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...situation. The Israel-Arab conflict encompasses far more than the recent events in Lebanon, and its complexity deserves a format encouraging informational presentations and discussion, not slogan chanting. It was with this concern in mind that we--a varied group of undergraduates, almost all Jewish, whose other activities encompass leftist and community activism, Zionism, nuclear issues, and Hillel programs--initiated the conference...
Indeed, the main fear hanging over the election was the possibility that the country's strongly franquista military leadership would pre-empt the leftist victory by force. One aborted coup plot had been uncovered early last month, and rumors of other such attempts abounded throughout the campaign. Some analysts continued to believe that army hard-liners might try to stage an uprising during the delicate transition period by to the formation of a Socialist government next month...
...accept such measures. But in the flush of the Socialists' victory, González and his fellow moderates may come under heavy pressure from their left wing to launch radical economic and social programs. "To the extent that Felipe may have to accommodate some of that leftist pressure," said a diplomatic observer in Madrid, "it would invite a strong attack from the right...
...speaker was Socialist Leader Felipe González, 40, the most popular politician in Spain and the overwhelming favorite to win next week's parliamentary elections. That would put him in position to become Spain's first leftist Prime Minister since the end of the civil war in 1939. González's remarkable ascendancy reflects, at least in part, the fact that Spanish democracy has matured in the seven years since the death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. King Juan Carlos, while not endorsing any party in the campaign, is understood to believe that the country...
Last week leftist guerrillas launched a major offensive on key Salvadoran cities, including San Salvador. The attack on the capital was the most serious assault by the guerrillas since then unsuccessful attempt to disrupt the March elections...