Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Syria and other Arab states have proposed a complete ban on all weapons of mass destruction. Do you object...
...that we were twice on the verge of a breakdown in the 13-day meeting. If we had added Israel's problem with Jordan and the Palestinians to the problems between Egypt and Israel, there would have been no peace in the next 20 years." If you give one Arab partner a veto right over another, forget about achieving peace...
...torn to pieces; % tangibles have to be taken by force. When I say tangibles, I mean territory. We live in a region in which international agreements are not based on the Bible or the Koran. Two years ago, Iraq invaded, occupied and annexed Kuwait, in flagrant violation of inter-Arab agreements. If it can happen between two Arab countries, what is to stop it from happening between Arabs and Israel...
...Countries that are not part of the peace process -- Iran, Iraq and Libya -- are participants in the arms race. Therefore we have to take care of our defense capability to ensure that we will exist, to give enough security to our citizens and our vital interests, and to convince Arab leaders that they will achieve nothing through the use of force...
...have to take into account that there might be a threat in case of a stalemate in the peace negotiations. I hope not. It would not be wise for Syria alone to initiate war against Israel. There is no longer a Soviet umbrella over the heads of some Arab countries. They cannot rely on the support of Iraq. Egypt will not join. Logic is not always the dominant fact in deciding events in the Middle East, but I tend to believe that it will not happen. But we have to be prepared for any eventuality...