Monthly Archives: July 2006

The Three Factors Responsible for Today’s War in the North and South

There are three factors that have caused today's war on the northern and southern front of Israel: The US Government Obsession with the "1967 Lines", as dictated to Israel. The May 2000 policy of Israeli PM...

Only A Song Is Left… Profile of Pnina Eisenman, whose poetry followed tragedy

Pnina Eisenman is an attractive 38-year-old Israeli women with an optimistic outlook on life. She works at the Israeli Government Press office in Jerusalem, assisting visiting journalists. Considering the tragedy she suffered four years...

Freeing Killers: A Price Too High to Pay to Free a Captured Soldier

This is not a popular piece to write. Noam Shalit, father of Gilad, the abducted soldier, has been quoted today in HaAretz and the Voice of Israel radio on Thursday, July 6th, that he urges...

Ari Shavit interviews former COS Ya’alon – slams the disengagement

... General (res.) Moshe Ya'alon, the chief of staff until shortly before the disengagement, spoke passionately by telephone from his current place of residence in Washington.... Lieutenant General (res.) Moshe Ya'alon: "There is no doubt...

The Man Who Says He Will Make Millions From the Disengagement

Sir Ronald Cohen: Financier who is hoping for a peace dividend After a quarter of a century at private equity firm Apax, he now wants to help solve the Israeli-Palestinian crisis Almost a year after...

A Shiva Call to the family of Eliahu Osheri, murdered this week

This week, the country was informed that Eliyahu, an 18 year-old boy from Itamar was also kidnapped. For some reason, Eliyahu's kidnapping did not generate the same publicity and media attention as Gilad's. Perhaps...

Parting with a Son – The Asheris Mourn Eliyahu

Nestled on a hillside in the Shomron village of Itamar, Miriam and Yitro Asheri, parents of Eliyahu, kidnapped and murdered last week, sit on the low chairs of mourners in their living room. Seated facing...

Mubarak Expected to Hand Power to Son in 2007

The authoritative Middle East News Line in Jerusalem reports that Egyyptian President Hosni Mubarak was expected to relay power to his son within a year. Egyptian opposition sources said Mubarak, 78, has been spending less...

The Harmless Children of Hezbollah?: A German Perspective

Germans are squabbling about whether Israel's military strikes against Lebanon are justified. But how else can Israel defend itself against Hezbollah rockets? By staging sit-down protests along the Israeli-Lebanese border, perhaps? Should Israel stop defending...