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...every time the talk got around to specifics, Baker's hosts retreated to their usual dug-in positions. For example, 10 Palestinian nationalist leaders from the occupied territories insisted to Baker that the Palestine Liberation Organization, which Israel spurns as a terrorist gang, must remain their sole representative. Said Faisal Husseini, the most prominent Palestinian leader in Jerusalem: "We told him we are here because ((P.L.O. Chairman)) Yasser Arafat told us to be here...
...addition, New England is perceived as the most patriotic of the country's regions and is thus a prime target for American tourists whose nationalist feelings have been rekindled by the war. There is a definite feeling of "wanting to get back to the roots" and to celebrate, says Meehan...
...conflict that has riven Yugoslavia's two major nationalities since the country was established. The Serbs, who threw off Turkish rule in the 19th century, are Christian Orthodox; the Croatians, who were subjugated by the Habsburg Empire, are Catholics. Their mutual hatred and distrust keep growing more virulent as nationalist ambitions seethe throughout Eastern Europe. Only the suzerainty of socialism imposed by Josip Broz Tito after World War II managed for a time to keep the rivalry in check...
Furthermore, in attributing the Palestinian intifada to the actions of stone-throwing PLO "maniacs," Tarr denies the true popular character of the intifada and delegitimizes the Palestinian nationalist struggle. The demand for human equality and political sovereignty is not limited to an organization. It is, rather, the demand of a nation...
There were signals too of a slight softening in the stance of Baltic leaders. "If we see signs of a reduction of the Soviet military presence in the republic now," admitted Lithuanian President Vytautas Landsbergis, "the step can become a good signal for talks." Nationalist governments in the three republics have rejected Gorbachev's plans for a nationwide referendum in March on the future of the union. The Lithuanians and Estonians plan to hold their own polls on independence before then. That would help defuse Moscow's charges that the Baltic governments only represent the views of radical minorities...