Will the US decision to arm the Palestinian Authority’s Military Capability Backfire on the...
The day after the armed forces of Palestinian Authority President Machmud Abbas shared credit for the bombing of a bakery in the Israeli port city of Elat which claimed the lives of three young...
The signing of the Mecca agreement
Mecca - Ma'an exclusive - Fatah and Hamas have signed the Mecca agreement. The media advisor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil 'Amr, read the text of the agreement and the letter of assignment...
The Illusion of “Peace in Exchange for Territories”
For years, especially since the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference, Arab leaders have repeated the mantra that peace with Israel hinges upon a withdrawal to the pre-1967 border. Similar rhetoric followed with the Arab Summit's...
Commentary on the summit between Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice, Israeli PM Ehud Olmert,...
It was a nonsensical bit of political theater in my opinion, and not much more: The "summit" today at which Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice, Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, and PA President Mahmud Abbas...
Israeli Arabs: Emerging as a Fifth Column for Iran?
Among the Arab citizens of Israel, who constitute more than one million Israeli citizens and more than 15% of Israel's population, there is a widespread support for Iran. This has begun to worry the...
Commetary: Post Independence Day Observations
Two pieces have come to my attention that I would like to share. The first is by Michael Freund, who, in "A Broom and a Flag," tells the story of Rabbi Avraham Yaakov, who...
Do not free Pini Levy’s killer
On November 13, 1990, I was on reserve duty at a small lookout directly above the Adam Bridge, overlooking the Jordan River. We were a group of nine soldiers, most of us relatively older...
Palestinians can choosea terror state if they so desire?
Remarks: FM Livni with US Sec'y of State Rice
Remarks by Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (Communicated by the Foreign Ministry...
Commentary from Arlene Kushner
Posting: September 12, 2007
"There it is!"
Olmert and company exposed with their intentions out front for all to see.
We are not to "play into the hands of Hamas" by going into Gaza, you see. As...
Four Questions for Reporters to Ask in the New Year
On July 15th, 2007, Israel Resource News Agency placed four questions of consequence to the governments of the United States and Israel concerning the Fatah:
1. The Israel Ministry of Justice and the United...