted the border closing. "By the current low threshold of expectation, it''s progress ? almost a breakthrough," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "The Israelis insist that Arafat at least make an effort (to round up terrorists), and this is his reward...
Europe: James O. Jackson London: Barry Hillenbrand Paris: Thomas Sancton Brussels: Jay Branegan Bonn: Bruce van Voorst Central Europe: James L. Graff Moscow: John Kohan, Sally B. Donnelly Rome: Greg Burke Istanbul: James Wilde Jerusalem: Lisa Beyer Cairo: Dean Fischer Beirut: Lara Marlowe Nairobi: Andrew Purvis Johannesburg: Scott MacLeod New Delhi: Jefferson Penberthy Beijing: Jaime A. FlorCruz Hong Kong: William Dowell Southeast Asia: Frank Gibney Jr. Tokyo: Edward W. Desmond Ottawa: Gavin Scott Latin America: Laura Lopez...
...pressing their concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions in talks with the U.S. for a year and a half now, with little public success until today,TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyersays. Why? "Nobody expects a war from Egypt or Jordan; even an attack from Syria looks less likely," Beyer says. "Israelis are concerned about weapons of mass destruction in the region, and Iran is obviously the likely place...