Benny Morris, one of the most prominent Israeli historians of our era, has written a new book about the 1948 war: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008). Morris, like Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, the man who led Israel through that first war with the Arabs, is not very optimistic about the future of the conflict. Ben-Gurion once said that were he leading the Arabs, he, too, would wage perpetual war against Israel (see David Margolick’s review, “Endless War,” New York Times Book Review, May 4, 2008.).
BBC Middle East- November 21st 2008
Iraqis protest against troop deal
Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq. - November 21st 2008
Security increase in tense Hebron
Israel increases security in the West Bank city of Hebron ahead of a Jewish pilgrimage there by an expected 20,000 people. - November 21st 2008
Shoot-out in north Lebanon city
One person is killed and three are wounded in a shoot-out in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security forces say. - November 20th 2008
Security draws Iraqi doctors home
Improved security in Iraq has led to 800 doctors returning so far this year, a senior health ministry official says. - November 18th 2008
Iraq leader defends US troop deal
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki defends a deal on the presence of US forces in Iraq, saying it preserves Iraqi sovereignty. - November 21st 2008
Gaza activists 'on hunger strike'
Three human rights activists detained with Palestinian fishermen off Gaza by Israel say they have gone on hunger strike. - November 21st 2008
US global dominance 'to wane'
US dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says. - November 21st 2008
Lockerbie families claim victory
The families of US victims of the 1988 Lockerbie Pan Am bombing claim victory in their quest for justice. - November 20th 2008
US convicts Syrian arms dealer
A Syrian-born arms dealer is convicted by a US court of conspiring to sell weapons to left-wing Colombian rebels. - November 20th 2008
Somalia 'to become pirate magnet'
Somalia must be helped by the international community to stop it becoming a "magnet for pirates," a senior Egyptian official has said.
- November 21st 2008
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