Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Your article "Friends and Enemies" [WORLD, Oct. 8] says that "Mubarak's fondest hope is that other Arab countries will follow Hussein's lead in forgiving Egypt." The Camp David accords were a historic peace agreement for the betterment of mankind. Jordan and the other Arab nations should not "forgive" what Egypt has done. They should accept its achievements...
...legitimate instrument of American policy. Mondale also tried to harass Reagan on the issue of responsibility for the bombings in Lebanon rather than tackle the broader, more difficult and more important question in the Middle East: not how to protect embassies from terrorists, but how to advance the Arab-Israeli peace process...
...Peres visited Washington and New York City, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was paying a courtesy call on King Hussein of Jordan to thank him for renewing diplomatic ties with Egypt last month. Like most other Arab states, Jordan broke relations with Cairo in 1979 after the late Anwar Sadat signed a peace treaty with Israel. Since succeeding Sadat in 1981, Mubarak has worked hard to gain Arab approbation, giving Iraq strong backing in its war against Iran. Hussein decided to risk the wrath of Syria, Libya and other radical Arab states by restoring Jordan's formal ties with Egypt...
...their advantage for us to withdraw, we will remain where we are. I do not expect the Syrians to withdraw completely, but perhaps partially, because they are trying to control Lebanon, an uncontrollable country. What they are trying to do in Lebanon is to gain leadership in the Arab world, and to show that they have forced...
...Israeli-occupied West Bank. We should not expect a pro-Israeli tendency in the West Bank. We should not look for quislings. That is nonsense. In our three weeks in office, we have responded to some requests. The Arab West Bankers asked if they could build some industries. We said to go ahead. They asked for an increase in the amount of money they can bring in from abroad, so we raised the limit from $3,500 to $5,000. They asked to bring in investors. We said fine, provided they are not P.L.O. They complained about censorship: they...