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...fragility of the new order was obvious as the week progressed, and the recognition talks bore no immediate fruit. Both sides share an urgent desire to reach such an agreement, yet translating that into precise language is proving frustratingly difficult. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres insisted that the deal to give self-rule to the Gaza Strip and Jericho would be implemented even without the mutual-recognition pact, but formal, reciprocal acknowledgment of legitimacy is crucial to finding a broad, permanent settlement...
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres suggested that Israel and the Palestinians were near agreement on a plan for limited Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank town of Jericho. The arrangement would include the withdrawal of Israeli troops from population centers in those two places. Peres says he is hoping for "a breakthrough" during the round of peace talks that begins this week...
...July 6, 1976 eulogy, Israel's then-Defense Minister Shimon Peres lauded Netanyahu's courage and compassion...
...enough. Turkey complained that its warnings about threats to its citizens had not been heeded. In Israel reaction to the neo-Nazi violence was even stronger. Calls for economic and tourist boycotts were widely voiced, and a Knesset delegation canceled a trip to Germany in protest. Said Foreign Minister Shimon Peres: "We turn to ((Germany)) with a demand to implement existing laws, pass new ones and outlaw all those who threaten the right to life of any human being...
...Likud, Sunday's assault on Musawi was a well-timed reminder to voters that it is implacably committed to the country's physical security. As expected, Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir got the nod from his bloc. In Israel's first primary ever, Labor members elected Yitzhak Rabin to replace Shimon Peres...