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Arafat From Defender to Dictator. Part one of book summary
Arafat: From Defender to Dictator
by Said Aburish
Bloomsbury Publishers, London, 1998
Born August 24, 1929 in Cairo. Named Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat Al Qudua Al Husseini.(Muhammed Abdel Rahman-first name, Abdel Raouf - father's name,...
The Official Curriculum Used in the Palestine Authority
On 11th January, 1999, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres opened the session of the PERES CENTER FOR PEACE by saying that the era of Arab Incitement against Israel is a thing of the...
The Scenarios of the Palestinian State in Formation
An elder statesman of Great Britain in the late eighteenth century, Sir Edmund Burke, reported that he was often asked why he would not support the French revolution.
After all, Burke's colleagues noted, he had...
Bethlehem’s Massive Tourist Plans Include … One New Hotel
At a time when hundreds of thousands of tourists may possibly make their way to Bethlehem next Christmas and New Years to usher in the new century, including the Pope, and another possible visit...
Fatah Preparing for “Intifada of the Settlements”
Now, after the "Intifada of the Prisoners", the Palestinians are preparing a new Intifada to be called the "Intifada of the Settlements". Senior sources in the Palestinian Authority confirm that the intention is to...
The Israeli Elections
Bang! A starting gun shooting blanks. The candidates are off and running in the Israeli Knesset sweepstakes.
Nine of them have taken the field thus far, on the track for would-be prime minister in Israel.
Israel's...
Israel Ain’t Monica, Keep Yer Hands Off
With new elections in Israel now set for May 17, 1999, many questions about the vote remain to be answered. But from an American frame of reference, the big question is not which candidates...
Al-Ahram Weekly: The Egyptian View of the PNC Vote
Success Penalised
by Mohamed Sid-Ahmed
Heading:
The decision of the US Congress to go forward with the impeachment proceedure threatens to overshadow Bil Clinton's spectacular Middle East trip to rescue the Wye Accord
Quote from Text:
"Clinton's decision to...
Scenario One: Commando Units in Tel Aviv
As the school year finally began this year in Israel, following the teacher's strike, Meretz MK Yossi Sarid made an appeal on the "Voice of Israel" radio newsreel.
Sarid advised principals, teachers and parents to...
How the Palestinian Media Reacted to the Attack on Iraq
On a few occasions, as reported by the Palestinian media, high-ranking figures have called for violence and support of Iraq:
The Palestinian Minister of Public Works and Ambassador to Iraq, Azzam Al-Ahmad, said in an...
