The writings of author and journalist Barbara Victor
Mecca – The Heart of the Matter
Barbara’s blog ranges from Middle East issues to international gossip, and includes her opinions, commentaries, criticism and analysis on all social, political and cultural matters.
Barbara Victor, a journalist and author who has covered the Middle East for most of her career, has interviewed many of the major heads of state in that area of the world, including Yasser Arafat, King Hassan, Yitzhak Rabin, Ariel Sharon, King Hussein, Abu Iyad (mastermind of the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics) and many other players involved in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Included in her interviews is the first one with Moammar Ghadaffi in November 1986 after the American bombardment of Tripoli – a cover story for U.S. News and World Report.
