The Roots of the Middle East Conflict Explored
A lengthy historical overview traces the Arab Jewish clash from ancient ties to modern wars. It covers Zionist origins, the 1948 creation of Israel, Palestinian refugees, and the Six Day War to explain enduring tensions. It notes shifting Western roles and persistent myths about Arab and Israeli capabilities.
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Middle East
Golan Heights
Sinai
West Bank
Jordan River
Israel
Abraham
Promised Land
Fertile Crescent
Russia
Europe
Theodor Herzl
Zionist Movement
Palestine
Mideast
Cairo
Beirut
Damascus
Jerusalem
Lawrence of Arabia
Bri
Weizmann
Britain
Bly
Negev
Galilee
AFSC
U.N. Relief and Works Agency
Palestinian Liberation Organization
el Fatah
Black September Movement
Bet
American Friends Service Committee
United Nations
U.N
Holy
Jordan
Syria
Egypt
Iraq
Albert Hourani
Hourani
Chace
U.S
Ean
Soviet Union
France
Gulf of Aqaba
Strait of Tiran
Nasser
Suez Canal
Justice Department in Crisis After Watergate Turmoil
Acting Attorney General Robert H. Bork faces a pivotal decision on the Watergate prosecution as Crippled department top brass weigh resignations. Former Attorney General Elliott Richardson and Deputy William Ruckelshaus left roles after Nixon's order, Cox’s independence debated, while officials await Bork's Tuesday announcement amid ongoing top-level discussions.
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Margaret Gentry
Associated Press
Washington
Justice Department
Robert H. Bork
Department
Elliot L. Richardson
William D. Ruckelshaus
Richardson
Nixon
Archibald Cox
Ruckelshaus
Cox
Senate
Bork
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