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Rabin Assassination Places Settler Extremists In International Spotlight
A couple of months before Prime Minister Rabin's assassination, I was interviewing Dan Meridor, a former Likud minister of justice and one of the more thoughtful "Young Princes"--as the new generation of Likud leaders is known--when the telephone rang. Binyamin ("Bibi") Netanyahu, the Likud leader, was on the telephone. For the next ten minutes the two debated the political impact of the Likud's association with the growing tide of settler opposition to the Rabin government's diplomacy with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. Read more

Oslo II Accords Herald New Era in Israeli-Palestinian Relations
To Rabin's and Peres' credit, the agreement does not create irreversible facts in three critical areas--responsibility for security, the fate of the settlers, and Jerusalem. Less than a third of Judea and Samaria goes over to Arafat. If the accord hits serious snags, Israel will still hold key positions--the West Bank hills, Greater Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley, and control over the roads. The key to the future of the territories is still in Israel's hands. Read more

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Rabin's Final Defense of Oslo II
The following is an extended excerpt of a October 5, 1995, speech by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to the Knesset in support of the ratification of the Israeli-Palestinian interim agreement. Read more

Sharon on the Future of the Settlements
Following are excerpts from the Israeli newspaper Davar, July 14, 1995. Read more

Israel Wins U.S. Concessions on Loan Guarantees
The Clinton administration has notified Congress that Israel will suffer a $60 million "settlement penalty" reduction from the $2 billion in loan guarantees Washington made available in October. In 1994, the administration exacted a $311.8 million penalty. For fiscal year (FY) 1993 the sum was $437 million. . . . Read more

Map: Oslo II Map