Word: jericho
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...school of thought in the government argues that Palestinian self-rule should be limited to the Gaza Strip and Jericho and not expanded, as promised, to the rest of the West Bank -- at least until Arafat proves he can effectively govern Gaza. The alternate view holds that Israel must help Arafat by granting him a political victory, namely extending autonomy to the West Bank as soon as possible. Dromi believes the second school will...
...which adamantly oppose his peace accord with Israel and are trying to sabotage it with violence. The extremists focused their attacks on Israel and areas of the West Bank still under Israeli control. Arafat, for the most part, left them alone within his jurisdiction in the Gaza Strip and Jericho, despite Israeli pressure to crack down...
...Palestinian's standing in the Gaza Strip had dropped so low that the Israeli leader -- though no fan of Arafat's -- felt it necessary to prop him up with promises to ease an economic boycott and expand Palestinian autonomy, which is limited to enclaves in the Gaza Strip and Jericho, to the rest of the West Bank. "The situation is alarming," said a senior Israeli negotiator. "We are worried that our agreements will be overturned if the Palestinians don't show progress...
...French painter and a city." The answer: "Jericho and Gericault...
Still, the rash of violence poses an enormous test for the peace process. Israel has insisted it will not expand Palestinian self-rule beyond the enclaves in the Gaza Strip and Jericho unless Arafat works harder to ensure Israeli safety by containing Muslim extremists. So far, the P.L.O. chairman has been unwilling to do that. Israelis hope the latest outrages will jolt him into action, but that would be a major departure for Arafat. "The question now," says a U.S. diplomat in Jerusalem, "is whether this man, who has survived by making compromises with his opponents, is capable of wisely...