History and Humiliation

The Washington Post, March 28, 2003

Shibley Telhami, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

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... Today militancy in the Middle East is fueled not by the military prospects of Iraq or any other state but by a pervasive sense of humiliation and helplessness in the region. This collective feeling is driven by a sense that people remain helpless in affecting the most vital aspects of their lives, and it is exacerbated by pictures of Palestinian humiliation. There is much disgust with states and with international organizations ...

Please read the entire article on http://www.brook.edu/views/op-ed/telhami/20030328.htm. Shibley Telhami was so kind as to give me the permission to post his text. Warm greetings! Evelin