Daily Archives: May 27, 2001
Anatomy of a Ceasefire: How Long Will Israel’s Restraint Last
Yedioth Ahronoth (p. 5) by Itamar Eichner, Roni Shaked et al. -- The unilateral cease-fire declared by Israel will last another few days, despite the continued violent acts by the Palestinians. This was decided...
Peres Confirms: Talks Continue with the PLO
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has once again turned downs offers by European officials for a package deal with Arafat that would mean a simultaneous implementation of all the recommended steps outlined in the Mitchell...
Are Israel’s Settlements Legal?
Assuming the Middle East conference actually does take place, its official task will be to achieve peace between Israel and its Levantine neighbors in accordance with Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. Resolution 242,...
Historical Approach to the Issue of Legality of Jewish Settlement Activity
...The Jewish right of settlement in the West Bank is conferred by the same provisions of the Mandate under which Jews settled in Haifa, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem before the State of Israel was...
Arafat’s Appointed Mufti Endorses Suicide Attacks
Dr. Mordechai Kedar, a lecturer in the Arabic Department in Bar Ilan University and a researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies told IMRA that Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, who was appointed by Yasser...
Arafat makes poison gas accusation aganst Israel
President Arafat at the Ministerial Meeting of OIC; Israel uses depleted uranium, poison gases and radioactive material in war to exterminate the Palestinians; no compromise on return of refugees their homes
President Arafat addressing the...
When Peace Now’s Academic Spokesman Endorses Selective Murder of Jews
As the months since the downfall of Ehud Barak go by, not only does the sense of loss increase, but so too the dilemma deepens in which the left wing finds itself - facing...
“Gush Shalom” Spokesman Endorses PLO Suicide Attacks in Settlements
"I understand that that here is not Ghandi's India and the Israeli occupation army is not the British army and therefore, the armed Palestinian struggle, just in its essence, will continue. And therefore, it...
Sharon’s Bureau: Our Patience is Running Out
Officials in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Bureau last night stated clearly that Israel's patience in continuing the cease-fire in the face of Palestinian violence is coming to an end.
"Only Arafat and the Palestinian Authority...