Monthly Archives: April 2003
Palestine Loves Saddam. The Palestinian Press Identifies with Iraq in Cartoons
I. Introduction
When four U.S. soldiers were killed by an Iraqi suicide bomber, the Palestinian Authority decided it was time to act. The PA renamed the center of the Palestinian refugee camp in the West...
‘Road Map’ to Peace… or Undue Pressure…?
I am a confirmed Israeli liberal. I believe there should be a Palestinian state on virtually all the land occupied by Israel since 1967. I feel strongly that the vast majority of the settlements...
A Road Map to Natural Disaster
If the Quartet's road map is accepted, Yasser Arafat will win the greatest victory of his life. Despite the blatant violation of all his commitments in the Oslo agreements and his responsibility for the...
Fighing a US Policy of a Road Map “Not Open to Negotiation”
Sure, at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) convention they applauded Colin Powell when he said that settlement activity should be stopped. It is natural that among the 3,000 delegates there were a...
Abu Mazen Incorporates PLO Terror Groups into his Cabinet
The new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, visited Gaza Strip on Saturday for the first time since his appointment, meeting leaders of Palestinian movements as he works to form a Cabinet. Abbas has been...
“Peace Activists” in the Middle East: Out of Their Depth?
Jerusalem, Israel
The news that a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist, Shadi Sukiya, was captured by an elite anti-terror unit of the Israel Defense Forces while hiding out in the Jenin offices of the International Solidarity...
Interview with The Director of IDF Intelligence: “… Iraq Has Non-Conventional Weapons”
Where is Saddam Hussein? Is he alive or dead? What became of his sons? Where is he hiding the missiles and launchers? What are the "sensitive things" that Saddam's associates in Baghdad handed over...
Cooperation Between the US and Israel: How to Treat the Phenomenon of Suicide Bombers
The Americans have recently requested and received Israeli assistance in dealing with suicide bombers.
The efficient system of cooperation between the two countries, which was established here before the war on Iraq, made things easier....