PA Ministry of Information on Right of Return
IMRA interviewed Omar Bessisso, Head of Relations and External Media Department in the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Information, in English, on May 14, 1998:
IMRA: What do you see as the central message of the...
NAKBA: The Palestinian Arabs Miss Their Opportunity…
As Israel celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with appropriate pomp and circumstance, the new Palestine Authority, the entity that rules all of the Palestinian Arab population in Gaza and 95% of their population on the...
Israel at Fifty Makes an Offer “Territories for Peace”, Not “Territories Before Peace”
On the occaision of Israel's fiftieth anniversary, the Jewish state finally finds itself in full scale peace process, following formal peace treaties signed with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994). That is because of a...
After Sharif
Even if the Hamas leadership in Gaza tries to respond to the Palestinian Authority's request to avoid attacks, it is doubtful if it has the power to influence the leaders of its military wing...
Review of Syria’s Missile Strategy & Iraqi Biological Weapons?
The following is an excerpt from an article which appeared in the 22nd October, 1996 edition of the London publication, Almashad Alsiasi:
Syria has carried out a reorganization of its surface-to-surface missile units since 1982....
Myth of a Demilitarized Palestinian State
It is a commonly held assumption that a demilitarized Palestinian Arab state would emerge from the current entity known as the Palestine Authority, which would serve the "security interests of the state of Israel",...
Brig. Gen. (res.) Aharon Levran
IMRA interviewed former senior intelligence officer Brig. Gen. (res.) Aharon Levran, in Hebrew, on December 14th.
IMRA: The IDF's "security map" is now public and it shows a security area of three kilometers depth as...
Indyk 13th December Remarks Following Meeting With Arafat
GAZA: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East Martin Indyk, on an introductory tour of various Mideast capitals, said President Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright remain committed to moving the...
U.S. Pledges $470 Million for Palestinian Refugee Relief
United Nations -- The United States is donating $70 million to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for its 1998 programs, according to an announcement made...