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...Israel -- Knesset: During a December debate, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres expressed mild disapproval of the biblical King David's ethics (he slept with Bathsheba, a married woman, and arranged to have her husband killed). Peres' comments outraged members of religious parties. One shouted, "Shut up! You will not give out grades to King David!" and physically menaced Peres; another was so upset he had to be treated for high blood pressure. (A year earlier a Labor Party member had set off a similar fracas by suggesting King David was bisexual...
...unlike far more optimistic recent public surveys, had an unusually large sample size of 10,000 respondents. TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer says Laborites expected a popularity bubble after Israel's new peace treaty with Jordan, the granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and an optimistic economic outlook. Instead, she says, public opinion is dwelling on drawn-out negotiations with Syria, growing tension with an old ally, Egypt, and failures of the peace process with the PLO While there is still time for Labor to recover before the scheduled 1996 elections, Beyer...
...activities sponsoring terrorism. Diplomats said the move reflected the EU's view that Syria no longer supported terrorists. The move is part of a larger Western effort to improve relations with Damascus: Last month, for instance, President Clinton visited Damascus promoting peace efforts. Today, however, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said the embargo should remain in place as long as Syria refuses to negotiate a peace pact with his country. Today, U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher announced a three-day Middle East trip next week in an effort to get Israel and Syria to reopen negotiations.Post your opinion...
Pushing ahead with peace talks that some in their respective constituencies oppose -- often violently -- PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign minister Shimon Peres met in Brussels to hammer out an agreement on elections in Palestinian-ruled territories. The two sides didn't give details, but hinted that the talks were positive. "The Israelis understand our need for quick elections," Arafat said. "At the same time, we have to understand their need for security." The leaders met in the aftermath ofincreasing bloodshed in Gazaand the West Bank. The most recent victim of the violence was buried today, a West Bank...
...same day Waxman's kidnapping ended in death, Arafat, Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres were named recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. The award was not without controversy. Committee member Kare Kristiansen of Norway resigned, saying Arafat's past "was tainted with violence, terrorism and bloodshed...