Word: habib
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...agreement on the PL.O.'s evacuation of Lebanon, a triumph of delicate diplomacy, worked so secretly and with such an abhorrence of publicity that many of his top colleagues in the Middle East literally did not know how he was faring. For more than eleven weeks, Philip Charles Habib shuttled back and forth across the Middle East, following an itinerary that would have been arduous for a young man, let alone a 62-year...
official who has suffered four heart attacks and undergone bypass surgery. Habib carried all his medical records with him, as well as his medications. He likes to rest for a while in the afternoon, but there was little time for that during the talks. Habib's traveling was vastly complicated by the fact that he insisted on not flying directly to Israel over Lebanese territory under Israeli occupation, feeling that to do so would appear to condone Jerusalem...
...Cyprus. Then he would catch a flight to Tel Aviv. As the negotiations edged toward a settlement, U.S. intelligence agents picked up reports that an extremist splinter group of the P.L.O., run by George Habash, intended to assassinate the envoy. The faction opposed a P.L.O. withdrawal from Beirut. Habib spent one night in the shelter of the residence of U.S. Ambassador Robert S. Dillon in Yarze, southeast of Beirut. Habib also had to break off talks with the Lebanese from time to time when P.L.O. rockets exploded near the presidential palace, where the main...
discussions occurred. As he struggled toward a settlement, Habib had to cope with the suspicions of both the P.L.O. and the Israelis. At first the Palestinians were convinced that Habib was pro-Israel and, what was more, that he was acting, said one senior P.L.O. official, as a "high commissioner" who had come to dictate terms. The Israelis initially felt that he was keeping them in the dark about the true state of the negotiations...
...Negotiator Philip Habib continued his peace efforts last week after Israel's furious bombardments of West Beirut, the precise nature of a settlement still remained uncertain. But one thing was clear: Israel's ten-week-old invasion of Lebanon had wrought momentous changes in the complex Middle East equation, and their repercussions would be felt for years to come. Every major actor in the drama has been deeply affected. For the U.S., the crisis provoked by its headstrong Israeli ally has presented grave risks but also a challenging opportunity to play a key role in forging a comprehensive...