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...Peres and Arafat reportedly had some doubts about the proposed settlement, but felt the understandings might serve as a useful basis for negotiations, said Ibrahim Khreishe, a senior Palestinian Authority official. "The notion that Peres was ready to accept a Palestinian state is not a secret," says TIME's Johanna McGeary. "The question is, how accurate is this depiction of the negotiations? Were these talks real negotiation or purely speculative talk? At any rate, Netanyahu will never agree to such a settlement. He has to continue talking like a nice guy, but there is no reason to feel hopeful...
...aspects of the same problem. It's an illusion to think otherwise. Neither difficult situation will be solved by politicians and unions who still think only of national interests or by consumers indifferent to the health and future of all children, in both rich and poor nations and families. JOHANNA BURKE Ganderkesee, Germany...
...found Johanna Mcgeary's review of Karen Armstrong's Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths [BOOKS, June 3] enlightening and logical in spite of the "never-ending" religious family feud in that city. Armstrong, in her history of Jerusalem, rightly says true holiness never triumphed in the Holy City. The best solution to the dispute over which religion shall reign is a three-seat throne overseen by NATO. In addition to monitoring the government, NATO could provide peacekeeping troops that would be charged with guarding the ruins of the Temple, just in case soldiers of one religion tried to rebuild...
...particularly proud of this award, given the circumstances under which it was earned. In Jerusalem senior foreign correspondent (and acting bureau chief) Johanna McGeary was visiting with journalist friends at 9 p.m. Israeli time when she heard the news. She raced to the bureau, making calls on her cell phone all the way. By the time she reached the office, she says, "everybody was mobilized...
JERUSALEM: TIME's Johanna McGeary says the attacks on Hizballah guerrillas in Lebanon are largely a result of political pressure Israeli Prime Minister Peres faces as the May 29 parliamentary elections near. "Peres' perceived weakness is that he is not tough enough," says McGeary. "He now has the opportunity, given the recent firings of Katyusha rockets into northern Israel, to show voters that he will act decisively against threats to Israeli security." The U.S. response to the attack has so far been decidedly low key. The White House urged restraint, but placed the blame on Hizballah for firing rockets into...