Word: pro-arab
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...Daoud arrested and why? That was the question of the week. The most plausible answer was Israel, whose intelligence agents keep close watch on P.L.O. terrorists. By alerting friends in the DST to Abu Daoud's presence in France, they could both embarrass Giscard for his pro-Arab policy and score another round against the Palestinians. Yet despite reports that Israeli agents had tipped off the French in Beirut that Abu Daoud was on his way to Paris, intelligence sources in Tel Aviv denied that they had had anything to do with it. One top-level official said...
...information was passed to the West Germans, who signaled Paris of their intention to seek Abu Daoud's arrest and extradition. The DST's failure to inform higher-ups led some to believe that pro-Israeli officials in the DST and other ministries were out to torpedo the pro-Arab government of Giscard...
Although it was revealed this summer that Gulf Oil donated $50,000 to Palestininan refugees which was later used for Pro-Arab propaganda in this country, Lewis denied that the gift to Harvard was related to the Palestinian gift...
...Arabs' message holds that a pro-Israeli stance by the U.S. runs counter to U.S. national interests-a clear reference to the power of oil and to Soviet influence in the region. The Palestinians, the Arabs say, have endured such sufferings that they deserve international support in the same way that the Jews deserved it after World War II. The pro-Arab spokesmen argue that Israel has been the consistent aggressor-back to biblical times, according to one fullpage newspaper ad-and is blocking peace efforts. Further, they contend, American policy has been distorted by the undue influence...
Politically, the agreement is a sign that Europe has not abandoned Israel, despite its 70% dependence on oil from Arab lands and many indications that it was caving in (in 1973, for example, the Common Market drafted a strongly pro-Arab resolution embracing Cairo's arguments in cease-fire negotiations). Economically, the pact should help Israeli exports of oranges, chemicals and electronic products. As of July 1, Common Market tariffs on those and other Israeli goods will be lowered 40% to 80%; by mid-1977, there will be no tariffs on Israeli industrial exports...