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Hussein had been a playboy prince who liked to drive fast cars, chase women, drink too much Scotch in the bar of Amman's old Philadelphia Hotel. In his first days as King, there was scant improvement. His idea of a fun evening was to disguise himself as a...
As U Thant's special representative to the Middle East for more than 2½ years, Jarring, who speaks nearly a dozen languages, including Arabic, Russian and French, has conducted the U.N.'s intermittent search for peace in the Middle East. Because Arab leaders adamantly refuse-for the...
Under terms of the agreement, the Kurds will govern their own territory and send delegates to the next Parliament. The Kurdish language will enjoy official status along with Arabic. "This is no temporary armistice," said Bakr. "This is a complete political and constitutional settlement of all existing problems, and it...
Hurried Calls. As the week progressed, Israel's lever of rage pivoted to the north and west. In a statement directed at the Beirut government to the north, Israel protested that Arab guerrillas based in Lebanon had carried out two dozen acts of violence in a recent two-week...
Initially, the Arabs were treated as conquered people. Israel's suspicious government put them under military rule, confiscated half their lands and forced them to obtain special travel permits. The government established an Arab Affairs department, but it included no Arabs and few Arabic-speaking advisers. One high official...