Daily Archives: January 23, 2009

Simple Questions for a Complex Situation

The Israeli-Hamas conflict, with its evocative images of human suffering, has engaged the hearts and minds of people the world over. Indeed, the death of any innocent - Israeli or Palestinian - is a...

Report: Iran Expected To Increase Influence In Gaza

A report issued by the Jerusalem Institute for Public Affairs indicates Iranian influence in the Gaza Strip likely will increase in the wake of the recent Hamas-Israeli conflict. The report, released by the agency directed...

Weapons Smuggling From Gaza Renewed

Assaf Shariv, the Israeli Consul in New York, told The Bulletin Thursday the Israeli government is “extremely concerned” that Palestinian terror groups have started rebuilding the arms tunnels in Rafah. The tunnels, located along...

Mitchell, A Mideast Envoy With A Tendentious Legacy

Following President Obama’s appointment of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell of Maine as his Middle East envoy, it may be instructive to remember the tendentiousness of George Mitchell’s 2001 report titled “The Mitchell Report...