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Monthly Archives: April 2005
The United States Wants Cheap Oil and Democracy
Since World War II, the United States' abiding relationship with Saudi Arabia has been based on mutual interest. The United States wanted a reliable source of inexpensive oil; Saudi Arabia's rulers wanted American expertise,...
Acting Out of Faith
Unrealistic.
How can I best describe the Jewish residents of Gaza? As unrealistic.
Believers.
How do the Jewish residents of Gaza describe themselves? As believers.
The Jewish community in Gaza today is still living an unrealistic dream. For...
Abandoning synagogues in Gaza, No Legal Responsibility for Jews’ Belongings
IDF Radio reported today that senior security sources advised IDF Radio that in contrast to previous statements by Israeli Government officials that all synagogues would be removed from the Gaza Strip, only "symbolic elements"...
During Eviction, Israel Police Would Be Allowed to Employ “Reasonable Force” Against Children
The police would be able to employ "reasonable force" and detain children under age 12 who are actively involved in disturbances in resistance activities against eviction. This was recently determined by a special inter-ministerial...
America and Israel Attacked Harshly in Televised Palestinian Mosque Speech
The Palestinian Authority's official televised mosque speech Friday included a fiery attack on the United States accusing it and Israel of wanting to occupy and dominate the Arab world.
"Our enemies want to occupy Arab...
EU to Increase Training of Palestinian Authority Security Forces
The European Union has increased its support of Palestinian Authority security forces.
The EU has established a coordinating office to support the PA police. Officials said the EU office would operate in Ramallah and coordinate...
Peres Fund Folds
JERUSALEM, Israel
In what some here are calling a curious development, a multi-million-dollar investment fund founded in 1999 by Israel's Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres announced this week it would liquidate its assets and return...
2 Helicopters and 50 APCS
Next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin will land in Israel for an historic visit, while Russian involvement in the region, which has been criticized many times by Israel, continues at full speed. In the...
Russian Supply of Missiles to Syria
Russian Sale of Missiles to Syria
TEL AVIV -- Russia said the sale of its anti-aircraft missiles to Syria would reduce Israeli air force missions over that Arab country.
The Russian assessment has been shared...
The Fast of Tisha B’av has Nothing to Do with the Delay in Eviction
Concerning the notion that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has delayed the eviction of Jewish communities in order to avoid a conflict with with Jewish customs of the mourning period that commemorates the destruction of...
