Word: palestinians
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After more than an hour of discussion, Bush endorsed the "achievement of Palestinian political rights" and said a "properly structured" international peace conference could play a useful role. He said "a new atmosphere" must be created between Israel and Arab nations...
...Palestinian uprising and the U.S.-P.L.O. dialogue increase Syria's isolation from the rest of the Arab world...
...position toward the Palestinian cause did not begin with the creation of the P.L.O. We believe Israel has aspirations beyond Palestinian territory. Israel aspires to the establishment of a state from the Nile to the Euphrates...
...P.L.O. The intelligence assessment came a fortnight after a critical report from the prestigious Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University. In a study sponsored by the American Jewish Congress, the think tank concluded that none of the long-term peace options that either Shamir or the Palestinian leadership considers acceptable have any chance to succeed. The scholars argued that moving beyond the status quo requires a long process of mutual accommodation starting with direct talks with the P.L.O. and possibly ending with creation of a circumscribed Palestinian state...
...expects the Israeli leader to bring along some ideas when he sees Bush on April 6. At the same time, the Administration suggests modest concessions by both sides as first steps toward an eventual agreement. On Israel's part, such "confidence- building measures" would include releasing at least some Palestinians imprisoned during the intifadeh and holding elections leading to a limited form of autonomy for Gaza and the West Bank. The U.S. is also urging Jerusalem to start talking to Palestinian leaders who live in the occupied territories but do not belong to the P.L.O. Much to Shamir's displeasure...