1996: A Turbulent Year For Israel

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go from there jobs
in Israel to there homes in Gaza and the and the West Bank. That leads to
another issue over whether or not a rail link between Gaza and the West Bank
should be formed. The major problem with that would be the cost. In the next
round of Israeli-PLO peace talks, both sides could not reach a compromise and
after four hours talks failed. To complicate matters further 3,000 houses were
approved to be built in the West Bank by the Israeli government. "Peace Now
spokesman", Alon Arnon, called the housing, "A final burial of the hope of
peace." (West Bank Settlement Approved) Netanyahu also ended the month by
opening a tunnel to Muslim and Jewish Holy sites that resulted in bloody riots
that killed 76 people.
The month of October cooled down a bit with an ice breaking summit in
Washington. Netanyahu returned with a change in attitude calling Arafat a
person whom he could resolve problems with. But aside from his change in
demeanor no substantial agreements were ...

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believed to be mentally disturbed ,walked into a
Palestinian market and opened fire. Waving after being arrested he said,
"Hebron, always and forever."
Israel also had some serious problems with it's Arab neighboring
countries. In September Israeli forces launched air and ground attacks to
counter Lebanese guerrillas who had ambushed an Israeli patrol. The guerrillas
are part of Hezbollah, or party of god. Shortly after the attack Lebanon moved
300 commandos to the southern border to, as a Lebanese statement says, "cope
with any Israeli venture in the region." Both Israel and Lebanon are under
investigation to find if they had broken any cease-fire agreements.
Jordan, Israel's ...

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