Killing KAWASME: The Ramifications

Yedioth Aharonot (June 22, 2003)(p. 2) by Roni Shaked -- Israel settled an open account yesterday with Abdullah Abed Elkader Kawasme, 35, the number one Hamas wanted man in the West Bank, who was...

“Hudna”: What We can Learn from the Koranic Tradition

Truly a "Hudna Civic"? Yedioth Aharonot (June 19, 2003)(p. 2) by Sever Plotzker -- The hudna means a temporary cessation of hostile actions among Moslem communities and/or between them and the outside world. The hudna...

PM Ariel Sharon: What is Going on Inside of Him?

After the bus bombing at the Pat-Gilo intersection, in June 2002, in Sharon's previous term of office, he deviated from his usual custom and came to the site of the incident. They showed him...

Official PA Website: PA Will Not Fight any Armed Organizations

The Palestine National Authority (PNA) and the opposition groups have both confirmed that "dialogue" is a national decision and ruled out inter-Palestinian fighting to resolve a dispute that erupted over Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas'...

Road Map Rekindles Arab War for the “Right of Return”

"The Americans rejected one of Israel's central demands, which states that the Palestinian Arabs would agree to concede the right of return in return for Israel's recognition of a Palestinian Arab state. They also...

Saddam’s “Successor” Made Secret Visit to Israel

On Tuesday afternoon, in a dramatic interruption of the news, Al Jazeera broadcast a panicky item from Baghdad on the arrest of Ahmed Chalabi, president of the umbrella organization of Iraqi exiles. "Chalabi, the...

The Road Map: What do we know about it?

Introduction All the following citations are derived directly from the Third (and to the best of our knowledge the most recent) Draft of the Road Map, formulated by the four powers known as "the Quartet"...

Recipe for Terror: 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...

Right Of Return Clause in Palestinian Constitution May Kill Talks

In a move that could scuttle renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts now that the war in Iraq is over, the Palestinians have included in their new constitution their right to return to homes they fled...

Israel’s Need for an Information Strategy

The relationship between governments at war and the media has always been complex. The government's instinct to disclose details of military-related activities only selectively and its desire to garner public support for these activities...