David Bedein
What Did Barak Know
On January 27, 2000, The Israel State Comptroller, the highest arbiter of the Israeli legal system, asserted that the campaign to elect Ehud Barak...
An Insider’s Report From the Shepherdstown Talks
Shepherdstown, W. Va -- It is only a few hundred meters from the improvised press center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where this writer spent...
Can Tyrants Make Peace? A Perspective on the Syrian/Israel Talks in Washington
One of the lessons of the twentieth century that is that a tyrant does not make peace with a democratically elected leader.
A dictator views...
The Man Who Convinced Eshkol
The course of history can be changed by the determination of one man who stands up for what he believes in when he is...
P.A. Accountability
While the US Congress deliberates over whether or not to comply with the request of President Clinton to grant an additional $400M to the...
Analysis: The Isaiah Award to Arafat
Our news agency, which covers the Palestinian Authority and the peace process, has been informed by the Palestinian Authority that the United Jewish Communities...
Incitement: The Missing Element in the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum*
The agreement signed between Israel and the PLO on Sept. 4th, 1999 was different in one significant way from the Oslo accords that were...
David Bedein’s Response to Rabbi Asherman
Dear Rav Arik,
I am more than pleased to publish your reponse to my piece.
In terms of my response to you, please know that it...
Clinton and the Right of Return
On July 1, 1999, President Clinton stated that American policy was that Palestinians have a right to live "wherever they would like to live".
Clinton's...
Why Ehud Barak Did Not Visit the Etzion Settlements
On Thursday, May 13, 1999, Ehud Barak had scheduled to the Etzion communities, south of Bethlehem, a settlement area that had once been thought...