Word: sabra
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Begin, 67, and Weizman, 56, had long differed in their approach on a number of major issues, particularly the question of a Middle East peace settlement and the future of the Israeli-occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza. Weizman, a Haifa-born Sabra who rose from fighter pilot to commander of the air force, had been a moderate in a Cabinet of hawks. Of late he had made no secret of his frustration over what he saw as Begin's shortsighted failure to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Camp David accords between Israel...
Situated on the edge of the battle-scarred Sabra Refugee Camp in Beirut is the Acre Hospital, one of the 35 hospitals and 100 clinics operated by the P.L.O. Acre is the headquarters of Dr. Fathi Arafat, 48, chairman of the Palestinian Red Crescent Organization and younger brother of Yasser Arafat. Born in the Old City of Jerusalem, Dr. Arafat took charge of the P.L.O.'s medical and social program in 1965. He is especially proud of Acre, a modern facility with intensive-care units as well as rehabilitation centers for commandos injured in action. Unlike other Lebanese hospitals...