Word: oslo
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...emergence of similar initiatives at the political margins and in civil society has often been the precursor, in other conflict situations, to direct political negotiations between the protagonists. The fact that they're occurring almost a decade after the Oslo agreements is an indicator of the extent to which that process has collapsed. But also of the recognition by growing constituencies on both sides that, sooner or later, they will have no alternative but to start over...
Though Arafat once had solid ties with Iran, the Islamic regime turned its back on him in 1993 when he signed the Oslo peace accord with Israel, which Tehran regards as anathema. Iran focused its attentions instead on Hizballah, which for years fought Israeli soldiers occupying southern Lebanon. That battle lost its ferocity in May 2000, when Israel pulled out of Lebanon. The new Palestinian intifadeh, now 15 months old, offered Iran a fresh opportunity to export extremism. First, Iran's proxy Hizballah set up its own infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza. Then, early last year, Iran organized...
...Fears that the latest escalation could plunge peace efforts back into the deep freeze appear to be confirmed by a Jerusalem Post report that a senior Israeli military officer has suggested that Israel may have to reoccupy territories ceded to Arafat under the Oslo Accord. And it's not just a hawkish general who's thinking that way. The Post also reports that Labor Party leader Benjamin Ben-Eliezer on Thursday justified his decision to remain in Ariel Sharon's unity cabinet with a claim that he and his colleagues had managed to block a cabinet proposal to recapture territory...
...Though Arafat once had solid ties with Iran, the Islamic regime turned its back on him in 1993 when he signed the Oslo peace accord with Israel, which Tehran regards as anathema. Iran focused its attentions instead on Hizballah, which for years fought Israeli soldiers occupying southern Lebanon. That battle lost its ferocity in May 2000, when Israel pulled out of Lebanon. The new Palestinian intifadeh, now 15 months old, offered Iran a fresh opportunity to export extremism. First, Iran's proxy Hizballah set up its own infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza. Then, early last year, Iran organized...
...things Ariel Sharon can usually count on to make his life easier: Yasser Arafat's knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory; and the fact that Arafat's radical Islamic opposition shares the Israeli leader's distaste for the Oslo peace process. Sharon, a month after declaring Arafat "irrelevant" and trying in vain to convince the U.S. to do the same, nearly found himself in the uncomfortable position of having to renew political negotiations with Arafat before two incidents saved him. First, a boatload of weapons apparently meant for the Palestinian authority was intercepted by the Israelis. Then...