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...Western Arab governments from Egypt to Saudi Arabia who would be expected to underwrite such a deal. And with a majority of the Knesset voting against Barak at last count, the Israeli leader's ability to deliver is considerably diminished - and the experience of having to negotiate with Benjamin Netanyahu in implementing a deal struck by his predecessor will be one the Palestinians won't be looking to repeat. So it may suit both sides now to simply continue making piecemeal agreements rather than trying to conclude a final deal, even if that leaves high and dry a U.S. president...
...offer equitable concessions. And though this may seem like political suicide - Barak runs the daily risk of losing his position to a Likud-led no-confidence vote - he can claim two key factors in his favor: The Palestinians would rather deal with him than with Ariel Sharon or Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Knesset may be less likely to oust him if he appears to have found a path to peace. It may be wishful thinking, but these days in the Middle East there isn't much else left...
...over them is a pledge made by Palestinian leader YASSER ARAFAT to declare a Palestinian state by year's end, with or without Israel's acquiescence. During his interview with TIME (see WORLD), Prime Minister EHUD BARAK revealed a position not unlike that of his hard-line predecessor BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. Barak says if Arafat unilaterally declares a fully sovereign state in all the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel would respond by unilaterally annexing Palestinian territories Israel wants to keep for itself, a move long avoided because of the international controversy it would stir. Arafat, says Barak, "will ask recognition...
...government - not least because China itself lurks as a perennial hot-button domestic issue at election time. Israel can count on strong support in both parties on Capitol Hill when it comes to the peace process, and Republicans were even happy to underwrite former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's constant efforts to sabotage it, but kissing up to China might offend some traditionally pro-Israel GOP conservatives. Still, Barak might not tempt fate unless he was fairly secure in Israel's ability, if push comes to shove, to muster greater congressional support than its critics. After all, he ultimately knows...
Madeleine Albright is finding Israeli Prime Minister EHUD BARAK easier to deal with than his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, who always had to be dragged into peace talks. Even so, Albright headed for the Middle East again this week and had to try to untangle more of the same old squabbles...