From Challenge # 67
May-June 2001

IN THIS ISSUE

The current Intifada looks like a national struggle, until we notice Palestinian leaders saying to Israel, "Let your people go!" Where? "To our casino!" On closer analysis, claims our editorial, the Intifada is anti-casino, and anti- what this Austrian-Palestinian Temple to Mammon in Jericho stands for: globalization. The Intifada is part of the same campaign that brought workers to the streets throughout the world on May Day.
While their leaders worry over gaming tables, Palestinians in the Territories Debate the Nature of the Intifada. A turn has been made, at least verbally, toward mobilizing the masses, but Will the People Participate? And what has become of the Palestinian Marxist Left? We publish, in response, the first in a two-part series: The Palestinian Bourgeoisie and the National Program.
Two globalizers, Peres and Bush, sit in the White House Blackballing Arafat. All three are becoming irrelevant, as events spin out of control. A fourth, PM Sharon, enjoys support from Israel's Leftist Landlords, who are miffed with the Palestinians for not seeing things their way. He plans to "Judaize" Galilee, while a top-brass Conference in Herzlia recommends further ways to preserve the "Zionist and Jewish character of the state." Speaking of racism, the Arab press is not immune either, and now we find Flirtations with Fascism, even in the pages of the highly influential Al Hayat.

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