Word: christian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There are 5,500 Palestinians in the south, and they are Arafat's best soldiers. The Christian troops number fewer than 600, backed up by 300 to 400 militiamen. The Christian commanders admit that without Israeli help they would be no match for the Palestinian forces...
...When the Christians first made known their friendship for and cooperation with Israel, the Syrians closed the overland route from Christian-controlled sectors in northern Lebanon to the Christians in the south. The only way these forces are supplied today is directly from Israel...
When the cease-fire came last week, all sides were happy about it. Palestinian fighters were being rotated out of the south in small groups for a few days of R. and R. P.L.O. military vehicles moved about under the observation of Christian artillery spotters but did not draw fire...
...betting on how long the latest one will last. The status of the forces has not changed. The only difference is that the Israelis are back in their own country. But they can cross the frontier again any time they think it necessary. No trooper on either the Christian or the Palestinian side is packing his gear and pulling...
...Lebanese battalions are now going through the last phase of their training prior to moving south. Two of them are mixed units of Muslims and Christians, while the third is entirely Christian. Says the commander, Brigadier Victor Khoury: "It will be like walking through a minefield. One false step and the whole damned thing blows...