Word: israel
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...TREATY] International Criminal Court Treaty [GENERAL PURPOSE] To establish a court with jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes [OTHER HOLDOUTS] China, Iraq, Libya, Qatar, Yemen, Israel...
...official. Two months after prosecutors agreed to a plea bargain with Maryland killer Samuel Sheinbein, an Israeli court officially sentenced him to 24 years in prison for the 1997 killing of fellow teen Alfred Tello. So ends a two-year struggle that strained U.S.-Israeli relations and caused Israel to reevaluate its self-conception as a state of refuge. It started in the fall of 1997, when Sheinbein fled Maryland to Israel soon after the discovery of Tello's burned and dismembered body. Preferring to take his chances with the Israeli justice system, Sheinbein fought extradition back...
...somewhat unusual in a democracy for police to barge in on the former prime minister and search his house, but Israel isn't exactly reeling with shock over the corruption investigation of Bibi Netanyahu. Mr. Netanyahu was due to be questioned by police on embezzlement allegations Thursday, following a Wednesday police raid in which dozens of valuables ? believed to be gifts presented him while in office ? were removed from his house. "There were certainly rumors of corruption during Netanyahu's term in office, and nobody was particularly shocked at allegations that he and his wife had pilfered the state silver...
Another impetus is the ticking of the American political clock. U.S. officials say Assad believes President Clinton can help him get Syria's best deal with Israel. He knows, they add, that otherwise Syria will have to wait for a new U.S. President. Assad's aim is to enhance Syria's long-term stability by achieving a "cold peace" with Israel. His hope is to go down in history both as a peacemaker and as the Arab struggler who remained steadfast long after the Sadats, the Husseins and the Arafats did separate deals behind his back. He can portray...
Will Assad's negotiators ever get back to the table and make this deal? The negotiations center on a simple-sounding swap: Israel returns the Golan and Syria delivers peace, including security arrangements and normal relations between the two nations. But there's nothing simple about the agreement. Israel insists that any return has to be gradual, a step-by-step process designed to boost each side's confidence. The Syrians claim that Israel, during Rabin's tenure, agreed to hand back the entire Golan Heights. Damascus now demands that negotations begin with that concession in the bag. Barak...