Word: israel
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Then again, Washington did not exactly send an unequivocal message. Not only did the Senate overwhelmingly (76 to 23) approve Israel's $3 billion-plus annual aid package, but it also tacked on an additional $700 million worth of military hardware. With a carrot like that, Shamir can hardly be blamed for ignoring Bush's stick. As long as those funds keep flowing, the Israeli government is unlikely to change course despite the growing animosity between the two leaders. Says Shamir spokesman Avi Pazner: "We've shown that we don't knuckle under to pressure...
...crisis has reduced the conflict between Arabs and Jews to its basest level of hatred and anger. Even before the Temple Mount tragedy, moderates on both sides were running for cover as the region's turmoil radicalized the Palestinians and hardened Israeli attitudes. Frustrated by their inability to budge Israel after three years of revolt, many Palestinians have embraced Saddam's militancy on the mistaken theory that they have nothing to lose. In turn, a growing number of Israelis have concluded that Palestinian treachery somehow excuses Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, ignoring the corrosive damage...
...violence quickly spread, Defense Minister Moshe Arens barred all 1.7 million Palestinians from entering Israel. Arens had intended to enforce calm and appease public opinion, but he also threw Israel's division along the pre- 1967 borders into sharp relief. Faisal Husseini, a Jerusalem-based Palestinian leader, even welcomed the ban as "the first step toward independence." In Jerusalem, Israel's dream of peaceful coexistence was refuted by the stifling presence of 2,000 police...
...violence offered yet another demonstration of why Israelis and Palestinians cannot be left to their own devices, which too often include stones, knives, tear gas and bullets. The logical alternative is dialogue, but that seems increasingly unlikely as fear and hatred grow. By refusing to discuss a territorial compromise, Israel has convinced Palestinians that statehood can be won only through bloodshed. By stabbing Jews, Palestinians are rapidly transforming the remaining Israeli doves into hawks. If Bush really thinks he can break this stalemate, the U.S. is going to have to get tougher -- a lot tougher -- with both sides...
...resolution of his claims against Kuwait in exchange for both withdrawing from Kuwait and neutralizing his most fearsome military capabilities? This is the point on which any deal would probably founder. It is unlikely that Iraq would agree to any settlement that reduces its own military without similarly reducing Israel's force. Most Arab nations would certainly support such a demand...