Word: palestinian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cairo and Jerusalem imply no resolution of their fundamental differences. The major open issues: Israel refuses to meet with representatives of the P.L.O. and insists that talks stick to its scheme for elections in the occupied territories leading to limited self-rule. The P.L.O. is determined to choose the Palestinian delegation and pursue the creation of an independent homeland. The next step is for the foreign ministers of Israel and Egypt to meet with Baker to shape the direct IsraeliPalestinian meetings...
Perhaps most disturbing to me were the letters that attributed sinister motives to my criticism of Israel. One reader informed me that he could not brook criticism from anyone "whose political purpose goes beyond that of Palestinian nationalism and human rights...
...many Israelis, these killings are proof that the uprising is merely a brutish expression of Palestinian hostility. But that attitude ignores the fundamental accomplishments of the intifadeh. Two years of prime-time revolt have wrought an extraordinary shift in international, and especially U.S., public opinion, convincing many of Israel's supporters that the Jewish nation's continued rule over 1.7 million Arabs is dangerous and absurd. And after decades of serving as pawns for larger powers, the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have taken control of the Arab struggle against Israel, forcing the rest of the Arab world...
Jerusalem has been in the middle of a game of hot potato ever since. The main obstacle: how to assemble a Palestinian delegation that gives Arafat a voice but allows Israel to pretend that the P.L.O. is not party to negotiations. So far, no formula has been found. While the U.S. is growing impatient with Shamir's delaying tactics, President Bush appears unwilling to expend his political capital by pressuring Shamir. Privately, many U.S. officials have concluded that Shamir is incapable of compromise...
With U.S. military help, she holds on to power. Salvadoran guerrillas declare near total war. The Palestinian uprising two years later...