Word: israells
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first aerial clash between Syria and Israel in five years, and it had frightening overtones; similar clashes preceded the start of the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli wars. The U.S. expressed its "serious concern" to Jerusalem over the use of the sophisticated F-15s, which were given to Israel with the proviso that they be used for defensive purposes only. Premier Menachem Begin rejected the protest, arguing that the aerial attacks on suspected terrorist positions were "only done for the sake of legitimate national defense...
...Israel builds yet another settlement on Arab land...
...debate reflected the emotion unleashed within Israel by the Cabinet's 8-5 decision on Elon Moreh, and especially by its timing. The action was announced only a few days before talks between Egypt and Israel on autonomy for the West Bank and Gaza Strip were scheduled to begin in Alexandria. U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance described the new settlement as a "hindrance to the peace process" and warned that the timing of the decision was "particularly inappropriate...
Many Israelis seem to agree with the West Bank Arabs that the Elon Moreh decision was particularly unfortunate. The independent Tel Aviv daily Ha 'aretz observed that "it is difficult to imagine an act more injurious to Israel than the location, timing and circumstances of the establishment of the Elon Moreh settlement." Members of an organization called Peace Now, which was formed last year to encourage the government to make concessions to Egypt during the peace negotiations, rolled boulders onto a newly built road leading to the settlement...
There is no doubt those autonomy talks will be demanding. Begin has already told Vance that Israel remains adamant on three issues: 1) no solution if it compromised Israel's security; 2) no separate Palestinian state; 3) no return of East Jerusalem to Arab sovereignty. But Begin also said, "The last thing we want is to embarrass Sadat." On everything else that comes up in the negotiations, the Premier promised "we can and will help...