Word: egypt
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Climate Change. This month UNEP, the Climate Institute and the government of Egypt will sponsor a World Climate Conference in Cairo. Its aim: to begin laying the groundwork for a global convention to limit the emission of greenhouse gases and stabilize the world's climate...
...microns by which progress toward peace in the Middle East is measured, last week's announcement by Egypt was a significant advance. With the Palestine Liberation Organization's approval, Cairo formally accepted in principle U.S. Secretary of State James Baker's five-point plan for talks between Palestinians and Israel...
...Egypt attached conditions to its acceptance, as did Israel when it endorsed the plan last month. And since Baker's five points were deftly ambiguous to begin with, the endorsements of Cairo and Jerusalem imply no resolution of their fundamental differences. The major open issues: Israel refuses to meet with representatives of the P.L.O. and insists that talks stick to its scheme for elections in the occupied territories leading to limited self-rule. The P.L.O. is determined to choose the Palestinian delegation and pursue the creation of an independent homeland. The next step is for the foreign ministers of Israel...
...from the age of 21 to 45? Does the United States have specially-made public trash cans designed to withstand a bomb explosion? When was the last time you saw a sign on a bus warning you about suspicious packages? Would America want Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt as neighbors instead of Canada and Mexico? Clearly, there are major differences in the immediate security needs of Israel and America, and these differences necessarily have an effect on the political liberties of those living inside Israel. For example, Israeli Arabs do not serve in the Israeli army. If such a policy...
...final point; as a matter of basic knowledge, the U.S. does not support Israel solely because it is a democracy or a Jewish state. Israel is a stategic asset of unprecedented proportions. I can provide Larew with military and economic data that will prove this beyond a doubt. Egypt receives nearly the same amount of U.S. foreign aid as Israel, though it shows no signs of any sort of democracy. The administration is currently sending legislation through Congress that will permit the sale of M-1 tanks to Saudi Arabia. Remember, the U.S. granted Iran most-favored nation status under...