Insight into the “Humanitarian Crisis” in Gaza

The situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. Israel has given guarantees that there will be no humanitarian crisis: that sufficient supplies to prevent this will be allowed through crossings. This doesn't mean there will be...

Israel’s Test

The issues facing Israel today are existential, in the most literal sense. It is therefore a matter of grave concern when Israelis who ought to know better offer panaceas that can only bring harm. As...

CAN OLMERT’S SYRIAN INITIATIVE LEAD TO FELONY CHARGES?

On May 22nd, 2008, Adv. Yosef Fuchs, a member of the Israel Bar Association and a founder of the Israel Legal Forum, dispatched a strong letter to Israel Attorney General Menachem Mazoz, in which...

The World Should Know What He [KUNTAR] Did to My Family

Abu Abbas, the former head of a Palestinian terrorist group who was captured in Iraq on April 15, is infamous for masterminding the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro. But there...

Incisive News Diary

Posting: August 25, 2008 "Words, Words" What shall we call it? A lot of hot air? Declarations "signifying nothing"? Barak said that Labor would resign the coalition if the budget were unsatisfactory. Shas ministers said they'd leave...

Israel Scores Initial Victories In Gaza War

During Thursday's Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operations, the Israeli army targeted, identified and killed Islamic Jihad terrorists who in recent days launched rockets into Israel including, Nasser Halil Hassan Ouda, 21; Muhammad Faez Yadeb...

The IDF Situation in Gaza

Our current ground operation, stage two, is just about complete. Yet we're not pulling out and we're not bringing in all of the reserve units to move into stage three. Some reservists have been...

Challenge To New Israeli Government

On February 5, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered 170 million shekels, the equivalent of $43 million, to be transferred to Gaza. Mr. Olmert said the funds represented an Israeli commitment to divert tax...

Bearing witness to the UN in Geneva

On July 6, I traveled to Geneva to testify before the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict. Participating in the delegation were Ashkelon Mayor Benny Vaknin, Dr Alan Marcus, director of...

Will Fatah Give Up the Armed Struggle at Its Sixth General Congress?

. www.mesi.org.uk/ViewBlog.aspx?ArticleId=68 The Sixth Fatah General Congress, convening for the first time in twenty years, will be judged mainly by two factors: its decisions and the composition of its new leadership. Here we will examine the nature of...