Israel Invasion of Lebanon Sparks Global Tension
Israel launched a multi front invasion of Lebanon with an estimated 20 000 troops and American fighter planes to crush PLO forces and threaten Syrian positions. The operation dubbed Peace for Galilee provoked wide criticism while risking a broader regional war and Western-Soviet tensions.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Israel
Lebanon
Middle East
Palestine Liberation Organization
United Nations
London
Galilee
PLO
Prince Edward Island
Menachem Begin
Reagan
Versailles
Damascus-Beirut
Bekaa Valley
Beirut
Begin
Prince Saud Al-Faisal
Bonn
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Jordan
Hussein
Beauvort Castle
Bekaa
United States
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Remembering Josh Gibson Satchel Paige and racial barriers in baseball
The author reflects on Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige as symbols of how segregation kept Black stars from Major League Baseball until Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck moved to end the policy. He notes fans and press ignored the injustice while owners profited, urging memory of the broader harms beyond the diamond.
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Ruth
Cobb
Hornsby
Gehrig
Wagner
Alexander
Johnson
Dean
DiMaggio
Williams
Musial
Mize
Greenberg
Blackwell
Josh Gibson
Aaron
Satchel Paige
Papa Bell
Branch Rickey
Bill Veeck
Paige
Gibson
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James Ferrabee
ADF
The
Arab League
Upper Galilee
Saad Haddad
West Bank
Gaza
Golan Heights
Syria
East Jerusalem
Iraq
Golan
Ariel
Sharon
Libya
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Mediterranean Sea
Damour
Sidon
Lebano
Heights
Israali
Mike Royko
U.S
Doug Sneed