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2. AED in the Middle East
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Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC.
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Founded in 1961, the Academy for Educational Development (AED) is an independent, nonprofit, charitable organization that operates development programs in the United States and throughout the world. This directory presents an overview of the varied activities undertaken by AED throughout the Middle East. Current AED Programs include: (1) Behavior Change Communication for Health Reform; (2) Civil Society Participation; (3) Conflict Resolution; (4) Education Reform (5) Electricity Regulation; (6) Environmental Education and Training; (7) Gender Equity in Education; (8) Quality Improvement in Education; (9) Scholarship Programs, and (10) Water Conservation. This directory provides reports on multicountry programs as well as programs specific to 11 countries in the Middle East.
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- 2004
3. Life After Arafat.
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Ephron, Dan, Hirsh, Michael, Conant, Eve, Klaidman, Daniel, Wolffe, Richard, Dickey, Christopher, Chen, Joanna, and Zedan, Samir
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CREDULITY , *ELECTIONS ,POLITICS & government of Palestine - Abstract
Considers life in Palestine following the death of Yasir Arafat. The funeral and how it went out of control much as if Arafat were leading it; International hope for a chance at peace upon his death; Belief that the U.S. and Israelis are eager to partner with Mahmoud Abbas in building his credibility with the Palestinian people; Expectation that Abbas will win the election for Palestinian president; Why his election will not give him the instant credibility of his people; Need for Abbas to win over the young guard and especially Marwan Barghouti, the head of Fatah in the West Bank, currently jailed for life by the Israelis; Role of Mohammed Dahlan in the new government; Doubt there is any immediate chance for peace.
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- 2004
4. Obama Takes the Lead on Climate Change but Needs the World to Follow.
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Walsh, Bryan, Bajekal, Naina, Zorthian, Julia, and Worland, Justin
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UNITED States climate change policy ,POLITICAL leadership ,INTERNATIONAL cooperation on environmental protection ,GREENHOUSE gas mitigation ,GOVERNMENT policy ,HUMAN trafficking ,OLYMPIC Winter Games (24th : 2022 : Beijing, China) - Abstract
The article presents world news briefs on topics including U.S. President Barack Obama's leadership on the subject of climate change. International environmental protection is mentioned, along with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency goals for American states regarding the efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants. The reasons why various cities do not want to host the 2022 Winter Olympic games are examined, along with a U.S. State Department report on human trafficking.
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- 2015
5. Inside Wye Plantation.
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McAllister, J.F.O., Branegan, Jay, Fischer, Dean, Waller, Douglas, and Beyer, Lisa
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PEACE movements ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,PALESTINIANS -- Legal status, laws, etc. ,VOYAGES & travels - Abstract
Gives a day-by-day account of the Middle East peace negotiations held at the Wye Plantation, Maryland, in October, 1998. Involvement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat; Terms of the agreement reached, called the Wye River Memorandum; Slow bargaining; Role of the United States in encouraging negotiations; Impact of a grenade attack in Israel; Visit by King Hussein of Jordan. INSETS: The 1998 Wye River Memorandum;America's Traitor, Israel's Patriot, by Mark Thompson.
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- 1998
6. Not So Jewish, Not For Peace: How Jewish Voice for Peace falsifies Judaism and glorifies terrorism. A deep dive.
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Muravchik, Joshua
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JUDAISM , *TERRORISM , *BUDGET - Abstract
The article discusses how the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) organization in the U.S. falsifies Judaism and glorifies terrorism. Topics include when online marketplace company Airbnb yielded to boycotters of Israel by ceasing to list residences in the West Bank, it celebrated the decision as an incredible victory, and JVP is stated to have grown into a national organization boasting a staff of more than two dozen and an annual budget of nearly 3 million dollars.
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- 2019
7. BRICKS AND STONES.
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Rostow, Eugene V.
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States, 1993-2001 ,UNITED States politics & government, 1993-2001 - Abstract
Comments on the United States' long-standing objection to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Analysis of the Jewish right of settlement as seen in the Palestine Mandate; Reason why American administrations have objected to Israeli settlements in the West Bank; Jewish right of settlement in the West Bank conferred by the same provisions of the Mandate under which Jews settled in Haifa; Changes in the international environments that have brought diplomatic opportunities for the United States and its allies.
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- 1990
8. STATE OF CONFUSION.
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Spiegel, Steven L.
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GEOPOLITICS , *INTERNATIONAL relations ,MIDDLE Eastern politics & government - Abstract
Focuses on the position of the U.S. on the Israel and Palestine issue. Increasing violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; Efforts to improve the image of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat to gain U.S. confidence; Arguments in favor of a Palestinian state; Analysis of the economically viability of a Palestinian state; Increase in the number of Arabs living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip living in "ghastly condition".
