Center for Near East Policy Research, Author at Israel Behind the News

The Refugee Dilemma: A Day in the UNRWA Arab Refugee Camps

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July 7, 1997

Iyad Qadi, a Ramallah resident who fought against Israel during the intifada riots of the late '80s through early 90s, returned to the Palestinian...

The Ayatollahs allowed Drug traffic as a Weapon Against Israel

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Ron Ben Yishai

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June 30, 1997

The special religious edict to distribute hard drugs as an ideological weapon in the war against Israel and the west probably originated in Iran....

A Conversation with Jonathan Pollard

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Ben Caspit

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June 30, 1997

Federal Correctional Institute, Butner, NC. Last Friday (March 21, 1997) a little after one o'clock in the afternoon, the side door of the visiting room...

An Ugly Distortion of Justice

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William Mehlman

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June 30, 1997

It is 1985. You are a young American Jew of the post-Holocaust generation, employed in the US Naval Intelligence. Your loyalty to your country...

Hanegbi Ducks Commitment Regarding Extradition

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Aaron Lerner

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June 23, 1997

Minister of Justice Tzachi Hanegbi said in an interview published in Haaretz on January 22nd that "I plan soon to submit requests for the...

Violence Attributed to an Ethnic group: The Appropriate Response?

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Center for Near East Policy Research

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June 23, 1997

When violence is attributed to any ethnic group, whether they are traditional Orthodox Jews near the Western Wall in Jerusalem, a group of Blacks...

Official PA Website Denies Most Jewish Ties to Jerusalem

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Aaron Lerner

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June 16, 1997

The "Palestinian National Authority Official Website" now features a lengthy section about Jerusalem which is designed to minimize Jewish ties to Jerusalem. The PA...

Ehud Barak, Labor’s New Hero

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Shawn Cohen

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June 16, 1997

In English, Lt. General (Res) Ehud Barak's last name means lightning. As Israel's highest ranking officer, the retired Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff...