A Troubled Israeli Patriot

On the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, the protests, demonstrations, and riots by Palestinians are intensifying. After the return of the Sinai, Israel’s refusal to consider relinquishing any more territory has helped stir a new wave of anti-Israeli activity. The formal annexation of the Golan Heights now has even provoked violent opposition from the formerly quiescent Arab Druze sect. In response to all this unrest, Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon vows to continue a policy of harshly putting down any signs of Palestinian opposition. Prime Minister Begin’s government declares that the 1.1 million Palestinians living in the occupied territories will have to accept permanent Israeli rule, signaling the hardening of a shor...