Word: returned
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...heart of the debate is the principle of "land for peace," according to which Israel would agree to make territorial concessions in the Arab regions it has occupied since 1967 in return for the establishment of peaceful relations with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza as well as with neighboring Jordan. Shultz regards such a trade-off as absolutely essential to any progress in the Middle East conflict. But the Israeli leadership is bitterly divided over the issue. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, who is head of the Labor Party, is amenable to the principle. But Peres' partner...
That planned voyage, called el awda (the return), was supposed to recall the experience of Jewish Holocaust survivors who sought to enter the port of Haifa in British-controlled Palestine aboard the refugee ship Exodus in 1947. The P.L.O. effort, several weeks in the planning, was basically a theatrical gesture. But it promised to be an effective public relations ploy and infuriated the Israelis, who vowed to prevent the ship's arrival in Haifa. About 18 hours after the killing of the Fatah trio, a magnetic mine attached below the waterline of the Sol Phryne exploded, causing no injuries...
Back in his office, Dukakis prepared for his victorious return to New Hampshire. He started to criticize one of his opponents, Al Gore, but caught himself before saying too much. He rarely lets slip remarks that might make him politically vulnerable. The effect of his 1978 defeat, Dukakis said, could not be overestimated. "I listen better now," he said. "I'm a better person...
Tighten mortgage-interest deductibility. Deductions could be disallowed for mortgage interest payments in excess of $20,000 a year for a joint return and $12,000 for an individual. The second-home mortgage deduction could be eliminated. $1.8 billion...
...long siege of cancer, made Jansen's 500-meter and 1,000-meter events seem both less and more significant. "Maybe," he admitted at the last, "there is a slight sense of relief that I can go home now and be with my family." And yet he planned to return after the funeral to cheer Eric Flaim and the other Americans...