Situation in Middle East

Title

Situation in Middle East

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:25

Description

Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd, Commons speech on the ongoing situation in Palestine and states that - in light of the recent killings of 21 Palestinians during a riot in Israel - it is inevitable the UN Security Council’s focus is on Israel however top priority in the Middle East should be placed on the expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Israel; Middle East; Jewish-Arab relations; Violence; UN; Homicide; Palestine; Religious conflicts; Kuwait; Interethnic conflicts; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Palestinian Arabs

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