Word: beginnings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have been particularly vicious; in fact, the rejectionist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine described last week's attempted attack on the kibbutz as a "suicide mission." As a result, the Israelis have apparently adopted a policy of pre-emptive strikes and hot pursuit. As Premier Menachem Begin told the Knesset, "We shall attack these murderers at every opportunity. We shall give them no rest...
During the height of the aerial bombardment, Begin said that Lebanese President Elias Sarkis was welcome to come to Jerusalem to negotiate peace with Israel. Begin also demanded that Syrian troops withdraw from Lebanon, and declared that such Arab states as Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iraq should admit Palestinian refugees now living in Lebanon. The Beirut government angrily declined the invitation, and Premier Selim Hoss dismissed the Begin offer as "blackmail." Lebanon needed the Syrians to maintain order, said Hoss, and in any case the matter was none of Israel's business. Ever ready with an inflammatory phrase, Palestine...
...This was a boat that had a lot of problems to begin with," Dixon says. "Aside from the technical questions, there were questions of just personal chemistry within the boat...
...most virulent segregation, and paved the way for other civil rights decisions. When Nixon was first attacked for Watergate, who expected him to fall to such ignominy? Who expected Ian Smith to share anything with blacks? All change is slow. Revolutions begin with baby steps...
...railroads are the most fuel-efficient form of transportation; and (2) railroads can and should be electrified (as in Europe) because electricity can be generated by almost any fuel. It will take years to develop such a system, and we can not wait until the oil is gone to begin...