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exchanges be conducted
through an Arabic-Hebrew
translator they had provid-
ed. Even the coffee break
was taken in separate
rooms.
"We asked for discussions
on a reciprocal agreement to
refrain from acts of terror-
ism and violence during the
discussions, they refused.
We asked them to define the
objective of the talks as a
peace treaty, they refused,"
said Mr. Olmert.
The Syrians refused even
to discuss procedures for
future talks or mechanisms
for organizing further
meetings and they ruled out
participation in the
multilateral stage, schedul-
ed to start in two weeks,
when a number of Middle
East and North African
states will meet to discuss
matters of mutual regional
concern.
The Syrian decision to at-
tend the talks followed a day
of intense diplomacy from a
number of leaders, including
Saudi Arabia's King Fand,
who represents Syria's best
hope for economic salvation.
There is speculation that
Syrian President Assad, a
brilliant political operator,
spent the day talking up the
price of Syria's participa-
tion, winning a pledge of aid
from King Fand and a prom-
ise from Secretary Baker
that Syria would be removed
from the U.S. list of states
which sponsor international
terrorism.
Whatever deals were final-
ly struck, the Syrian delega-
tion showed up at the
Spanish Justice Ministry
building in Madrid just two
hours before midnight.
With all sides practicing
diplomatic brinkmanship on
a breathtaking scale, it is
clear that patience and steel
nerves will be essential
qualities as the negotiations
progress.
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The leaders of Israel's
three negotiating teams
combine an impressive
combination of qualities
and qualifications.
Yossi Ben-Aharon, aged
59, who is leading the
negotiations with Syria,
is the director-general of
the Prime Minister's Of-
fice and Yitzhak Shamir's
senior adviser on foreign
policy issues.
A veteran career diplo-
mat, he is vilified by
Israel's left, both for his
hardline approach to ter-
ritorial compromise and
his considerable influence
over Mr. Shamir.
Born in Jerusalem but
brought up in the Egyp-
tian city of Port Said for
the next 15 years, Mr.
Ben-Aharon returned to
the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, where he won
a degree in Arabic and
Middle East history.
He was Israel's consul-
general in New York and
was responsible for rela-
tions with American Jew-
ish organizations.
Dr. Elyakim Rubins-
tein, aged 44, who is
leading the negotiations
with the Jordanian-
Palestinian delegation,
was born in Tel Aviv and
is now the Israeli Cabinet
Secretary.
He participated in the
negotiations which
preceded the Israeli-
Egyptian peace treaty
and in the abortive Pales-
tinian autonomy talks
with Egypt after the trea-
ty was signed.
Regarded as having one
of the most brilliant legal
minds in Israel, Dr
Rubinstein was appointed
deputy chief of mission at
the Israeli Embassy in
Washington in 1985 and
is a member of the Israel-
Yossi Ben-
Aharon, Elyakim
Rubinstein and
Salaai Meridor
lead the teams.
U.S. Joint Political-
Military Group, which
monitors strategic coop-
eration between the two
countries.
Salaai Meridor, aged 36,
leads the Israeli negotia-
ting team with Lebanon.
He is a member of one of
the "royal families" of re-
visionist Zionism and his
brother, Dan Meridor, is
currently the justice min-
ister.
Dr. Meridor, who has a
degree in Jewish history,
was political adviser to
Moshe Arens at the For-
eign Ministry from 1988
to 1990 and is now adviser
to Mr. Arens at the
Defense Ministry.
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H.D.