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...INTERVIEWS WITH the Crimson last week, Olmert and Aloni expressed markedly different positions on key policy questions, differences which reflect the depth of the rift in Israeli political thought...
...Ehud Olmert is the youngest members of the Knesset at 29. As a representative of Likud, the right-wing opposition, he maintains a hard line on any concessions by Israel. Olmert sees himself in agreement with Likud chairman Menahem Begin, the former commander of the mandate period terrorist organization, Irgun Zwai Leumi, who has been the symbol of the Israeli right throughout the history of the state...
...Olmert is far less flexible on the Palestinian question. "The P.L.O. has a clearly stated purpose, articulated in the Palestinian National Covenant, the destruction of Israel. There can be no negotiations with the P.L.O. until the covenant is abolished...
...Olmert is extremely dubious about the possibility of Arab governments relaxing their stance and recognizing Israel. "Political positions among the Arabs may have changed, but the basic Arab approach has not. Sadat has never promised to sign a peace treaty, and he has said that a return to the pre-Six Day War boundaries will not even bring about a state of non-belligerency. He is only prepared to negotiate on a military level, not on a political...