Word: moring
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Back in 1987, few thought the revolt would last long enough to mark a first anniversary, let alone a second. Israeli leaders insisted the rebellion would be quickly crushed. But a second year without a settlement pays credit to the Palestinians' remarkable endurance and ingenuity. Armed with stones and Molotov...
Since the first fusillade of stones and bullets two years ago, more than 750 Palestinians have been killed and tens of thousands wounded. Sixty have been expelled, and 6,000 remain imprisoned without trial. Israeli troops have sealed or demolished at least 400 homes. At the same time, the Jewish...
Yet none of this has spelled defeat for the Palestinians. Ironically, the uprising's survival is assured by the army's harsh measures, which are drastic enough to guarantee hatred among Arabs but not to end the revolt. The methods Israel has refined to keep the intifadeh in check may...
Palestinian guerrillas armed with automatic weapons offered a grim demonstration of that philosophy last month when they ambushed an Israeli patrol in the Gaza Strip and killed two soldiers. But stepped-up Palestinian violence will only beget more violence from Israel. Warned Brigadier General Zvi Poleg, who commands Israeli forces...
Reassuringly, the more dangerous and uncertain the game becomes on The Blue X Conspiracy, the more cautious the players turn on both sides. When word reaches the Soviets that the Afghan mujahedin rebels, backed by the U.S., have attacked the key Afghan air base at Bagram with chemical weapons, Georgi...