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Jerusalem, however, appears to be well locked in already. Shamir's | government came to power formally committed to "strengthen, broaden and develop" Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Its platform also insists that Arabs living in East Jerusalem will not be allowed to vote in the elections in the occupied territories that Shamir has proposed...
...interview with the Jerusalem Post, Shamir seemed to lay down a new condition for negotiations to arrange those elections. Said he: "There is nothing to discuss with those among the Palestinian Arabs who are opposed to autonomy." In Israel that is a code word for strictly limited self- government; the remark thus implied that Israel will talk only with Palestinians who abandon the idea of an eventual independent state. Any such condition would make it quite certain that no Palestinians would come to the bargaining table...
...that Shamir is in any hurry. He told the Post that "negotiations for resolving territorial conflicts take years. It can't go along at what is known as the 'American tempo.' " In his view, the main irritant between the U.S. and Israel is Washington's reluctance to break off talks with the Palestine Liberation Organization following an attempted seaborne terrorist attack on Israeli beaches by a P.L.O. faction...
...Shamir might well be unable to shift away from this adamant position even if he wanted to. Any softening of his line toward negotiations with the Palestinians would be sure to be rejected by hard-line minor parties and could easily destroy his coalition. That government, which squeaked through to confirmation with only 62 votes in the 120-seat Knesset, is unlikely to last until 1992, when elections are scheduled. Its fall might be the only thing that could bring better U.S.-Israeli relations. If Baker cannot wait to see whether and how soon that happens, Shamir's number...
...Yitzhak Shamir appoint David Levy as Israel's Foreign Minister? Because Levy can't say yes to Secretary of State James Baker's peace plan -- he does not speak English. That gag is a sample of many Israelis' reaction to Levy. His fastidious appearance and emotional style of speaking have spawned so many jokes that at least one collection has been published. "One of his problems is that people don't take him seriously," says former Cabinet Secretary Aryeh Naor...