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grew ominous. But, by the same token,
for hundreds of thousands of others,
the news from Camp David seemed
steadily more promising.
The pollsters say a majority is pre-
pared to compromise, even regarding
Jerusalem, in return for a peace that
will end the 100-year conflict.
But Barak cannot make do with a
slim victory in the referendum — or
election — that will follow his return, if
indeed he brings a draft agreement with
him. He needs a solid "Jewish majority"
— that is, a majority that is not depen-
dent on the votes of the nation's 18 per-
cent Israeli Arab population.
Less than that would mean, in the
eyes of many Israelis, that the issue has
not been settled in a Zionist and
democratic fashion.
Beyond the voting and the politics
— and the rising tension that will
doubtless attend them in the weeks
ahead if the country is indeed called
upon to make a fateful decision —
Israeli observers are worried about
possible provocations by extremists.
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In this respect, Jewish and Palestinian
extremists are, perhaps paradoxically,
in the same camp — the anti-agree-
ment camp. Violent altercations
between them, or acts of violence per-
petrated by either of them against
innocent civilians, are the great danger
that will loom over any agreement
that is concluded at Camp David.
A mild taste of what could come
was experienced over the weekend in
the West Bank town of Hebron. Jewish
settlers and local Palestinians clashed
for two days after a settler girl claimed
a Palestinian sexually assaulted her.
The army was slow to move in and
separate the two sides in the tinderbox
town. Just the same, there were no
fatalities, although Palestinians, settlers
and soldiers sustained some injuries.
,Observers point to large pockets of
deep distrust of Arafat among the
Palestinian populace — in addition to
the consistent opposition led by Sheik
Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of
Hamas.
This week, the sheik issued a call to
Arafat to break off the talks, return
home and rejoin the armed struggle
against the Zionist state. There could
be no real solution to the conflict,
Yassin asserted, other than the elimi-
nation of Israel.
No such incitement has been
uttered publicly on the Israeli side.
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