David Bedein

One area that the investigation panel will examine will be the "... management of the political echelon as it related to the... preparedness and readiness of the threat from Lebanon, including intelligence preparedness and the force building and its readiness... " (Clause C) In that context, American citizens who witnessed security briefings from Israeli officials over the past few years may be called upon to testify at the Winograd panel.

Hamas, Fatah and other Palestinian terrorist organizations have formed a common front to make war on the state of Israel, while orchestrating a sophisticated public relations campaign throughout the world and especially in Israel to convey the specious notion that Hamas and Fateh have formed a "national unity government" that "implicitly" recognizes Israel.

--Israeli left-wing leader Yossi Beilin gave a speech in which he called on the Israeli government to "seize the opportunity being presented by Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and to create a breakthrough in the peace process by accepting their peace plan instead of trying to scuttle it."--Terror Feared On Golan Heights--Terror Organizations In Gaza Have Shoulder-Launched Missiles--Planes That Brought Aid To Iran In Earthquake Were Used To Send Weapons To Hezbollah

One source at the Israeli prime minister's office noted that Israel was warning the U.S. to examine the cooperation of several governments, NOT individuals, in the perpetration of the act: Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, coordinated with Syria and the PLO.

Last week, the Reverand Jesse Jackson arrived in Israel to act as an intermediary in helping to return abducted Israeli hostages to Israel. The Evening Bulletin made a personal call to him at his hotel room, with one question. Since the Red Cross had not even been allowed to visit the Israeli captives, on what basis could he say that they were alive?

The decision was angrily greeted by the families of the two soldiers who were kidnapped to Lebanon July 12. Shlomo Goldwasser, the father of Ehud, said that the decision contradicted a former pledge by Foreign Minister Livni not to lift the blockade at least until a sign of life of the two kidnapped reservists was received.

Last week, the Reverand Jesse Jackson arrived in Israel to act as an intermediary in helping to return abducted Israeli hostages to Israel. The Evening Bulletin made a personal call to him at his hotel room, with one question. Since the Red Cross had not even been allowed to visit the Israeli captives, on what basis could he say that they were alive?