Word: jerusalem
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...JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to slow the withdrawal of his troops from the town of Hebron, the last occupied town in the West Bank. His proposal will contradict part of the Israel-PLO autonomy accord agreed to by PLO leader Yasser Arafat and former Prime Minister Shimon Peres. Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai will present the proposal, which calls for Israeli troops to continue to patrol both the streets of Hebron and the corridor between Hebron and the nearby Israeli town of Kiryat Arba, gradually pulling out if no violence occurs. An Israeli government spokesman said the plan...
...Although Syria's government has not officially rejected the offer, an editorial in Tuesday's edition of Tishrin called the offer "honey-coated" but not serious. "Although Tishrin speaks for the Syrian government, its rejection is not exactly a total rejection of dialogue with the Israelis," says TIME's Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "Since there are no negotiations right now, both sides are at great liberty to say anything they want about each other, and they are. As far as the Golan is concerned, Tishrin has a point. Netanyahu says he wants unconditional dialogue while at the same time...
...role in mediating an Israeli-Syrian peace, and is actively seeking that chance. Better than any other Arab leader, Hussein seems to understand the new prime minister's cautious approach to the peace process. "There is a mutual trust between the two leaders," reports TIME's Jamil Hamad from Jerusalem. "They have known each other for some time and the two have met secretly several times. There are Israeli reports they've met twice since Netanyahu's election in late May." Hussein met with Syrian President Hafez Assad last weekend to discuss Israeli suggestions for an agreement under which Israeli...
...JERUSALEM: Before Benjamin Netanyahu won the Prime Ministership from Shimon Peres, Israeli officials had already struck a deal to create a Palestinian state, according to a senior adviser to Peres. In exchange for statehood, the Palestinians were prepared to drop demands for a capital in East Jerusalem, and allow Israel to annex about 10 percent of the West Bank. That understanding has been tabled by Netanyahu. His spokesman describes the deal as an "intellectual exercise," since neither side had formally agreed to them. Peres and Arafat reportedly had some doubts about the proposed settlement, but felt the understandings might serve...
...JERUSALEM: The four-year moratorium on the construction of Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank may be over. Israeli Army radio reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is living up to his hardline promises and is expected to allow new settlements and construction by the end of the week. Netanhayu has repeatedly promised to expand Jewish settlement in spite of stiff opposition from the Palestinian Authority, which sees more Israeli settlers as obstacles to a Palestinian state. "Netanyahu's decision to expand settlements is going to create trouble," says TIME's Jamil Hamad in Jerusalem. "The Palestinians...