Monthly Archives: January 2006

This Week in the P.A., 31st January, 2006

Editor's note: Welcome to the sixth edition of "Inside the PA," a weekly on-line publication designed to provide an open-source and yet valuable insight into the workings of the Palestinian Authority. We will review important...

Spin doctor admits he has ‘work cut out’ with group known for suicide attacks

Hamas is paying a spin doctor $180,000 (£100,000) to persuade Europeans and Americans that it is not a group of religious fanatics who relish suicide bombings and hate Jews. The organisation, also known as the...

The PA and the UN allow Hamas to facilitate a TV Station in in...

Almost every media outlet covered the Palestinian elections this week in terms of the rivalry between the Hamas Islamic terror organization and the Fateh, which is also defined by Israeli and American law as...

The Fateh Constitution: Not much different from Hamas

The Fateh Constiitutionhttp://www.fateh.net/e_public/constitution.htm Introduction to the Constitution The Essential Principles of the Constitution CHAPTER ONE * The Movement's Essential Principles * Goals * Method CHAPTER TWO * Organisational Rules and Principles CHAPTER THREE * Membership * Types of Membership * Requirements of...

This Week in The P.A. January 25th, 2006

Editor's note: Welcome to the sixth edition of "Inside the PA," a weekly on-line publication designed to provide an open-source and yet valuable insight into the workings of the Palestinian Authority. We will review important...

A Tribute to Archbishop Sambi, Reassigned from Jerusalem to Washington

This week, a special farewell ceremony was held in Jerusalem for Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Pope's ambassador in Israel, formally known as the Papal Nuncio. Archbishop Pietro Sambi has been reassigned as the Papal Nuncio...

Katif Farmers Forcibly Unemployed

Over the past month, the Israeli government has run an ad campaign to encourage farmers who were expelled last summer from Gush Katif to come to an "Employment Tent" in the new mobile home...

What About Building in the Arab Sector of Israel?

As the government declares "war" on unauthorized Jewish communities, Arabs, funded by the Palestinian Authority, are deciding Israel's future borders through unhindered illegal building. An investigative report by Erez Tadmor, of the Hebrew weekly Makor...

Police Actvities in Hebron

Video clip of Tzippy Shlissel's arrest: www.hebron.com/news/tzippyarrest.htm The story of two Hebron women Hebron has been relatively quiet today. The police, although still present, have lowered their visibility profile and are not, at present, marching through...

Towards the Canadian Elections: Canadian External Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew Answers Palestinian Policy Questions

Last May, a Canadian subscriber to Israel Resource News Agency's news service wrote to Pierre Pettigrew, the Canadian External Affairs Minister, to inquire about Canadian policy towards the Palestinians, and recently got a detailed...