Word: arabia
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...circumstance that lies ahead is the Reagan Administration's decision to sell five AW ACS radar intelligence-gathering aircraft and other advanced air weaponry to Saudi Arabia. Begin stated his objections to the sale in detail to Reagan, arguing that the sale posed a clear "danger" to Israel. "We are not frightened by AWACS," Begin told Reagan, "but we are worried about them." Still, he followed the advice of aides not to raise a public ruckus in the U.S. about the sale, since an all-out fight would look bad if Congress does not act to block the deal...
Still, if the sale goes through, Israel will not take it lightly. TIME has learned that the Israeli air force recently made at least two reconnaissance flights over Saudi Arabia to gather photographic intelligence that would be helpful if it ever feels the need to shoot down the AWACS. Warned one Israeli official: "I feel sorry for Saudi Arabia. They are making themselves a dangerous target. Israel cannot take chances with...
While Reagan's insistence on pushing now for the sale of AW ACS and other air weaponry to Saudi Arabia promises to complicate life on Capitol Hill, other foreign policy issues are crying for his attention. Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin will arrive this week for a get-acquainted visit with Reagan at the White House. Begin will not only argue against the AWACS deal but will also urge Reagan to throw the prestige of the U.S. into fulfillment of the Camp David accords by sending a high-level envoy to the talks on autonomy...
...Lebanon. They are desperate for a U.S.-sponsored breakthrough in the Arab-Israeli conflict, largely to help them justify their own close ties with the U.S. Yet those ties are being strained anew by the determination of Israel and its lobby in Washington to block the sale to Saudi Arabia of airborne warning planes (AWACS) and other hardware that the Reagan Administration announced last week. Reagan, and Carter before him, chose to make this deal a symbol of the U.S.'s commitment to the security of Saudi Arabia. Whatever the wisdom of that original American decision, a reversal...
DIED. Lowell Thomas, 89, prolific journalist and pioneering broadcast commentator; of a heart attack; in Pawling, N.Y. Born in Woodington, Ohio, Thomas wrote for newspapers in Cripple Creek and Denver, Colo. In 1924 he published his first and most popular book, With Lawrence in Arabia. A flood of more than 50 titles followed. Beginning in 1930, Thomas combined the roles of globetrotter and radio network broadcaster with élan and energy. He hunted tigers in India, covered virtually every battlefront in World War II, and in 1949 met with the Dalai Lama in Tibet. Thomas began a new radio show...