The Christian Arabs, organized in a variety of denominations, constitute today no more than a small minority in the predominantly Muslim Arab World. Yet they have historically enjoyed -and continue to enjoy- an importance out of all proportion to their numbers. With the wave of religious fundamentalism currently sweeping the Muslim world, there has been much speculation about their future. Such…
It is not often that a participant in a world crisis steps back from it to view its causes, and possible cure, with the clinical eye of a detached commentator. But this is what Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan has done. So convinced is he of the imminent threat of Armageddon that he has taken the unusual step of writing a book, not just to urge his country's cause (though Jordan speaks with a uniq…
This compelling report by a group of eminent persons from 29 countries representing all regions of the world, is not just another appeal to compassion and conscience.
This study is supplementary to an earlier study of the juridical status of the City of Jerusalem which was published in November 1979. Although it is not feasible to make a clear separation of the legal issues concerning Jerusalem, on the one hand, and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on the other, as they are essentially inter-related, the City and the territories with which this study is conc…