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- 1989
9. Carter's Swift Revival: His summit triumph brings him new stature and new power.
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CAMP David Agreements (1978) ,EGYPT-United States relations ,EGYPT-Israel relations ,ISRAEL-United States relations - Abstract
The article focuses on the Camp David agreement between the U.S., Israel, and Egypt. It states that U.S. President Jimmy Carter received appraisal due to the success of the Camp David accord to bring peace between the Israel and Egypt. It mentions that despite the victory of Carter, he still encountered some serious problems with the agreement due to the gaps and ambiguities that occurred in 23 successive drafts of the agreement. It says that Israeli Premier Menachem Begin expressed his disagreement in the planned discontinuation of the establishment of Israeli settlements on the West Bank while the Israelis and Arabs discuss the future of the West Bank. It adds that the agreement also faced the issue of the omission of the city of Jerusalem.
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- 1978
10. Bazaar Bargaining in Washington.
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NEGOTIATION ,ARAB-Israeli conflict ,DISENGAGEMENT (Military science) ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
The article focuses on the negotiation held in Washington, D.C. between the U.S., Middle East, and Soviet Union on peace talks and strategic arm measures. It states that the negotiation involved the drive for the Middle East to take part on the conflicts between Israel and Palestinian troops in Lebanon, in which the former refused to draw back its forces and accept an independent state of Palestinian on the West Bank. However, Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan cites in the negotiation that the country might accept Palestinians in a conference in Geneva and Arab mayors from the West Bank. It adds that the negotiation also includes the view of Israel's adversary Ismail Fahmy that the Palestine Liberal Organization (PLO) would like to have official talks between the U.S. diplomats.
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- 1977
11. Reagan's "Fresh Start".
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CHURCH, GEORGE J., Brew, Douglas, and McGeary, Johanna
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DIPLOMATIC negotiations in international disputes ,ARAB-Israeli peace process ,POLITICAL violence prevention ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
The article reports on the political initiatives of President Ronald Reagan on bringing peace in the Middle East after the last guerrillas of the Palestine Liberation Organization have left Beirut in the U.S. It states that President Reagan has called Israel to halt Jewish settlement in the occupied areas and has called the Arab states to recognize Israel's right to exist as a nation. However, Prime Minister Menachem Begin has denounced the plan as an effort to Israel.
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- 1982
12. PEACE LATER.
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Kondracke, Morton M.
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ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1973-1993 , *ISRAELI-occupied territories , *SOVEREIGNTY , *HOME rule ,UNITED States politics & government, 1989- - Abstract
Focuses on the concern of the U.S. government under President George Bush regarding the peace process between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Development of an alternative Palestinian leadership in the West Bank and Gaza; Rejection of the Palestinian goal of an independent state; Suggestion for Israel to offer the Palestinians sovereignty over the occupied territories as a final step in confidence-building process; Views of high-ranking administration officials that a new environment does exist for peacemaking; Palestinian representation issue as a key obstacle to progress; Suggestion that the Bush administration should help the Palestinians get a home- and self-rule state.
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- 1989
13. ISRAEL'S DILEMMA.
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Weymouth, Lally
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ARAB-Israeli peace process , *PEACEFUL settlement of international disputes , *INTERNATIONAL arbitration , *FINANCIAL crises - Abstract
The article focuses on peace talks between Israel, Jordan and Palestinians mediated by U.S. representatives over the future of the West Bank. Israeli leaders are ideologically opposed to any deal that may involve exchange of land for peace. Israel is in midst of a financial crisis and is seeking economic assistance for the U.S. It is not in a condition to refuse a U.S.-brokered settlement in West Bank.
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- 1985
14. The Crunch.
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Kondracke, Morton
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *CRISES , *ARABS ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
Focuses on the crisis engulfing the foreign relations of the United States with Israel. Views that the U.S. interests in the United States do not coincide with the interests of Israel in the Middle East; Opposition to Israeli settlements in Sinai and West Bank; Reasons for the political confrontation between the two countries attributed to intense feelings building up in the administration and among pro-Israeli elements over issues that transcend the question of airplane sales; Charges that the U.S. President Jimmy Carter is tilting towards the Arabs; Views that Egypt must set out on the path to war with Israel; Efforts to win the support of the Jewish community of the United States.
