1. A wary Israeli cabinet narrowly ratified the new land-for-security deal Wednesday, but linked it to a tough set of conditions. 2. After a special meeting Wednesday of the Israeli cabinet, officials spoke of a new military strategy, promising a more aggressive approach. 3. After the Zeevi assassination, the Israeli cabinet demanded that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrest and extradite the assailants. 4. But the Israeli cabinet reiterated Sunday that the Jewish state would not unilaterally halt its attacks in Lebanon. 5. Finance Minister Dan Meridor resigned last night after the Israeli cabinet voted to widen levels within which the shekel can trade, a move Meridor opposed. 6. For two and a half hours, the two men met completely alone, and several more hours of talks followed with other members of the Israeli cabinet. 7. He and the Israeli cabinet could give it their final consent later this month. 8. He has held nearly every influential post in the Israeli cabinet during three decades in politics. 9. It was just Wednesday that the Israeli cabinet, delayed by about two weeks, ratified the Wye Memorandum. 10. The fronts at the LAT and NYT report that the Israeli cabinet has ratified the Wye pact with the Palestinian Authority. |