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Word: israel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...heat, well over 100°, shimmers oppressively over the Jordan Valley. Hardly anything moves. It is only at night that the valley comes to life, for night is the time of the fedayeen, the Arab guerrilla raiders who slip toward the river for another hit-and-run slash at Israel's defenses. "We live like roaches," a fedayeen commando said last week. "I do not like this sneak war. But it is the only way for us. There is no army to fight by our side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: MIDDLE EAST: THE FEDAYEEN REVISITED | 6/13/1969 | See Source »

...been high: by Israeli body count, the fedayeen have suffered 450 dead on Israeli-held territory and an estimated 550 more in clashes across or on the other side of the border; they have also lost 2,000 captured. But at the same time, the guerrillas have forced Israel to maintain its military force at full strength. Ironically, in the course of their war, the fedayeen have also set themselves on a possible collision course with some of the Arab governments who sponsor them. For while Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser now only talks about forcing the Israelis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: MIDDLE EAST: THE FEDAYEEN REVISITED | 6/13/1969 | See Source »

...Arab governments agree to a peaceful settlement short of a return to Palestine, will you oppose them as well as Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A Voice of Extremism | 6/13/1969 | See Source »

...that is no concern of ours. There are many Arab millionaires made rich by oil, or by representing Western companies. It is not right that they should be rich while we are both poor and homeless. They are indirectly the agents of the U.S., which aids Israel. I know blowing up the tap-line hurts Saudi Arabia. But, Saudi Arabia is a reactionary regime, and it sells its oil to those who support Israel. It is too bad for Saudi Arabia that she may suffer. Our main aim remains American interests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A Voice of Extremism | 6/13/1969 | See Source »

...exactly what we want, for we are totally against any peaceful solution that leaves behind an Israel. And this is the only possible peaceful solution in prospect. That means to us "Stay in your tents forever with no homeland." Actually, Israel helps our cause by retaliating, for it angers the people and diminishes chances for a peaceful solution, which we cannot accept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A Voice of Extremism | 6/13/1969 | See Source »

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