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- 1978
15. Settlements, Planes, Peace.
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ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1973-1993 , *INTERNATIONAL relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States, 1977-1981 - Abstract
Focuses on the U.S. policy in the Middle East. Deadlock in the peace process in the Middle East; Disagreement between Israel and Egypt related to various socio-political issues; Question of Israeli settlements on the West Bank; Role of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in the peace process.
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- 1978
16. The Peace Lobby: Advocacy for Palestinian Statehood and US Foreign Policy.
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Marrar, Khalil M.
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PEACEBUILDING , *INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
After years of vacillating on Palestinian national aspirations, the majority of Americans have come to favor âthe establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and the Gaza strip.â Reflecting that shift in public opinion, through the ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
17. Battle at the "Fortress": The Israel-Jenin Conflict in U.S. News.
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Ismail, Amani
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JENIN (West Bank : Refugee camp) ,REFUGEE camps ,TELEVISION broadcasting of news - Abstract
This study investigates constructions of Palestinian political violence in U.S. news within the second Palestinian intifada, focusing on Israeli incursions into Jenin. It sheds light on media's role as agents of social control and influence by examining such elements as labels attached to violence and how these elements speak to ideologies embedded in the news concerning the Palestinian struggle for state. News articles were chosen from top U.S. circulating newspapers that have foreign bureaus in Israel or the Occupied Territories. Findings highlight the role that nationalism plays in newsmaking, a role whose importance may extend beyond this particular conflict, as it could help us better understand the bearing of nationalism in other conflicts as well. The news simplified this complex conflict at the expense of providing sufficient, meaningful context to understand the nuances involved. For instance, framing the conflict in highly primordial terms ironically came with conflated understanding of identities. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
18. US 'Deeply Troubled' by Reported Israeli Move on West Bank Settlements.
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Sforza, Lauren
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- WEST Bank, UNITED States
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The article focuses on the U.S. expressing deep concern over Israel's reported decision to advance planning for thousands of settlements in the West Bank, highlighting the opposition to unilateral actions that hinder a two-state solution and calling for a return to dialogue for de-escalation.
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- 2023
19. "OUR LIFE IS PRISON".
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GIACAMAN, RITA and JOHNSON, PENNY
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POLITICAL prisoners' spouses , *MOTHERS of political prisoners , *POLITICAL prisoners , *IMPRISONMENT ,SOCIAL aspects - Abstract
In focus groups and individual interviews with the wives and mothers of Palestinian political prisoners, we find that their narratives describe a triple captivity–of the Israeli colonial system, the Israeli prison, and the post-Oslo Palestinian political landscape with its isolating effects in their own communities. Wives and mothers of prisoners mediate between prison and family life by navigating through the multiple dynamics of Israeli securitization and geographic incarceration, political invisibility in the Palestinian field, and social isolation in their communities. In particular, the visit from the West Bank to prisons inside Israel. emerges as an ordeal that haunts and structures daily life. We draws on Jacques Ranciere's notion to highlight the vanishing of the political, the dominance of policing, and the diminishing value of imprisonment in the post Oslo years, signaling an absence of the Palestinian emancipatory project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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20. Peace Education across Cultures: Applications of the Peaceable Schools Framework in the West Bank.
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Brion-Meisels, Linda and Brion-Meisels, Steven
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TEACHERS , *SERVICE learning , *EDUCATION , *PEACE , *TEACHER training - Abstract
Since 1992, the authors have worked with a diverse group of U.S.-based teachers and community workers who have developed and used a comprehensive framework to promote and sustain peaceable schools and communities. The framework draws on European, African heritage, Latino, and Native American traditions, but our applications have mostly been within U.S. contexts. In this article, we describe what we learned while using the framework with Palestinian colleagues during an 18-month collaboration. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) with the goal of 'cultivating an environment of tolerance, dialogue and civic engagement in Palestinian and Israeli schools,' Seeds of Peace contracted with Peace First to lead a series of workshops for Palestinian educators; Peace First worked with Lesley University faculty to provide teacher training support. The contract for this project did not include cross-border issues or collaborations; the workshops focused on communication, critical thinking, respect for diversity and dispute resolution/classroom management. Although the project focused on practice, it also included a small research component-designed to test the usefulness of the Peaceable Schools and Communities framework in a new context. In this article, we review the framework and research that helped guide our work, summarize what we learned, and provide some follow-up information. We suggest connections to broader peace education in the region, but we do not address broader regional issues. We close with recommendations about how U.S.-based peace education models might be successfully applied and re-shaped for work in new cultural contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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21. The United States and the Israeli Settlements: Time for a Change.
