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the Knesset's most ultra-nationalist
party.
Still, as word came early this week
erusalem
that Netanyahu was closer to accept-
sraeli Prime Minister Binyamin
ing the American proposal for a new
Netanyahu probably summed it
Israeli redeployment from the West
up best in the "Israel at 50"
Bank, the right threatened to bring
interview he gave to
him down. After returning
Newsweek: "I am a coalition of
from Washington, Netanyahu
Ab ove:
one."
denied
reports that he would
Bin gamin
The prime minister may have
give
back
another 13 percent of
Neta nyahu
to contend with the Clinton
the West Bank.
administration and have one
"If this arrangement means
half-opened eye on the Palestinians,
that any of the settlements are isolat-
but he has little to fear on the domes-
ed, or threatened, or limited in their
tic front.
ability to grow, then we will not sup-
Not long ago the right wing of his
port it," warned Transport Minister
government — mainly the National
Shaul Yahalom of the NRP.
Religious Party, but also hard-liners in
But what option does the right
the Likud — were seen as constrain-
have? Its leaders have twice before
ing Netanyahu from making too
given back land to the Arabs
Men-
many concessions to the Palestinians.
achem Begin in the 1979 Camp
The prime minister reportedly has
David accord and Netanyahu in the
made this case repeatedly to American
1997 Hebron agreement. Both won
interlocutors.
Knesset majorities despite consider-
But this argument went out the
able opposition within their own
window recently when Netanyahu
ranks. Labor party support made the
initiated negotiations to bring the
difference. And this time, opposition
right-wing Moledet party into the
leader Ehud Barak has pledged that
coalition.
his parry will back what he calls a
Moledet's idea of peace with the
credible peace offering to the Pales-
tinians.
Palestinians: Transfer them all out of
the West Bank and Gaza. The prime
If Netanyahu's right can organize to
minister can hardly complain of right-
quash a second redeployment before
wing pressures while trying to co-opt
it ever gets to the Knesset, the prime