Daily Archives: January 3, 2007

Marwan Barghouti: Should he be released from Prison?

On March 21st, 2002 at 4:20 in the afternoon, Mohammed Hasheikah, a 22-year old Palestinian policeman blew himself up on King George Street in downtown Jerusalem, murdering three people, including a young father and...

President Ford’s Legacy For Israel: Understanding The Importance Of The Golan

As President Gerald Ford is laid to rest, veteran diplomats, pundits and politicians in Israel recalled a vitally important letter from the late US leader to the state of Israel. The letter, written on Sept. 1, 1975, followed six months of American pressure on Israel to sign an interim peace agreement with Egypt, with whom Israel was still in a state of war. Here is the full text of the letter from President Gerald Ford to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.