Word: arabized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...continuing violence, which has left at least 59 Palestinians dead and hundreds more wounded by Israeli shootings and beatings, has fueled a burning sense of urgency about easing if not solving the Arab-Israeli conflict. It has become increasingly clear that efforts to end the unrest will probably be futile unless a negotiating process leading to some form of Palestinian self- rule is started. But the latest U.S. initiative aimed at achieving that goal is stirring political turmoil in Israel. That domestic struggle could render the Jewish state incapable of engaging in serious diplomacy at the very moment when compromise...
...heart of the debate is the principle of "land for peace," according to which Israel would agree to make territorial concessions in the Arab regions it has occupied since 1967 in return for the establishment of peaceful relations with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza as well as with neighboring Jordan. Shultz regards such a trade-off as absolutely essential to any progress in the Middle East conflict. But the Israeli leadership is bitterly divided over the issue. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, who is head of the Labor Party, is amenable to the principle. But Peres' partner...
...once had [the United States government] made a balanced statement on the Arab-Israeli conflict," Rahman added...
...Palestinian speaker, who recently met with Secretary of State George P. Shultz as a representative of the Council of Presidents of National Arab-American Organizations, said he expected little from Shultz's upcoming mission to the Middle East...
After two days of inconclusive talks, Murphy nonetheless declared himself "encouraged" by Arab and Israeli "enthusiasm" for his efforts. The State Department then announced that Secretary of State George Shultz would visit the area later this month in an effort to promote the Middle East peace process...