Word: nablus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...people of an Arab village do not want us there, they should be allowed to live their entire lives without seeing a single Jew. That should be true even in Nablus. We would say: ''All right, you don't want Israeli tourists; we can live without visiting Nablus. But whether you like it or not, you have to accept that an Israeli will be allowed to buy land or even a house in Nablus if the owner wants to sell it. We are not foreigners here, and neither...
...Palestinian refugee camp north of Jerusalem, Jackson worked the UPI streets like a politician on the hustings, kissing babies, hugging women and praying for the redemption of Palestine. "I identify with the underdogs because I am one of the underdogs," Jackson told the refugees. In the city of Nablus, on the Israeli-occupied West Bank, he was greeted with glad shouts of "Jackson! Arafat!" and hoisted on the shoulders of several...
Such scenes inevitably irritated some Israeli officials and provoked the angry defection of two Jewish Americans in his delegation. Yet Jackson had some critical advice for the other side as well. Addressing a Nablus town meeting, he urged the Palestinians to renounce terrorism and live in peaceful coexistence with Israel. "Somebody must have the strength to break the cycle of terror and pain," he said. Then he conveyed the same message to Yasser Arafat...
Elon Moreh, which overlooks the Arab town of Nablus...
...visit, Israel made two significant gestures that affected the West Bank. The first was the reopening of Bir Zeit College near Ramallah, which was closed last May because of student demonstrations in favor of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The other was the shelving of plans to put Nablus residents, including its mayor, on trial for taking part in antisettlement protests. In an effort to convince Strauss that the settlements are essential to Israel's security, Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon took the ambassador and his wife Helen on a helicopter tour of the West Bank. Strauss listened patiently...