Monthly Archives: November 2006

Egypt: Another Step Closer to Nuclear Capacity

Egypt has taken another step toward becoming a nuclear power, drafting a strategy for energy and other projects. Officials said Egypt has submitted a plan to develop civilian nuclear facilities in cooperation with the International...

Abbas on 2nd Anniversary of Arafat’s Death:We will never Alter his Principles

President Mahmoud Abbas asserted Saturday that the path of the late President Yasser Arafat is the way of freedom and independence. In a speech in a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the death of...

ISRAEL SEEKS TO DEVELOP LONG-RANGE ARTILLERY

Israel has examined the prospect of developing long-range, precision-strike artillery that could destroy missile batteries in such countries as Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority and Syria. Officials said the Defense Ministry was considering proposals from defense...

PALESTINIAN ORGANIZATIONS -THREE OF THEM HEADED BY ABBAS -: “THE US WILL BECOME A...

After explicit threats from al-Qaida,now Palestinian organizations are also warning that they will carry out terror attacks against American targets. The Palestinian threat came in the wake of the veto imposed by the US at...

NORWEGIAN DELEGATION HOLDS SOLIDARITY VISIT WITH HAMAS IN NABLUS

MPs from the Change and Reform party, which is part of Hamas in the Nablus district, met on Saturday with a delegation from the city of Stavanger in Norway. The delegation was greeted MPs Sheikh...

ISRAEL WORRIED OVER WESTERN-EQUIPPED NEIGHBORS

Israel has begun considering the ramifications of Arab allies building their militaries with Western arms and technology. The Israel Army General Staff has determined that Israel could be threatened by Western-equipped armies along its border....

JUST LIKE HIZBULLAH: METAL BALL BEARINGS IN KASSAM ROCKETS

Over the past few days missiles full of steel ball bearings have been launched from the Gaza Strip, and in light of their increasing precision, it was decided to stop reporting the site of...

Theatre of the Absurd in Sderot

On Thursday night, I was walking through the streets of Sderot, on my way to present my short movie at the Sderot "Cinemateque", about my travels in Far East. As I walked through the center...

ISRAEL PLANS TO BUILD FENCE ALONG SINAI

Israel's military plans to build an advanced technology security fence along the border with Egypt. Israeli officials said the military has been drafting plans for an electronic fence and reconnaissance system that would include physical...

Commentary: Gaza, Israel’s Military Position, and more

An initial report has been delivered on what happened in Gaza: apparently a malfunction in the radar of the artillery battery. Defense Secretary Peretz has now ordered a review of artillery fire procedures and...