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Public support is vital for Rabin. In the wake of Aryeh Deri's forced resignation from the cabinet over financial misdeeds, Shas (Deri's party) participation in the Labor-led coalition is hanging by a thread. Shas is the only "religious" party in the coalition and joined it amid cries of betrayal from the other conservative, religious parties. Although it is a small party with only a few votes in the Knesset, its absence from the coalition would mean that Rabin would be forced to rely on Arab party votes to sustain his majority. If Rabin and the Labor party...
Many other issues are of vital importance to a successful implementation of the principles signed last Monday--economic aid, in particular. But the coming months will also show whether two aging politicians, Rabin and Arafat, can succeed in a world where Godot has arrived...
Plain words, devoid of the electricity of "All men are created equal" or "Liberty, equality, fraternity" or "Workers of the world, unite!" Certainly the image of Rabin and Arafat, once implacable enemies, standing together on the White House lawn captures the drama of the moment more vividly than these words. But the Arafat-Rabin letters will echo loudly through history precisely because of their practical quality. War cries tend to strident emotionalism, while bitter enemies feeling their way toward reconciliation speak wisely in tones of caution. In this case the very flatness of the words was reassuring; Arafat and Rabin...
...Letter signed in Jerusalem by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin...
...agreed to inform Rabin as soon as day broke in Israel. Shortly after midnight Christopher phoned Rabin, who had already heard the news from the Israeli embassy in Washington. "And so Mr. Rabin said, 'If he is coming, I have no other alternative. I'll come,' " recounted a senior Israeli government official. The official emphasized that Rabin did not feel he had any choice. "If No. 1 is coming, then another No. 1 must come," he said. "But you can be sure ((Rabin)) is not satisfied with it. He doesn't like this personality, Mr. Arafat, his past...