Word: rabat
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...they sat cross-legged on carpets and feasted on whole roast lamb, spiced rice and Arab delicacies. En route back to the U.S., the group conferred with President Boumedienne in Algiers' Palais du Peuple on development policies for the Third World, then flew over the Atlas Mountains to Rabat, where they talked with Moroccan government officials about their country's economy...
Anxious for Recognition. Arafat is convinced that his fight-and-talk strategy can succeed and that the P.L.O. this year will add to the impressive string of successes it scored in 1974. At the Rabat summit, Arab heads of state formally endorsed the P.L.O., rather than Jordan's King Hussein, as the sole spokesman for Palestinians, including the 640,000 living on the West Bank. At the United Nations, Arafat was granted the rare privilege of addressing the General Assembly from a podium normally reserved for representatives of established governments. More than that, the General Assembly passed resolutions declaring...
...words of a familiar Arab saying, Arafat "collected what was there" at Rabat and the United Nations. From now on, the Palestinians' quest for a role in future negotiations and for bargaining status will become more difficult. Although the P.L.O. is dependent upon Soviet arms, Arafat is anxious for U.S. recognition of that organization. This has not been forthcoming, because the P.L.O. has not recognized Israel, and Washington has relegated the Palestinians to a third-place priority until Kissinger settles disengagement...
West Bank Voice. Sadat's three-front declaration was welcome to Arafat because it dealt with another part of his worries, the question of who represents Palestinians living on the third front-Jordan. If too much time passes, the P.L.O. fears that Hussein will circumvent the Rabat decision and somehow regain a voice in the eventual disposition of the West Bank...
Faisal's political weight in the Arab world has increased as his treasury has grown. The King attends Arab summits like the recent Rabat conference and regularly meets with other Arab leaders. But Faisal apparently says little publicly at these sessions. Saudis insist that he is merely obeying one of his own favorite proverbs: "God gave man two ears and one tongue so we could listen twice as much as we talk." One thing is obvious, however. Faisal's money has tightened ties among Arab nations. At Rabat he led a move in which Saudi Arabia, Kuwait...