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Ehud Barak's parliamentary setback can be easily repaired; it's the erosion of trust in his peacemaking ability that may cost him dearly. The Israeli leader suffered a dramatic 60-53 defeat in the Knesset Wednesday, after three of his coalition partners backed an opposition bill that would jeopardize chances of peace with Syria - the legislation requires that Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights be approved by a majority of eligiblevoters rather than simply those who bother to vote, making the necessary target more like 65 percent of the actual turnout. But the bill, which is still...
...parliamentary setback, however, simply confirmed the waning of the optimism over peace prospects that followed Barak's election. "Barak came in promising peace with the Syrians, but that's broken down," says Beyer. "He promised to produce a final agreement with the Palestinians, but instead those talks are absolutely frozen." And his promise of unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon by July looks more than shaky as Hezbollah guerrillas fight on unrelentingly. The consequence of breakdowns on the Syrian and Palestinian front, and Israel's bombing of Lebanon in response to Hezbollah attacks, has seen Barak's store of goodwill among...
Despite the setback the Crimson are confident that it can rebound quickly from this defeat. With games against Amherst, Penn, and Princeton coming up this week, however, the Crimson won't have much time to rest...
Like its Middle Eastern equivalent, Northern Ireland's peace process is perennially in crisis. But Monday's secret report by the Canadian overseer of the arms-decommissioning process could be a decisive setback. General John De Chastelain is widely expected to find little progress toward IRA disarmament in his report to the governments of Britain and the Republic of Ireland, and that has the Protestant Ulster Unionist Party - the largest party in the territory's historic joint administration - once again threatening to walk out, a move that would collapse the Northern Ireland Assembly and restore direct rule from London. "Disarmament...
...game losing streak, has a 62-51 win over Brown under its belt but fell 66-50 to Holy Cross. The Crimson, which is riding a three-game winning streak and a six-game home winning streak, has a 73-64 win over Brown, but suffered an 89-61 setback to Holy Cross. Earlier this season, Albany went through a dismal nine-game losing streak, going 0-for-December in the process...