VOL. XLV

No 14

8-April-2002

Arab PressReview

(MEES Translation)

Israels Blockade OnThe Palestinians

The following is acolumn by Kuwaiti parliamentarian Ahmad al-Ruba'ientitled Who Is Blockading Who? that was publishedin Asharqal-Awsat on 31 March:

How will the Israeli war on the Palestinian territories and theblockading of 'Arafats headquarters end? And what is the ultimate politicalgoal of this operation? Israel is more embroiled in it all than'Arafat, and for Israeli society the occupation has...