Word: raiding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Intensified Scare. In the deadly Middle East pattern of blow and counterblow, Nasser's threat was made in response to an Israeli raid into Egypt -which in turn was in retaliation for continued Egyptian shelling along the Suez Canal. As the barrages continued into their fifth week, Israel counted ten more dead...
...from having the intended effect, the Israeli account of the raid was hotly disputed by Egypt, which claimed that "there were no losses at all." Moreover, it is questionable whether even an entirely successful raid would have deterred Nasser. He has publicly written off Egypt's oil refineries and installations along the Suez, which have been heavily damaged by Israeli artillery, and has ordered the evacuation of Port Said. He also promised last week that the shelling would go on until Israel's fortifications along the canal are destroyed...
Kassler said the prosecution case on the permeability of the perimeter rested on the testimony of two witnesses: Hallice, who was inside the building throughout most of the raid, and Desmond, who admitted he saw what was happening at only one of the four doors...
Barry Hillenbrand, a Time-Life reporter, testified that during the raid he saw "about a dozen" people apprehended and taken into custody outside the building...
...witnesses testified to having seen defendant David S. Rothney '71 in the Yard around--but never inside--University Hall through Wednesday and Thursday morning up to ten minutes after the beginning of the raid...