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...Peres now faces a political dilemma. Any suggestion that Israel was returning to an "iron fist" policy in southern Lebanon might satisfy his Likud coalition partners. But a prolonged Israeli presence there would anger moderate Arab governments and undermine whatever prospects remain for Middle East peace talks. After King Hussein's announcement, however, those prospects already seemed pale indeed...
...Assad. The breakdown in talks may precipitate a new round of violence by Palestinians, who see diplomacy failing once again to resolve their problems. And it vastly increases the likelihood that Peres will be obliged to exchange jobs in the fall with Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir, head of the Likud. Under the terms of the prevailing coalition agreement, each man is supposed to hold the top position for 25 months. If Hussein's peace initiative had succeeded, Peres might have been able to call elections to determine whether Israel should participate. But in the absence of so important a national...
...jets carried out their mission, Peres had adversaries of a different kind to confront at his regular Sunday Cabinet meeting: hard-line members of the Likud bloc, the other major partner in his national unity government. Likud Cabinet members, led by Deputy Prime Minister David Levy and Minister for Industry and Trade Ariel Sharon, pounced on Peres. They charged that his U.N. speech violated a Labor-Likud policy that opposes an international Middle East peace conference. Unless Peres offered "clarifications," Levy and Sharon threatened that Likud would bolt the government. Likud Leader and Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Minister Without...
...that Peres is not at all averse to a government split-up, under the right circumstances. Encouraged by his peace efforts and an apparent upturn in the ravaged Israeli economy, the Labor leader is increasingly eager to face elections, especially since recent polls show his party well ahead of Likud, 38% to 24%. Whether or not there is a genuine start to peace talks between Israel and Jordan in the next few weeks or months, Peres will be sorely tempted to find a way to encourage his coalition partner to topple the government and force elections. Otherwise, under the national...
Under the threat of a further, indefinite strike, Peres delayed carrying out the most controversial parts of his program, including the wage freeze, suspension of the indexing system and government layoffs, pending negotiations with Histadrut. The Prime Minister faces opposition as well from the Likud Party, Labor's partner in the National Unity government. Seven Likud members , voted against the economic package in the Cabinet, although Likud grudgingly supported the government afterward in a vote of confidence by the Knesset...