Word: shied
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rapid movement provoked by Israel's kidnaping of Shi'ite Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid has given way to a lengthy process of public posturing and private dickering. Israel offered the Shi'ites a simple swap: your guys (Obeid and 150 Shi'ite prisoners) for our guys (three captured Israeli soldiers), plus the 15 Westerners held hostage. But Jerusalem's agenda is not interchangeable with Washington's: while Israel would probably jump at a deal returning its prisoners, even without the foreign hostages, it would reject any that did not bring home its three soldiers...
...Shi'ite terrorists holding the hostages stated their position the way they often do. In the southern Lebanese town of Qleia, houses shook from the blast of a bomb attack on an Israeli convoy that wounded five soldiers and one militiaman from the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army. "We'll show them that we are hard food to chew," proclaimed Hizballah's military chief in Beirut. Other terrorists sought revenge for the humiliation of Obeid's kidnaping...
...mood of the terrorists seemed to be shifting. The spiritual leader of Hizballah, Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, modified his tough position by calling on all parties to help end the ordeal of the hostages. Explained Martin Kramer, an expert in Shi'ite affairs at Tel Aviv University: "They want to regain their dignity and pride and then proceed to negotiate...
...Marines are fatally wounded during a fire fight with Shi'ite militiamen...
After Israel kidnaps a Shi'ite leader, terrorists announce the execution of one American and threaten another. George Bush works diplomatic channels and ponders a military strike, but the painful fact remains: the U.S. still has no effective way to deal with hostage taking. This time, however, there is a tantalizing glimpse of hope -- the prospect of Iran's cooperation. See NATION...