Word: lebanons
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Even though he had a 40-sec. head start, Moroccan El Hassan Mahta was "lapped" in the men's giant slalom by Lebanon's Raymond Kayrouz, who careered past the slower Mahta. Both skiers missed gates and were disqualified...
Peace talks or no, the Middle East is once again showing its true color: the blood red of vengeance. The escalation of violence began Feb. 14 when Arab guerrillas infiltrated an Israeli army camp and hacked three soldiers to death. Two days later in southern Lebanon, Israeli Apache helicopters fired three missiles on the motorcade of Sheik Abbas Musawi, leader of the Iranian- backed Hizballah. The long-planned strike killed not only Musawi but also his wife and six-year-old son. From there, hostilities spiraled rapidly. Hizballah launched scores of Katyusha rockets into Israel's self-declared security zone...
Much to Washington's relief, Israel's actions seemed to have no disruptive impact on the Middle East peace process. On the day of Musawi's killing, both Lebanon and Syria announced that they would attend the third round of talks convening this week in Washington, an indication of how little support Hizballah enjoys in the Arab world. Even after Israel's attack on Kafra and Yater, no parties pulled out. Only the Palestinians, incensed by Israel's recent detention of two of their delegates, threatened not to show -- then reversed course...
...keep the peace process percolating so Labor cannot blame him for its failure. At the same time, he will not want the bargaining to proceed to any yea-or-nay decision that might antagonize Likud's far-right-wing voters. After last week's show of force in Lebanon, he can probably afford the appearance of a little give-and-take. As disheartening as the renewed hostilities are, perhaps they will underscore for negotiators how acute the need is to achieve a lasting peace...
Levy was questioned about the recent military skirmishes in Lebanon between Israeli soldiers and Arab in the occupied territories...