Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Amid dimming hopes that Geneva peace talks can resume this year, the Israelis made it official last week that they would not negotiate with the Palestine Liberation Organization under any circumstances. A few days later, as representatives of the 21 member nations of the Arab League gathered in Cairo, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al Faisal, insisted that his country will back every effort to set up a Palestinian state on the West Bank and in Gaza. The Arab states, he said, will push for a United Nations resolution-which almost certainly will pass-condemning Israel...
Linen was often Time Inc.'s ambassador to the world. He started international news tours for American businessmen coordinated aid to refugees from the Arab-Israeli wars, and worked for numerous charitable organizations. For three years he was president of the National Urban League. Future publishers of TIME may perform similar roles with similar distinction, but they will always hold in respect-and use as a measure-the contribution of James A. Linen...
...read up on his guest. In the case of Menachem Begin, Israel's new Premier, Carter digested his book The Revolt. By the time they parted, Carter liked Begin for his intellect and warm manner. But Begin returned home and announced that three Israeli settlements on captured Arab territory would be legally recognized. The President's opinion of Begin plummeted. Now Carter is not very trusting...
...blocking peace," says a P.L.O. spokesman. "Israel is." To press that point, P.L.O. Leader Yasser Arafat plans to fly to New York next month (aboard an Algerian-lent 707 jet) to push for a new United Nations resolution-to be introduced by an as yet undesignated Arab delegation-that will call for the recognition of Israel in exchange for solid guarantees of a Palestinian state...
With the chances for actually winning statehood seemingly stronger than ever, the P.L.O. is busily polishing up a moderate political image. It has come out against another Arab oil embargo as a way of achieving Palestinian goals; it is also busy purging "undesirables"-meaning Palestinians who profited from looting or black-marketeering during the Lebanese civil war-from its ranks. Rejectionists who cannot accept the idea of Israeli statehood are also free to leave for Libya to work for Muammar Gaddafi, the last remaining Arab leader who still holds the Israel-into-the-sea view. In fact, they have nowhere...