Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...World War II, the U.S. has sold and given to friendly nations nearly $50 billion worth of arms, generally with the full support of Congress. Of late, however, many political leaders have undergone a change of heart. With the Indian-Pakistani war in 1965 and this year's Arab-Israeli hostilities-both conflicts in which American weapons were used by each side against the other-Senate critics have charged that U.S. arms sales, far from serving freedom and peace, may actually do the opposite. Last week, after bitter Senate debate, Administration forces defeated, by 49 votes...
According to his own advance billing, Tito brought with him a set of proposals for peace. As worked out in Yugoslavia, a proper compromise would require Israel to withdraw from the Arab territories it now occupies, while the Arab nations would declare an end to belligerency with Israel, thus in effect recognizing Israel's right to exist as a nation. Though the Suez Canal and Gulf of Aqaba would revert to Egyptian control, Israeli ships would be guaranteed free passage...
...moderately. He has suggested that he might be ready to bring the Yemen war to an end, and he has hinted that he would like to restore diplomatic ties with the U.S. But to accept Israel as Tito proposed still seems to be too bitter a pill for defeated Arabs to swallow. Obviously even Tito had his doubts that Nasser would take the medicine; as an alternative to ending the "state of war" by frank Arab concession, Tito suggested that the U.N., or Russia...
Measured Toughness. In its victorious position of strength, Israel in fact is increasingly convinced that a quick settlement with the Arabs is not in Israeli interest. The way Israeli leaders see it, if the Arabs live with the fact of defeat for a while, in the process they may be forced to learn the arts of coexistence whether they like it or not. There is no question that the waiting game in the Middle East pinches Arab sandals badly-and it bothers the Israelis hardly...
...Israel's determination to dig into conquered Arabia and stay becomes clearer each week, the first tentative signs of Arab resistance are being brusquely dealt with. Last week, in the Old City of Jerusalem, a one-day protest strike by Arabs brought commerce and transportation to a complete halt. Israel responded with a little psychological warfare, as policemen painted warning symbols on the shutters of shops belonging to striking Arabs, arrested two prominent Jordanians as the ringleaders and summarily sentenced them to three months in prison. Elsewhere too, the Israelis are responding with measured toughness to any hint...