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...Mubarak initiative. Though major stumbling blocks remain, the Egyptians and Israelis reached an accommodation on the sensitive issue of the P.L.O.'s role. Peres accepted a formula in which Palestinians who are not "declared members" of the P.L.O. could take part in the talks. Peres, moreover, did not insist that the P.L.O. be forbidden to pick those Palestinians, thus giving P.L.O. Leader Yasser Arafat the opportunity to play a behind-the-scenes role. Peres, however, rejected the first stage of Mubarak's plan--talks between the U.S. and a Jordanian-Palestinian delegation--on the grounds that Israel should...
...deficit should be attacked now, before the economy shows signs of weakness. They applauded President Reagan's goal of carving $50 billion out of Government spending in 1986, but said that the White House will have to compromise with Congress on where to cut. The economists expect Congress to insist on spending less for defense and more for social programs than is in the Reagan budget...
...Israelis have made it clear that they will not return to areas they have abandoned to prevent bloodletting among the Lebanese. But they insist that they will react if they perceive a direct threat to northern Israel. "Israel will have to respond to attacks," said Uri Savir, Peres' spokesman. The Prime Minister admitted that "nobody on earth can promise that we won't go back in and destroy." Peres, however, was unequivocal in expressing his hope that Israel would be leaving Lebanon for good. "We do not want to play the slightest role in Lebanese politics," he told reporters...
...demonstrate how easily a grenade could be turned into a land mine by a civilian "irregular." Similar booby traps, said Embree, "routinely" caused two casualties a day when his unit was on the move. This testimony, contended CBS Attorney David Boies, proved that McChristian and others were right to insist on including the so-called self-defense-force irregulars in the official enemy-troop estimate, or "order of battle...
...learned is to avoid separating victims from their families, since fear for the life and safety of a spouse and children is usually part of the trauma. Another concern is that doctors may be regarded as the enemy. Many torturers are dressed as white-coated specialists, and some even insist that victims call them "doctor" to help legitimize their physical abuse...