Word: bibi
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...market. But that's standard operating procedure, says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "They'll probably resume discussion in a few days." After all, it's not as if Hamas attacks are unexpected, and stopping the peace process is exactly what the militants are trying to do. "But Bibi's delays all week indicate that he may be unwilling to actually implement the Wye Accord," says Beyer...
...Bibi Netanyahu never lacks for an excuse. He delayed a scheduled cabinet vote on the Wye peace accord Tuesday, claiming Yasser Arafat hadn't satisfied the security requirements of the Wye accord -- even though the U.S. has certified that the Palestinians are in full compliance. That's after postponing Israeli West Bank withdrawals on Monday, on the grounds that his cabinet hadn't yet approved them. "Netanyahu is under strong pressure at home and abroad to carry out the deal," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "But he has no enthusiasm for surrendering any territory to the Palestinians...
...tarrying reflects a philosophical reluctance to embrace the land-for-peace process started by Yitzhak Rabin. "Rabin saw peace as a win-win proposition for both sides," says Beyer. "But Netanyahu approaches the peace process on the basis that Israel loses when the Palestinians gain." In other words, for Bibi, peace is the continuation of war by other means. Which means we may hear some pretty creative excuses before he orders home any Israeli troops...
...been asleep and hadn't authorized any departure. (In fact, American officials said, he had given the orders to load the helicopters for the flight to Andrews Air Force Base.) The blowout wasn't a total surprise: U.S. officials had written memos predicting at least one, probably two, Bibi meltdowns en route to a deal. At 2 a.m., the first meltdown controlled, the Americans gave both sides a draft agreement...
...Bibi wasn't finished. The Prime Minister pulled Clinton aside and said he had just one more matter to raise: clemency for Jonathan Pollard, the U.S. intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel. Netanyahu said he needed the release to mollify hard-liners in his Cabinet. Simultaneously, Netanyahu's aides tried to "create a little reality," according to a U.S. official, by telling the press that Clinton had consented--which he hadn't. American officials were livid. At 9 a.m., Netanyahu told Clinton he wanted to take a nap. When he awoke three hours later, having reaped the benefits...