Adam Hanieh

  • Speculation over Likud-Labour coalition

    Speculation is increasing in Israel on the possibility of a government of national unity between the two major parties, Labour and the ruling Likud. Despite the impression given by much of the big business press that these two

  • Key issues remain after Hebron agreement

    PLO President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu signed a deal on January 15 that agreed on the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank town of Hebron. The original sticking point around withdrawal

  • The Israeli economy and Middle East peace

    For several years US and Israeli capitalists have been pursuing a policy of economic liberalisation aimed at further opening the Middle East to Western business. To further this strategic aim — achieving a complete economic

  • SAIT annual conference

    SAIT annual conferenceADELAIDE — The South Australian Institute of Teachers held its 45th annual conference on September 21, the last for the union in its present form. In 1997 SAIT will dissolve and become the Australian

  • Middle East talks at an impasse?

    The May 29 election of Likud candidate Benyamin Netanyahu as Israeli prime minister has raised doubts about the future of negotiations between the Israeli state and the Palestine Liberation Organisation. Likud

  • Uranium mining increasing at Roxby Downs

    ADELAIDE — Western Mining Corporation is in the process of doubling the size of its mine at Olympic Dam in northern South Australia. Green Left Weekly spoke to Steve Baker from Friends of the Earth about the mine, the potential

  • Third stoppage in SA education campaign

    ADELAIDE — Nearly 2000 teachers from schools in the central and western suburbs rallied in the city on May 15 in the third rolling stoppage by SA teachers in as many weeks. The stoppages are part of a campaign to secure improved

  • Meeting demands: 'Stop the theft of Telstra!'

    ADELAIDE — One hundred people packed the Pilgrim Church Hall on May 15 for a public meeting organised by the Keep Telstra Public Alliance. The meeting was chaired by Reverend Lee Levitt-Olson, who opened the proceedings by

  • Telstra campaign group formed

    ADELAIDE — The Keep Telstra Public Alliance has been formed to lead the campaign against the privatisation of Telstra. KTPA brings together a range of organisations such as the CEPU, CPSU, ACF, Friends of the Earth, Green Party,

  • Further moves towards an education 'industry'

    ADELAIDE — The former federal Labor government's agenda of developing closer links between industry and education has been consummated in a deal between a South Australian high school and AWA Defence Industries. The $30,000 deal

  • Education delegates endorse industrial action

    ADELAIDE — South Australian Institute of Teachers delegates held a special meeting on April 10 to discuss further action in their dispute with the state Liberal government. SAIT industrial officer Angus Story described the dispute

  • Education workers rally for wages and conditions

    ADELAIDE — More than 7000 education workers packed Victoria Park Racecourse on March 13 in an unprecedented show of anger over the state Liberal government's refusal to grant a wage rise and negotiate workload conditions. The