A Comprehensive Critique: Amnesty and Human Rights Issues in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
NGO Monitor Analysis (Vol. 1 No. 4)
The cycle of death goes on and on... in the west there is a universal shaking of sophisticated heads and a weary, liberal sigh. Tut tut, there they...
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE in the Context of the Current Policies of the Governernment of Israel
Jean Jacques Rousseau, one of the leading philosophers of the 18th century, was among those who laid the foundations for modern democracy. In his book, "The Social Contract," he warned of the danger in...
US Administration Appears to Shift on the Hamas
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - The Bush administration is showing signs of easing its hard-line approach toward Hamas, in response to the militant group's rising political clout in the Palestinian territories and appeals for flexibility...
Palestinian Authority Responds to Charges of Incitement in Their Text Books
In a report titled "The Myth of Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks," the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education has refuted as "unfounded" the Israeli and US allegations that Palestinian textbooks incite hatred and...
Visiting and Writing from Shomron Jewish Communities Slated for Eviction
It doesn't boast to be the home of some 9,000 people, and half of them are bowing their heads to the disengagement authorities, taking their checks and moving on. The civilian outcry is much...
“Jews Are Not Expelling Jews from Gaza”
There are a number of legitimate arguments against or questions about Ariel Sharon's plan to disengage from Gaza. Is Israel encouraging terrorism by making such a huge unilateral concession after a period of the...
Secretary Rice on CNN’s Larry King Live: Hezbollah human shields “very difficult to deal...
QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thanks for joining us. We're getting reports that the United States hopes to have a deal on a U.N. resolution ending the Middle East violence and that deal should come through...
IDF in Southern Lebanon Israel is prohibited from flying over Lebanon?
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For Immediate Release Office of the White House Press Secretary August 7, 2006 Crawford, Texas 8:59 A.M. CDT
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060807.html
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Since the crisis in Lebanon began more than three weeks ago, the United...
Figs on RoshHodesh: A personal note
A PERSONAL THOUGHT
A simple request from my wife, Sara, before Shabbat. "Would you pick some figs off the tree in our yard for Shabbat"?.
This was the first time that our tree in the yard...
FATAH RECEIVES GUN SHIPMENTS IN W. BANK
The Fatah movement, bolstered by Western aid, has received new shipments of assault rifles and ammunition.
Palestinian sources said Fatah units in the West Bank received thousands of U.S.-origin M-16 assault rifles. They said the...