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...politicians, despite their misgivings, fell in behind the White House in its dealings with foreign countries has long gone: Newt Gingrich arrives in Israel tomorrow, and his guns are already blazing -- at President Clinton. An op-ed article he wrote for today?s Jerusalem Post offers reasons for the Netanyahu government to reject Washington?s compromise ultimatum on troop withdrawal from the West Bank. ?[Israel] cannot replace its generals' judgments on security concerns with the optimism of those who have never faced a threat to their survival,? wrote Gingrich...
...carrot was the "final status" talks Benjamin Netanyahu has long coveted. The stick? Well, there was no stick, and that, according to TIME Jerusalem correspondent Eric Silver, allowed Netanyahu to leave President Clinton all dressed up with nowhere to go Monday. Instead of hosting Netanyahu and Yasser Arafat at the White House, Clinton will be briefed by Madeleine Albright and Dennis Ross on their failure to get Israel to compromise...
...question now is whether the White House is prepared to apply any real pressure on Netanyahu to back down and revive the all-but-dead Oslo peace process. Netanyahu believes that domestic political concerns make it unlikely that Clinton will muster the political will to turn up the heat on Israel, says Silver. The Israeli leader brings his battle with the White House to Washington this week, meeting with congressional leaders on Thursday. Bibi will find the legislators keen to impress pro-Israel voters -- Republicans were falling over each other yesterday in the rush to use the debacle as their...
...because there?s no specific threat of retaliation, Netanyahu?s government believes America doesn?t intend to apply any real pressure,? says TIME Jerusalem correspondent Eric Silver. So the U.S. proposals won?t even be discussed at Israel?s Sunday cabinet meeting, and the Israeli media is reporting that Washington is prepared to extend its deadline by a week...
...envoy Dennis Ross arrives in Israel Friday for talks on resolving the standoff. ?Netanyahu is looking for a way of placating the Americans short of the full 13 percent withdrawal from the West Bank,? says Silver. And with the administration -- Hillary exempted -- backing away from tough love by week?s end, Netanyahu believes he?s won this round. After all, an ultimatum that doesn?t carry any consequences simply isn?t an ultimatum...