Word: conflicted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...least willingness, to start negotiations would bring new Israeli elections. But such a move looks unlikely, and there is little U.S. diplomacy with either side to promote one. Since the bombing of the U.S. Marine headquarters in Beirut, the U.S. has basically backed a stalemate in the Arab-Israel conflict...
Will things get worse again? It is hard to see how they could get better, such have been the achievements of Peres' government. But as long as Shamir does not play too noisily to his own constituency and those to his right, there is, at least, no big conflict between Israel...
...some ways, it is regrettable that the rotation does not make a bigger difference. That reflects the stalemate in the region more broadly. The Arab states, hostage to Syria and its unique style of diplomacy, cannot formulate a policy to confront their two big challenges: the Arab-Israeli conflict and Iraq-Iran war. Indeed for many, including the oil-rich Arab states of the Gulf, it is the latter which directly threaten them and has top priority. To some that may seem a good thing. But the Arab-Israeli conflict has a peculiar tenacity. If the results of the Gulf...
...King's desire for higher prices was due in part to pressure from Iran, which relies on energy earnings to finance its economy and pay for its six- year war with Iraq. While the Saudis privately support Iraq in the conflict, they fear Iran's military might as well as its influence over potentially seditious Islamic fundamentalists. Iran warned in July that military reprisals might be directed at Saudia Arabia, Kuwait and any other country that gave Iraq money to buy arms. Yamani's dismissal ended a remarkable career. The son of a religious judge in Mecca, Islam's holiest...
...other interest is acting. Cox has performedin school plays since her freshman year, but someperformances conflict with football season. Butthe choice between acting and football is an easyone...