Word: arabized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...piecing together a variety of extremist Israeli viewpoints, Oz debunks the myth of Israeli unanimity and crafts his vision for Israel in literary form. The series of interviews recorded in this book shows a wide range of Israeli public opinion: the anti-war movement, the anti-Zionists, the Arab nationalists, and Palestinians, the secular Jews, and the ultra-conservative Gush Emunim...
...Israeli state. Israel could no longer pretend to be entirely unified, as groups such as Oz's Peace Now movement sponsored anti-war demonstrations in the capital. Less obvious but equally important was the widespread disappointment with the image of Israel the aggressor. Israelis could blame the Arabs for all six previous Arab-Israeli wars, and could justify the bloodshed as the defense of Israel's very existence. The situation in Lebanon is less obvious, and the result is open dissension...
However, Oz's overriding belief in diversity of opinion gives him license to wrestle with his own concept of "civilized." Part of being civilized, Oz says, is recognizing the legitimacy of other people's nationalist movements. On this point, Oz turns to the editor of AlFajr (The Arab Dawn), a daily East Jerusalem newspaper. Oz argues cogently that to ignore Arab nationalism would be foolhardy...
...retain the presidency. Despite their accumulated grievances, the conferees quickly reached agreement on a statement defining Lebanon's national identity. It described Lebanon as "a free, sovereign and independent state," as the Christians wanted it to do, but it also satisfied Muslim demands by defining Lebanon as "Arab in affiliation and identity...
...voted unanimously that Gemayel should continue his efforts "to end the Israeli occupation" and to ensure "the total and absolute sovereignty of Lebanon over all its territory." The group also agreed to suspend its meetings for ten days, during which time Gemayel was to fly to Washington and several Arab capitals to discuss his country's problems and particularly the treaty with Israel. The vote was taken following a private meeting between Gemayel and opposition leaders, after which the President persuaded his father and Chamoun, the most ardent advocates of the accord with Israel, to fall in line...