Daily Archives: December 31, 2001

What is a Hudna – Arabic for “cease fire”

A hudna is an armistice in the broad sense of the word -- non-belligerency and normalization -- for a limited period of time. That is the idea behind the new initiative to put an...

2001: The Blackest Year for Israel’s Ecomomy since 1953

2001 was the blackest year in the Israeli economy since the austerity year of '53, according to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The most conspicuous sign of the deep crisis...

Three Principles for Victory

The terror attacks of September 11 in the United States changed international reality clearly and unequivocally to Israel's benefit. The US established three central principles in its war against world terror: 1) Moral clarity. In his...

Israel Communist Party: Legitimate to Attack IDF troops

A tempest erupted in the Knesset in the wake of a bill introduced by the Hadash faction, saying that the armed struggle by Palestinians against IDF soldiers in the territories should be considered legitimate...

Hadash MK Issam Makhoul: Palestinians Can Kill Armed Settlers

Background: The Following is the precise text of "Proposed Law 4794B" Presented by Hadash Mk Issam Makhoul, Mohammad Barakeh and Tamar Gozansky presented to the Knesset on 31/12/2001: Proposed Law to Amend the Order for Preventing...

Reacting To Israel Communist Party Endorsement of Murder

This is the first stage of civil war in Israel The Israel Communist Party has endorsed the murder of Jews who live beyond the 1949 armistice lines in Israel. Such an endorsement cannot be dismissed as...