Israel's Peres issues call for early elections; vote deemed peace process referendum

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Peres announced on Feb 11, 1996, that he would move up Israeli elections previously scheduled for Oct 1996, to May 1996. He hopes the elections will give him a mandate to continue peace talks with the Palestinians and Syrians. Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu is his primary opponent.

Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Israeli foreign relations, Syrian foreign relations, Syria, Middle East Peace Talks, 1991-, Netanyahu, Benjamin

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Rabin calms coalition crisis

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Prime Minister Rabin tried to ease a parliamentary crisis by taking control of Israel's interior and education ministries. The crisis occurred after the Shas party stated that it intended to exit the Labor Party-led coalition government of Rabin.

Shas Party (Israel)

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Rabin ousts Peres as Labor Party chief

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Shimon Peres lost the leadership of the Israel Labour Party to Yitzhak Rabin in a primary election held Feb 19, 1992. Rabin's win means he will face Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in national elections to be held Jun 23, 1992.

Israeli Labour Party

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