Word: attacked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...main hurdle left for the treaty was the approval of Israel's Knesset. Debate begins early this week and is expected to last for a few days. Although rhetorical fireworks are anticipated and Begin is certain to come under blistering attack from the ultra-left and ultraright, there is almost no chance that the measure will fail. The opposition Labor Party leader, Shimon Peres, has already indicated that he will support the treaty, even though by voting against it he might be able to topple Begin's government. Said Peres: "Peace comes before power, and I would prefer...
June 5-10,1967. Fearing attack, Israel strikes first. In just six days, it seizes the Sinai Peninsula, Syria's Golan Heights and all of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem...
...Egypt attacks across the Suez Canal on Yom Kippur while Syrian troops attack the Golan Heights. Israel's counterattacks reach to within 20 miles of Damascus and across the Suez into Egypt. Heavy losses on both sides. The oil-producing states announce a cutoff of exports to nations supporting Israel, and oil prices soon quadruple. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger finally negotiates a cease-fire...
...territory." However, The New York Times of March 5, 1979 revealed that in fact the Carter administration had advance knowledge of the Chinese invasion: "Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher said last week that the United States learned from Mr. Teng during his visit of China's plans to attack Vietnam...
Finally, the authors of the letter attack my credibility directly by claiming I talked to no other individuals involved and made up the article entirely out of my own head. This is simply untrue. I have spoken often with many of the Harvard delegates, and I spoke extensively to students from other campuses at the conference. My view of the mixed results of the conference is a commonly-held one. As the letter's authors point out, 23 Harvard students went down to Philadelphia; seven signed the letter attacking my view of the conference's outcome. What do the other...