Word: phalangists
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Arens was appointed to replace Sharon in February after the tough former general's image was besmirched by the intensive of Beirut and the Chris tian Phalangist massacre of some 700 to 800 Palestinians and other Arabs in refugee camps outside the city. The new minister moved quickly to establish a new atmo sphere in the defense Establishment, and his quiet approach contrasted sharply with the shrill, impulsive outbursts of his predecessor. Still, Arens is as fully committed as Sharon and Begin to Israel's role in Lebanon and to retaining control over the West Bank. The other...
...underscore Lebanon's frailty, the level of violence escalated during the week. More than 20 people were killed Friday' and 65 were wounded as first Beirut Airport and then many of the capital's suburbs were bombarded by rival Christian Phalangist and Druze artillerymen. A U.S. Navy air controller and two Marines were among those injured at the airport, where the 1,200 Marines who are part of the four-nation peace-keeping force have their headquarters. Walid Jumblatt, leader of the Druze sect, took "full responsibility" for the airport attack. On Saturday he and two other...
...Israeli group's report, portions of Lebanese Military Prosecutor Assaad Germanos' findings were leaked to the press. His account placed full legal responsibility for the carnage with the Israeli troops who controlled both camps. It went on to claim that there was no proof that the Phalangist-dominated Lebanese Forces had advance knowledge of the assault and that all prosecutions should therefore be postponed. A senior Lebanese official later said that the document was an "unauthorized first draft" that did not represent the final results of the government's inquiry...
...marked contrast, Israel's Commission of Inquiry did not shrink from concluding that the massacre was the work of right-wing Lebanese Phalangist militiamen. It found a number of Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Menachem Begin, negligent and recommended that Defense Minister Ariel Sharon resign...
Germanos' absolution of the Phalangist high command came as no surprise. It was, after all, submitted to Lebanese President Amin Gemayel, who is himself a Phalangist and whose authority over the country remains tenuous at best. Noting that irony, an editorial in the Jerusalem Post dismissed the report as a "whitewash" and concluded tartly, "The report should be reason enough for Israelis to ponder the moral caliber of their newly found Lebanese friends...