Monthly Archives: June 2005

Israel’s Vice Prime Minister Peres Approves Provision of “Light Weapons” to an Entity at...

On December 8th, 1993, then Israel Deputy Foreign Minister Yose Beilin conducted a briefing for the foreign press,in which he said that Israel was going to "experiment" with the idea of providing arms for...

Funding the Farmers in Gush Katif

As Yosef and Ruthie Harush spend their last savings on finishing a large house in the Gush Katif settlement of Atzmona - a mezuzah was affixed to the door Wednesday by Rehovot's chief rabbi,...

PA Media Reflecting Internal Strife

June 16, 2005 Background Analysis-up front There are several strong messages at the edges of the press reports in the Palestinian Authority (PA) which do not always find themselves in the headlines but which is becoming...

With UNRWA’s Mandate Up for Renewal on June 30th. Should the UNRWA Mandate be...

There are over 21,000,000 refugees in the world: Some 17,000,000 in various places, for whom UNHCR (UN High Commission for Refugees) has responsibility, and some 4 million Palestinian Arab refugees, for whom UNRWA (UN...

Is the Palestinian Authority Headed for Collapse?

The Palestinian Authority is quietly bracing for the prospect of collapse. PA officials said numerous officials have fled or plan to leave the West Bank for Jordan and other Arab states. They said the assessment...

Israel Poisoning the Water with “Super Drink”

Analysis of the Palestinian media June 14, 2005 Voice of Palestine radio V.O.P. ran a long and rather strange item in the middle of the day in which aPA cabinet Minister warned about drinking "Super Drink"...

Mixed Messages from the Official Palestinian Authority Media

June 15, 2005 There is a sense of drift in the Palestinian Authority as reflected in a welter of mixed and contradictory messages in the Palestinian media: On the one hand, Voice of Palestine opened its...

Precondition for Disarming PM Qurei Recommits to Truce, to ‘Smooth’ Israeli Withdrawal

Reconfirming its commitment to the ceasefire on Tuesday, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejected Israel's demand and ongoing pressure to disarm anti-Israeli occupation factions as a recipe for Palestinian infighting and civil war, reiterated...

Congressmen urge end to PA incitement against Israel

Before Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' recent visit to Washington, 34 House members sent a letter to President Bush urging him to ask Abbas to take action against anti-Israel incitement by the PA....

New Threats Against Israel

June 13, 2005 The Palestinian Authority (PA) media opened their front pages and broadcasts Monday with reports that the Joint Higher Committee (PA-Fatah-Hamas-Jihad) had met and condemned Israel for violations of the "tahdiyya" which were...