David Bedein
Israel Can’t Use US Law Enforcement Equipment to Violate Human Rights
This week, at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon, in southern Israel, the Israel Defence Forces will conduct an exercise to conduct a "dry run" to...
Olmert Distorts Reality of Israel’s Northern Border For Visiting Jewish Organizations
On February 18th, 2005, during a public presentation for the annual Jerusalem meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations from North...
The Cease Fire That Wasn’t…
Following any negotiation, when the principals do not come out and meet the press at the end of an event, that is an indication...
A Tale of Two Rallies
On Sunday, January 30th, two rallies took place in Jerusalem, both of which reflected the tragedy of Israel's policies towards the PLO.
The first was...
The Sharon Plan: Not Disengagement – PLO Empowerment
The Sharon Plan, often described as the "disengagement" process, has become one of the most hotly debated news items in Israel.
What is most newsworthy,...
Israel Allows Palestinians Take Up Arms: But why?
With Sharon's plan for disengagement drawing nearer, Israeli and international media continue to focus on the eminent problem of transferring Jewish residents of Katif/Gaza,...
A Rabbi who Marched from Selma to Montgomery Recalls the Moral Message of Dr....
This week, 40 years after the murder of a Black man, James Chaney, and two Jewish civil rights workers Andrew Goodman and James Schwerner...
A Palestinian Denied the Right to Vote” by Palestinians, Israelis and Americans
Issam Abu Issa* is a Palestinian who wanted to have the right to vote in this week's Palestinian election yet was denied the right...
Not a PR Ploy
This week, a few survivors of concentration camps who live in the Katif district of Gaza, which is scheduled for removal, decided to wear...
Is There a Potential Conflict of Interests between Shimon Peres and the Operations and...
At a time when Shimon Peres is once again mentioned as a candidate to return to a senior position in the Israeli government, the...