Word: israel
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...degree of rationality. His opposition to British entry into Europe, however motivated it may be by anti-Anglo-Saxon prejudice, makes a certain amount of sense because British entry would surely bring problems and perhaps dangers to the Common Market. His recent diplomatic support of the Arabs against Israel, however in consistent with past French policy, makes a Machiavellian kind of sense because De Gaulle wants to increase French influence among Arab nations disillusioned with Russia and disgusted with the U.S. But it is difficult to see any rational basis for De Gaulle's crude intrusion into the delicate...
...Tshombe is to be extradited, but there were other factors that may have caused him to delay his decision. In exchange for Tshombe, Boumediene hopes to get Mobutu's support for Arab policies in the U.N. and perhaps also to loosen the Congo's close ties with Israel. His intelligence men may also want to get as much information as they can out of Tshombe, including the details of Lumumba's death, which some say Mobutu also had a hand...
...Egyptian Singer Um Kalthoum, who barely two months ago was inciting the Arabs with breathy ballads about Israel's coming defeat, has a new job. She is directing a campaign to collect gold, jewelry and stashed-away cash to help Egypt's battered economy. If her daily pleadings have not convinced the Egyptians of the costliness of their rout by Israel, Gamal Abdel Nasser has. Last week he promised his people "a real, cruel and difficult struggle ahead." And "economic struggle," he told the fellahin, "means economic sacrifice. We must eliminate all privileges...
...fellow socialists, the Communists, and sympathetic non-aligned nations like India. Last week Poland gave him a $20 million loan for industrial development, and East Germany announced $100 million more credits. But the strain will continue as long as Nasser insists upon keeping Egypt on a war footing against Israel and pursuing his expensive war in Yemen. Last week both Britain and the U.S. accused the Egyptians of bombing Yemeni royalists with poison gas. The two nations indicated that they would support international action by the Red Cross and the United Nations to stop such practices...
...mention diplomatic debates and tourist-promotion schemes. Joyful that the shrines of the Old City are in Jewish hands for the first time in nearly 2,000 years, Jews from all over the world are signing up for pilgrimages. Plane and boat reservations for trips from France to Israel are sold out for two months in advance. "Israel," says TWA sales manager in Chicago, John J. Sweeney, "is a hot destination." Wary about the possibility of renewed hostilities, gentiles have been more hesitant, although travel agents report increasing interest in future tours. One Israeli tourist agent in the U.S. tries...