Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Jerusalem. Do I have to remind you that East Jerusalem as well as substantial parts of the West Bank were never part and parcel of Transjordan or the Kingdom of Jordan? They were conquered by the invading Jordan army in 1948, contrary to the United Nations partition resolution of 1947...
Refugees. To take back hundreds of thousands of refugees means to invite a civil war in Israel itself, because they would be a fifth column. Even if you gave the refugees the freedom to choose between repatriation and compensation, they would not be free to accept compensation. I am sure...
WHAT would happen if Israel suddenly agreed to repatriate a sizable number of Arab refugees? How would the Arabs be received and how would they live? One hint may be found in the status of the Arabs who stayed put when Israel was founded in 1948 and are now full...
There are 330,000 Israeli Arabs, and in terms of education and economy they fare considerably better than most of their brethren elsewhere in the Middle East. Though the majority live in exclusively Arab villages or sections of the big cities, that is mostly a matter of preference, not public...
Conquered People. For years after 1948, they had ample reason to feel that way. Half a million chose or were forced into exile, including virtually all the educated, urbanized Arabs; 156,000 stayed behind, mostly unlettered villagers. With a birth rate three times that of Israel's Jewish population...