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a newspaper poll found a majority of Israelis – 55

the Shas spiritual leader whom I’d met with

both sides lost. Arik fell seven votes short of a majority. So the

and seek out all possibilities on the way

I reminded the country that I’d been elected with nearly two million

at least until the summit was over. In a nationally televised

with its separate vote for Prime Minister

at least not yet. But he knew that the final

” meaning that we would draw a new border with the West Bank to

to the terms of any agreement we negotiated. “If we achieve a

we are going to change the map and history of the

and recognize the situation in which we find ourselves. If we sit idle

” I said. “But we have a responsibility to give

I brought my ministers together. “We can’t

assuming that Arafat was willing to move toward us on

aware of the political risk he’d be taking. Like Dennis

she carried a request from the Palestinian leader: two weeks

as I hoped and trusted he understood was that if

Dennis. You know I’m serious about this. Of course

final negotiations with Arafat. “We’ll not reveal anything you tell us