Word: israells
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...move that seemed designed to improve the atmosphere for Strauss's visit, Israel made two significant gestures that affected the West Bank. The first was the reopening of Bir Zeit College near Ramallah, which was closed last May because of student demonstrations in favor of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The other was the shelving of plans to put Nablus residents, including its mayor, on trial for taking part in antisettlement protests. In an effort to convince Strauss that the settlements are essential to Israel's security, Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon took the ambassador and his wife Helen...
Nowhere are those sensitivities more acute at present than in Israel. Once again, the "special relationship" between Washington and Jerusalem is in some trouble. The U.S. has strongly deplored Israeli air and artillery attacks against Palestinian guerrilla positions in Lebanon, not only because of the loss of civilian ives, but also for fear that the raids could ead to war with Syria. Last week an Israeli army force crossed into Lebanon for the first time since May, killing two guerrillas. The U.S. regards Jewish settlements in the occupied territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as illegal...
...Strauss's first official duties in Israel was to spell out Washington's concerns in a talk with members of the Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee. He pointed out that the minority of Americans sympathetic to the Arab view point would greatly increase if the worsening fuel situation in the U.S. should ultimately be blamed on Jerusalem's obstinacy over the Palestinian problem. The message was not lost on Knesset members. Israeli politicians are already disturbed by signs that many American Jews have serious reservations about any settlements on the West Bank that are not vital...
...fact, Israel is not merely retaliating against terrorist raids or bombings. Since the death of four Israelis during an April 22 Palestinian raid on the town of Nahariya, Israel has been conducting preemptive strikes into Lebanon. In Washington's view, the new policy risks a direct Israeli confrontation with the Syrians, whose more than 22,000 troops constitute the principal peace-keeping force in Lebanon. After the air battle, Syria reportedly issued orders for its MiGs to intercept all Israeli flights over Lebanon. In turn, Premier Begin told the Jewish Assembly: "Damascus should know that they...
...contributed virtually nothing to the current peace process in the Middle East, the Syrian President is still regarded as a moderate at heart. Chances are that his replacement would be someone amenable to the zealous wishes of the Muslim Brotherhood-most likely meaning stronger opposition to any negotiations with Israel and greater hostility to Egypt's lonely approach to peace...