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...claim that their purpose is to "supplement" the Israeli army; their real intent seems to be provocation and revenge. "The Palestinians are not afraid of the soldiers," insists Shmuel Ben-Yishai, a spokesman for the Kiryat Arba residents. "But they are afraid of us." Ben-Yishai, who directs his troop of nearly 100 gun-toting activists by walkie-talkie, rejects army demands that he stop. "The majority of the generals are small politicians," he scoffs. "Our sickness is trying to look good to the world...
...offer an alternative, non-lethal aid package, dismissed as "beans and blankets" by the White House, that will be voted on if the Reagan plan is defeated. Grass- roots groups bombarded Congressmen with letters and calls, and one group previewed television spots that link contra aid to potential U.S. troop involvement in the region. Last week's disclosures by a civil rights group that the FBI has been tracking citizens opposed to U.S. policy in Central America also seemed timed to embarrass the Administration...
White House Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater expressed disappointment that the Soviets had launched an offensive instead of beginning a troop withdrawal. In a White House statement, President Reagan congratulated Mikhail Gorbachev on being named TIME's Man of the Year, but he also called on the Soviet leader to announce firm plans for a pullout. The State Department, though, speculated that Moscow may be planning to withdraw even as the fighting intensifies. Said one official: "It's entirely possible that the Soviets are planning to shorten the withdrawal timetable while the military people in Kabul are plugging away...
...Rabin spoke, the Israelis were in the midst of a military buildup of unprecedented size. Anticipating a new wave of demonstrations on New Year's Day, celebrated as the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the Palestine Liberation Organization (P.L.O.), authorities sent thousands of fresh troops into the territories. Gaza was patrolled by triple the usual number of soldiers, more than were used to seize the 140-sq.-mi. strip of land from Egypt during the Six-Day War in 1967. Troop strength in the West Bank was double the normal size. The strategy was effective: the anniversary passed without...
WORLD: Israel counters a wave of Arab violence with trials and a troop buildup...