Gulf crisis and its deflection of attention from Palestinian question

Title

Gulf crisis and its deflection of attention from Palestinian question

Genre

Speech

TX Date

5 Sep 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:00

Description

UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd speech about the diversion of attention away from Palestine as a result of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and highlights the refugee problem faced by Jordan, that has been taking in refugees fleeing Kuwait. Follows his 6 day tour of Middle East states for talks. Ends abruptly.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Israel; Middle East; UK; Refugees; Palestine; Jordan; Religious conflicts; Kuwait; Interethnic conflicts; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Palestinian Arabs

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