Monthly Archives: July 2006
New Congressional Legislation Pending to Recognize a Palestinian Arab Independent State
At a when most people are paying attention to other middle east developments, the Israeli and American governments were encouraging passage of HR 4681, coined the "PA amti-terrorism legislation"
Indeed, 3500 membrs of a new...
Hizballah And Palestinian Authority Escalating Anti-American Propaganda
Hizballah is now placing an unambiguous "bulls-eye" on the United States, calling America and its leaders state terrorists, and symbolically placing America in the same "enemy" class as "the Zionists" - Israel.
"Here is the...
Why Were There No Air Raid Sirens on Nazareth?
Home Front Commander Yitzhak Jerry Gershon told government ministers: "The city of Nazareth asked to be disconnected from the system of air raid sirens because it interfered with them on remembrance days for IDF...
War Assessment Thus Far: Israel Targets 10 Villages In Lebanon
The Israel Army has targeted 10 Shi'ite villages in southern Lebanon where Hizbullah was believed to have stored thousands of rockets.
Israeli Military sources said the villages were located within three kilometers of the Israeli...
Responding to Editorial in Editor And Publisher Which Lambasted Israel for Bombing Beirut
As the bureau chief of a news agency that helps reporters cover both Israel and Lebanon, I am surprised that Greg Mitchell neglects to mention that the Hezbullah organization has stationed its troops in...
How to Defeat Hezbullah: Hold Syria Accountable
This war is unique in the history of Israel's wars.
Contrary to other wars, the enemy on the other side of the border is not a state, it is an organization.
Governments throughout the world, with...
Pre-Occupied Israelis Again Quit Gaza, Without Achieving Goals
Israel, which is pre-occupied with Lebanon, pulled most of its forces from Gaza Tuesday morning, both Israel and the Palestinians said, without having achieved Israel's two main goals:
The release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit,...
U.S. Quietly Encourages Israeli Operation
The authoritative Middle East News Line has confirmed that the United States has been quietly encouraging Israel's assault on Hizbullah.
Officials said the Bush administration, after initial hesitation, has determined that the Israeli military campaign...
Israel Dispatches Infantry Into Southern Lebanon
Israel has dispatched infantry units into Lebanon.
Israeli infantry and engineering units have been sent into Lebanon for an assault on Hizbullah positions and strongholds near the Israeli border. The soldiers were said to be...
Kibbut Nir Am and Sderot – the human side of towns under fire
Kibbutz Nir Am is a small community on the immediate outskirts of Sderot.
It is so close to Sderot that many Kibbutz members walk to Synagogues there for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, and other...