But it wasn't an Israeli "peacenik" like Shimon Peres who withdrew Jewish settlers from occupied land.

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After all, a deal made by a rough right-winger is always more likely to stick than one struck by a squishier long-time peacenik.

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He has since bowed to pressure to pipe down in public (though he denies having done so), confining himself to encouraging peacenik Jewish dissidents not to turn their backs on the mainstream community.

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He's the furthest thing from a peacenik.

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