Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Journalists have long joked that the headline MIDEAST PEACE HOPES DIM could run over a story written today, next year or, probably, in A.D. 2030. That may no longer be the case. As the intermittent Israeli-Arab talks that began in Madrid 10 months ago resumed in Washington, Palestinians and representatives of Israel's new Labor-led government got down to serious discussions over a substantive matter: how a proposed elected council might be empowered to bring a measure of self-government to the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Eager to tone down animosity, Jerusalem's negotiators have...
...that time. None of the five other hostile states comes close to matching Iraq's pre-1991 strength on the ground or in the air. Moreover, the U.S. would almost certainly have allies in future combat against any would-be aggressor: South Korea in East Asia, Israel or friendly Arab states in the Middle East, NATO and possibly a U.N. force. Thus the U.S., even with a substantially scaled-down military, would be ready for any conflict that can realistically be expected -- not to mention such smaller tasks as combatting terrorism and the drug trade...
...Israeli army, put on their makeup. To create a dark complexion, they smear a thick, oily foundation cream on face, hands and arms. One of the soldiers pastes on a fake mustache; another paints a jagged scar on his cheek. To complete their disguise -- they are posing as Arab charcoalmakers today -- the men, clad in T shirts, jeans and sneakers, smudge their faces with soot...
...result of the new tactics, military officers say Arab attacks on Israeli targets declined 30% during the first four months of 1992, compared with the same period in 1991. So far this year, 1,000 Palestinians on the wanted list have been arrested and 39 killed. Militants are also said to be surrendering in unprecedented numbers -- 130 since Jan. 1 -- presumably because they prefer jail to possible death at the hands of the commandos. The military says the 130 are hard-core fighters, a claim many Palestinians dispute. Saleh Abdul Jawad Saleh, a West Bank political scientist who has studied...
...money is an important trophy for Rabin, who promised voters he would repair ties with Washington and revive sagging economic growth. It also boosts his authority to speed up peace talks with Palestinians and Israel's Arab neighbors, which start again in Washington next week. For Bush, the cheery tone of U.S.-Israeli ties should be an electoral plus. The peace talks are a remarkable diplomatic feat, capable of reinforcing Bush's campaign pitch that his international leadership gets results. And because some key electoral battlegrounds -- California, Florida, Illinois -- have large Jewish populations, the President is delighted to show that...