Monthly Archives: May 2008

Fatah as “Moderate” A Hard Look Post-Annapolis

This comes four months after the release of the primary report: “Fatah as ‘Moderate’” - seen at http://israelbehindthenews.com/pdf/ModerateFatah.pdf. The fully documented update that follows this summary examines a marked pattern of incidents – statements and actions by...

Eight Saudis Rule Out U.S. Presence At Oil Fields

Jerusalem - The Middle East Newsline has confirmed that Saudi Arabia has ruled out a U.S. security presence at energy fields in the Arab kingdom. Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said the...

Wishful Thinking And The Syrian Track

Possible Agreement Between Israel, Syria Lacking Much

Philadelphia Sister City In Israel Braces For Missile Attacks

Jerusalem - The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Civil Defense Command expanded the "red alert" siren system warning system to Netivot (an informal "sister city" to the Philadelphia Jewish community) because of intelligence warnings that...

Prisoner Exchanges On Horizon For Israel

Jerusalem - The Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jerida has confirmed that the head of the Hamas political bureau, Khalid Mashaal, traveled to Tehran, where he informed Iranian leaders who have been arming Hamas that he...

Why Israel Conquered The Golan Heights

Jerusalem - The course of history can be changed by the determination of one man who stands up for what he believes in when he is listened to by people who are in a...

CAN OLMERT’S SYRIAN INITIATIVE LEAD TO FELONY CHARGES?

On May 22nd, 2008, Adv. Yosef Fuchs, a member of the Israel Bar Association and a founder of the Israel Legal Forum, dispatched a strong letter to Israel Attorney General Menachem Mazoz, in which...

Gaza Terrorists Trained In Iran

Jerusalem - Dozens of operatives from various terrorist organizations underwent military training in Iran, according to an indictment handed down on Monday by the Beer Sheva District Court against a resident of Gaza. Alaa Abu...

Kibbutz Volunteer ‘Adopted’ By Shuli Katz Reads About Her Murder In ‘The Bulletin’

Last Wednesday, The Bulletin sadly reported that Shuli Katz, murdered by a missile fired from Gaza, was buried on her kibbutz, Gvaram, where she had worked as a nurse for more than 30 years....

Saudis Snub Bush, Reject Oil Request

Jerusalem - The Middle East Newsline has confirmed that the Saudi leadership greeted visiting President George Bush with a message that Riyadh would not increase oil output. Officials said the message was relayed ahead...