Mideast wrangle over PLO covenant stalls peace hopes
Jerusalem tensions flare as Israel and the Palestinian Authority clash over amending the PLO founding charter. Netanyahu seeks a formal repeal by the Palestine National Council while Palestinians cite a 1996 Gaza City vote as already changing the charter. A December peace festival or somber session may be at stake.
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Schroeder becomes Germanys seventh postwar chancellor
Gerhard Schroeder, a Social Democrat, was sworn in as Germanys chancellor after defeating Helmut Kohl. President Herzog named him, and Schroeder pledged to focus on welfare while guiding economic reforms, Berlin relocation, and the euro rollout with Greens support. The parliament elected him 351 to 287 with 27 abstentions.
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