Monthly Archives: August 2003

My Beloved Mikva Lady, Murdered by Arab Terrorists in Jerusalem

The twenty-first victim of the heinous bus bombing in Jerusalem on August 19, 2003 was Rachel Weitz, age 70. Her name probably flew by most of you. It almost flew by me, too, the first...

The Strategic Implications of the “Right of Return”

Those who stay abreast of middle east news may have been surprised to learn that Palestinian Arabs fired kassam rockets into Ashkelon from Gaza. Since Ashkelon is not located anywhere beyond Israel's 1967 line in...

Nabil Shaath’s Call For the Right of Return: “Palestinians Have Right of Return to...

"I do not see a solution for my people other than return to the homeland. This return is inevitable and it includes return to the future Palestinian state and to the Palestinian cities and...

Appreciating the Candor of Nabil Shaath

Israel has no cause to be angry at the Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath, who declared yesterday in Lebanon that the road map will bring the refugees from 1948 back from Beirut to Haifa....

Will the Casino in Jericho Once Again Open its Doors to Israeli clients?

Israeli gamblers will be disappointed: Following the IDF withdrawal from Palestinian cities, including Jericho, the Palestinians announced that the Jericho casino is prepared to open its gates to masses of gamblers, however the IDF...

Terror in the North, Nabil Shaath, Accountability for Terror Attack in Jerusalem, Arafat Still...

Funding Terrrorism in Northern Israel? The Attack In the August 11 edition of the Israeli paper Ha'aretz, the leading military analyst Zev Schiff noted that the "Hezbollah uses anti-aircraft aimed to explode over Israeli communities and...

Incitement in the Palestinian Authority After the Aqaba Summit

In his June 4, 2003 speech at the Aqaba summit, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said, "We will also act vigorously against incitement and violence and hatred, whatever their form...

Next stop on the Road Map: All-out war

The End of "Peace" Anyone who breathes the air of Israel during summer 2003 can discern plans for war in the Fall. Israel's press is replete with Israeli intelligence reports which convey the precise plans of...

Remarks To the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Regarding the Situation of Palestinian Refugees

Mr. Chairman, thank-you for the opportunity to address this report on the situation of Palestinian refugees. While Canada is only an observer in this Assembly, we have a significant interest in this issue as...

How Israeli Intelligence Interrogates Jewish Suspects From Hebron

Yitzhak Pas is led to the GSS interrogation room at the Russian Compound in Jerusalem. Two and a half years after a Palestinian sniper murdered his infant daughter at the entrance to their home...