Foreign Policy In Focus by Stephen Zunes October 31, 2003 [source]
In what may be the most hopeful development in years to establish a permanent Israeli-Palestinian peace, an unofficial group of Palestinian and Israeli political leaders announced on October 12 that they had agreed to a detailed framework that would end the violence and establish an independent Palestinian state alongside a secure Israel. Unfortunately, it appears that the Bush administration and leadership of both parties in Congress are committed to making sure such an agreement does not become reality…
Month: October 2003
The Syrian Accountability Act and the Triumph of Hegemony
Common Dreams October 30, 2003 [source link no longer exists].
On October 15, the U.S. House of Representatives, with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, passed the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, which imposes strict sanctions against the Syrian government. (A similar bill was introduced earlier this year in the Senate and is pending.)