MANPADS Threats To Civilian Aviation
What crashed the Russian Airbus A321 in the Sinai Peninsula is yet to be determined. At the time of this writing the British Telegraph reported an ISIS “bomb plot was uncovered by British spies,”...
The right to refuse
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-right-to-refuse/
In the last few days we have witnessed strong attacks on Naftali Bennett of the Jewish Home party for ostensibly condoning soldiers’ refusal to carry out orders to evacuate settlements. Almost as if by...
The Struggle over the Iranian Nuclear Program
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It is incumbent on Israel to use all the diplomatic and political tools at its disposal to halt the signing of an accord with Iran that leaves Teheran with the capability to produce...
Has the PA Failed to Fulfill Its Commitments Under the Hebron Accord?
The Israel Government Press Office released a comprehensive 35-page report assessing Israeli and Palestinian compliance with the Hebron Accord. The report is being issued to mark six months since the signing and implementation of...
PM: Iran must commit to recognizing Israel’s right to exist in final deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said that any final agreement between Iran and world powers must insist that Iran commit to recognising Israel's right to exist.
The leader spoke after meeting with his security...
The U.S. Has Been Speaking To Hamas Through Back Channels For More Than Six...
http://www.buzzfeed.com/sheerafrenkel/the-us-has-been-speaking-to-hamas-through-backchannels-for-o
JERUSALEM - United States officials have been holding secret back-channel talks with Hamas over the last six months to discuss their role in the newly formed unity government, according to two senior diplomatic sources...
Pride and Prejudice
Why, despite all its many years of miraculous achievements, is Israel fighting a seemingly losing battle for world public opinion?
Critics tend to blame inept public relations efforts and ineffective spokespersons but while some of...
Palestinian Reactions to the Wye River Memorandum III
Revising the Charter and Security Issues
Part II, Section C, Paragraph 2, of the Wye River Memorandum, requires the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Central Council to reaffirm the January...
Peace Watch
PEACE WATCH functioned 1993- 2000, monitoring Oslo peace process implementation
PEACE WATCH documents relevant 2021: Oslo Process guides all middle east policies.
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House Republicans are drawing a bright line on UN reform
Liberals don’t like spending cuts, and they especially love spending taxpayers’ money abroad. So when the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs released its funding bill for fiscal year 2024 last month,...