Word: unrest
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...most observers agreed, coincidence that black unrest exploded just as Vorster was about to display himself on the world scene as a statesman of segregation. South African black leaders pointed out that they had been warning the Pretoria government for months that unrest in Soweto had the potential of leading to another Sharpeville...
...hamstrung by its presidential election this year to assert the leadership necessary to produce new momentum in lieu of war. But 1977 will be the year of the crunch. Israel is fearful-and the Arabs hopeful-of heavy postelection pressure on Jerusalem to withdraw from occupied territories. Beset by unrest on the West Bank, a faltering economy and a bitterly divided leadership, Israel could find such pressure intolerable. The Rabin government could fall and be replaced by a more hawkish administration that may embark Israel on aggressive and unpredictable action...
...Genuine Unrest. Belatedly, Israel is recognizing the depth of that feeling. Former Defense Minister Moshe Dayan admitted in an interview with the newspaper Ha 'aretz that only genuine unrest, rather than terrorist agitation, could account for the demonstrations. He suggested that Israeli soldiers stay out of West Bank cities to avoid provoking conflict. "West Bank residents should be allowed to live their lives," he said. "If they want, then let them demonstrate and wave Palestinian flags." But Dayan added a chilling corollary: Arab mayors should be warned that if their towns exploded again, they would be placed under...
...think it's the great source of unrest in the cities in the Sixties. We were not intending to be a revolutionary force, it wasn't a goal for us to say let's go out and see if we can get the people to rise against the misery of the inner city. But on the other hand, it did excite increased expectations which are not a direct function of the news but of television generally, and then, in the news, the fact that the people saw that there were people interested in their problems, that they weren't alone...
...Edward Powers, director of employee relations of the university, is quoted making the following accusation against the students, faculty and others at Harvard who have supported Sherman Holcombe's defense: "Some of the pro-Holcome protestors are not working to help Holcombe but merely to create mass unrest...