Word: nablus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...mixed. A few Arab leaders praised Hussein, but since West Bankers generally have little more use for the King than for their Israeli rulers, the principal reaction was indifference. "We have heard words for so long that we don't care any more," said an auto dealer in Nablus. Some were openly cynical about the timing of Hussein's proposals. For one thing, it appeared that the King was trying to outmaneuver the fedayeen's Palestine Liberation Organization, which is on the verge of creating a Palestinian government-in-exile. For another, Hussein's speech came...
...week's end, 96 tired, hungry guerrillas had given themselves up to Israeli patrols. Blindfolded and carted off in buses, one of which had a VISIT ISRAEL poster on its side, the fedayeen were confined in Nablus. Their status was uncertain, since they had committed no hostile acts in Israel. Still, they were the fortunate few. Back in Jordan, tough Bedouin legionnaires were killing or capturing nearly 2,500 of their comrades as King Hussein sought to end, once and for all, the fedayeen threat to his throne. One guerrilla who made it to the Israeli side said angrily...