A Road Map to Natural Disaster

If the Quartet's road map is accepted, Yasser Arafat will win the greatest victory of his life. Despite the blatant violation of all his commitments in the Oslo agreements and his responsibility for the...

‘Road Map’ to Peace… or Undue Pressure…?

I am a confirmed Israeli liberal. I believe there should be a Palestinian state on virtually all the land occupied by Israel since 1967. I feel strongly that the vast majority of the settlements...

Cooperation Between the US and Israel: How to Treat the Phenomenon of Suicide Bombers

The Americans have recently requested and received Israeli assistance in dealing with suicide bombers. The efficient system of cooperation between the two countries, which was established here before the war on Iraq, made things easier....

Interview with The Director of IDF Intelligence: “… Iraq Has Non-Conventional Weapons”

Where is Saddam Hussein? Is he alive or dead? What became of his sons? Where is he hiding the missiles and launchers? What are the "sensitive things" that Saddam's associates in Baghdad handed over...

“Peace Activists” in the Middle East: Out of Their Depth?

Jerusalem, Israel The news that a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist, Shadi Sukiya, was captured by an elite anti-terror unit of the Israel Defense Forces while hiding out in the Jenin offices of the International Solidarity...

Abu Mazen Incorporates PLO Terror Groups into his Cabinet

The new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, visited Gaza Strip on Saturday for the first time since his appointment, meeting leaders of Palestinian movements as he works to form a Cabinet. Abbas has been...

Fighing a US Policy of a Road Map “Not Open to Negotiation”

Sure, at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) convention they applauded Colin Powell when he said that settlement activity should be stopped. It is natural that among the 3,000 delegates there were a...

Abu Mazen Sources

(1) Mahmoud Abbas (abu Mazen) In 1983, in an early public example of denial from an indigenous Middle Eastern source, a Palestinian named Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen) wrote The Other Side: The...

Abu Mazen: More Radical Than Arafat

According to Yossi Beilin (Yediot Aharonot, March 11), the political "pragmatist" Abu Mazen, who "declares everywhere that he has foregone his dream of returning to his birthplace Safed," offers the last chance for a...

Israel Media Overview: Analysis of How Israel Prepares for the War with Iraq

What Are We Waiting For Yedioth Ahronoth (p. 1) by Alex Fishman (news analysis) -- The precise timing will be whispered by President Bush into Arik Sharon's ear only. But it really doesn't matter. The...