Word: statehooder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...candidate for the U.S. Senate, Clinton cannot ignore the issue of Israel-Palestinian relations. Nor can she continue to avoid questions on Palestinian statehood. She cannot continue to flip-flop, like she did on the issue of clemency for 16 Puerto Rican separatists in September. She will have to put forth her own education plans, instead of merely criticizing Republican tax cuts. And instead of straddling the fence as she did last October, she will have to decide for certain whether she roots for the Mets or the Yankees...
...currently on the table were considered too contentious to tackle. But instead of building the trust and confidence of both sides in the peace process, the last five years of incremental agreements and breakdowns has, in fact, increased mutual suspicion and hostility. That's left issues such as Palestinian statehood, the status of Jerusalem, the future of Israeli settlers on the West Bank and the rights of Palestinian refugees abroad to be finalized in a less-than-conducive atmosphere...
With her Jerusalem letter, Hillary was working hard to undo some of the damage she did among Jews in May 1998, when she made the mistake of saying what most Americans think--that the Palestinians should have a state of their own. (Her latest position doesn't preclude statehood, it seems, so long as the new state's capital isn't Jerusalem...
...wave of protests on this issue would give Arafat an opportunity to rally his own supporters, who've had to accept some backing down over the promise to declare a Palestinian state on May 4," says Beyer. On the other hand, the reason for Arafat's soft-pedaling the statehood issue has been a desire to avoid stampeding Israeli voters to the right. "Clearly, Arafat wants to do whatever he can to ensure Netanyahu's defeat at the polls," says Beyer...
Ross reassured the audience that Israel will likely have many more birthdays since several Arab states--previous enemies of Israel--agreed to recognize Israeli statehood in 1993. He said there must be continued efforts for lasting peace in the region...