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equipped for the task. They included
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, General All and
Osama al-Baz.
The Rabin-Peres team was just as re-
markable as Mr. Begin's. With the ex-
ception of Dore Gold, the poverty of Mr.
Netanyahu's team only equals that of Mr.
Arafat's.
The negotiations over Hebron demon-
strated either Mr. Netanyahu's absence
of strategy or the existence of a hidden
one. Mr. Netanyahu is continuously en-
gaged in correcting his mistakes rather
than concentrating on the essentials of
whatever his strategy might be.
If he was dedicated to bringing an end
to Oslo, then he should have suggested
an alternative strategy. If he wanted to

Opposite — The other residents: Two of Hebron's
Arab children near the Jewish Quarter.

Above — Crossroads of the land: An Arab trader
and a Jewish man pass by a fortified Israeli guard
post.

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Right — Holy moment: Jews pray outside of the
Cave of Athniel, son of Kenaz, one of Hebron's holy
sites.

Far right — Founding strength: Rabbi Moshe
Levenger, who led the first group of Jews back to
Hebron after the 1967 Six-Day War.

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