Word: arabized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lament after a battle against the Romans: "Another such victory and we are undone." Saddam's losses were relatively minor: some sophisticated milling and welding equipment, but only antiquated military gear. For that price, he exposed new strains in the U.S.-led alliance against him. Russia, Egypt and other Arab states expressed misgivings; France, though it participated in some bombing, criticized the missile attack. Paris seemed wary of antagonizing its allies in the Arab world, and Moscow appeared to be afraid of Russian nationalists who deplore any kowtowing to the U.S.; those concerns could inhibit future action. As the Saturday...
...engage the support of the entire U.N. Security Council. By not overreacting to an escalating series of provocations by Saddam, the Western leaders reassured their electorates that they need not fear resumption of a full-scale war. Bush's moves were also calibrated to enlist the support of Arab allies, most important Saudi Arabia, which are wary of another divisive confrontation...
Saddam is particularly interested in exploiting Arab perceptions that the West applies an anti-Muslim double standard. He massages Arab resentment that the same allied forces that retaliate so quickly against Iraq remain indifferent to the Serbian slaughter of Bosnia's Muslims and turn a blind eye to Israel's expulsion of more than 400 Palestinians. Said the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet: "How could the U.S. start this operation against the background of public opinion horrified by events in Bosnia? With 10,000 women raped and people jammed into internment camps in Bosnia, this bombing is inexplicable...
...sympathized with the deportees and urged their return. To promote unity, PLO leaders met with Hamas leader for the first time to plan strategy regarding the deportations. In addition, the PLO has urged other Arab governments to suspend negotiations with Israel until the deportees are returned. It is unclear whether the Palestinians will attend the upcoming round of peace talks, scheduled for February in Washington...
Haneen M. Rabie '95 is a Palestinian-American and the president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Society of Arab Students...