Intifada Palestine

Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
At the May 30, 1990 Baghdad Summit, Aziz summed up the situation as it appeared to Iraq at the time: “So the picture in 1990 was one of Israeli threats to Iraq with the prospect of a war between Israel and Iraq, and an Israeli threat against Jordan, and an Israeli threat to the Palestinian people….” On top of this came the economic warfare launched by Kuwait, which had flooded the oil markets, triggering a drop in the oil price from $21 a barrel to $11 a barrel. Iraq was “on the verge of economic collapse,” Aziz said

Share Posted by Lara Friedman 25 Jun 2009 09:13 am The Settlers’ Lawyer (or, Elliott Abrams Is At It Again) On May 23, 2005, the Washington Post ran a an incisive op-ed by former State Department negotiator and Middle East advisor Aaron Miller, entitled “Israel’s Lawyer,” in which Aaron argued “For far too long, many [...]

ShareMemory, Inequality and Power: Palestine and the… This Lecture at Berkeley University by the late Prof. Edward Said( 1935-2003) is a must see!.   Everything He says about Netanyahu is revelant today. In this Lecture Edward Said gives an excellent case for the Palestinian Cause. His strong arguments convicts Israel of Terrorisim, Racisim, Apartheid, and much more. For [...]

ShareThe Israel lobby is aiming to soften up US public opinion for an attack on Iran. Americans should resist its propaganda.   Beware of friendly Persuaders   By Richard Silverstein  “The Guardian” – Despite the ballyhoo of the recent Aipac national policy conference in Washington, when Israel-US bonds were feted, relations between the two countries [...]

Share    On Monday, Benjamin Netanyahu will have his first formal meeting with Barack Obama in the White House. All the signs are that relations between Israel and its superpower ally are not as harmonious as usual, says David Blair.  Will Benjamin Netanyahu fall out with Barack Obama? By David Blair In the next few [...]