by Mamdouh Nofal on 27/05/2003
Since his appointment as prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas has faced considerable obstacles, both domestic and foreign. These were not limited to the negative attitude of the opposition faction toward the creation of the position of prime minister and his appointment to that position. We all remember the conflict within the Palestinian Authority over that same […]
by Mamdouh Nofal on 24/04/2003
It would probably be difficult to prove Israel?s direct role in driving the United States to go to war against Iraq, but no one doubts that the Jewish state is the third winner of this war, after the U.S. and Britain. Regardless of the accuracy of the information that was leaked by the Israeli media […]
by Mamdouh Nofal on 17/04/2003
When the war on Iraq broke out, the main question that many were asking was not whether the Iraqi troops would prevail over the American army, but how long they would last. The sudden collapse of the Republican Guards took the Arab world by surprise, and raised many questions: did Saddam betray Baghdad to the […]
by Mamdouh Nofal on 01/04/2003
The preparations for war against Iraq took several long months. American and British intelligence services collected a large amount of information about the Iraqi military capacities and the people’s mood. But when the war actually broke out, these war planners, as well as analysts and neutral observers, were shocked by the Iraqi troops’ resistance and […]
by Mamdouh Nofal on 25/03/2003
The creation of a prime minister position within the Palestinian Authority, and the appointment of Abu Mazen to that post, has stirred considerable debate among the Palestinians. Besides Abu Ammar’s hesitation to approve of this new measure, the opposition of some Palestinian leadership representatives results from a misreading of the current situation. Their comments do […]