Word: mideast
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...could serve as a symbolic deterrent, not a fighting force. "We have never asked for American soldiers to defend our lives, and we are not going to ask this sort of participation in the future," he said. Dispute over the Golan, which Israel wrested from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war, has stymied peace efforts between the two countries. Israel may now be ready to go along with Syria's demand to withdraw, but wants to ensure the safety of Israelis there. A multinational force, Peres said optimistically, would deter Syrian terrorism and reassure Israelis following a peace agreement. "This...
...could serve as a symbolic deterrent, not a fighting force. "We have never asked for American soldiers to defend our lives, and we are not going to ask this sort of participation in the future," he said. Dispute over the Golan, which Israel wrested from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war, has stymied peace efforts between the two countries. Israel may now be ready to go along with Syria's demand to withdraw, but wants to ensure the safety of Israelis there. A multinational force, Peres said optimistically, would deter Syrian terrorism and reassure Israelis following a peace agreement. "This...
...concession when it returned the entire Sinai peninsula to Egypt as part of the 1979 peace treaty. But Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin still faces widespread opposition among Israelis afraid of surrendering the Golan, where Syrian gunners used to attack northern Israeli settlements before Israel captured it in the 1967 Mideast war. "It's clear thatin these meetingshe has already given up the Golan Heights, without which there can be no security," said Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the opposition Likud bloc...
...acres of mostly-Arab landto build homes for Jews threw the Arab world into an uproar. It especially strained relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization, whose constituents want East Jerusalem as a future capital. (Israel has claimed sovereignty since it captured the area from Jordan in the 1967 Mideast war.)TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyersays Israel also succumbed to "threats to kill warming ties" by Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and other brand-new allies among moderate, pro-American Arab states. Worse, Arab countries have been planning a summit specifically to condemn the land confiscation. Says Beyer: "It was building into...
...huge boost, but Smith will be back to try to head off the Huskies before their anticipated rematch with Tennessee's Lady Vols. (Connecticut remained undefeated by beating Maine and Virginia Tech last week in the East regional, while Tennessee downed Florida A&M and Florida International in the Mideast.) Says Mel Greenberg, a sportswriter for the Philadelphia Inquirer who is generally considered the authority on women's basketball: "I liken the game to a beautiful flower that is only now coming into bloom. Heck, when I first started covering the girls in 1976, 50 was a big crowd...