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Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres took it all in. The bombers, Islamist radicals determined to wreck the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, had just claimed their 56th victim in nine days. They had turned Israeli public opinion so strongly against Peres' dovish policies that he was in serious danger of losing power in May 29 elections. For the first time, terrorists had put the nascent peace, the project on which Peres' place in history depends, in serious jeopardy...
JERUSALEM: Bolstered by Wednesday's multinational security conference, President Clinton today pledged more than $100 million to Israel to help combat terrorism. Clinton also promised stronger security ties with Israel as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres one day after 28 world leaders gathered in Egypt for an unprecedented summit against terrorism. Clinton acknowledged that stopping suicide bombers who have terrorized Israel since Feb. 25, is a near impossible task. "You couldn't do it before the meeting and we can't do it in six months time," Clinton said. "I wish I had it in my power...
...Palestinian lands remain sealed off, as they have been for the past two and a half weeks. Wednesday, for the first time, a convoy of food trucks was allowed to pass into the Gaza Strip but Palestinian produce, still not allowed into Israel, rots at the roadblocks. Prime Minister Shimon Peres vowed to keep Palestinian lands sealed off until those responsible for the bombings are in jail. The block imposed February 25 has created food shortages, widespread unemployment and an increasingly angry Palestinian population. Speaking at the summit, Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat condemned Israel's actions, saying they undermine...
Worse for Hamas, Israel has again decided to close its borders to Palestinian laborers, causing hardship for tens of thousands of families. In the aftermath of the first bombings, Labor Prime Minister Shimon Peres lost his 15-point advantage in the polls over the opposition Likud's chairman Benjamin Netanyahu. The fallout from the most recent blast will further erode Peres' position. With elections scheduled for May 29, the government must appear firm. The borders may remain closed for months...
...important step. "This signals a whole new level of confrontation of terrorism. For Clinton to pack his bags so swiftly to come here sends a message in bold capital letters that the world is taking this seriously." The summit could also give a needed boost to Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres before May's election. Peres has been under attack for not taking a harder stand against Hamas. "Politically it always helps an Israeli prime minister to be seen as close to an American administration," Beyer says. White House spokesman Mike McCurry said it would be reassuring to Israelis...