Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reassuring to hear Rabin give expression to the intense, yet mixed feelings present in the pro-Israel community. We wished the Palestinian leader who shook Rabin's hand would be a courageous leader, like Sadat, who flouted Arab rejectionism and flew to Jerusalem in pursuit of peace. Instead, we were greeted by Arafat's grinning visage on the cover of Time magazine...
These anxieties are the result of Israel's long struggle for existence against rejectionist Arab states and terrorist organizations who have struggled to fulfill Gamal Abdel Nasser's dream to "push the Jews into...
...strong commitment to Israeli security in any further arrangements made in the peace process. Toward this end, Rabin and Peres have prudently held out over a number of outstanding issues. Most important among these is the issue of who will control the borders of Gaza and Jericho with other Arab states. Israel has insisted, justly, that Israeli authorities should have veto power over entry of some foreigners into the West Bank and Gaza...
...injustices suffered by the Palestinians have only occurred because of the threat to Israeli security. Israel never intended to hold the territories of Gaza and the West Bank under military occupation, but was compelled to do so as a security measure, in the face of steadfast aggression by neighboring Arab States. The previous border--ten miles wide, facing mountain slopes on one side and the Mediterranean Sea on the other--would have been indefensible against attacking armies...
...Israel carrying out the accord also means substantial economic benefits, in the form of an end to the Arab economic boycott and the start of trade with Arab countries...