Word: truce
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...full schedule of raids against the Israelis, and by that time the winter rains would limit operations. They might hinder, perhaps by more skyjacks or other diversions, whatever peace arrangements United Nations Negotiator Gunnar Jarring may be able to work out with Egypt, Jordan and Israel before their temporary truce expires...
...resulting settlement were becoming increasingly slim. Israeli Premier Golda Meir, after conferring in Washington with President Nixon, again ruled out negotiations with the other side until Egypt agreed to "roll back" the Soviet missiles that were installed in the standstill zone along the Suez in violation of truce terms. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad angrily declared that the U.S. peace initiative was "dead...
Meanwhile, Egyptian violations are continuing. For the 13th time since the truce took effect six weeks ago, Israel complained to the U.N. about the movement of new missiles into the 32-mile-wide standstill zone on the Egyptian side of the canal. The Israelis estimate that 72 missile sites have been built, restored or are now under construction in the zone; of these, 60 sites have been dug or repaired since the ceasefire, and ten of the 60 have been equipped with Russian-built missiles. For the first time, Israel last week charged that sophisticated low-altitude Soviet-made...
...most audacious acts of political blackmail in modern times belong to a small band of Arab extremists called the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Equipped only with guns and grenades, they managed to terrorize air travelers from the North Atlantic to the Persian Gulf, jeopardize a shaky truce in the Middle East, bargain for human life with some of the world's most powerful nations, and hold the entire international community at bay. In all, they detonated some $50 million worth of jet aircraft. Faced with the outrage of most of the world, including nearly all Arab governments...
...resulted in the trade of some hostages for convicted hijackers held in Europe and left others, including all the Jews and Israelis, to be bartered in a separate deal with Israel. The harrowing existence of hostages in Amman eased somewhat when the warring Jordanians and commandos reached yet another truce...