Word: arab
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...forces may leave Lebanon in the hands of radical Muslim leftists and Palestinians-in effect creating a new "confrontation" state. TIME has learned that two months ago, Assad attempted to cut his losses in Lebanon by bluntly demanding that the Christians make a final choice between Israel and the Arab states. Chamoun's reply: "We choose the Israelis." At that point Assad decided to cripple the militias by Oct. 28, when the legal mandate given to the peace-keeping force by the 21-nation Arab league expires...
...reject their dubious offer. His determination to solve his Lebanese dilemma was probably hardened by the success of the Camp David peace talks, which foreshadowed a separate peace between Egypt and Israel. Such a development would leave Israel free to concentrate its massive firepower on Syria and other "rejectionist" Arab states...
...Alfred Atherton last week explained the Camp David proposals to a select group of West Bank and Gaza leaders; meanwhile, State Department officials drew up responses to a list of two dozen questions posed by Hussein about the agreements. The King was particularly concerned about the future of predominantly Arab east Jerusalem, whether Jewish settlers would participate in the self-governing authority for the West Bank, and the issue of who would exercise sovereignty over the area after the transition period ends...
WASHINGTON--Egyptian and Israeli representatives met in Washington yesterday to open treaty negotiations that President Carter said must ultimately be broadened to include all Arab parties to the Middle East conflict...
...opening ceremony at the White House, President Carter responded to criticism from many Arab countries that they have been excluded from negotiations. He stressed the goal of making "peace and dignity a reality for all the people of the Middle East...