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Shalom, Zaki
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UNITED States politics & government ,POLITICAL opposition - Abstract
The article discusses all U.S. administrations's opposition to Jewish settlement project in the West Bank which they believe severely damages not only American interests but also interests of the State of Israel. It notes that U.S. administrations have resisted the option of escalating the disagreement over the settlements since 1967. It cites an administration effort to formulate a document of understanding with Israel about the Jewish settlement as the most reasonable and effective option.
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- 2012
22. QUARTERLY UPDATE ON CONFLICT AND DIPLOMACY.
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ARAB-Israeli peace process , *DIPLOMACY , *POLITICAL violence , *LAND settlement - Abstract
The article presents news briefs regarding tensions and diplomacy surrounding the Arab-Israeli conflict between November 16, 2010 and February 15, 2011. The launch of U.S.-based incentives to Israel to cease West Bank settlement construction is described. Efforts of the Palestinians to gain international recognition as a state in the United Nations are mentioned. The lack of prisoner release negotiations between the parties during the period is also mentioned.
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- 2011
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23. Laboratories of War: United States-Israeli Collaboration in Urban War and Securitization.
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Graham, Stephen
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URBAN warfare , *NATIONAL security ,ISRAEL-United States relations ,JENIN (West Bank : Refugee camp) - Abstract
An essay is presented on the collaboration between the U.S. and Israel concerning urban war and securitization. It mentions that the American military took lessons from the success of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) with its operation Defensive Shield in Jenin, West Bank. It is said that the Israeli military and security experience in dealing with urban wars is reaching other nations, leading to the exploration of ways of exemplification and imitation. It discusses several areas in Israeli urban war strategy and tactics that the U.S. has copied.
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- 2010
24. QUARTERLY UPDATE ON CONFLICT AND DIPLOMACY.
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ARAB-Israeli peace process , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *INTERNATIONAL mediation - Abstract
The article focused on international relations between Israel and other nations, along with a report of various conflicts in and around Israel from August 16 to November 15, 2009. It stated that there has been a stagnation of peace efforts with the United states urging Israel to freeze settlement expansions and a low level of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the West Bank and Gaza strip. It mentioned that U.S. diplomat George J. Mitchell failed to revive the peace process between the Israeli and Palestinian governments. It commented on the role various nations including the U.S., Turkey, and Russia played in the peace process for the quarter.
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- 2010
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25. After Arafat: Mapping a Jewish/Palestinian Solidarity.
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Ellis, Marc H.
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ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1993- , *INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Contemplates on the impact of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the political landscape of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Insights about Jewish settlement in the U.S.; Background on the book "A Civilian Occupation: The Politics of Israeli Architecture," by Rafi Segal and Eyal Weizman; Speculations over a wall that is being built around the Palestinian population centers of the West Bank.
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- 2005
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26. CORRESPONDENCE.
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Baum, Michael, Hoffbrand, Barry, Czeizel, Andrew E, Espinel, Carlos H, Opie, Lionel H, Muxi, Estuardo Tercero, Rieder, Josef, Keller, Christian, Hoffmann, Georg, Lirk, Philipp, Martone, Gerald, Jimba, Masamine, Masahito Hitosugi, Yoshihide Sorimachi, Akira Kurosu, Toshiaki Nagai, Shogo Tokudome, Jongen, Johannes H P M, Halligan, Steve, and Buchanan, Gordon
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MEDICINE , *LETTERS to the editor , *BREAST cancer , *DISASTER medicine , *ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1993- , *FENTANYL , *MEDICAL care of refugees , *DRUNK driving , *STATINS (Cardiovascular agents) , *PHARMACEUTICAL industry , *THYROID diseases , *VISION disorders ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
Presents letters to the editor on topics in medicine. Discussion of the iconology of the statue "La Fornarina," by Raphael, which was perceived to represent breast cancer; Medicine and conflict in Africa; Topic of the hostage standoff between Chechen gunmen and Russian authorities at a theater in Moscow, where aerosolized fentanyl was used to subdue the gunmen; Question of who is responsible for the care of refugees; Difficulties of doing research during armed conflicts in regions such as Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank; Risk of death due to alcohol-impaired driving in Japan; Medical resonance imaging and outcome of recurrent fistula-in-ano in Crohn's disease; Mitoxantrone trial in multiple sclerosis; Statins and coenzyme Q10; Details of the findings of the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER) trial; Pharmaceutical companies and the third world; Thyroid-hormone-suppressive therapy in benign thyroid nodules; Routine outcome measurement by mental health-care providers; A defense of the New York Early Lung Cancer Project; Reading with a right homonymous hemianopia.
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- 2003
27. American Jewry and the Growth of Settler Judaism.
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Ellis, Marc H.
