Netanyahu, Benjamin
The Middle East peace talks were derailed yesterday after a grenade attack in Israel left dozens injured. US President Bill Clinton convened an emergency meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in a last-ditch effort to salvage something from the five-day talks. The Israeli delegation
Israel
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take decisive action to revive stalled peace talks in London, while US envoys are working to build momentum for a successful outcome. The special US envoy, Martin Indyk, met with Mubarak at the Egyptian leader's palace,
Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced concerns that a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood could pose a threat to Israel's security, likening the situation to having "another Iran, another Iraq on our doorstep." Conversely, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat reiterated his intention to declare statehood in May
Netanyahu, Benjamin
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrived in Washington to meet with President Clinton, pushing for Israel to abide by its agreement to cede West Bank land to the Palestinians. Arafat emphasized that he is not asking for concessions that are not already outlined in the 1993 and 1995 peace agreements signed
Netanyahu, Benjamin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US President Bill Clinton in Washington this week without a decision on how much of the occupied West Bank Israel is willing to hand over to the Palestinians in another troop redeployment. The Israeli Cabinet, in a move aimed at giving Netanyahu
Assassination
Tensions within Israel are running high as two more Jewish suspects are arrested in connection with the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The nation is grappling with the discovery of a sinister enemy within its own borders, highlighting the deep divisions between a secular majority and a religious minority
Rabin, Yitzhak
The ascension of Shimon Peres as the new prime minister of Israel following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin is unlikely to reduce the power of the Israel lobby in the US. Despite Peres' reputation for liberalism, experts believe he will maintain the course set by Rabin in dealings with
Assassination
Yitzhak Rabin's influence on Israel's path to peace was profound, and his tragic death has left the country grappling with the fragility of its fragile peace process. In the years leading up to Rabin's assassination, he worked tirelessly to build trust with Palestinians, using
Rabin, Yitzhak
The assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin sent shockwaves through the global energy market, causing crude oil prices to spike on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) before dropping due to technical resistance and profit-taking. The price of the crude oil contract for December 1995 deliveries surged to $18.
