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That end did not come gently. Yamit, the largest (pop. 2,400 in 1977) and most prosperous of the Sinai settlements, became the focus of a furious battle over the withdrawal. Of the Jewish protesters left in the town early last week, only a few were settlers who had actually lived there. A larger contingent, organized by the fanatical Gush Emunim (Bloc of the Faithful) movement, included settlers from the West Bank who had come to Yamit to protest the Sinai withdrawal. A third group was made up of members of Rabbi Meir Kahane's extremist right-wing Kach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Bombs, Passions and Farewells | 5/3/1982 | See Source »

...P.C.N. had agreed to name Magaña provisional President. The right, it was assumed, would also agree to give the Christian Democrats some role in the assembly leadership. But when headlines proclaiming Magana's imminent election appeared in the afternoon paper, D'Aubuisson reportedly became furious and rearranged the list of candidates for the nine-man assembly directorate to exclude all Christian Democrats. When the vote took place, D'Aubuisson and his fellow rightists easily swept all the assembly posts. Said ARENA Leader Mario Redaelli defiantly: "We did this today to show the United States embassy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: El Salvador: A Setback for Moderation | 5/3/1982 | See Source »

...dream of lasting peace has faded behind the smoke of gun battles and vehement declarations from various combatants that no more concessions will be made. Instead of the first giant step toward a new understanding, the completion of the Sinai agreement has ironically become an exception in a furious conflict...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The First Step Towards Peace | 4/28/1982 | See Source »

...blockade; 3) restore normal economic relations; and 4) leave the Argentine flag flying in the Falklands as a sign of Argentine sovereignty. The new conditions represented a major departure from the terms Haig had brought to London. When he reported them to Thatcher, the tired Prime Minister was furious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Falkland Islands: Search for a Way Out | 4/26/1982 | See Source »

...being all those people: minister to the oppressed, political agitator, champion womanizer. The Hollywood moguls may think of Richard Pryor, 41, simply as the hottest black movie star ever. But to millions of his fans, black and white, this self-described nigger is preaching The Word-four-lettered, furious and achingly funny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Pryor's Back ? Twice as Funny | 3/29/1982 | See Source »

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