Monthly Archives: August 2010

In his recent article, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/23/AR2010082304204.html, David Makovsky writes: “The PA has begun reshaping the curriculum of Palestinian institutions that accredit imans, and screening is also being conducted to weed out school teachers who support Hamas...

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As Israel and the Palestinians prepare to resume direct talks for the first time in more than two years next week, Sol Stern dismisses them out of hand before they even get under way....

There are strong reservations about the wisdom of the US training a Palestinian security force. Israel recently approved the delivery of Russian armored personnel carriers for the Palestinian Authority, while it continues to laud American...

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/wh-visitor-logs-suggest-j-street-contributed-to-u-s-israel-diplomatic-crisis-pjm-exclusive/?singlepage=true Last month, the White House pulled out the red carpet to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, but the charm campaign is a new phenomenon. Less than six months ago, the U.S.-Israel relationship was...

(Isracampus Translation From the Hebrew) By: *Ben Dror Yemini - Senior writer and Member of the Maariv Newspaper Editorial Board Original piece ran in Maariv on Aug,20, 2010 Israeli universities were not established with the sole purpose...

(with thanks to Imra.org.il for locating these news items) #1 News number: 8905311558 18:18 | 2010-08-22 Defence President Stresses Defensive Nature of Iran's Newly Unveiled Drone http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8905311558 TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Iran's newly unveiled...

http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DRIT=1&DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=283&PID=1845&IID=4579&TTL=Will_an_IDF_Withdrawal_from_the_West_Bank_Mean_a_Safe_Haven_for_Extremist_Groups? To stand any real chance of success, every insurgent or terrorist movement needs a safe haven to operate from. Israel has had more than a flavor of what it can mean to leave hostile...

(With thanks to IMRA.org.il for helping locate this article) http://twitter.com/IMRA_UPDATES Don't deny our rights: An open letter to Mahmoud Abbas MAAN Published Wednesday 18/08/2010 (updated) 18/08/2010 19:52 22 July 2010 www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=309072 We are Palestinians of diverse perspectives and affiliations...

As wait for Quartet statement to renew talks Official PLO news agency terms elevator in Jewish Quarter for handicapped access to Western Wall serious challenge to the feelings of Muslims The Arabic section of the official PLO...