Daily Archives: September 15, 2002

PA Democracy in Action: Palestine Legislative Council Meets… And PA Security Services Round Up...

A side show to the middle east international news attention this week that was focused on Saddam Hussein was provided at the meeting of the Palestinian Legislative Council at the private office compound of...

“Keep a Low Profile on Iraq”

The United States asked Israel to "keep a low profile" about Iraq for fear that statements by senior Israeli officials could sabotage its efforts to obtain international support in the coming war. The Americans said...

Evacuating Ramat Gan Residents During the War?

Officials in the Ramat Gan municipality tried yesterday to maintain secrecy regarding the exact site to which the residents of the city would be evacuated in the event of a missile attack on Israel. However,...

A Train in Poland Where the Passengers Would Not Get Off

My grandfather, of blessed memory, was an underground fighter, a partisan, in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. One of the main objectives of the partisans was the destruction of eastbound train tracks in...

Will Iraq Aim its Missiles at Incoming Flights to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel?

Israel is concerned that Iraq may attempt to strike civil aviation at Ben-Gurion International Airport as part of its response to a U.S.-led offensive to oust Saddam Hussein. Western intelligence analysts also say that Iraq...