Word: israel
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...many respects, a quiet gift: the present called the Wye River Memorandum. Its terms are modest. It provides for the return of a parcel of sparsely inhabited land in the West Bank. It firms up the details of the implementation of accords the P.L.O. and Israel had reached in 1993. Far tougher disputes remain, including the future of Jerusalem and the return of Palestinian refugees. According to the original timetable, all these must be settled by next May--when Arafat has threatened to declare a Palestinian state. But last week's accord, fought for and won over nine tumultuous days...
...kitchen-sink collection of complaints. Once the core security problems were solved, it was clear to Clinton that two emotional issues were blocking progress. For the Palestinians, it was the release of prisoners held in Israeli jails. For the Israelis, it was revising the P.L.O. charter's call for Israel's destruction. That night by a fireplace, Clinton sat down with Arafat, Netanyahu and aides and told them, "I want to clearly understand where you stand on each issue." For four hours, patiently, deliberately, he urged them to explain their position. At the end, Clinton suggested they defer everything except...
...Summit will likely be studied by diplomatic historians for years to come. After nine days of tense negotiations and high drama, Israel and the Palestinians signed an agreement last Friday that will push forward the heretofore stalled implementation of the Oslo Accords. Both sides made significant concessions, including the implementation of points agreed upon at Oslo as well as new ones, and both deserve the commendation of the international community for taking the brave steps necessary for a true and lasting peace...
...Yasser Arafat has accepted important anti-terrorism measures that will make his domestic situation similarly unpleasant. Particularly important are the concrete measures to confiscate illegal weapons and to monitor the incitement of violence; symbolically important is his agreement to delete passages from the PLO's constitution that call for Israel's destruction...
Benjamin Netanyahu may be under fire at home, but don't expect him to be toppled. As West Bank settlers barricaded roads, right-wingers in Israel's parliament failed on Monday to pass a no-confidence vote over the Wye agreement. "The opposition has promised to back Netanyahu over the agreement," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "That doesn't mean they won't push for early election so that they can unseat him and take forward the peace process themselves...