Word: jerusalem
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...Oslo Accords that no changes will be made in the disputed city until final status negotiations are concluded." Israel's actions in no way violate the Oslo Accords. Article I of the Interim Agreement, Oslo II, states that Israel shall continue to exercise exclusive power and responsibilities over Jerusalem. There are no prohibitions in the Accords against Israeli archaelogical maneuvers anywhere in Jerusalem...
...this discussion, let us not forget the very cause for the apparent sequel to the intifadah. In their letter published in yesterday's issue of The Crimson, Ramy M. Tadrous '97 and Mohamad M. Al-Ississ '00 claim that "the on-going violence in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza was directly provoked by the Israeli opening of a tunnel which borders the foundations of [Al-Aksa]" Mosque. What the Palestinians claim to be in such a huff and a puff about is an innocuous, inconspicuous and wholly inoffensive tunnel. Last July, I had the privilege of visiting...
Throughout the past week, Arafat has demonstrated his new penchant for referring to the (not surprisingly) strong Jewish presence in Jerusalem as the "Judaization of Jerusalem." Arafat has conveniently forgotten the central importance of Jerusalem to the Jews throughout their history. Over the centuries that the Jews were exiled from their homeland, and to this very day, observant Jews continue to face Jerusalem as they pray three times daily. The city has remained a symbol of hope for Jews living in oppressive regimes in countless countries over the ages. Just last week, Jews in the Diaspora concluded the Yom Kippur...
Many Israelis were duped into accepting the ill-founded and sacrificial Oslo Accords. The Palestinians should not count on it happening again when it comes to negotiations over Jerusalem. Polls show that on the subject of their capital, Israelis are united. Moreover, the Israelis are likely to be doubly cautious since the latest violence has revealed some of their peace partners to be wolves dressed in sheep's clothing. Israel was forced by the Clinton administration, with the rest of the world community in tow, to arm its enemy to the hilt. The rules of logic dictated that such...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met for face-to-face talks Tuesday at the White House for the first time since riots last week in Jerusalem raised new doubts about the future of peace negotiations. President Clinton is hosting a two-day summit between the two leaders and Jordan's King Hussein. TIME's Lewis Simons reports that both sides are eager to reverse the violence that erupted after Israel opened a controversial tunnel in Arab East Jerusalem near Muslim holy sites. "Netanyahu and Arafat felt things escalated beyond what they anticipated...