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ISRAELIS ,SOCIAL conditions of Palestinians ,AMERICAN Jews ,JUDAISM ,MASS mobilization ,MILITARY occupation ,MILITARISM ,RELIGION - Abstract
The article offers the author's insights on the various issues on the movements of the American Jewry to establish and maintain Israel as well as the development of Settler Judaism. It says that the expansion of Israel's state power results to the mobilisation and militarisation of Jews around the world. It explores the Settler Judaism settlement activity, in which the West Bank is divided in three strips such as one in the Jordan Valley, one further west in the Jordan Valley, and one near the Israeli border. It states that the American Jewry aims to protect the image of Israel from the resistance of the Palestinians to surrender their lands to the Israelis. It adds that Constantinian Judaism, which entails militarised Judaism, is also promoted by Constantinian Christianity.
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- 2002
28. U.S. Contributions to UNRWA.
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Zanotti, Jim
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UNITED States politics & government ,PALESTINIANS - Abstract
The article highlights the contributions of the U.S. government to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The U.S. has been providing food, shelter, medical care and education for many Palestinians in Jordan, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza. The budget for the core activities of the UNRWA for 2013 is 657 million U.S. dollars. The contributions of the U.S. to UNRWA from 1950 to 2007 are highlighted.
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- 2013
29. Conclusion.
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Zanotti, Jim
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PALESTINIANS ,INTERNATIONAL economic assistance - Abstract
The article highlights key issues affecting U.S. aid to the Palestinians. It discusses the challenges in the implementation of U.S. bilateral assistance programs for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and the key factors to be considered by the U.S. Congress in its evaluation of whether American aid to the Palestinians has advanced U.S. interest. It is suggested that Congress will evaluate future aid in the context of U.S. policy priorities.
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- 2013
30. Types of U.S. Bilateral Aid to the Palestinians.
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Zanotti, Jim
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PALESTINIANS ,HUMANITARIAN assistance ,NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations - Abstract
The article looks at the different types of U.S. bilateral aid to the Palestinians. It reveals that most aid has been appropriated through the Economic Support Fund (ESF) account and provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to non-governmental organizations (NGO) in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Most funds are dedicated to humanitarian assistance and economic recovery needs. U.S. budgetary assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is examined.
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- 2013
31. Types of U.S. Bilateral Aid to the Palestinians.
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Zanotti, Jim
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FOREIGN aid (American) ,AMERICAN military assistance - Abstract
The article describes the types of U.S. bilateral aid to the Palestinians. It explains the role of the Economic Support Fund (ESF) account in providing aid, and the vetting requirements and procedures to ensure proper use of funds. It also highlights the direct assistance to support the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank, as well as U.S. security assistance to the PA to counter militants from organizations such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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- 2012
32. Adopt a settlement.
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Phillips, Elizabeth
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CHRISTIAN Zionism , *CHRISTIAN-Jewish relations , *HUMAN settlements , *ARAB-Israeli conflict , *ISRAELI West Bank Barrier ,1945- - Abstract
The article presents discussion over Israeli settlements in the West Bank and their support by U.S. Zionist Christians. A profile of the settlement of Ariel is given as a case example, noting its geographical placement within the disputed region and its political support by Evangelical Christians. Commentary is then given addressing the theological reasons why Christians would align with Israelis on the issue of its borders.
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- 2011
33. Types of U.S. Bilateral Aid to the Palestinians.
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Zanotti, Jim
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INTERNATIONAL economic assistance ,PALESTINIANS ,NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations - Abstract
The article discusses the various forms of U.S. bilateral assistance to Palestinians. Aid, in the form of economic support funds, is coursed through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and is then directed to nongovernmental organizations operating in the West Bank. To ensure the proper use of funds, USAID subjects its worldwide programs to vetting requirements. Bilateral aid also is provided via budgetary assistance in support of the Palestinian Authority (PA).
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- 2011
34. Issues for Congress in Determining Future Aid.
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Zanotti, Jim
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INTERNATIONAL economic assistance ,PALESTINIANS - Abstract
The article examines various issues that will affect U.S. aid legislation for Palestinians. The U.S. Congress is concerned on the involvement of Hamas in a power-sharing deal with Fatah. Discord within and among factions and the entrenchment of Israeli settlers in West Bank could undermine prospects for a negotiated two-state solution. The Palestinian Authority's weak political influence in the West Bank is also considered as a stumbling block for increased aid.
