On Sat, 3 Feb 1996, William S. Brown (907) 465-6423/789-2448 wrote: > I have a student in my comparative systems class that wants to write her > term paper on the *economic* issues in the continuing Israel/Palestinian > struggle. That is, stripped of the religious dimension, what are the > economic issues behind the war. This is far from my area of expertise. Can > any pen-l'ers help with some references? Thanks very much. > Bill Brown > University of Alaska > [EMAIL PROTECTED] See: - John Rose, ISRAEL: THE HIJACK STATE. AMERICA'S WATCHDOG IN THE MIDDLE EAST. (London: Socialist workers Party, 1986). This unmuddled 60-page historical account of Israel and its economic terrorism is very helpful. TABLE OF CONTENTS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - Introduction - Oil and Imperialism - The Arming of Israel - The Terrorist State: Labanon 1982 - The Origins of Zionism - The Holocaust: The Strongest Case for Zionism? - Hijack! - The Struggle to Liberate Palestine - Zionism Rules OK? - Zionism or Socialism? - Notes This work is packed with info. and data entirely absent from the yellow pages of U.S. journalism and most texts. Its chief strength is its plausible class analysis. Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL PROTECTED]