Sean Durns
Security, Middle East
Black September birthed the modern U.S.-Israel security relationship, gave rise to the Assad family in Syria, and foreshadowed problems that still plague the region.
“Throughout history,” Henry Kissinger observed, “the boundaries in the Middle East have moved with the shifting sands.” The former U.S. Secretary of State was writing about the so-called “Black September” crisis which unfolded fifty years ago this month when Palestinian terrorists attempted to take over Jordan. Читать дальше...