Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Cuba. Fidel Castro was celebrating the 26th anniversary of his assault on Havana's Moncada barracks. Repaying the Palestine Liberation Organization for the arms and other support it provided during the Sandinistas' "final offensive," the new Nicaraguan government announced that it would seek a "close relationship" with Arab countries...
...Arabs, this is war. They have told us many times that they will keep tightening the screws until we pressure Israel into returning Arab lands. They regard us as partners of Israel in their...
...Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty provoked an open breach between the Arab states and the moderate black African countries. As President Anwar Sadat delivered an impassioned defense of the treaty as a "long, long path toward peace we have only started," six radical delegations led by Libya and Algeria ostentatiously stormed out of the waterfront conference hall. Once again, the moderates outmaneuvered the radicals: the conference attacked Israel and reaffirmed support for the Palestinians, but did not explicitly condemn Egypt...
...issue that cuts many ways. The U.S. adamantly opposes the settlements. Says one senior Administration official: "Not only is the confiscation of Arab land illegal, it causes serious damage to the peace process." Some State Department officials were pleased with the letter, but there was no public comment from the Administration; it feared that hard-line elements in the Begin government would counterattack with charges of American manipulation of "Jewish family matters." The Israeli Premier must already contend with the fact that both Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and Defense Minister Ezer Weizman disagreed with the Cabinet's approval...
Elon Moreh, which overlooks the Arab town of Nablus...