The Middle East
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: William Dudley, book editor.
Contributors: Dudley, William.
Series: Opposing viewpoints; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
Subjects: Ethnic conflict -- Middle East; Arab-Israeli conflict; Islam and politics -- Middle East; Violence -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Peace -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands is a source of conflict -- A Jewish Voice for Peace; title: Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands is not a source of conflict -- Efraim Karsh; title: Foreign intervention is the primary cause of conflict in the Middle East -- William O. Beeman; title: Scarce water could cause conflict in the Middle East -- Adel Darwish; title: Islam can be compatible with democracy -- Ray Takeyh; title: Islam may not be compatible with democracy -- Milton Viorst; title: Islamic fundamentalism fosters violence in the Middle East -- Martin Kramer; title: Islamic fundamentalism does not foster violence in the Middle East -- Muhammad M. El-Hodaiby -- The; title: United States should intervene to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Sherwin Wine -- The; title: United States should not intervene to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Leon T. Hadar -- The; title: United States should promote democratic regimes in the Middle East -- Victor Davis Hanson -- The; title: United States cannot impose democracy on the Middle East -- Marina Ottaway ... -- [et al.] -- The; title: United States should reduce its dependency on Middle East oil -- Part I: -- Ellsworth American; -- Part II: -- Christian Century; title: Calls to reduce America's dependency on Middle East oil are unrealistic -- Henry Payne, -- Diane Katz -- A; title: negotiated peace between Israel and the Palestinians is possible -- Yasir Arafat; title: Peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are worthless -- Robert Tracinski -- A; title: new Palestinian leadership is a necessary precondition for peace -- George W. Bush -- A; title: new Palestinian leadership is not a necessary precondition for peace -- Wendy Pearlman -- A; title: fence separating Israelis and Palestinians can create peace -- Richard Cohen -- A; title: fence between Israelis and Palestinians will not create peace-- David Grossman.