Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...seldom are their conflicting arguments delivered face to face. Israel continued to boycott the Middle East debate at the United Nations Security Council last week, because the Palestine Liberation Organization was taking part. At week's end Council members were still debating the precise wording of an Arab-sponsored resolution affirming the Palestinians' "inalienable national right" to a homeland. Although the draft resolution also advocated security guarantees for all states in the area-a tacit acknowledgement of Israel's right to exist-the U.S. was expected to veto the resolution when it comes to a vote early...
...University in Washington and the author of books on Egypt and on the role of the military in Israel's politics. Hatem Hussaini, 33, a Palestinian from Jerusalem, has a doctorate in political science from the University of Massachusetts and is a representative on the staff of the Arab Information Center in Washington. Excerpts from their dialogue...
PERLMUTTER: First, I would say the problem of the national rights of Palestinians is an inter-Arab problem, not an Israeli problem. In other words, [the question of] those rights is part of the negotiating process. You cannot come to the end of the process at the beginning...
Point two: What is the definition for Palestine? If I look at the Palestinian National Covenant of 1968, only Palestinian Arabs possess the right of self-determination in the country. As long as the covenant practically says that the only way to liberate Palestine is by war, and the only definition of Palestine is a total Arab Palestine, how can Israel negotiate itself out of existence...
Speaking to the University Affiliated Women for Israel, Herzog said that Syria is exploiting the Palestine issue to enhance its own position in the Arab world at Egypt's expense...