The World - News from Oct. 6, 1989
Israel’s Inner Cabinet avoided a government crisis by postponing a vote on whether to participate in Israeli-Palestinian talks proposed by Egypt. The Inner Cabinet, divided evenly between the Likud and Labor parties, debated for 5 1/2 hours and decided to meet again today. The discussions centered on the Labor Party’s call for acceptance of Egypt’s proposal on the selection of the Palestinian delegation. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir’s right-wing Likud Party opposes the Egyptian proposal, contending that it would lead to direct negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization, which the government rejects.
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