Palestinian President Abbas Faces Uproar for Aiding US-Israeli Derailment of UN Report on Gaza Assault

by via Democracy Now

Thu, Oct 8, 2009 3:58PM

Thursday, October 8, 2009 :Palestinian outrage continues over the Palestinian Authority's decision to back the postponement of a Human Rights Council vote on the Goldstone investigation into Israel's assault on Gaza. The move reportedly came after heavy American and Israeli pressure. We speak with Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi.

Guest:

Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. He is the author of several books, including Sowing Crisis: American Dominance and the Cold War in the Middle East and The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood.

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