Word: jiddah
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...limited self- rule, even as a temporary measure, the world will forget their cause and they will never achieve their ambition of creating a Palestinian state. "We got the message -- Watch out, something is going to happen -- so we'd better get seriously organized to confront it," says Ali Jiddah, a leading activist within the opposition...
Activists are planning a series of demonstrations, including protests at the homes of the Palestinian negotiators. "We will not let them sleep," says Jiddah. He and his supporters insist that they rule out the use of violence against fellow Palestinians -- but not against Israelis. The latest round of peace talks produced a particularly brutal series of stabbings and slashings of Israelis by Palestinians. "This is not a spontaneous thing," says Ali Abu Hilal, another opposition activist. "And I think the future will bring more violence." Israeli security experts fear that the rejectionists may embark on a new round of global...
Everything about Israel provokes the greatest curiosity. During a recent dinner in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, a Saudi and a Kuwaiti, both officials, spoke admiringly of Jerusalem's restraint in the face of Iraq's Scud attacks and discussed visiting Israel. "I want to fly El Al," said the Saudi. "That's nothing," said the Kuwaiti. "I want to take the QE2's Mediterranean cruise, the one that stops in Haifa for a week." "You're joking," said the Saudi. "No, I'm serious," replied the Kuwaiti. "Okay," the Saudi shot back, "I'll join...