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Israel Will Carry Out Second Troop Pullback
Monday, August 2, 1999; Page A01
Israel set a target date of October 1 to resume turning over areas of the West Bank to Palestinian control but still wants the Palestinians to agree to a delay in the final stage of the negotiated troop withdrawals, Prime Minister Ehud Barak said.
Barak and Arafat Meet to Discuss Peace
Monday, July 12, 1999; Page A01
In the first face-to-face meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Barak pledged to begin transferring territory and carrying out other provisions of the suspended U.S.-brokered Wye River accords.
Barak Takes Office, Calls for Peace
Wednesday, July 7, 1999; Page A01
As he is sworn in as Israel's 28th prime minister, Ehud Barak vowed to fight for peace in what he called an "historic chance" for ending the long cycle of war in the Middle East.
Key Partner Joins Barak Coalition
Thursday, July 1, 1999; Page A01
Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak announced that he has sealed a deal with Israel's largest religious party to join a broad coalition government widely expected to reinvigorate the dormant Middle East peace process.
Barak Wins Israeli Vote in Landslide
Tuesday, May 18, 1999; Page A01
Ehud Barak, a much-decorated retired general who has pledged to revive the Middle East peace process, swept to a landslide victory in Israeli national elections over Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his right-wing Likud party.
Netanyahu Orders Closure of Palestinian Offices in Jerusalem
Tuesday, May 11, 1999; Page A13
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of offices in the Palestinian headquarters in Jerusalem, risking a violent confrontation just days before Israel's national elections.
Palestinian Body Defers Decision
Friday, April 30, 1999; Page A18
The Palestinian leadership dropped its threat to declare an independent state next week, voting overwhelmingly to defer any decision until June, after Israel's national elections.
Clinton Asks For One Year for Mideast Talks
Tuesday, April 27, 1999; Page A10
Seeking to head off a Palestinian declaration of independence, President Clinton appealed to Israel and the Palestinian leadership to renew their peace talks swiftly and accept a one-year timetable for final settlement of their half-century-old conflict.
Netanyahu Wins Party Vote, Gets New Challenger
Tuesday, January 26, 1999; Page A13
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fended off one challenge to his leadership, but his victory was overshadowed by the emergence of another, potentially more potent adversary four months before a general election.
2nd Theft at D.C. Firm Hits Israeli Campaign
Wednesday, January 20, 1998; Page A01
Burglars for the second time in a week broke into the Capitol Hill office of a polling firm working for Israeli Labor Party leader Ehud Barak, stealing what sources said was sensitive material related to his election campaign and aggravating an already tense political situation in Israel.
Old Mentor Challenges Netanyahu in Party
Tuesday, January 12, 1998; Page A11
Moshe Arens, an elder statesman of Israeli politics who plucked Binyamin Netanyahu from obscurity 17 years ago and tirelessly promoted his career, announced today he will try to topple his old protege as the Likud Party's nominee for prime minister in the spring elections.
Begin Leaves Likud to Run Against Netanyahu
Tuesday, December 29, 1998; Page A10
Binyamin Begin, a leading figure of Israel's ruling Likud party, abandoned it, announcing he will form a new right-wing party to oppose Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in elections May 17.
Netanyahu's Odd Ally: Palestinians
Thursday, December 24, 1998; Page A13
With Israel on its way to early elections, the most
interesting wild card in the contest may turn out to be the Palestinians.
In No Time, Netanyahu Has Election
Challengers
Wednesday, December 23, 1998; Page A16
A day after Israel's parliament gave initial
approval to a measure that would dissolve the government and trigger
general elections in the first half of next year, the campaign season opened
abruptly with new challenges to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
Israelis Preparing For Likely Early Vote
Monday, December 21, 1998; Page A26
A critical vote
in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, is likely to determine whether early
elections for prime minister and a new Knesset will be held in the next few
months.
Clinton Fails to Win New Israeli Pullbacks
Wednesday, December 16, 1998; Page A33
President Clinton concluded a three-day visit to the Middle East that was rich in symbolism but short on tangible achievements, having failed to nudge Israel to resume the troop withdrawals from the West Bank that it agreed to in U.S.-brokered talks two months ago.
