Fort Worth Star-Telegram · 2 May 1984
CP-1984-040
West Bank propaganda?
Facts show Israeli aid to academic freedom
Mark L. Briskman
Transcribed from the clipping
As with most complicated issues, it is easy to allow hyperbole to gloss over and distort the truth. A recent column published on April 24 on this page of the Star-Telegram concerning Palestinian academic freedom is one that fits in that category and does little to further the cause of understanding the problem.
Since 1967, the West Bank and Gaza have flourished economically under Israeli rule. More of its people vote, and women are no longer second-class citizens. Its citizens elect town councils and mayors.
Travel in and out of the West Bank to Israel and Jordan is unrestricted, although there are numerous checkpoints in the West Bank as part of Israel’s anti-terrorist campaign.
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"West Bank propaganda?," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 1984. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1984-040. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1984-040
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