Commentary on MK Eitam’s Arab Transfer Suggestion
I would like to focus today on an issue that many will see as controversial, but which must be dealt with:
MK Effie Eitam (National Union) caused a furor on Sunday when he said that...
Israel Lifts Its Blockade On Lebanon
Israel decided today to lift the sea and air blockade that has been in place on Lebanon since fighting erupted in mid-July between Hezbollah and the IDF. The decision to lift the blockade was...
When the Israeli gov’t reminds the world of the “road map”, does PM Olmert...
Israel Government meeting about the Prime Minister's statement on the Roadmap
Jerusalem, May 25, 2003
A. The Government of Israel, today (Sunday), May 25, 2003, considered the Prime Minister's statement on the Roadmap, as well as...
American officials: NEXT HIZBULLAH WAR EXPECTED TO BE FIERCER
The next round of Israel's confrontation with Hizbullah was expected to be more fierce than the 33-day war concluded in August.
U.S. military analysts expect Israeli ground forces to move rapidly to destroy Hizbullah's short-range...
Israel Needs 12 Laser Systems To Protect North
Israel requires about 12 laser systems to protect northern communities from Hizbullah short-range rockets fired from Lebanon.
A leading former defense official, Oded Amichai, said Israel would require between 10 and 12 Sky Guard laser...
Maj. Gen. Yaakov Amidror: Hizbullah Needs 2 Years to Recover
Hizbullah was badly damaged in the war against Israel and requires at least two years to recover, a leading Israeli military analyst said.
Maj. Gen. Yaakov Amidror, a former senior military intelligence officer, said...
Perpsective on Negotiations to Release Convicts
None of this has been confirmed yet -- the word is coming via reports from Arab papers. In one version PA President Mahmoud Abbas provided details for a newspaper in Bahrain, El-Halij. Another version...
Rockets and Abductions Planned by Palestinians
The Fatah movement led by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas continues efforts to assemble rockets in the West Bank.
Israel's military has found a Fatah explosives laboratory and two rockets in the West Bank city...
Commentary on Possible Commission of Inquiry
Defense Minister Peretz has come out in favor of a formal commission of inquiry with regard to the war, which puts him in opposition to Olmert and definitely strains the coalition. Look for a...
AND THE WORLD LIES: The Anatomy of Refugeehood
Let us begin with a story. A well-known and familiar story. In a certain well-known and familiar country that was once under Ottoman rule lives a large Muslim minority. The relations between the majority...