Sharon’s Target is Arafat, not Hamas

The developments over the past two weeks have made it very clear that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is not fighting a war against Hamas, but one against Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. On the face...

Text of Fatah Declaration Concerning Attacks on Civilians

We are to give the efforts, exerted by the USA, the EU, The UN and the latest Barcelona declaration of the European council, a complete chance to succeed in achieving the long yearned settlement...

How Reporters were Forced to Downgrade the Report of a “Massacre.”

After two weeks of screaming headlines that proclaimed "Massacre in Jenin!", the news story from Jenin is slowly emerging. This follows the decision of the IDF to allow representatives of the Israeli and foreign...

The US State Department Fails to Interpret Arafat’s Endorsement of Murder

Last week IMRA noted that a proper understanding of call by Chairman Yasser Arafat that earned US President Bush's praise is that the Palestinians should continue killing soldiers and Israelis residing beyond the...

Taking Exception: Stop Blaming Europe

It came as more than a shock to open The Post over breakfast on a brief visit to the American capital last week, and to read in the column of a respected conservative journalist...

Mofaz: “Scope of Terror Attacks Due to Increase”

"We cannot go back to the situation that existed before seder night. If the security measures don't work, we may have to carry out a deeper and broader operation," said Chief of Staff Lt....

Critics pressing U.N.R.W.A.

Efforts to investigate the United Nations Relief and Welfare Agency, which is accused of allowing terrorism to flourish in the refugee camps it services, are falling flat on Capitol Hill and in the United...

Years of Hope

Years of hope, Z.B. Begin, Ha'Aretz, September 6, 2002 A reminder September 9, 1993 Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel Mr. Prime Minister, The signing of the Declaration of Principles marks a new era in the history of the...

A Train in Poland Where the Passengers Would Not Get Off

My grandfather, of blessed memory, was an underground fighter, a partisan, in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. One of the main objectives of the partisans was the destruction of eastbound train tracks in...

British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Appeal to the Marchers Against a War With Iraq

Yes, there are consequences of war. If we remove Saddam by force, people will die and some will be innocent. And we must live with the consequences of our actions, even the unintended ones. But there...