Word: arabize
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...this hypothesis is inconsistent with historical evidence. The Palestinians have had three separate opportunities for a state, and they have rejected them all. First, in 1947, the United Nations voted to partition British Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab one. The Jews, reeling from Nazi genocide and desperate for a homeland, accepted the partition plan; the Arabs rejected it and almost immediately launched an unsuccessful battle to destroy the Jewish state. In 1967, in response to an Egyptian blockade and militarization and the Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser’s insistence to “drive...
...simply, many opponents of Israel are blinded by anti-Semitism. A recent poll stated that most Palestinians support the continuation of suicide bombings, the goal of which is to “liberate” Tel Aviv. Several Arab leaders openly allied themselves with Hitler during World War II. Even today, anti-Semitic propaganda is widespread across the Arab world. Just weeks ago, a Saudi government newspaper published an article saying that Jews used the blood of Christian and Muslim children in their Purim and Passover celebrations...
...writer is president emeritus of the Society of Arab Students and president emeritus of (Harvard Law School’s) Justice for Palestine...
...Kazakhstan on the front of its world business section. After years of delays due to financial difficulties and corruption, Kazakhstan is making a serious bid with its Karachaganak oil field to break into the international market. With Iraq halting petroleum exports to protest Israel’s war against Arab terrorism and the rest of the Arab world urging the U.S. not to invade Iraq and end Hussein’s murderous regime, the conditions are good for a serious challenge to OPEC and the authoritarian governments it keeps in power. Russia and the former Soviet republics are the best...
Vice President Dick Cheney visited Arab countries a few weeks ago to gain support for an attack on Iraq. He was told, however, that the road to Baghdad leads through Jerusalem and only peace with Israel would allow Arab nations to agree to an American attack. Although that advice may be true now, to ensure the long-term interests of the U.S. in the Middle East, Cheney should call up his oil-industry buddies and tell them to jump into the Russian oil market. For the road to Baghdad might just lead through Karachaganak...