VOL. XLV

No 39

30-September-2002

Arab Press Review

(MEES Translation)

The Myths Of Arab Public Opinion

The following is anarticle by Samir 'Atallah(Lebanese journalist) entitled The Arab Street that was publishedin the Lebanese daily al-Naharon 18 September:

Whenever a national crisis of one kind or another afflictingthe Arabs has taken a turn for the worse, there have always been warnings aboutthe anger of the Arab street. It is a despicable expression that has theimplied meaning of Arab public...