Conciliatory Words Aren't Bridging Gaps In Mideast or at Home
President Boosts Hopes Of Palestinian Sovereignty
Tuesday, December 15, 1998; Page A01
President Clinton gave a powerful boost to the cause of Palestinian sovereignty today as he became the first U.S. president to travel to Gaza, a troubled patch of land on the Mediterranean whose name for decades has been shorthand for the historic enmities of the Middle East.
Gaza Sees Visit as Sign of 'New Era'
Clinton Faces Skepticism on Mideast Trip
Monday, December 14, 1998; Page A01
President Clinton struggled to rescue the
floundering Middle East peace agreement, exhorting
Israelis and Palestinians to overcome a "history of heartbreak and loss"
despite ongoing violence and hatred.
Clinton Faces Skepticism on Mideast Trip
Sunday, December 13, 1998; Page A33
Despite his broad appeal, Israelis and Palestinians, who both tend
to regard President Clinton as the single indispensable man for Middle East peace,
agree he will have difficulty racking up durable results in his trip to the Middle East.
Israeli Cabinet Backs Troop Withdrawal
Friday, November 20, 1998; Page A49
The Israeli cabinet narrowly approved the first of three scheduled troop withdrawals from the West Bank, a pullback from a total of 200 square miles of mostly barren hillsides that has revived progress toward peace.
Ultimatums Were a U.S. Tool in Middle East Talks
Wednesday, November 4, 1998; Page A13
In reconstructing the turn of events that revived Israeli-Palestinian talks after 19 months at death's door, officials speaking authoritatively for the White House and State Department point to three separate messages that they describe as ultimatums by Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
Arafat: Crackdown on Hamas Is Not Over
Wednesday, November 4, 1998; Page A13
During a Post interview, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said that he has not finished with the wave of arrests he ordered last week to squash the militant Islamic group Hamas, which has vowed to press its terrorist campaign against Israel in the aftermath of last month's U.S.-brokered Middle East peace accord.
Netanyahu Cancels Vote on Peace Pact
Wednesday, October 28, 1998
The U.S.-brokered Middle East accord ran into its first sign of trouble when Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu abruptly canceled a cabinet vote on the pact scheduled for Thursday, predicting the Palestinians would not uphold their end of the bargain.
Accord Spurs Political Upheaval in Israel
Tuesday, October 27, 1998
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fought a rear guard battle against the growing likelihood of early elections as an odd alliance of liberals, security hawks and religious parties aimed to topple his government in the fallout from the Middle East peace accord.
Arab Allies 'Standoffish' on Accord
Tuesday, October 27, 1998
Rebuffed in weekend contacts with moderate Arab states, the Clinton administration expressed impatience at the tepid support of its Middle East allies for the Israeli-Palestinian accord produced on Friday after nine days of summitry.
Accord Gives Palestinians New Steps Toward State
Sunday, October 25, 1998
By signing the latest Middle East peace pact Friday at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Arafat may have given Palestinian statehood a potent shove toward reality -- and in the process, reshaped the politics of the Middle East.
Netanyahu, Arafat Sign Accord
Saturday, October 24, 1998
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed an interim accord that committed them afresh to exchange land and power for concrete steps to secure Israel from political violence.
For Israel, Arabs, a Future Redefined
CIA Director Plays Key Role in Peace Pact
Convicted Spy Becomes Bargaining Chip
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King Hussein Joins Talks
Wednesday, October 21, 1998
On the sixth day of an extraordinary peace summit between Israel and the Palestinians, the U.S. hosts called in reinforcements -- King Hussein of Jordan, one of the eldest elder statesmen in the Middle East.
A Wye in the Road to Peace
Thursday, October 15, 1998
The summit, at the secluded Wye Plantation estate on Maryland's Eastern Shore, will bring together Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and top U.S. officials for a marathon session of negotiations intended to break a 19-month impasse.
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