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Can the Arabs Ever Use Their Oil Power Weapon Again?

The focus of the industrial West has, for many years, been drawn to the oil-bearing nations of the Middle East because they needed oil....

Arafat Health Scare Puts Peace Process in Jeopardy

Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, is suffering from Parkinson's disease, according to a report compiled by Israeli military intelligence. He is receiving treatment for...

Palestinian Reactions to the Wye River Memorandum III

Revising the Charter and Security Issues Part II, Section C, Paragraph 2, of the Wye River Memorandum, requires the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation...

Al-Ahram Weekly: For the First Time, Egypt Admits Sinking the Dakar

Giving Chase to an "Enemy" Sub by Galal Nassar Al-Ahram Weekly 29th October - 4th November, 1998 Heading: A high military official confirmed in the presence of...

Ex-Weapons Inspector Ritter: Don’t Count on Us Monitoring of Wye

Ritter is a former UN weapons inspector in Iraq. Question: I understand you have some concerns regarding the implementation of the Wye accord? Ritter: Yes, indeed....

Update on Iraq: The US Suddenly Wakes Up?

An Israeli reader reported that at the Likud Central Committee meeting on the Wye accord, some members criticized the Gov't for relying on the...

Senior Palestinian Official: PNC Will Not Convene to Amend the Covenant

This is the first in a series of periodic updates on issues relating to Palestinian compliance with the October 23, 1998 Wye River Memorandum....

Palestinian Comments on the Wye River Memorandum

Following is a summary of the comments found in the Palestinian media regarding the treaty signed on Friday between Israel and the PLO. Changing the...

A Police Chief Calls Wye Accord a Temporary Truce – Jabali Says PA Will...

Following are remarks made by Palestinian Police Chief Col. Ghazi Jabali which were broadcast on official Palestinian Authority television on October 30, 1998, one...

Letter from UNRWA Official

David Bedein's article "Why is the Shuafat Refugee Camp Seething?" (Israel Resource Review, October 13) outlines some of the urgent problems facing refugee camp...