Perspectives On Recent Events in the Middle East
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El-Fattal, Randa Khalidi
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1984-11-14
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Born in Jerusalem, Ms. El-Fattal recieved her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Oxford University in English language and literature. She has served as a visiting professor in the University of Damascus, has been in charge of the English language program of the Syrian Broadcasting Service, editor of Arab World magazine, visiting professor at Lebanese University in Beirut, and is a founding member of the General Union of Syrian Women and Member of the General Union of Palestinian Women.
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Palestinians have given up hope that the United States can be a neutral broker in their dispute with Israel; they see no light between the U.S. and Israeli goals. Arabs thus sulk because they think the U.S. should understand their plight. Thus the best tactic for Palestinian interests is violence - not to settle the disputes, but to call attention to Israeli intransigence and U.S. apparentl lack of care for Palestine. Israel demands Palestinians bow; they will not. PLO discussed recognizing Israel but couldn't agree on which borders: 1948, 1967, 1984. Though PLO and Arab states welcom the USSR in the region as a goad to the U.S., Arabs feel no affinity to Soviets but buy weapons; Arabs who study in Moscow come back as strong opponents of USSR.
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