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...hardly dried on the bill passed by the Knesset making it legal for Israeli citizens to talk to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Taking swift advantage, none other than Yasser Arafat was on the line from his headquarters in Tunisia to an Israeli television talk show, offering his enemies a "piece of the peace." Still, the government insists it will not speak directly to the P.L.O., despite leftists in the ruling coalition advocating an open dialogue...
...many, none of this came soon enough. Turkey complained that its warnings about threats to its citizens had not been heeded. In Israel reaction to the neo-Nazi violence was even stronger. Calls for economic and tourist boycotts were widely voiced, and a Knesset delegation canceled a trip to Germany in protest. Said Foreign Minister Shimon Peres: "We turn to ((Germany)) with a demand to implement existing laws, pass new ones and outlaw all those who threaten the right to life of any human being...
...ISraeli law under which anyone who talks to representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization for any reason can be jailed for three years. But last week a motion by the Labor-led government to repeal that law cleared the first of three readings in the Knesset. Though the margin was the smallest possible, 37 to 36, final passage appears likely, since opponents made their maximum effort to defeat the repeal on the first round; the Likud Party even had five of its members hide in their cars until moments before the vote in an attempt to throw off government tallies...
...electrifying maiden speech to the Knesset was intended to warm the atmosphere with the Palestinians. Differentiating himself from the intransigent Shamir, Rabin set a reasoned and pragmatic tone, inviting the Palestinian negotiators for an informal parley before the next formal session in Rome, in a month or two, and pledging to bargain continuously until agreement is reached. "Rabin believes that the expectations the Israeli public has of him are very high," says Gad Yaacobi, designated to become Israel's next U.N. ambassador. "He would like to fulfill them early on in his term so as not to erode his political...
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir was virtually catatonic as he gazed at the TV screen, learning for the first time the results of exit polls that accurately predicted his Likud party's drubbing in national elections last week. The rival Labor Party took 44 of the 120 Knesset seats (vs. 39 in the previous parliament), Likud a pitiful 32 (vs. 40) -- its worst performance since the party's first outing, in 1973. The poor showing prompted Shamir to announce he would retire from politics soon, setting the stage for a fierce battle for the Likud leadership. One contender, Defense Minister Moshe...