Word: palestinians
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Nixon told the audience of 800 that while in office he authorized wire taps and break-ins to break up a group of Palestinian terrorists operating in the United States. He said that while civil libertarians might object to the means used to break up the terrorists, he thought it was necessary in order to "save innocent people...
...Weizman's chagrin, the Cabinet rejected the proposal because the linkage between the Israeli-Egyptian treaty and broader peace negotiations was too strong. The document called for the two nations to begin practical negotiations on Palestinian self-government within a month of the treaty's signing. Six months later, general elections were to be held on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip that would set up a functioning Palestinian administrative council...
...difficulties that lie ahead in finding a solution to the most difficult of all Middle East problems. To the 100,000 Arabs of East Jerusalem?indeed, to Arabs everywhere?Jerusalem is the third-ranking of Islam's holy places (after Mecca and Medina) and the obvious capital of any Palestinian entity set up on the West Bank. Says Anwar Khatib, former governor of East Jerusalem under Jordanian rule: "Without safeguarding Arab sovereignty over East Jerusalem, all other proposals will not stand...
...East Jerusalem, but he has tried to persuade the city's Arabs to participate more in the administration of their day-to-day affairs. So far he has had little success, since Arabs who too obviously cooperate with Israeli authorities are branded as collaborators and targeted for assassination by Palestinian terrorists. Still, there have been some breaks in the political impasse. Last week an estimated 8,500 East Jerusalem Arabs risked reprisals to vote in municipal elections. Their unexpectedly large participation (only about 3,500 went to the polls in 1973) helped sweep Kollek back into office for a fourth...
Inaam Ra'ad, vice chairman of the LNM's Central Political Committee, said yesterday the Camp David accords would destabilize the area by ignoring the Palestinian's right to self-determination...