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- 2011
35. U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians.
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Zanotti, Jim
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INTERNATIONAL economic assistance ,PALESTINIANS - Abstract
The article presents a Congressional Research Service report on U.S. foreign aid assistance to Palestinians. U.S. bilateral assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza has reached 4 billion U.S. dollars since the establishment of limited self-rule in the 1990s. Part of conditions to foreign aid is the ban on Hamas and Hamas-controlled entities. Waivers in budgetary assistance have been issued. Efforts to coordinate international security assistance efforts were unfulfilled.
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- 2011
36. The loan guaranties.
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LAND settlement , *INTERNATIONAL economic relations - Abstract
Features articles concerning the United States' loan guarantees to Israel. Israel's spending on the settlements in the occupied territories; US reaction to these spending.
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- 1994
37. United States Policy toward the West Bank in 1948.
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Kadosh, Sandra Berliant
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *ISRAEL-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949- , *POLITICAL doctrines ,WEST Bank politics & government ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
The article presents an analysis on the U.S. policy on the political conditions of the West Bank of the Jordan in 1948 basing on the "Foreign Relations Documents of the U.S." It points out several factors affecting the policy of the U.S. concerning the West Bank which includes the desire for the non-involvement and its unwillingness to commit resources and military troops for the imposition of giving solution in the conflict between Israel and Saudi Arabia. It also examines the policy of the U.S. government towards countries in the Middle East in 1948. The article presents a summary of the position of the British and Americans involving the future of the Arab Palestine.
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- 1984
38. Two Views Of the Land.
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Burleigh, Nina, Klein, Aaron, and Hamad, Jamil
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ARAB-Israeli conflict , *JUDAISM , *MILITARY occupation ,ISRAELI politics & government, 1993- ,FOREIGN relations of the United States, 2009-2017 - Abstract
This article reports on conflicting views on the settlement of the West Bank territory by Israelis and Palestinians. The article discusses Israeli settler families living in the Palestine-occupied region, noting that the civilians are not supposed to live in the military areas. Information is also provided on Jewish heritage in the area, the role of the U.S. in the Israel-Palestine conflict, exile, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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- 2009
39. Apartheid or Confederation The Future of Israel/Palestine.
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Halper, Jeff
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ISRAELI apartheid , *PRIME ministers , *ISRAELIS - Abstract
The article discusses the convergence plan of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. It claims that the plan is based on Matrix of Control which are intended to prevent the emergence of a viable Palestinian state. It adds that the convergence plan also creates a bigger Israeli Jerusalem in the central portion of the West Bank that results to cutting the economic, cultural, religious and historic out of any Palestinian state. The article also discusses the road to apartheid of U.S. and Israeli.
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- 2009
40. Israel and the Palestinians: Prospects for a Two-State Solution: R40092.
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Zanotti, Jim
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PEACE ,ARAB-Israeli conflict ,NEGOTIATION ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
One year after the formal renewal of direct talks at the November 2007 Annapolis Conference,Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) have been unable to come to terms on afinal-status peace agreement, despite possible signs of progress. Differences between the twosides continue over core issues such as borders, security, settlements, the status of Jerusalem,refugees, and water rights, despite their mutual acceptance of the concept of a negotiated ?twostatesolution? that would establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel in the West Bank and theGaza Strip pursuant to the principle of ?land for peace.?Previously when talks have faltered, the parties eventually returned to the negotiating table. Yet,there are a growing number of key actors and observers expressing doubts that the very conceptof a negotiated two-state solution can survive a process in which talks are put on hold andresumed an indefinite number of times without finality. Some observers dismiss these doubts asmere tactics meant to prod either or both parties to action. Prospects for a two-state solutionappear more tenuous given uncertainties that a consensus supporting the peace process will holdin the face of upcoming leadership transitions in the United States and Israel and conflictingclaims to Palestinian leadership.In addition to wavering confidence in the peace process, changes with respect to geopolitics,demographics, violence between Israelis and Palestinians, factionalism among Palestinians,Israeli settlements, and other impediments to Palestinian movement and territorial contiguity mayhave significantly altered the likelihood of reaching a two-state solution since the signing of theOslo Accord in 1993.Decreased hope in the viability of a two-state solution has led to openness among some Israelisand Palestinians to alternative solutions that appear to be contrary to U.S. policy. Thesealternatives, each of which is the subject of considerable debate among and between Israelis andPalestinians, include a ?one-state solution,? a ?Jordanian? or ?regional option,? or other,unilaterally-imposed outcomes. Continued failure to reach a two-state solution, combined withlack of consensus on any of the alternatives, may also mean that the status quo in the West Bankand Gaza could continue. As the presidential administration of George W. Bush prepares totransition into that of Barack Obama in January 2009, interest in obtaining a two-state solution tothe Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a major feature of U.S. policy in the Middle East. Thereare advocates both for an urgent and for a more incremental U.S. approach to the peace process.The United States could face significant policy challenges on matters such as foreign aid, securityassistance, Israeli settlements, and the treatment of Hamas. For more information on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace process, see CRS Report RL33530, Israeli-Arab Negotiations:Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy, by Carol Migdalovitz. This report will be updatedperiodically to reflect further developments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
41. Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy: RL33530.
