Partitioned city: the West Bank

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The divided city of Hebron recovered from a new wave of violence by July 14, 1997. The violence was caused by an Israeli woman's drawing depicting the Prophet Mohammad in a derogatory manner. The peace in Hebron is tentative, as Israelis continue to move into the Palestinian sector. The collapse of the Oslo agreement has intensified Israeli security efforts on behalf of its Hebron citizens. The riots wounded 500 Palestinians, with half under the age of 18. The Palestinian sector holds 80% of the land area in Hebron.

Independence Commemorations, National liberation movements, Palestinian Territories, Autonomy (Political science), Bombings, Anniversaries, Palestine (Historical region), Hebron, West Bank

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The Union's sticky treaty

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There is a need to revise the treaties of the European Union (EU), though the last revision, in 1997, was time-consuming. Three issues were left until later in the 1997 negotiations, and they are majority voting in the Council of Ministers, allocating votes in line with population, and controlling numbers of commissioners in the European Commission, or executive arm of the EU. Other items such as defense could also be discussed, and this could involve reviving the Western European Union.

European Community, Laws, regulations and rules, Political aspects, European Union, Western Europe

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A Middle Eastern time-out?

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Sec of State Madeleine Albright's announcement that peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians would resume was met with skepticism, but the release from jail of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin may have accomplished that goal. The peace process is discussed.

Albright, Madeleine K.

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