Word: beirutization
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...this atmosphere of rising mistrust, there have been several disputes between U.S. Marines, on duty near Beirut as part of the multinational peace-keeping force, and the occupying Israeli soldiers. Last month small units of Israeli troops occasionally asked to pass through Marine checkpoints, in violation of the agreement that brought in the multinational force last year. The incidents have been relatively unimportant, but they emphasize the risks inherent in a failure to bring the Israeli occupation of Lebanon to a swift conclusion...
There was a grim reminder last week of other risks, those that go with the lingering Syrian and Palestinian presence in divided Lebanon. A car packed with explosives blew up in front of a Palestine Liberation Organization command center 30 miles east of Beirut in the Syrian-controlled Bekaa Valley, killing at least 32 Syrians and Palestinians. An anti-P.L.O. group calling itself the Front to Liberate Lebanon from Foreigners claimed responsibility for the attack...
...Recalling our ambassador in Israel after the Beirut massacre was the least we could do in such a situation. We will deal with Israel as with any other country...
...that there had been times during his tenure when he found it tough to keep silent. "It is not that I don't have my own opinion," he said, "but I am paid not to think aloud." One moment when Navon could not keep silent was after the Beirut massacre in mid-September, when he publicly expressed his shock and sorrow and called for a commission of inquiry to investigate Israel's role. He said later that if Begin had not appointed a commission, he would have resigned...
...military authorized the Phalangists to enter the camps. And some people reacted very slowly to reports of the ongoing disaster. Most Israelis believe their troops had the implicit duty to assure the safety of all civilians, a duty the high command officially assumed when the Israeli Army entered West Beirut the day after President-elect Bashir Gemayel's assassination...