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![]() ![]() ![]() Special Report: 1998: 10/98: Middle East ![]() ![]() ![]()
Peace between Israel and Egypt has held for twenty years, but reconciliation remains a distant prospect. ![]() Binyamin Netanyahu's arrival in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem in 1996 represented a major turning point in Israeli politics. Gerald Butt assesses his time in office. ![]() Yasser Arafat is the unchallenged leader of the Palestinians, but more and more of his people are losing patience with his style of leadership. ![]() In 1993, the world witnessed what looked like a new beginning in the troubled history of attempts to bring peace to the Middle East. Nearly five years later, hope of a lasting settlement has all but evaporated. ![]() Jerusalem is perhaps the most intractable of all issues facing Israel and the Palestinians - charged with historical and religious significance for both sides. ![]() Security is Israel's greatest fear about the current peace process - it wants the Palestinian Authority to do more to curb the militant Hamas group. |
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