One month after two Palestinian suicide bombers killed 14 Israeli civilians in a Jerusalem market, Bethlehem is the only West Bank town still cut off from both Israel and its neighboring Arab communities.
Labor Party leader Ehud Barak said that unless the opposition waited a decent interval before attacking Netanyahu politically, \”it could be interpreted as if we were defending Arafat, even though this is not true — we are defending the State of Israel.\”
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu\’s tough response to Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat\’s call of condolence echoed from Los Angeles on Wednesday, as Israel\’s consulate fielded nonstop calls from journalists and concerned Angelenos.
Israel celebrated a strange Independence Day last week as it entered its 50th year and Binyamin Netanyahu\’s government looked forward to the first anniversary of its electoral victory.
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