Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Most surprising of all, perhaps, is what has happened to the Palestinians in Lebanon. Having swaggered into the fighting on the Moslem side for what looked like certain triumph earlier this year, the erstwhile heroes of the Arab world were suddenly being battered by Christians on the battlefield and abused in most Middle East capitals outside of Cairo...
...happened? Lebanon's Christian population has bitterly resented the Palestinians ever since they first arrived in the country as refugees in 1948; the hatred increased over the years as the Palestinians-encouraged by other Arab nations-demanded more and more autonomy. Now, and in large part because of their Israeli-supplied arms, the Christians find themselves not only ready but able to try to eradicate Palestinian power in Lebanon...
...idea for the seminar originated three years ago, Chasdi, explained, when he and Donald W. Oliver, professor of Education, taught a course on "Community and Education." The students spent one month studying at Harvard and another in Israel touring Jewish and Arab communities. Chasdi laughs as he recalls the reaction of Israeli educators. "'This is all fine and dandy,' they'd say, 'But when do we get to go to America...
Avner Rothenberg, director of social education in Jerusalem, traces the problem to the structure of Israeli education, which is styled on the European model of a highly centralized system, with all control in the Ministry of Education. Elias Saba, senior lecturer at the Arab Teachers' College in Haifa, found the American contrast agreeable...
Chasdi traces the legacy of segregation to historical circumstances. "When Palestine was under Turkish control, Arabs and Jews were separated. That continued through the British mandate and the establishment of the state." It is unlikely to change in the future, but, he adds, "We do have a desire to work closer together--that's one of the goals of this program." He points to the teaching of Arabic in Jewish schools and of Hebrew in Arab schools as signs of rapprochment...