President George W. Bush and the Middle East - What Went WrongUpdated: Thu May 15 00:37:24 2008
What went wrong with President George W. Bush's Middle East policy? It was never thought out strategically or tactically. Only ideologically. And only half-heartedly at that. …
What Is al-Naqba, or al-Nakba - The CatastropheCreated: Mon May 12 21:58:32 2008
May 14, 1948 marks Israel's declaration of independence. For Palestinians and Arabs, May 14, 1948 marks al-Naqba, or "the Catastrophe"--the day that triggered Palestinian dispossession an…
Fellah, Fellaheen - What Are Fellaheen, or FallaheenUpdated: Sun May 11 18:40:49 2008
Fellah is the Arabic word for farmer, or agricultural worker who makes his living from the land. Fellaheen is the plural for the word, which has also come to represent a class of people in the Arab…
What Is the Balfour Declaration?Updated: Sat May 10 18:32:49 2008
The Balfour declaration of 1917 was Britain's implicit, but shot-lived, recognition that Jews ought to have a homeland in Palestine. …
Review: The Much Too Promised Land, by Aaron David Miller - Arab-Isr…Created: Sun May 4 17:36:06 2008
Aaron David Miller was a Middle East specialist at the State Department, formulating American policy and negotiating strategy regarding the Arab-Israeli peace process for almost a quarter century. …
The National Joins Media Landscape in the United Arab EmiratesUpdated: Tue Apr 29 23:44:50 2008
The National is the latest of a half-dozen English-language newspapers and on-line publications to join the diverse media environment of the United Arab Emirates. But diversity doesn't necessarily …
What Is the Golan? What Are the Golan Heights?Updated: Mon Apr 28 00:50:58 2008
An explanation of the geographic and political meaning of the Golan Heights, the Syrian region occupied by Israel since 1967…
Egyptian-Israeli Disengagement Treaties of 1974 and 1975Updated: Wed Apr 23 19:28:16 2008
Following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, the 1974 and 1975 disengagement treaties between Egypt and Israel were the first step toward a final peace agreement between the two countries. …
Text of the Egyptian-Israeli Interim Agreement of 1975Created: Wed Apr 23 00:03:15 2008
Following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, the 1974 and 1975 disengagement treaties between Egypt and Israel were the first step toward a final peace agreement between the two countries. …
Text of the Egyptian-Israeli Disengagement Treaty of 1974Created: Tue Apr 22 23:49:22 2008
The full text of the first agreement leading to a separation of military forces between Israel and Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. …
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