Arafat’s Investments
December 22 (Bloomberg) -- In 35 years as Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat raised billions of dollars. He spent the fortune to wield power, to pay militants who attacked Israel and to invest in the...
Is There a Potential Conflict of Interests between Shimon Peres and the Operations and...
At a time when Shimon Peres is once again mentioned as a candidate to return to a senior position in the Israeli government, the time has come for the Ethics Committee of the Knesset...
Will the Real Abu-Mazen Please Stand Up?
Does the Palestinian Arab press know something that the Israeli press does not know?
Even as the Hebrew press headlined the remarks of Mahmoud Abbas (a.k.a. Abu-Mazen) calling for an end to the "Intifada," the...
The Palestinian Authority After Arafat
With Arafat out of the picture, the only difference between Arafat and his followers is that his successors wear business suits.
Each PLO official who runs the Palestinian Authority maintains a clear record who continues...
A Text Analysis of the Palestinian State Constitution
I. Introduction
A. Why a Palestinian State Constitution
More than anything else, the Palestinian State Constitution represents the attempt to present to the world the face of a modern Palestinian state. The constitution is meant to...
Israeli Pundits React to the Death of Arafat
All clips from Friday, November 05, 2004:
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Ma'ariv (p. 1) by Dan Margalit (news analysis) -- Yasser Arafat is dead. At least, he is as good as dead.
He hoisted a flag. Stabbed with a sword....
Duke University’s Public Relations for Terrorism
What I am about to describe here will no doubt shock many Americans, especially American Jews. It concerns my three days spent undercover at the Palestine Solidarity Movement Conference at Duke University. To attend...
No “Disengagement”. Instead, A Program of PLO Empowerment
If you are like most members of the Knesset and the media, you probably never read it.
That Sharon Plan received its first vote of confidence in Israel's Knesset on October 26th, 2004.
Yet what is...
A Review of the New Palestinian Authority School Books
Well, Palestinian Arab children are in the midst of their sixth week of the school year. These school children are learning from new Palestinian Authority school books, made possible through grants made possible by...
Rav David Yosef Reveals His Father’s Concern About the Oslo Accords: His Fear of...
On October 14th, 2004, Rabbi David Yosef was interviewed on the program INYAN ACHER of Kol Yisrael at 8:30 a.m. and was asked what the prime concerns are of his father, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef,...