Schlagwort: Egypt
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Militant: Iranian Fiasco
[Editorial, Militant, No 501, 2 May 1980, p. 2] The abortive attempt to rescue the 50 American hostages from the embassy in Tehran was a desperate measure on the part of Carter. The President himself had earlier said that any such attempt would almost certainly lead to the death of the hostages. Yet clearly, the…
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Lynn Walsh: Can Sadat Bring Peace?
[Militant No. 383, 25th November 1977 p. 12 Sadat’s dramatic visit to Israel has split the Arab states and provoked world-wide protests by the Palestinians. The Egyptian president must now be high up on the Palestinians’ hit list. Is it surprising that the Palestinians are incensed? Dispossessed by Israel, harassed in Jordan, and recently, betrayed…