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...percent for Peres. Israel's course toward peace has been pursued aggressively by both Peres and his Labor Party predecessor, Yitzak Rabin, assassinated last November. Netanyahu has come to grudgingly accept the accords granting the Palestinian Authority limited self- rule in Gaza and the West Bank, but opposes Palestinian statehood or trading occupied land for peace with Israel's neighbors. He has moderated his tough stance on the PLO, saying recently that he would meet with Yasser Arafat. Despite the election's dramic turn, Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer says a Netanyahu victory would not alter Israeli policy, at least...
...pursued aggressively by both Peres and his Labor Party predecessor, Yitzak Rabin, who was assassinated last November by right-wing rabbinical student Yigal Amir. Netanyahu has come grudgingly to accept the accords granting the Palestinian Authority limited self-rule in Gaza and the West Bank, but he opposes Palestinian statehood and trading occupied land for peace with Israel's neighbors. During his campaign for the office of Prime Minister, he has moderated his hard line on Yasser Arafat, saying recently that he would negotiate with the Palestinian leader. Despite the high stakes, the campaign has been run in an uncharacteristically...
...Palestinian self-rule so far. When Arafat entered the Gaza Strip, he and his aides raised expectations to an absurd height. The initial euphoria was sure to ebb, but Gazans could reasonably have hoped for competence and fairness, pride in their new government and a sense of momentum toward statehood. Instead they have seen organizational anarchy, corruption and autocracy. Meanwhile, the realization is sinking in that the Israelis will exercise some control over their lives for the foreseeable future. As they watch their cheap flags fly in faded tatters, many Palestinians would echo the words of one of Arafat...
...article also states that "Israel proceeded to carry out one of the most stable transitions into democratic statehood...in January of 1949 [Israel] extend[ed] votes and citizenship rights equally to all, including its substantial Arab minority." Yet until after 1956, Palestinians living in Israel needed to obtain travel permits in order to leave their towns. In South Africa, this is known as apartheid. What kind of democracy discriminates against some of its people based on race...
Decades of preparation paid off as Israel proceeded to carry out one of the most stable transitions into democratic statehood in modern history. With no attempt to prolong the provisional government, Israel held its first in a long series of elections in January of 1949, extending votes and citizenship rights equally to all, including its substantial Arab minority...