Word: aikman
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...leading advocate of building new Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. But now, as Defense Minister, he is pressing for a transition from military to civilian rule in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Last week Sharon gave TIME'S Jerusalem bureau chief David Aikman an exclusive briefing on the West Bank moves and his views on the Palestinian problem. Excerpts...
...maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv. A presidential visit to Jerusalem might put Reagan in the position of appearing to accept Israeli sovereignty over the entire Holy City. And that would win the President few friends elsewhere in the ever troubled Middle East.- By Ed Magnuson. Reported by David Aikman with Begin and Roberto Suro/Washington
...upon the U.S. than before. But the Administration would have to tread carefully in any attempts to influence Israel's leaders, whoever they turn out to be, since a weak Israeli government will be more anxious than ever to demonstrate its independence. -By Marguerite Johnson. Reported by David Aikman and Robert Rosenberg/Jerusalem
...story, Beirut Bureau Chief William Stewart flew to Baghdad, while TIME correspondents in Paris, London, Washington and other capitals helped assess world reaction. To learn why and how Isreal struck, the Jerusalem bureau drew on an extensive network of scientific, military and diplomatic sources. Says Bureau Chief David Aikman: "There is something almost cosmic about Isreal's conflict with its neighbors. Where else in the world would the chief of the Air Force quote the Bible in answer to a reporter's question...
...much spare time," he told TIME Jerusalem Bureau Chief David Aikman in an interview last week. "But what I like tremendously is the sun, the sea and books. If I can have any combination of the three, I'm the happiest man alive." His view of the political process is also a balance of the activist and the intellectual: "Democracy is a school with endless classes, a permanent education. I know it's extremely difficult, because basically people look at politics for drama, for a kill, a bullfight. I'm not sure my temperament or my conscience...