The Contemporary Middle East. A Documentary History

This is all the more important at this juncture, when we have initiated—after seeking God’s help and after thorough and extensiv ...

background of the clear and constant Jordanian position on the Palestinian cause, as already outlined. Regarding the principled ...

horizons where mutual trust, understanding, and cooperation can prevail, to the ben- efit of the Palestinian cause and Arab unit ...

tribute to the struggle of the Palestinian people and their glorious uprising. Jordan will continue its support for the steadfas ...

Israeli effort to calm Arab anger after a botched attempt by Mossad, Israel’s intelli- gence service, to kill another Hamas offi ...

resorts to it for judgment in all its conduct, and it is inspired by it for guidance of its steps.... Article Two The Islamic Re ...

On this basis, the Movement should be viewed and evaluated, and its role be rec- ognized. He who denies its right, evades suppor ...

Article Eleven The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf [charity] consecrated for ...

Article Fourteen The question of the liberation of Palestine is bound to three circles: the Palestinian circle, the Arab circle ...

behind World War II, through which they made huge financial gains by trading in armaments, and paved the way for the establishme ...

Anything contrary or contradictory to these trends, is a lie disseminated by ene- mies or their lackeys for the purpose of sowin ...

We should not forget to remind every Moslem that when the Jews conquered the Holy City in 1967, they stood on the threshold of t ...

encouraged the secret talks, which at first were unofficial but became more serious when Israeli diplomats joined the discussion ...

the way for Jordan’s King Hussein to negotiate a peace agreement with Israel less than one year later (Jordanian-Israeli Peace, ...

annexes, maps, and amendments, known as “agreed minutes,” the agreement consisted of nearly 350-typed pages and covered every as ...

shared the Messianic beliefs of many Jews that God intended every inch of Palestine for the Jews alone. For a moment, Amir’s act ...

DOCUMENT Letter from Yasir Arafat to Yitzhak Rabin SEPTEMBER9, 1993 September 9, 1993 Yitzhak Rabin Prime Minister of Israel Mr. ...

DOCUMENT Letter from Yasir Arafat to Norwegian Foreign Minister Johan Jo/rgen Holst SEPTEMBER9, 1993 September 9, 1993 His Excel ...

decided to recognize the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people and com- mence negotiations with the PLO within the ...

Article III ELECTIONS In order that the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip may govern themselves according to d ...