Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Stephen D. Lerner '68, executive editor of the CRIMSON, is one of a number of Harvard students who, immediately after final examinations in June, went to Israel to provide help. The following report, written from Tel Aviv June24, states his impressions of the Arab-Israeli conflict...
...only the agent of destruction, it is also the precursor of change. With the erasure of the Arab military machine, Israel has indelibly redrawn the political map of the Middle East. Until the Arabs, Russians, and the United Nations grasp this reality, a peacful settlement in the Middle East will remain illusory...
...negotiations. In addition to Jerusalem, the Israelis will require international guarantees -- with a strong commitment from the U.S.-- for the right of free passage not only through the Straits of Tiran but also through the locks of Suez. The Israelis undoubtedly will seek either official recognition from the Arab states or de facto recognition in the form of peace treaties before there are any major retreats from Sinai, Gaza, the Syrian Heights, and the West Bank of the Jordan. Because of her military victories the real initiative remains with Israel: she will decide whether to play humble or hard...
...years the older generations of Israelis who hold positions of power, have tacitly accepted the fact that Israel was a second class nation. Bombarded by the neighbors, continually harrassed by Arab terrorists, Israel remains the only nation whose shipping is not permitted to pass through the Suez. Today, one gets the sense that the Sabras are no longer willing to submit to these conditions, and that they plan to translate their newly gained position of strength into bargaining power...
...horrifying to speculate what would have happened had Israel been over-run by Arab forces at the outbreak of hostilities. Not only would the blood-shed have surpassed anything in recent history, but we doubtless would have heared very little from the U.N. England and the United States would have avoided involvement for fear of further escalation, just as Russia has failed to give the Arab nations the support which they expected. With the greater powers neutralized, the pawns have become decisive in the chess game of world politics...