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...villagers are cut. The tires of Arab-owned vehicles are slashed and windows smashed. Gun-wielding Israelis invade the houses of Hebron residents, threatening and terrorizing them. At the Haram al-Khalil Mosque, built on the site where Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are believed to have been buried, Jews disrupt the prayers of devout Muslims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Whose Land Is This? | 3/31/1980 | See Source »

...interview with TIME (see box), Mugabe also vowed not to disrupt the potentially prosperous capitalist economy he will inherit. Many local businessmen feel that the coming of peace and stable government could spark an unprecedented boom in Zimbabwe. With the country's main agricultural, mining and manufacturing industries freed from the shackles of the international sanctions imposed after the unilateral declaration of independence, economists expect a 3% rise in the gross domestic product this year and a 15% increase in exports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ZIMBABWE RHODESIA: Mugabe Takes Charge | 3/17/1980 | See Source »

...meaningless straw vote will be taken, National Committeewoman Hazel Tally Evans laments, "It's totally out of hand, everything is happening much too early. There's no chance to catch your breath. We're on a continual merry-go-round." The protracted campaign will also seriously disrupt the normal business of Government and perhaps lead to ill-conceived action in order to win votes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: May the Best Man Win | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...dairy farmers oppose the power lines not only because they are unhealthy and disrupt productive land, but also because they represent large corporate and government interests against the interests of the common people...

Author: By Winona Laduke, | Title: The Battle for the West | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

...controversy began in the spring of 1977, when Observatory Hill residents learned of Radcliffe's plans to apply for a building permit. Many residents at the time contended that Harvard construction would disrupt the neighborhoods with congestion and change the city's landscape...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: Athletic Complex on Observatory Hill Approaches Completion After Struggle | 10/3/1979 | See Source »

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