Yearly Archives: 2006

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...

IDF Moves Into Hebron With Orders To Fire On Jews

Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has deployed top counter-insurgency units to demolish a small Jewish neighborhood in Hebron known as "The Shalhevet Neighborhood". Israeli security sources said military and police commanders have been given...

Israeli Ethnic discrimination: Arbitrary enforcement of the law in Israel?

Over the years, Israel has coped with homes and neighborhoods that were established without proper authorization or legal permits. In 1984, the Israel Ministry of Housing issued a report that over 10,000 homes were illegally...

Israel To Use Commandos Against Hebron Jews

Israel has decided to use its top counter-insurgency units in the effort to destroy a tiny Jewish neighborhood in the West Bank. Security sources said acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has approved a proposal for...