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Migdalovitz, Carol
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ARAB-Israeli peace process ,NEGOTIATION ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,PERSIAN Gulf War, 1991 ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
After the first Gulf war, in 1991, a new peace process involved bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. On September 13, 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) signed a Declaration of Principles (DOP), providing for Palestinian empowerment and some territorial control. On October 26, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan signed a peace treaty. Israel and the Palestinians signed an Interim Self-Rule in the West Bank or Oslo II accord on September 28, 1995, which led to the formation of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to govern the West Bank and Gaza. The Palestinians and Israelis signed additional incremental accords in 1997, 1998, and 1999. Israeli-Syrian negotiations were intermittent and difficult, and were postponed indefinitely in 2000. On May 24, 2000, Israel unilaterally withdrew from south Lebanon after unsuccessful negotiations. From July 11 to 24, 2000, President Clinton held a summit with Israeli and Palestinian leaders at Camp David on final status issues, but they did not produce an accord. A Palestinian uprising or intifadah began that September. On February 6, 2001, Ariel Sharon was elected Prime Minister of Israel, and rejected steps taken at Camp David and afterwards. The post 9/11 war on terrorism prompted renewed U.S. focus on a peace process, emphasizing as its goal a democratic Palestinian state as a prerequisite for achieving peace. On April 30, 2003, the United States, the U.N., European Union, and Russia (known as the "Quartet") presented a "Roadmap" to Palestinian statehood within three years. It has not been implemented by either Israel or the Palestinians. In what he considered the absence of a Palestinian partner for peace, Sharon proposed that Israel unilaterally withdraw from the Gaza Strip and four small settlements in the West Bank. On August 23, 2005, Israel completed its disengagement from Gaza. PA Chairman/President Yasir Arafat died on November 11, 2004; on January 9, 2005, Mahmud Abbas was elected to succeed him and seeks final status talks. Since Hamas, which Israel and the United States consider a terrorist group, won the January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections, however, the situation has been complicated. Israeli officials have offered ideas for unilateral disengagement from more of the West Bank, but not a fully developed plan. The U.S. Administration and others have urged them to negotiate first. The recent kidnappings of Israeli soldiers by Hamas and Hezbollah sparked conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon and cast new shadows on the prospects for future talks. Congress is interested in issues related to Middle East peace because of its oversight role in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy, its support for Israel, and keen constituent interest. It is especially concerned about U.S. financial and other commitments to the parties. Members have also repeatedly endorsed Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel, although U.S. Administrations have consistently maintained that the fate of the city is the subject of final status negotiations. This CRS report replaces CRS Issue Brief IB91137, The Middle East Peace Talks, and will be updated as developments warrant. See also CRS Report RL33566, Lebanon: The Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict, coordinated by Jeremy Sharp. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
42. The Forgotten West Bank.
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Gavrilis, George
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ARAB-Israeli peace process ,UNITED States politics & government, 2001-2009 ,ISRAELI politics & government, 1993- ,POLITICS & government of Palestine - Abstract
The article reports on political and social conditions on the West Bank, following Israel's recent withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The author reviews how the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia (known collectively as "the Quartet") have now moved towards the goals of helping the Palestinian Authority build a functioning government in Gaza and pushing Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to disarm the Islamic militant organization Hamas. It is suggested that the orderliness of the transition from Israeli rule in Gaza has misled leaders in Washington into thinking that supplanting the rule of Hamas in the area will be just a calm. It is the author's view that focusing of Gaza as the centerpiece of the current Middle East peace plan is a mistake as it is in increasing desperate political straits and in much need of political reform.
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- 2006
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43. Among Arab Reformers.
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Muravchik, Joshua
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DEMOCRACY , *POLITICAL culture , *POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
Presents an update on international efforts to promote democracy in Arab countries as of August 2005. Highlights of a conference on the Palestinian Authority held in West Bank; Responses of Egyptians to the scheme of the U.S. to transform political culture in the region; Expectations of Saad Edin Ibrahim on the political doctrine in Egypt; Elements of Nasserism without Nasser being offered by the organization Kifaya to Egyptians.
