Word: jerusalem
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...great statesman, but his vision and commitment to peace will mark him as one of the great leaders of the century. He devoted his life to the creation and survival of the Jewish state and to the welfare of the Jewish people. As a young man, he defended Jerusalem in the 1948 War of Independence and later commanded the Israeli armed forces to victory in the 1967 war. In war and in peacetime, he held his principles dear and ultimately paid for them with his life. We are stricken with grief. We have lost a great leader...
...communication with PLO leader Yasser Arafat, seeking a way to make peace, an effort that would bear fruit 19 years later. After serving as Israel's defense minister from 1984 to 1990, Rabin was reelected Prime Minister in 1992. "There are no good wars," Rabin wrote in his memoirs. Jerusalem Bureau Chief Lisa Beyer reports: "One of Rabin's main jobs during the 1948 war was to help break the Arab blockade of Jerusalem and to keep the road to Tel Aviv open and safe for Israeli convoys. For this purpose, the Harel brigade was formed, with Rabin...
...group of Israeli babysitters. None of the Israelis was killed, but 11 were injured and the two terrorists died when their bomb-laden cars exploded. Islamic Jihad had said it would seek revenge for the slaying of its leader, Dr. Fathi Shakaki. TIME's Johanna McGeary reports from Jerusalem: "The reason that no Israelis were killed is that the Israeli soldiers who were accompanying the bus noticed the first bomber's car and were able to prevent it from getting too close to the bus. These attempts shouldn't disrupt the peace process because there weren...
...traveled to Jerusalem to study the languages of Ethiopia in preparation for her analysis of Ethiopia music. After learning three languages--Geez, Amharic and Hebrew--Shelemay set off for Addis Ababa...
...Jerusalem should be the capital for two states, without the Berlin Wall," Arafat said...