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...also met in Israel with Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Shamir's coalition partner and political rival; Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin; and members of the parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defense committees...
...Nightline formats ranged from a dry but informative 75-minute survey of Israel's history (presented in two versions: Jewish and Palestinian) to live interviews with such figures as Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and, by satellite from Tunis, Palestine Liberation Organization Spokesman Bassam Abu Sharif. The centerpiece was Tuesday night's three-hour-plus "town meeting." Four members of the Israeli Knesset and three Palestinian representatives faced off against one another, symbolically divided by a wooden wall. In the audience were 600 Israelis and 150 Palestinians, who hooted and applauded partisan comments and occasionally asked pointed questions...
Foriegn Minister Shimon Peres said on Israel radio: "Israel will cut off the murderers' hands and will not let the evil terror achieve...
...Jerusalem, Cabinet and Knesset discussions of the peace proposal grew heated. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, who as head of the moderate Labor Party has backed the plan, spoke of a critical juncture for the country: "Perhaps for the first time in the history of Israel, we are about to turn our backs on the chance for peace." In Washington, Secretary of State George Shultz urged Israelis to address the "time bomb" of a rapidly growing population of disenfranchised Palestinians, adding that Israel's best defense is "seeking peace in the neighborhood...
...Washington last week. "When I was out there, the Israelis had the Egyptian Third Army surrounded in the Sinai and their army was pressing at the gates of Damascus. In addition, you now have a pair of extremely tough guys in ((Prime Minister Yitzhak)) Shamir and ((Foreign Minister Shimon)) Peres." Tougher than the U.S. might like, according to Kissinger. "Shultz doesn't know it, but it's in the nature of things that the Israelis won't settle until everyone's reached exhaustion, just to make sure they get a good deal...