Word: gaza
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...tacit endorsement of Jerusalem's policy of building Jewish settlements in the occupied territories. Quite the contrary, Shamir fears that if he capitulates to Bush and freezes construction of the Jewish settlements, the move might signal that a question mark hangs over the future of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem -- and as a result, his government might fall...
...meetings with his right-wing supporters, Shamir emphasized that he had not agreed to sacrifice -- or even discuss -- the status of Jerusalem and that there was no requirement for Israel to halt construction of new settlements in the territories or lift the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip by Israeli troops. "Trust me," Shamir told a gathering of Knesset members from the small rightist parties that hold his ruling Likud coalition together. "We won't withdraw one millimeter...
...Arabs have let Shamir arrange the chairs at the conference to suit himself. All sides have accepted the idea that the peace process will move in stages, with the first one intended to provide Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza with local self-government, not an independent state. The Palestine Liberation Organization is ruled out of the talks, and, if Shamir has his way, overt representatives of East Jerusalem will be too. The peace conference will serve only to start bilateral talks and will have no authority to make decisions...
...committed to follow through to a comprehensive settlement. Washington's foundations for the settlement, Bush reiterated, are Security Council resolutions 242 and 338, which call on Israel to trade land it has occupied since 1967 for security guarantees from the Arab states. In the U.S. view, the West Bank, Gaza, the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem are all negotiable...
...that Shamir will acquiesce and that the regional conference will convene in a few months. That would be a step toward the peace process but nothing close to an overall solution. Once the bilateral negotiations begin, Israel may go along with autonomy for Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza. But Shamir vows to oppose any territorial concessions, offering only what he calls "peace for peace...