TITLE

Mideast: Back from the brink?

AUTHOR(S)
Barr, Cameron W.; Gaouette, Nicole
PUB. DATE
October 2000
SOURCE
Christian Science Monitor;10/11/2000, Vol. 92 Issue 224, p1
SOURCE TYPE
Newspaper
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Discusses the implications of clashes between Israeli and Palestinian forces in the Middle East as of October 11, 2000. Escalation of violence in the region in which Palestinians have had the greater number of casualties; Improbability of a war between Israel and its Arab neighbors including the Palestinians; Capture of Israeli soldiers by Hizbullah guerrillas in Lebanon; Possibility that Israel will blame Syria for Hizbullah's actions; Outlook for the situation and the need for a new peace accord.
ACCESSION #
3637760

Tags: ARAB-Israeli conflict -- 1993-;  VIOLENCE;  PALESTINIAN Arabs -- Social conditions;  ARAB-Israeli conflict -- 1993- -- Peace;  MIDDLE East -- Social conditions

 

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