Mortar Attacks on Israelis from UN Safe Haven
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Dan Gillerman, sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday, October 3rd, 2004, demanding the dismissal of Peter Hansen from his position as commissioner-general of UNRWA...
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Disengagement, Iran, Syria, the PA, the US election and...
also included the clear statement that it is impossible to ignore the new realities on the ground - the large settlement blocs", when in fact Bush did not mention one word about "large...
UN Dollars for Terror
Reading the material on the website for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA), one gets a picture of "a relief and development agency, providing education, healthcare, social services and emergency...
“Demographic threat” Nonexistent
Yonatan Bassi, head of the disengagement administration, justified the pullout plan (in Globes, July 29) by saying that in Gaza, "there used to be 600,000 Arabs. Now there are 1.4 million people there... in...
Strange Twists in Syrian-Israeli Diplomacy
One of the most secretive and unusual rounds of Arab-Israeli diplomacy took place in the summer of 1998, when three private American citizens, businessman Ronald Lauder, his aide Allen Roth, and magazine publisher George...
After Arafat
When Yasir Arafat became seriously ill in late 2003, Palestinians were near panic for several days. Officials did not know how to handle the crisis. Ahmad Dudin, former Fatah leader in the Hebron region,...
Excerpts: UNRWA’s refugee trove 9 June 2004
Excerpts: UNRWA's refugee trove 9 June 2004 JORDAN TIMES 9 June '04;
"Refugees at crossroads between violence and opportunity - UN"
Quotes From Text:
"Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund announced a $2.5 million contribution"
The United States...
Israel Upset By Reports of Bashing at Palestinian Refugee Conference
Israel expressed its disappointment on Monday over its exclusion from an international conference on Palestinian refugees and over reports that the conference was used as a platform for Israel-bashing.
The two-day conference, held in Geneva,...
When Noam came marching home: A Perspective on the Northern Border
My grandfather, Harry Bedein, arrived on the shores of Boston on June 14th, 1905 after escaping the clutches of the Russian army to embark on a new life.
99 years later, my oldest son, Noam...
Israel Can’t Do Business With Terrorists: Violence Against Civilians Must be Forcibly Stopped, not...
US State Department envoy William Burns's return to the Middle East promoting the American-backed regional peace summit tragically coincides with the resumption of the daily Palestinian suicide bombings. As Israeli civilians are being murdered...