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...issue of war with the Arabs, nearly every Israeli is a hawk. Such unanimity dissipates when it comes to the question of planning for peace. While most hard-liners insist on retaining every square inch of territory conquered in the 1967 war, an impressive number of Israelis feel that some concessions are necessary. Most political doves, however, are reluctant to speak up. They are all too well aware of the controversy such talk invariably provokes. Early last year, for example, when Premier Levi Eshkol suggested that Israel might not retain some Arab-populated areas of the West Bank, an awesome...
Really Encouraged. Leaving Judy behind, Agnew flew to Saigon on New Year's Day for a 24-hour visit. General Creighton Abrams, U.S. commander in Viet Nam, was too ill with pneumonia to confer with him, but Agnew was warmly received by President Nguyen Van Thieu. "The hawk," a palace aide said later, "is always welcome." Agnew brought no specific message from Nixon. However, he assured Thieu that U.S. withdrawal would be gradual...
...years ago, he trapped six falcons and painstakingly trained them to hunt on command. Since then, the bustards have fled in panic from their natural enemy. Last November only nine bustards were sighted, compared with the 10,415 that stymied operations in November 1967 before the arrival of the hawks. As a result, De la Fuente has returned to his wildlife research, leaving the twice-daily hawk patrols to Technical Sergeant Robert O. Collum, who now has one of the strangest jobs in the U.S. armed services...
...Warbler of Watergate" [Dec. 5], as any political bird watcher knows, is not a warbler, but a silver-crested lib thrasher (Cranius vacantus) who mates with the now famous red. white and blue American bald eagle (Juris patriotus). The thrasher is often confused with the Communist-eating hawk (Victus eternus), but differs in its diet, for the thrasher thrives on yellow-bellied land snatchers and pink-tufted dissenters (Marxis militanus). The thrasher is a close relative of the Baltimore hatchet wielder (Agnewus intim-idalus) and the rednecked robin (Thur-mondus segregatus), until recently thought to be extinct...
...most outspoken hawk of all is a flamboyant newcomer to Israeli politics who bears one of the most celebrated names in Israeli history. He is Major General Ezer Weizman, 45, the former commander of the Israeli air force and the nephew of the late Chaim Weizmann, Israel's first President (Ezer dropped the second "n" as a gesture of independence). A member of the irredentist Gahal party, whose representation in the Cabinet increased from two to six, Weizman shed his uniform only last week to become Transportation Minister...