Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Prime Minister Mamhoud Salem, who announced the decision to the Egyptian parliament, said the countries had tried to stir up opposition to Sadat's peace initiatives by helping to arrange last weekend's summit of Arab states who have taken a firm line against recognition of Israel...
...added that Sadat probably ordered the move as a gesture to show his determination to carry through with his peace initiative despite Arab opposition...
Having hit out at his Arab critics, he probably felt compelled to hit out at the Russians as well," he said...
...memories of the 1948-67 Jordanian rule, when the city was divided. Jews were illegally denied access to the ancient Temple's Western Wall and the Jewish quarter of the Old City was looted and damaged. Muslims answer that the Old City is, and traditionally has been, mainly Arab in population and that they should have it back...
Guarantees. In return for major territorial concessions, what does Israel get? In exchange for land, Israel would obtain what it has consistently demanded: recognition and acceptance from Arab states, and security-guaranteed not only by its own forces but by U.S. and perhaps other states' as well. There would be international peace-keeping forces under U.N. supervision in Sinai, the West Bank and the Golan Heights-which Israel and the Arabs could monitor. In addition, Israel and the U.S. would negotiate a treaty, comparable to the mutual defense pact with Japan or NATO, that would pledge Washington to move...