Oil as a Political Weapon

Title

Oil as a Political Weapon

Description

Just five months before the Oil Embargo of 1973, four OPEC nations halted exports for a 24-hour period to protest the 25th anniversary of Israel's statehood. No one believes that a long-term embargo will occur, however, and the Israeli foreign minister is quoted as saying, "There isn't the slightest possibility that the Arab countries would withhold oil from the United States."

Creator

William D. Smith

Publisher

The New York Times

Date

1973-05-20

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Citation

William D. Smith, “Oil as a Political Weapon,” Fifty Years of Green: An Environmental History of Middlebury College since 1965, accessed November 22, 2024, https://omeka.middlebury.edu/fyg/items/show/136.

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