ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER SPOKESWOMAN REASSURES THAT ABBAS HAS NOT SANCTIONED MISSILE ATTACKS. ABBAS’S OFFICERS...
Since Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert now describes Palestinian Authority President and Fateh chairman Machmud Abbas as a "moderate". ,
This reporter then asked Olmert's press secretary if Israel would demand that Abbas disband the...
The Palestinians and the Second Lebanese War
"The Palestinians cannot be blamed for the Israeli government's erroneous decision to initiate a cease fire as the campaign against the Qassams was beginning to succeed."
"Egypt, a realist player par excellence, has turned a...
Who UNRWA is, and what we do
As frequently as times and seasons change, so do allegations against UNRWA emerge in the media, often at moments of political uncertainty. Hence it is with some weariness that I address the latest spate...
Bedein: Saudi Arabia – Although At War With Israel – Called By U.S. As...
On May 15, 1948, on the very day that Israel declared its independence from the British empire, the Arab league, comprised of the Arab states in the Middle East, declared a war whose purpose...
U.S. sets dates for Israeli, Palestinian moves
The Bush administration has drawn up an eight-month timetable setting dates for when Israeli and Palestinian leaders would complete steps meant to bolster prospects for peace talks, U.S., Israeli and Palestinian officials said.
The U.S....
Olmert Argues Against Adding Protection to Sderot
Israel must invest more in offensive rather than defensive mechanisms to face enemy threats, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Cabinet on Sunday.
"We won't become obsessive. We must not arrive at hysteric or popular...
Incisive Commentary from Arlene Kushner
Posting: August 2, 2007
"Hot Air"
It's hot air, all right. Foul hot air, but air none the less. Consider all of the following:
Abbas, who cannot get his act together and couldn't run a nation if...
Annapolis Summit: Plans Are On, Gaps Remain
The die is cast. The Annapolis summit is on.
On Monday, the Israeli Ministry of Finance received Knesset Finance Committee Approval for a $1.5 million budget to cover the Israeli government costs of expenses pertaining...
Confronting the Bush Administration with Palestinian reality
The Bush administration has determined that - in order to serve its perceived goals in the Middle East - a Fatah-led Palestinian state should be established in Judea and Samaria. To that end, the...
Incisive Commentary
Posting: December 15, 2007
Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat)
"Har Homa"
The plans to build further units in Har Homa -- they would not extend Har Homa, but would be built inside the area already established -- were...