Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...seating a delegation from the Palestine Liberation Organization at the conference. Nonetheless, Israel might accept the presence of pro-P.L.O. Palestinians who are not members of the terrorist group. In response to another question from Vance, Dayan indicated that the Palestinians could be part of a Pan-Arab delegation; its members might include some Arab mayors from the West Bank...
...years ago even Palestinians in Israel proper were subject to these regulations, which frequently limited their movement from town to town, inhibited their freedom of speech and made their property liable to search at any time and often allegedly for no apparent reason. In general, Shahak says, Israel's Arab citizens (as opposed to West Bank residents) appear much, better off than they were even two years ago. However, Shahak continued to fight what he calls the uneven, double system of justice that still exists today...
Shahak views the upswing in "religious fanaticism," among both Muslims in the Arab nations and the Jews in Israel, with dismay. He is skeptical of just what "secularism" is taken to mean. He recalls a PLO custom in pre-civil-war Labanon. When a Palestinian fighter died in combat, his funeral procession would be led by a Muslim mufti [religious leader] and a Christian priest walking hand in hand. "This doesn't mean secularity," Shahak concludes with a laugh. "'Secular' means, for people like me, putting the clergy in their place...
...Sampson devotes most of his book. The threat of nuclear war and the polarizing effect of U.S. Soviet relations disrupts the old "every man for himself" ethic. The most revolutionizing effect, however, has been the oil crisis and the growing militance of third world nations. Not only do the Arab sheiks have the foreign exchange which the West desperately needs, they also have the economic power to demand choice weaponry, like F-14 fighter jets and computer-guided missiles. Of course, they often burden themselves with equipment they cannot operate, repair or even find a use for. But Colonel Gaddafi...
...path of the companies and entrepreneurs who have developed the arms trade. Sampson, author of books on ITT and the oil companies, has had considerable experience in writing exposes. The Sears and Roebuck-like brochures produced by the British foreign service, the $106 million Lockheed paid to a single Arab business agent over five years, and numerous other interesting details are recounted. Sampson concentrates on the activities of the Western nations partly because they are more involved and less policy-oriented than the Soviets, but also because the information is more available. However, Sampson is quick to say that...