Word: palestinians
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Arafat particularly wants to be seen as a peacemaker at the United Nations, where he is trying to win recognition of the P.L.O. as the representative of a Palestinian state. The U.S. has threatened to withdraw its contribution to the U.N. if such a resolution is passed...
...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 be more responsible for Palestinian solidarity than the slogans of the Arab leadership, so that the uprising has been institutionalized as a self-perpetuating expression of pride and anger. But a growing number of Arab extremists argue that stones are no longer sufficient. "The only way we're going...
...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 in Gaza: "The rules of the game change when lethal weapons are used against soldiers...
That is precisely what worries Palestinian moderates, who fear that any escalation would jeopardize hard-won international sympathy. Already, the carefully nurtured image of a rebellion fought by children with stones has % been tarnished by a gruesome turn to Arab-vs.-Arab bloodshed. At least 140 Palestinians have been shot, beaten, stabbed or hacked to death by fellow Arabs. Most of the victims were charged with collaborating with the occupation...
...Palestinians most hated by their neighbors are those who brandish Israeli-provided weapons. In the West Bank village of Ya'bad everyone knows -- and shuns -- three Palestinian brothers who watch over the community with binoculars, Uzis and walkie-talkies. Says a resident: "These traitors carry out the army's job, beating people, destroying property and shooting in the air day and night just to scare us." Intifadeh leaders have made such blatant collaboration a capital offense. Other victims are accused of offending Islamic factions by trafficking in drugs and sex. And some are the victims of personal vendettas or tribal...