1996 has been a very turbulent year for Israel. This lies in the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin on November 4, 1995. Rabin's great work in the peace process with it's Arab neighbors has been nearly reversed by Israel's newly elected Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who actively opposed the peace process in the election. Netanyahu's term of service has not only affected Israel politically but also socially, intellectually, religiously, and economically.         In dealing with Yasser Arafat and the Palestinians …showed first 75 words of 1671 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1671 total…for before his assassination. Politically I see peace on the horizon with Arafat and the PLO but see future conflicts with Syria over the Golan Heights. There will be renewed terrorist attacks with the Israeli pullout from Hebron because political extremists will not be settled until they obtain all of what they want. The middle east is one of the most volatile regions in the world so no one knows for sure what awaits it.