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...Hashemite dynasty and ruler of a country whose population is about 65% Palestinian. On the other was Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, who had just been driven out of Lebanon along with thousands of his guerrillas after a ten-week Israeli siege of their West Beirut stronghold. Bitterness and mutual suspicion had often divided the two men since Hussein's violent expulsion of P.L.O. guerrillas from Jordan in 1970. But a dramatic new set of circumstances brought them together in Amman last week for four days of private talks and lavish banquets that Arafat described...
...College Board, stronghold of SAT scores and the educational "establishment," ordinarily would strike no one as either optimistic or loquacious. But the last few weeks have seen three major press pronouncements and distinctly upbeat mood emanating from the giant...
...town of Damur, twelve miles south of Beirut, symbolizes the hatred between Christians and Palestinians that flared during the civil war. The town, once a Chamounist stronghold, had been taken over by Palestinians who, in 1976, had survived a 52-day siege and subsequent massacre by Christian militias at the Tel Zaatar refugee camp in Beirut. The Christians of Damur had been rudely displaced to make way for the Palestinian refugees, and resented it deeply. During the Israeli invasion, the Palestinians were driven from Damur, and the town was returned to Christian control. The Damur Battalion, whose ranks include members...
...writers, photographers, singers, who were not involved, to take positions." Cero al Izquierda's position earned it the trust of FMLA leaders, whose "liberated zone" of Morazan remains in constant danger of attack from the government. This danger, and the tenuous position of the guerillas even in their own stronghold, is woven throughout the second, feature-length film. Decision To Win--The First Fruits...
...country came to a virtual standstill when Syria refused again to offer them sanctuary. Moreover, the Israelis charged that Palestine Liberation Organization Leader Yasser Arafat had no intention of leaving Beirut and that he was deliberately dragging his feet in order to avoid a direct Israeli attack on his stronghold. In East Beirut, the director-general of Israel's Foreign Ministry, David Kimche, bluntly warned U.S. Special Envoy Philip Habib that a final assault on the Palestinian positions could become inevitable, if the deadlock persists. Said Kimche: 'Time is running out. They better take us seriously...