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Party, the standard-bearer of the
Land of Israel movement.
In return for Labor's commit-
ment not to sign further peace
treaties before the upcoming elec-
tions and to coordinate with the
NRP the redeployment in the
West Bank, the NRP would halt
its struggle against the Oslo ac-
cords and pledge not to support
no-confidence votes against them.
Apprised of Beilin contacts
with that group, Meretz Envi-
ronment Minister Yossi Sarid
went ballistic. He announced that
if Labor signed such a deal,
Meretz would leave the coalition.
It appeared that Mr. Peres was
up to his old, dubious tricks,
pledging both to continue the
peace process and to accept terms
that would hamper it.
Were this pact signed, Mr.
Peres's would then seek a simi-
lar "truce" with the right-wing
five-deputy Tsomet Party. Labor
is also exploring supporting the
religious "status quo" (upset by
the recent High Court ruling rec-
ognizing Reform conversions per-
formed in Israel), in exchange for
a parallel understanding with the
ultra-Orthodox parties.
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Clearly the prime minister be-
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manent settlement with the
Palestinians — is unlikely before
the elections. In giving the NRP
a say about the next summer's
redeployment, Labor has little to
lose.
In a single stroke, Mr. Peres
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managed to tarnish — as rash
and vindictive — the image of La-
bor's chief rival for votes from the
left.
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has reshuffled the deck of the
coming election campaign. Few
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