Word: israel
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...even before the British left, attacks on Jews were unleashed all over the country. On May 14, 1948, in accordance with the U.N. resolution, Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel's independence, ignoring last-minute admonitions from Washington and overruling doomsday predictions by some of his closest associates. Within hours, military forces of five Arab nations invaded Israel, joining Palestinian militias in an openly declared attempt to destroy the Jews. It was the worst of several Israeli-Arab wars: 1% of the Jewish population died, as well as thousands of Arabs. More than half a million Palestinians lost their homes; some fled...
Between 1949 and 1956, Arab states drew Israel into a cycle of guerrilla attacks and retaliatory raids. In 1956 Ben-Gurion, aware of an Egyptian military buildup, escalated the conflict by storming the Sinai peninsula. The operation was coordinated with a French-British assault on Egypt. To Arabs, this was further proof of Israel as a toll of imperialism. To Israelis, this was Ben-Gurion's way of securing 11 relatively peaceful years...
...approximately 100 issues, in which more than 300 pieces appeared on the editorial page, only eight articles focused on Jews, Israel or Hillel. Of these eight, two were written by Daniel M. Suleiman '99, one of the Crimson executives in question, and one was written by a non-Jew. Thus, about 2 percent of the articles on the editorial page were written by Jews about Jewish topics. While this is slightly less than the percentage of Jews in the national population, the College's population is estimated at 15 to 20 percent Jewish at the least. The Crimson aspires...
From the moment Richard Nixon set foot on Egyptian soil, beginning his historic, seven-day trip to four Arab nations and Israel, the huzzas and hosannas fell like sweet rain. For the President, coming out of the parched Watergate wasteland of Washington, the praise and the cheers of multitudes were welcome indeed, particularly since each stop, each spectacle, was beamed in living color back to [U.S.] living rooms...[H]ome was never like this, and the President's aides were convinced that the accolades abroad would strengthen Nixon's hand in his battle to stave off impeachment. The hegira...
...Today?s announcement appears to suggest that the PA is declaring war on Hamas, says Hamad, and the Islamic organization will respond by attacking Israel to embarrass Arafat. ?Cracking down on Hamas may impress the U.S. and Israel, but it puts the PA in conflict with a significant portion of the Palestinian population,? says Hamad. Even if the PA has declared the Sharif case closed, that means little if they fail to convince Hamas -- who are, after all, the ones who do the bombing...