Word: palestinian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Speaking to a packed Alumni Hall yesterday afternoon, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres declared his commitment to achieving a peaceful and secure Israel as well as a Palestinian state that will not be dominated by Israelis...
Peres, however, stopped short of saying that such a Palestinian state would be autonomous...
After weeks of setbacks, word came from Switzerland that the Middle East peace talks were back on track. But by week's end squabbles over the terms of Palestinian self-rule in Jericho and the Gaza Strip had once more brought things to a halt. Exasperated by splits between his Foreign and Defense ministries, Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin speculated that the present deadlock could last at least another three or four weeks...
Peres, who answered questions instead of delivering a prepared speech, mixed one-liners with serious answers about the possibilities for a Palestinian state...
...these reasons, the accord is flawed. Meanwhile, Israel is pressuring Arafat to use force to stifle Palestinian opposition to the plan. Under such Israeli pressure, the Palestinians are being forced to accept a peace that undermines our sovereignty...