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Palestinian inhabitants of the
West Bank.
Israeli officials, meanwhile,
are studying developments in
Jordan with both "great in-
terest and studied indif-
ference," according to one
Israeli source.
Recalling previous occa-
sions when Israel came to
Hussein's rescue, notably in
the early 70s when Syria
threatened to invade Jordan,
the source said that Israeli
leaders had decided em-
phatically not to intervene in
the current crisis, even if it
becomes clear that the
Jordan has always
been vulnerable to
threats from the
Palestinians.
Hashemite throne is in
danger.
The Kingdom of Jordan,
which constitutes some 80
percent of mandatory
Palestine and contains a
substantial Palestinian ma-
jority, has always been
vulnerable to thieats from
the Palestinians.
In September 1970, Jordan
was engulfed in a bloody civil
war when PLO fighters at-
tempted to topple Hussein. In
the ensuing bloodbath, some
10,000 Palestinians were
killed and the PLO was
driven out of Jordan.
Yassir Arafat and his
fighters then established
their headquarters in Beirut,
unsettling Lebanon's fragile
ethnic balance and con-
tributing to the outbreak of
the Lebanese civil war which
continues to ravage the
country.
The PLO chief, along with
his fighters, was expelled
from Beirut by the invading
Israeli forces in 1982, and
while Arafat now operates
out of headquarters in Tunis,
many of his fighters have
returned to Lebanon.
It is thought that if the
68-year-old Hashemite
monarchy were to be over-
thrown, a Palestinian state
could emerge in its place, pro-
viding a fresh focus for
Palestinian national aspira-
tions and taking some of the
pressure off Israel.
Observers note, however,
that Jordan has the longest
border of any Arab state with
Israel, and that while King
Hussein has ensured a rela-
tively quiet frontier since the
Six Day War, no such guaran-
tees could be expected from a
future Palestinian ad-
ministration.
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Lesbian Claims Army
Is Being Oppressive
Milwaukee (JTA) — Miriam
Ben-Shalom says she is
fighting "2,000 years of op-
pression."
As a Jew, the Milwaukeean
is opposed to the traditional
view on homosexuality.
And for the past 13 years,
she has been fighting the U.S.
Army's attempt to discharge
her because she is a lesbian.
Many Jews, Ben-Shalom
commented, claim homo-
sexuality is an"abomination,"
but she considers her ac-
tivism on behalf of homosex-
ual rights as a part of the
Jewish tradition of seeking
social justice.
While she is not religious in
a "traditional sense," Ben-
Shalom said "the fact that I
could fight for 13 years had a
lot to do with Jewishness."
Ben-Shalom disputes the
Army's assertion that
homosexuals pose a threat to
the morale of fellow ser-
vicemen and women.
It also argues that
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homosexuals can be black-
mailed.
Ben-Shalom enlisted in
1974. When Army authorities
learnedof her homosexuality
in 1976, she was honorably
discharged.
She fought the decisions in
the courts, and in 1980 U.S.
District Judge Terrance
Evans ordered that she be
reinstated into the Army
Reserve.
After years of additional
litigation, the Army finally
complied with Evans' order in
1987, and Ben-Shalom is now
a drill sergeant with the 84th
Division.
Immediately after being
reinstated, Ben-Shalom re-
quested a six-year term of re-
enlistment, which the Army
refused.
Consequently, the federal
court ordered the Army,
upon pain of contempt, to
honor her request for re-
enlistment. The Army has ap-
pealed the decision.
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