Monthly Archives: October 2004

IDF Website Indicates that a Senior Hamas Operative Benefited from Immunity in the hands...

A Senior Hamas terrorist, responsible for the developing and the production of Qassam rockets killed in Gaza City. In an Israeli security forces operation in Gaza City, this evening (Thursday), October 21, 2004, the...

PA’s Partner in the Jericho Casino is Sharon’s buddy, Report Finds

Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayyad and the rating company Standard & Poor's have traced $658 million worth of the Palestinian Authority's assets and funds, according to a preliminary report issued recently. Among the more interesting...

Nearly a Million Living in Poor Jewish Households in the US

Close to 1 million people in American Jewish families live in low-income households, according to a new study that appears to be the most extensive national communal study ever done about economic vulnerability among...

Rav David Yosef Reveals His Father’s Concern About the Oslo Accords: His Fear of...

On October 14th, 2004, Rabbi David Yosef was interviewed on the program INYAN ACHER of Kol Yisrael at 8:30 a.m. and was asked what the prime concerns are of his father, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef,...

Separation without Withdrawal of Settlements

PM Sharon has set up a demographic strawman regarding Gaza. The fact is that the 8,000 Jewish settlers do not "live amid 1.2 million Arabs". There are only 150,000 Arabs in the Rafiah area,...

Does the Current Yesha Council strategy Serve the Interests of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon?

There is only one thing that Arik Sharon is afraid of: direct pressure on the Knesset, which on October 25th will approve or disapprove a symbolic vote of confidence for the Sharon Plan, which...

Sharon Plan Violates Basic Human Rights

A group of legal experts, jurists and academics joined the battle against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan on Monday after sending Jewish residents of the Gaza Strip a letter claiming that the evacuation...

Israel’s Planned Expulsion of its Citizens From Their Homes Constitutes a Violation of International...

Law professor warns that Israel's planned expulsion of its citizens from their homes would violate international law which protects human rights and civil liberties. Eliav Schochetman, Hebrew Professor of Law Emeritus and Dean of the...

The Initial Reaction of the Egyptian Auhtorities to the Terror Attack in Taba

For quite some time after the attack, the Egyptians insisted that a bottled-gas canister had exploded, but crowds of Israeli vacationers and tourists were not willing to take a chance. Realizing that it was...

Confusion During the Initial Rescue Operation

The efforts to rescue casualties from Sinai continued all night, with Egyptian confusion reigning. Fire fighting teams from Eilat have so far rescued seven people trapped under the rubble of the Taba Hilton, four...