Word: tunnelling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...apparent sequel to the intifadah. In their letter published in yesterday's issue of The Crimson, Ramy M. Tadrous '97 and Mohamad M. Al-Ississ '00 claim that "the on-going violence in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza was directly provoked by the Israeli opening of a tunnel which borders the foundations of [Al-Aksa]" Mosque. What the Palestinians claim to be in such a huff and a puff about is an innocuous, inconspicuous and wholly inoffensive tunnel. Last July, I had the privilege of visiting the not-yet fully excavated site. It was more a matter of principle...
According to an MIT Arab Student Organization press release distributed at the protest, the opening of the tunnel under the Al-Aqsa mosque was the specific action which prompted this protest...
...tunnel demonstrates the continuing confiscation of Palestinian land by Israel," said Alan L. Shihadeh, a member of the MIT Arab Student Organization and a MIT graduate student...
...Jerusalem raised new doubts about the future of peace negotiations. President Clinton is hosting a two-day summit between the two leaders and Jordan's King Hussein. TIME's Lewis Simons reports that both sides are eager to reverse the violence that erupted after Israel opened a controversial tunnel in Arab East Jerusalem near Muslim holy sites. "Netanyahu and Arafat felt things escalated beyond what they anticipated it would," Simons says. "Clearly they were worried about the direction things were going which explains their quick response in agreeing to come here." Netanyahu and Arafat took a private lunch that White...
...have some cards he can play. "It is conceivable that Clinton could make it clear that without some concessions there will be a lack of private sector investment that could be extremely painful economically for both Israel and the Palestinians," Simons notes. "Without money, all the issues like the tunnel are purely symbolic and can be thrown out the window. Improving the economic situation of the Palestinians is where the solution lies." -->