Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite the conflicting signals, the outlines of a deal began to emerge. The pivotal player was Israel, which insisted on a strict accounting of the whereabouts of seven missing servicemen but promised to be "very flexible" about the terms for trading its Arab prisoners in southern Lebanon that would in turn spring the release of the Western captives. Jerusalem offered a two- step plan. In phase one, Israel would release about 50 Shi'ites after receiving a full report on its soldiers, verifiable by either videotape or international observers. The second stage would see the release of the remaining...
Several other potential stumbling blocks exist. Islamic Jihad's call for "the release of all detainees around the world," if serious, may bring at least seven other European countries into the negotiations. Five Arab terrorists are held in Britain, two in France, two in Greece, five in Italy, three in Spain, three in Sweden and one in Switzerland. Most of these men have been convicted of crimes; the others are awaiting trial for acts ranging from the importation of explosives to the 1985 hijacking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro. Perez de Cuellar signaled that the release...
Probably not, as long as there are people prepared to pursue their grievances with violence. But the climate for terrorism has certainly changed. Some of the most infamous offenders -- the Palestinians and Arab radicals who perpetrated shocking outrages from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s -- have largely lost their governmental support. Iran, Syria, Libya and Iraq are less willing -- or less able -- to provide them with money, equipment and support for their operations. What has become known as state-sponsored terrorism is, at least for now, on the wane...
Allied bombs and the hostility of the Arab world have knocked Iraq out of the game for the foreseeable future, though Saddam Hussein's willingness to strike back if he can should not be underestimated. Libya -- also chastened by / U.S. bombs five years ago -- is conducting what the U.S. State Department calls a "charm offensive." Even so, President Muammar Gaddafi still provides bases and support for Abu Nidal and other terrorists...
...Even Arab experts consider that many of the financial practices of B.C.C.I., including its attempts to cover up its losses, may have been beyond the pale. But they view such legerdemain as a crude attempt to comply with Western regulators' demands for acceptable profit and loss statements. U.S. and British authorities would naturally scoff at that explanation. They contend that B.C.C.I. flourished as a criminal enterprise largely because it was carefully constructed to take advantage of such tax havens as Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands, which provide virtually no regulation...