Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...speakers echoed his attacks on obvious targets of abuse. The U.S. was frequently denounced, as were the Muzorewa government in Zimbabwe Rhodesia and the white rulers of South Africa. Perhaps the worst punishment was reserved for Egypt, which Castro had excoriated in his keynote speech for "betraying the Arab cause" by signing the Camp David accord. When Egyptian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Butros Ghali vainly sought to defend his government, he was met by a flood of invective from the other Arab delegations. Even Jordan's King Hussein joined with his old adversary, Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman...
...result of the Israeli raids on Lebanon is that they are driving Western Europe even further toward the Arab camp. West Germany and France, in particular, are hoping to secure from the Arab oil states some kind of agreement guaranteeing oil supplies and are impatient with Israeli intransigence. Before leaving for the Middle East last week, West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher emphasized his government's support of Palestinian self-determination and its disapproval of the Israeli tactics in Lebanon. Privately the West Germans are furious that the Carter Administration has backtracked on its recent hints that there...
Conference sources said the Arab countries relented after 15 pro-Western African countries argued that a member nation should not be suspended for "waging peace...
...Some Arab countries, which had originally demanded Egypt's expulsion from the conference, settled for a treaty condemnation but a committee was assigned to ivestigate the peace treaty and given power to suspend the Sadat government from the movement...
...Arabs said Egypt must be punished to dissuade other countries from supporting what they regard as a peace treaty that works against Arab efforts to regain Israeli-occupied territory...