Monthly Archives: May 2001
The Mitchell Report: “Balanced and Fair?”
In late October, 2000, US president Clinton appointed an international investigation commission to investigate the causes of the rioting in Israel, naming an Arab American and former US Senator, George Mitchell, as its chairman,...
Two Funerals: Wednesday, May 9th, 2001
Thousands attended the double funerals held at the Gush Etzion Junction of 14 year old Yossef Ishran and Kobi Mandel, who were discovered in the early morning hours following a night long nerve wracking...
Suha Arafat gives an interview to a Saudi paper
Suha Arafat, wife of the Palestinian Authority chairman, shoots off her mouth. "I hate the Israelis," she declares. "I oppose normalization with them. Israeli women have attempted to make contact with me and I...
PA Military Commander in Gaza Warns Israel
The Commander of the Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip, Gen. Abed el-Razek el-Majaida had an interesting warning on Friday for the Palestinian population: Israel, he said, is not sufficing with placing cement blocks...
“Follow Me”
"I am waving not to part from you, but to say: follow me," so the Palestinian boy Mohammed a-Dura ostensibly calls to his friends the children, in a film clip produced by the Palestinian...
Citibank Offers Ehud Barak a Top Position
Citi Bank, one of the largest banks in the U.S., has offered former Prime Minister Ehud Barak a position as special adviser to the bank's branch in Israel.
It is customary in the U.S. to...
The Continuing Cooperative Relationship
More often than not, when you hear a news report of an Arab terror attack in Israel, the news reporter will say that this attack was the result of Islamic extremists, whether they are...
A Moslem Condemns the Use of Children
Almost eight years ago, when Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands with Yassir Arafat on the White House lawn, most people in Israel and abroad expected that Arafat would form a new Arab...