Word: perese
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As Sharon surveys the burning Palestinian territories and Israel's simmering border with Lebanon, every conflict looks existential. Sharon had a hand in each of Israel's wars, from the wound he received in the Battle of Latrun in 1948 through his controversial role as Defense Minister during the Lebanon...
If Sharon imagines a muscular sort of peace, Peres, despite all the setbacks, still dreams of something softer. Peres and Sharon go back more than a half-century; as a defense ministry official, Peres introduced the firebrand young officer to Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, in 1948...
Peres was instrumental in defusing the battle for Beit Jala last week--a battle that grew partially out of Sharon's need to ensure that Arafat doesn't view him as a weak leader. The Palestinian-controlled town has been the base for gunmen shooting at the Gilo neighborhood on...
It took more than a day of feverish diplomacy for Peres to bring Arafat around. Sharon updated his ministers on Arafat's commitment Wednesday night. "Of course, our working assumption must be that Arafat's going to keep his word," Sharon said, then smiled, sardonically. The Cabinet burst into laughter...
Meanwhile, Israel's other old man goes about his business; searching for a cease-fire. Peres is trying to set up a meeting this week with Arafat. He has Sharon's blessing. But if the near war stops, the world will be waiting to see how Sharon builds a near...