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Word: arabism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Guardian declared that the "seeds" of Kennedy's death lay not only in the Arab-Israeli conflict, but also in "the sickness of American society," in the Viet Nam war and even in the Nigeria-Biafra conflict. "It did not matter if Senator Kennedy's assailant was first believed to be a Mexican, and then a Cuban and then an Arab," said the Montreal Star, adding: "The fact remains that in Harlem and Watts and every other Negro community . . . 'they' [assassins] exist as perpetual enemies, while the one figure who might have provided hope was removed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opinion: Caricature of the U.S. | 6/14/1968 | See Source »

...Price. After they learned the identity of the suspect, most Communist media switched to discrediting Israel instead of the U.S. "Arabs at the United Nations express the conviction," reported Radio Warsaw, "that Sirhan was a murderer hired to harm the Arab cause," adding somewhat lamely: "American commentators are trying to divert attention from internal U.S. affairs, which favor the atmosphere of violence, and instead put emphasis on external motives." The Arab press took pains to point out that Kennedy had "paid the price," as Beirut's Al-Bairag phrased it, of a pro-Jewish stand, also suggested that Kennedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opinion: Caricature of the U.S. | 6/14/1968 | See Source »

...Arabs would seem to have every reason to want to forget June 5th. Yet throughout the Arab world last week, alternate cries of vengeance and mourning echoed from a million transistor radios and a dozen leather-lunged Arab prime ministers and presidents on the first anniversary of the Six-Day War with Israel. Heedless of the lessons of that swift, disastrous encounter, Arab speakers called in thundering phrases for a renewal of the war, foreshadowing further strife in the Middle East. As a fighting slogan the Arab nations have adopted "Victory or Martyrdom," and in a nationwide speech, Egyptian President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: A Year Later | 6/14/1968 | See Source »

Confined to their bases to mourn their fallen comrades, Egyptian army units, re-equipped with Soviet armor and vehicles, swore a solemn oath "by great Allah" to liberate Arab lands occupied by Israel. MIG 21s wheeled over Cairo in tight combat formation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: A Year Later | 6/14/1968 | See Source »

Clashes & Prayers. Obeying instructions from underground resistance organizations and Cairo broadcasts, the Arab population in Israeli-occupied territory staged protest strikes and demonstrations, closed their schools and shops for a day, and prayed for their dead. But for the most part, they avoided head-on encounters with Israeli police and occupation forces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: A Year Later | 6/14/1968 | See Source »

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