Word: israel
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Congregation Beth Israel...
...welcomed the offer, since any sign of yielding by either side in the Middle East has been hard to come by. But Israel, though it will study the plan at a weekend Cabinet meeting, promptly dismissed the six points as nothing more than a "vague smoke screen," a propaganda maneuver designed to lend an air of reasonableness to the Arabs' position. Other points in the plan stipulated that Israel must return all territory, including the Arab sector of Jerusalem, conquered in the 1967 war. This Israel is not prepared to do without a genuine settlement negotiated directly with...
Much more serious is the problem of the fedayeen. As Hussein's popularity slips, that of the commandos rises, presenting the King with a tough choice. If he decides to throw in his lot with the commandos, he risks severe retaliation from Israel, and a fourth round of war becomes a distinct possibility. On the other hand, any attempt on his part to crush the fedayeen would almost certainly result in his overthrow. Commando Chief Yasser Arafat has pledged privately not to move against Hussein-but only so long as the fedayeen continue to have freedom of action within...
That freedom can have dangerous consequences for Jordan. Within 40 minutes last week, the fedayeen poured 16 Czech-made rockets into Israel's Gulf of Aqaba port of Elath, injuring ten persons, damaging a hospital, homes and cars. At dawn, Israeli jets bombed the nearby Jordanian port of Aqaba, reportedly killing eight civilians and wounding nine others. For years, Israel and Jordan had observed an unwritten truce in the Aqaba-Elath area, largely because both ports are so conspicuously vulnerable to retaliation. With a few rockets, the fedayeen severely bent that agreement. Further attacks on Elath would almost certainly...
...direct negotiations with Israel: "I continue to be opposed to direct talks with the Israelis. I am indeed familiar with their argument thats the only way to achieve peace is to sit down with the Arabs at the conference table. But what is there to talk about? If they refuse to ac cept the conditions contained in the November 22nd [U.N.] resolution, what can be the basis of direct negotiations? No, I am afraid the Israelis are more interested in holding on to their occupied territories than they are in finding a solution. The Israeli demand for face-to-face...