Word: arab
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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JERUSALEM--An Arab was electrocuted yesterday when Israeli soldiers forced him to climb a utility pole to remove a Palestinian flag in the West Bank in one of three deaths in the occupied territories, the army said...
That flimsy shred of optimism hardly disguises the fact that the Administration's plan is foundering, and one of the principal reasons for this is Shamir's obdurate opposition to key provisions of the initiative. While neither Israeli nor Arab leaders have officially rejected the proposal, positions on both sides have hardened as the 3 1/2-month-old struggle between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces has escalated in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The plan, as set forth by Secretary of State George Shultz, calls for an international conference on the Middle East, to be held this spring...
...with Jordan's King Hussein under U.S.-Soviet auspices. By dwelling on the format for negotiations, Shamir deftly diverted the discussion from his far more fundamental objection to the plan: the "land- for-peace" formula that has been at the heart of U.S. peace initiatives since Israel occupied the Arab territories...
That rebellion seemed to gain momentum last week as Palestinians joined in a two-day general strike that closed schools and businesses, kept motorists off the roads, and turned Arab villages into ghost towns. Hundreds of Palestinian policemen and tax collectors employed by the Israeli government in the occupied territories quit their jobs, some out of sympathy for the movement, some out of fear. The Israelis responded with new measures, including a ban on delivery of gasoline and cooking fuel to Palestinian towns, a nightly curfew throughout the Gaza Strip, and disruption of international phone service linking the territories with...
...stall, the time was ripe to press for negotiations. The Administration quickly dispatched Philip Habib, a veteran diplomatic troubleshooter, to the Middle East, and Shultz himself may undertake another shuttle mission in an effort to break the deadlock. U.S. officials were buoyed by Hussein's attempt to persuade other Arab leaders to come to a consensus. "The opportunities ((for peace)) in the Middle East don't last," said Assistant Secretary of State Murphy. "They come and they go, and they're normally missed." Washington hopes that the opportunity remains open this time...