A Day in Official Palestinian Media
Today, Faisal Al-Husseini, the Palestinian Minister for Jerusalem affairs attacked Israel's municipal elections in Jerusalem, calling Israel's rule anywhere in Jerusalem as "illegal." In addition the PLO's Fatah branch announced that they would be...
Shanda! Do the Prisoners of Zion have to Live a Life of Disgrace?
There was a time when we asked for your help in the struggle against the Soviet government. Now we ask you to help us in our struggle for survival with the authorities of Israel...
An Interactive Critique of Jerusalem Post Editor Jeff Barak’s Interview with Yassir Arafat
On Friday, November 13, 1998, the editor of the Jerusalem Post, Mr. Jeff Barak, condcuted an interview with Yassir Arafat. The article was entitled "Arafat's charm offensive". Media Reasearch Analyst and Israel Resource News...
Official PA Newspaper Blames Israel for Jerusalem Bombing
Two days after the November 6, 1998 bomb attack at Jerusalem's Mahaneh Yehuda market injured 25 Israelis, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is blaming Israel for the incident and for previous attacks against Israeli civilians....
Al-Ahram Weekly: For the First Time, Egypt Admits Sinking the Dakar
Giving Chase to an "Enemy" Sub
by Galal Nassar
Al-Ahram Weekly 29th October - 4th November, 1998
Heading: A high military official confirmed in the presence of President Mubarak that the Egyptian navy was responsible for the...
Palestinian Reactions to the Wye River Memorandum III
Revising the Charter and Security Issues
Part II, Section C, Paragraph 2, of the Wye River Memorandum, requires the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Central Council to reaffirm the January...
Arafat Health Scare Puts Peace Process in Jeopardy
Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, is suffering from Parkinson's disease, according to a report compiled by Israeli military intelligence. He is receiving treatment for symptoms of tremor and muscular rigidity but shows no sign...
Bombs in Machaneh Yehudah and American Assuarances
The car bomb that exploded in Jerusalem's bustling Machane Yehudah marketplace on Friday morning found me in the city of Hebron, now under the rule of the Palestine Authority, only an hour south of...
Can the Arabs Ever Use Their Oil Power Weapon Again?
The focus of the industrial West has, for many years, been drawn to the oil-bearing nations of the Middle East because they needed oil. As a repository of developed and yet to be developed...
U.S. Letters of Assurance to Israel
Embassy of the United States of America
Tel Aviv
October 30, 1998
Mr. Dani Naveh
Cabinet Secretary
Office of the Prime Minister
Jerusalem
Dear Dani,
I wanted to confirm our policy on the issues of Reciprocity/Parallelism, Permanent Status Negotiations, and Prisoner Releases....