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CIAO DATE: 01/03
Fall 2002 (Volume XXXII, Number 1, Issue 125)
Essay
Article
Palestinian Labor Flows to the Israeli Economy: A Finished Story? by Leila Farsakh
This article analyzes employment trends of West Bank and Gaza Palestinians in Israel during the Oslo years (1993–2000). While significantly reduced from pre–1992 levels, Palestinian labor flows to Israel remained important but changed in form and content, revealing contrasting Israeli policies toward the two territories. In Gaza, labor links with Israel were increasingly severed, reflecting the growing separation of the two economies and the transformation of Gaza into a de facto labor reserve. In the West Bank, where the process of economic "Bantustanization" is described, workers continued to be employed beyond the Green Line and in the settlements, enhancing the incorporation of parts of the territory into Israel.
Interview
Looking Back, Looking Forward by Haydar ‘Abd al–Shafi
Dr. ‘Abd al–Shafi, head of the Palestinian negotiting team from the 1991 Madrid peace conference until the signing of the Oslo agreement in 1993, reflects on the situation of the Palestinian people today compared to 1948, the failures of the Palestinian movement historically, the Oslo agreement (providing fresh detail about its signing), and the current impasse. While supporting the military dimension of the current intifada, he spells out strict conditions for Palestinian military action, the imperative need for a unified command, and efforts for and the obstacles to the formation of such a command.
Testimonies
The Sabra and Shatila Massacres: Eye–Witness Reports by Leila Shahid, with an introduction by Linda Butler
These painful and detailed eye witness testimonies, collected in the immediate wake of the 1982 massacres by Leila Shahid (the Palestinian ambassador to France since 1993) and never before published in English, provide a cross section of experiences and vantage points of the four–day killing spree in the camps. The lengthy introduction, based on contemporary chronologies, newspaper accounts, and documents as well as subsequent historical works, discusses Sabra and Shatila against the background of Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon as well as the hour–by–hour evidence concerning Israel’s involvement.
Special Document
The Resolutions of the Thirty–Fourth World Zionist Congress, 17–21 June 2002 introduced and excerpted by Walid Khalidi
The World Zionist Congress, which now meets every four years, is largely ignored by the Western media. Nonetheless, its resolutions are vitally important because of the Congress’s function as "the parliament of the Jewish people, which determines the policies and programs of world Jewry." This document provides extensive excepts of the resolutions of the 34th Congress, shedding light on priorities with regard to such issues as settlement, encouragement of aliyah, the struggle against "anti–Zionism, anti–Semitism, and racism," and securing the release of Jonathan Pollard. A lengthy introduction by Walid Khalidi helps the reader navigate through the complexities of the WZO, its relationship to the Jewish Agency, the organization of the conference itself and the selection of delegates, and the nuances of the resolutions themselves.
Review Essay
Deconstructing Holocaust Consciousness by Joseph Massad
This review essay discusses three works: The Holocaust in American Life, by Peter Novick; The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering, by Norman Finkelstein; and Elie Wiesel and the Politics of Moral Leadership, by Mark Chmeil.
From the Hebrew Press
Recent Books
Tyler: State Lands and Rural Development in Mandatory Palestine, 1920+n1948 reviewed by Martin Bunton
Rubin: The Transformation of Palestinian Politics reviewed by As’ad AbuKhalil
Bornstein: Crossing the Green Line Between the West Bank and Israel reviewed by Rhoda Kanaaneh
Khasawneh: Memoirs Engraved in Stone reviewed by Nasser Rabbat
Carey: The New Intifada reviewed by Khalid Amayreh
Watson: The Oslo Accords reviewed by Ardi Imseis
Aruri: Palestinian Refugees reviewed by Rex Brynen
Christison: The Wound of Dispossession reviewed by Nabeel Abraham
Massad: Colonial Effects reviewed by Mary C. Wilson
Shorter Notices
Arab Views
Quarterly Update on Conflict and Diplomacy
Settlement Monitor
Documents and Source Material
International
A1. World Bank, Findings on Corruption and Anticompetitive Practices in West Bank and Gaza, May 2001 (excerpts)
A2. International Crisis Group, "Middle East Endgame I: Getting to a Comprehensive Arab–Israeli Peace Settlement," Brussels, 24 July 2002
Arab
B1. PA Executive Authority, List of Members, 9 June 2002
B2. Palestinian Authority, Non–Paper on the Palestinian Vision for the Outcome of Final Status Negotiations, Ramallah, 15 June 2002
B3. PA Ministerial Reform Committee, "The One–Hundred Day Reform Plan of the Palestinian Government," Ramallah, 23 June 2002 (excerpts)
B4. Tanzim, Draft Communiqu&ecaute; on a Unilateral Cease–Fire, 22 July 2002, with an introduction by Yedi’ot Aharonot Correspondent Alex Fishman
United States
C1. President George W. Bush, Speech Outlining U.S. Policy on the Peace Process, Washington, 24 June 2002
C2. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Interview on the Palestinian Leadership, Washington, 30 June 2002 (excerpts)
C3. Former National Security Council Adviser on the Middle East Bruce Riedel, "Camp David: The U.S.–Israeli Bargain," 15 July 2002
Chronology