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Article: Israel risks war with Arabs.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
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- May 19, 1998
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KRT FORUM
By Edmund R. Hanauer
Contrary to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's complaints, the United States hasn't been tough enough on Israel. Israel's expansionist policy is unacceptable to all Palestinians. It's also a prescription for continued bloodshed.
Netanyahu complains that the Clinton administration is trying to ``bully'' Israel into returning 13 percent of the Israeli-occupied West Bank to the Palestinians. Since Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat hoped for the return of 30 percent of Palestinian land and Israel offered only 9 percent, 13 percent would be a good deal for Israel.
If Israel doesn't make ...