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- 2005
44. From the West Bank to the West Coast: "Tear Down the Wall!".
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Pollak, Jonathan, Hanley, Delinda C., Pasquini, Elaine, McDonnell, Pat, and Reese, John
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PUBLIC demonstrations , *WALLS , *CITY walls - Abstract
Some 200 Palestinians, 35 Israelis and a similar number of internationals gathered on November 9 in the village of Zububa to mark the international day of solidarity against the West Bank wall by tearing a portion of it down. In another development, against the dramatic backdrop of spires of Saints Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco's Washington Square Park, some 200 Palestinian supporters built, and at the end of the day knocked down, a facsimile of the Apartheid Wall Israel is constructing inside the internationally recognized borders of the West Bank. In addition to that, the article presents information on various other protest against the development of wall in West Bank.
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- 2004
45. Housing Bust.
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Peretz, Martin
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ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1993- , *ARAB-Israeli peace process ,ISRAEL-United States relations ,MIDDLE East-United States relations - Abstract
The article focuses on the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians in regard to Israeli construction in the West Bank. Particular attention is given to reports that U.S. President Barack Obama is angry with the Israeli government. Article topics include the status of the negotiations between the U.S., Israel, and the Palestinian Authority, political adviser David Axelrod's suggestion that planned discussions about proximity were undercut by the Israeli move, and Obama's demands on the Jews.
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- 2010
46. Good Fences Make...
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Hammer, Joshua, Chen, Joanna, and Ephron, Dan
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ARAB-Israeli peace process , *SUMMIT meetings , *PALESTINIANS , *ISRAELIS , *DIPLOMATIC negotiations in international disputes - Abstract
Discusses the outlook for relations between Israelis and Palestinians and a cease-fire in the Middle East, in light of a summit meeting between United States President George W. Bush, Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Aqaba, Jordan. Description of pioneer, Shuki Sat, who helped establish a Jewish settlement, Migron, near Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank; Details of a fence proposed for the West Bank by Sharon; Discussion of Sharon's intention in putting the fence along the Green Line that divides Israel and West Bank; Indication from Sheik Ahmed Yassin that Hamas will continue fighting until Palestinian statehood is achieved.
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- 2003
47. Global Water Shortages: Will the Earth run out of freshwater?
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Cooper, Mary H.
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WATER shortages , *WATER rights , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *WATER supply - Abstract
In the Middle East, the supply of underground water shared by Israel and the Palestinians looms as a major - if little-known - obstacle to peace. Disputes over water rights, rarely visible in international politics, are increasingly cropping up around the globe. But there is no universally accepted code governing access to water, despite numerous attempts to write one. Many countries face chronic water shortages due to intense population growth. In the United States, there is longstanding friction over use of the Colorado River, as well as other interstate water squabbles. With few practical technological solutions available to increase water supplies, experts are looking at ways to reduce demand, including conservation measures and making consumers pay the true cost of the water they use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1995
48. On Rabbi Meir Kahane: 1932- 1990.
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King, Ruth
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ISOLATIONISM ,CHRISTIAN sects - Abstract
The article presents several excerpts from essays and books by Rabbi Meir Kahane, the founder of The Jewish Defense League (JDL) and the Israeli political party Kach, including "Amman and Jerusalem" which focuses on the demands for Israel's return of the West Bank of the Jordan, "Alone" which focuses on the isolation of nations from Israel, and "Christians for Zion" which focuses on Israel's potent weapon in the U.S. who are the Fundamentalist and Evangelical Protestant Christian sects.
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- 2014
49. Premature Prizes.
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ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1973-1993 , *NOBEL Prizes , *PRESIDENTS of the United States , *HUMAN settlements , *BOUNDARY laws - Abstract
Focuses on issues related to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel and various aspects of the peace process in the Middle East. Role of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in the Middle East peace process; Issues related to ban on new settlements in the West Bank; View that the Carter administration seemingly cannot stop trying to coerce Israel into making concessions in advance of, or as substitute for, negotiations with appropriate partners; Issues related to the disputed territories in Palestine.
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- 1978
50. Connally's Way: Big John's Middle East plan.
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ARAB-Israeli peace process ,NEGOTIATION ,ANNEXATION (International law) ,PETROLEUM industry - Abstract
The article reports on the negotiation of U.S. Republican presidential aspirant John Connally for peace in the Middle East. It mentions the basic principle of Connally for the peace talk, including the abandonment of all the territory seized in 1967 and the termination of the annexation of the West Bank. It states the link of the peace talk with the oil industry in the Middle East, wherein Connally made criticisms concerning the policy of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Connally suggests the lease of former Israeli airfields in the Sinai and the creation of a new Fifth Fleet to patrol in the Indian Ocean.
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- 1979
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