CHOICE the thousands of refugees flocked to Beirut after the Israelis devastated the South Their work, we are told, 'continued well after the withdrawal of the Palestinian fighters'. Joint Committee for Health was TO TONI the pre-wal public sector, and by the end of July, it was running 25 new mediçal centres.
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod, who also lived through the invasion examines Israel's objectives in The Meaning of Beirut 1982 'Wher Israel spoke of the destruc tion oi the intrastructure of the PLO it meant the destruction of the institu tional bases of the Palestinian people in Lebanon' It also looks at some of the methods used by the Americans, including the massacres and forced evacuations.
What makes this series so good is that it is so wel researched factually accurate that, despite the usua called "balanced' comnothing but side with the Coll Vietnamese.
BBC 2 Tie This issue also includes reports from the McBride Commission (the International commission set up inquire into Israeli violations of international law), a report on internanonally banned weapon. Israel used, interviews WILl Sabra Chatila massacres and much more.
Providing so much information from so many different sources the journal's strength but also a weakness. , in that I would have liked more information on the defence of Beirut, the medical effort the continuing resistance.
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20/20 Vision -Franco died in his bed Wednesday, 11 May, 8.30, Channel 4 THE programme takes saying which implies tha : the acIsrael continues to occupy Lebanon, thousands are still prisoners, the op pression on the West Bank Gaza Strip escalating — but resistance continues and the labour Full support to stigive its Hovencies. Values Sami Al-Banna sums up the heroic resistance: 'The major lesson of Beirut i that the Israeli army can be defeated. Our people can fight and win when collec tively realise tha they are fighting for thei way of life values sense of dignity This is the reason Beirut fought back'.
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