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...find in Gaza sheds new light on the riddle of the Exodus
...Testament hints that Moses headed inland to avoid a confrontation with the Philistines. Yet archaeological findings have long indicated that at the time of the Exodus-about the 13th century B.C.-the Philistines had not yet established themselves in the coastal region around Gaza. Now after nearly ten years' digging in the Gaza Strip, Archaeologist Trude Dothan, 57, of Jerusalem's Hebrew University, has found indications that the Israelites went into the desert to elude not the Philistines but the very people from whom they were escaping-Egyptians. The evidence: the remains of a large Egyptian community just...
...visitors, came away relatively disappointed, although Reagan had campaigned as an all-out champion of Israel. Haig turned down a request from Prime Minister Menachem Begin that the U.S. press for a quick resumption of Egyptian-Israeli negotiations over autonomy for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza. Haig's stated reason: the U.S. wants to give priority to checking Soviet interventionism in the Middle East. In fact, Haig would prefer not to draw attention to a situation that will probably remain deadlocked until the Israeli election on June 30, which is likely to bring...
...that the present Palestinian leadership, notably that of Palestine Liberation Organization Chief Yasser Arafat, is unable to withstand pressures from Syria and the U.S.S.R. Sadat reasons that a government in exile formed by all Palestinians, P.L.O. members as well as Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, might yield a stronger leadership. It would also help the Palestinians move toward a more neutral position, which would enhance their appeal and attract broader support in the world. "The moment a Palestinian provisional government is formed, we shall recognize it immediately," he said...
...while seeking to regain influence in the Arab world by contributing to a just solution of the Palestinian problem. In their public statements, leaders of the Arab world unanimously insist that there is only one solution: establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Privately, at least a few Palestinian leaders are willing to concede, albeit reluctantly, that this goal cannot be realized in the foreseeable future. No Israeli government could possibly accede to the creation of such a state, even with international safeguards for Israel's security needs, and hope...