Word: beirutization
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...best hope is that King Hussein of Jordan, who is scheduled to visit the U.S. next month, will decide to join the talks, either on his own or with Arafat's approval. Still, officials fear that the opportunity created by the evacuation of P.L.O. fighters from Beirut three months ago is passing quickly...
...test Syrian and Lebanese intentions. Such a move would be welcomed by the Lebanese, who increasingly resent the continued Israeli occupation. Many of them blame the Israeli presence for the sporadic factional fighting between Christians and Muslims in the hilly Chouf and Aley regions a few miles southeast of Beirut. Meanwhile, the Israelis and the Lebanese have not agreed even on how to proceed with the withdrawal negotiations. The Israelis want to talk directly with the Lebanese about all aspects of future relations between the two countries. The Lebanese, determined to strengthen their Arab ties, prefer...
...Jerusalem, the official investigation of the Beirut massacre continued, and once again the commission of inquiry heard testimony that appeared to contradict the previous statements of Begin and his Defense Minister Ariel Sharon. Lieut. Colonel Ze'ev Zeharin, an aide to Chief of Staff Rafael Eitan, testified that he was "100% sure" Sharon first spoke on Tuesday evening, Sept. 14, two days before the massacre began, about the plan for Lebanese Christian militiamen to enter the Palestinian camps. Sharon had testified that he first broached the subject on the following day. Zeharin also said Eitan had told him that...
...Israeli Prime Minister had ever appeared in public session before an official commission of inquiry, and the outcome could well have grave consequences for Begin and his government. At issue: What responsibility did the Israeli government have for the massacre that took place in the Palestinian refugee camps outside Beirut two months...
...revenge killings by the militiamen in the aftermath of the assassination of President-elect Bashir Gemayel had been raised not only in Begin's presence but by the Prime Minister himself. He had, in fact, told U.S. Negotiator Morris Draper that the Israeli army had moved into West Beirut, in defiance of the agreement that had been negotiated for the evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organization, "to prevent bloodshed...