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...convincing parliamentary majority, Herzog may turn to Labor, the largest party in the Knesset. Labor Leader Peres, 60, had begun to woo members of the small parties as soon as he heard the news of Begin's resignation. But the opposition has suffered from the long-festering feud between Peres and former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Besides, given Shamir's rapid move to consolidate power, it seemed unlikely that Labor would be given the chance to return to power without elections, which are now scheduled...
...served as Prime Minister during the 1960s and still retains a power base in Tripoli, is a Sunni Muslim, as are a million Lebanese. Though Suleiman Franjieh, 73, who served as President from 1970 to 1976, is a Maronite Christian like Gemayel, he has waged a long and bitter feud with Gemayel's family; Franjieh still holds the Phalangists responsible for the 1978 assassination of his eldest son Tony...
...abruptly at the banks of a picturesque stream. There an abandoned customs house and a flagpole flying the red-and-yellow Chinese flag are the only reminders that this is the border. During the past three years, Pingmeng's residents have become victims of China's bitter feud with Viet Nam. Five people have been killed and 38 wounded by Vietnamese fire. In addition, according to Chinese officials in the Guangxi region, the Vietnamese have laid mines, damaged crops and on occasion sent bundle-toting water buffalo laden with leaflets and other propaganda across the border. Liang Xinghan...
...aimed at killing or capturing Arafat himself, the rebels stormed a convoy of twelve P.L.O. vehicles in the western Syrian town of Homs. Arafat, who was safely in Damascus, declared that a dozen of his men had been killed or wounded in the attack. Hours later, the long-smoldering feud between Arafat and Syrian President Hafez Assad broke into the open as the Syrian government brusquely expelled Arafat, advising him that in the future he would be unwelcome in either Syria or the Bekaa Valley. He left immediately for Tunis to hold emergency meetings with his top lieutenants. By week...
FICTION: Ancient Evenings, Norman Mailer ¶Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Mdrquez The Feud, Thomas Berger ¶The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco Pilgermann, Russell Hoban ¶Sister Age, M.F.K. Fisher