Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...common knowledge that the U.S. supports Israel. So why should this country engage in a largely symbolic move that will re-emphasize a well-known fact and, in the process, antagonize Israel's Arab neighbors? It is time for the U.S. to become more sensitive to the reactions of the Arab world and to realize that Israel does not exist in a vacuum...
...initial accounts were tragically straightforward. Two weeks ago, four Arab men hijacked a bus south of Tel Aviv. Their demand: free 25 Palestinians being held in Israeli jails or else the vehicle and its 39 passengers would be blown up. Then followed a tense, almost ten-hour standoff. Dozens of soldiers ringed the bus; inside, one of the terrorists could be seen holding a grenade launcher. Finally, at 4:45 a.m., Israeli commandos rushed the bus. Two terrorists were killed instantly, and the other two died of their wounds on the way to the hospital. One passenger died and seven...
...during the heyday of the Civil Rights movement. The letter serves only to maintain the present painful state of relations between the two groups. It precludes the possibility of any dialogue until American Jews begin vocally attacking Israel's policies in South Africa. This statement only shows how the Arab Oil States' propaganda has been totally successful in convincing American Blacks that Israel plays an important role in maintaining the South African regime, Israel's trade relations with South Africa are miniscule compared to that of the United States, the EEC, the Arab states and even Black African nations economic...
...ancient city within the modern world, gave the visitors a sense of Morocco's history and Islamic culture, and some perspectives of a people conquered and integrated into so many other cultures. One of the Latin Americans was surprised to find that their architecture was heavily influenced by the Arab world, while one Fellow felt ashamed because the Romans had managed to develop a sewage system which his own country does not yet have...
...road itself is a war museum, a graveyard of vehicles used in past battles. Silhouetted against the sky is an Arab horseman. His stallion rears, pawing the air, and he is off in a cloud of dust toward the horizon. "That could well be a rebel," says our driver...