October 06, 1988 (vol. 99, iss. 21) • Page Image 4
…q4 OPINIoN Thursday, October 6, 1988 Page 4 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. ILo ter i IIL2 Mazrui's views challenged Vol. !C…
… is likely that Arab oil exports to South Africa are even more extensive than these statistics show. In fact, if we assume that the proportions of untraced oil corresponds to those of the known amounts…
…, then Arab oil exports to South Africa would reach almost 2.5 Billion a year. These figures would make Arab trade with South Africa larger than that of Germany 2.0 Bil- lion, Japan 1.4 Billion, Britain 1…
… in Israeli-occupied territory. It is difficult to figure out whether Dr. Mazrui wishes to belittle the plight of the South African Blacks, or if he simply does not understand the Arab- Israeli conflict…
…. Under apartheid, South African Blacks are denied the basic human rights which are guaranteed to whites. Mazrui seems familiar with the fact that Arabs living within Israel have the same rights as Israeli…
… Jews (except that Arabs cannot fight in Israel's military). But instead of using this fact as evidence that unlike South Africa, Israel is fair and demo- cratic, Mazrui suggests that Arabs only have…
… or a combination of Islamic law and Arab nationalism (NYT May 6, 1988). Mazrui's most appalling suggestion, however, was that Israel is comparable toNazi Germany. The precise term in the September 23…
… Report: "Israel has never acted to negate the very existence of the Palestinian people - while the Palestini- ans and many other Arabs have sworn death to Israel." -William R. Horwitz September 25 Mazrui…
… prejudice or he wouldn't have resorted to using the Daily to defend himself against students and then lying to make his points. It's absurd that a man who has kept close company with notorious killer, Idi…







