One Must Not Obey an “Illegal Order”
Israel's former Deputy Attorney General, Professor Nahum Rackover, now head of the Jewish Legal Heritage Society most recently convened a brain trust of Israeli experts in Jewish and Israeli jurisprudence to discuss the legal...
Beneath the Moderate Veneer
"If anyone deserves to be given a chance, this is the guy."
So declared Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, referring to PA Chair Mahmoud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen), in an address just this past...
A tribute from a Jewish Reporter in Jerusalem
The visit of Pope John Paul II in Israel will not be forgotten.
Yet not everything went smoothly.
Shortly after Pope John Paul II announced that he was coming to Israel with the genesis of the...
Self-Censorship in the Israeli Media To Protect PM Sharon From Too Much Criticism
"The one who set up this whole enterprise was Sharon, and if, toward the end of his life, he is inspired to remove the settlements, in my opinion we must safeguard him, not only...
Spreading of Pollutants from a Sewage Outfall Along the Gaza Strip
5 Elul 5765
8 September 2005
In many parts of the world, including developed countries, sewage from large cities along the coast is disposed of at sea by either dumping the sludge far offshore (usually tens...
Incorporate UNRWA into UNHCR
Since the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees was established 55 years ago, the number of Palestinians registered on its dole has expanded exponentially. What was originally intended as a temporary...
An Update on the Legality of Jewish Settlement Activity
A report was presented on February 21st, 2006 by "Bitselem" which claims that Israel's policies of settling Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem, in areas that came under Israel's control after the 1967...
Kidnapped According to the Terms of the “Prisoners’ Document”
Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen can announce his opposition to terrorist operations from now until whenever, but last night he was due to sign a document that states explicitly that terror attacks such as...
“Who will win the war, will Israel be able to win”?
An Outline of what the BESA speakers had to say:
Mordechai Keidar- BESA:
The conflict began 1350 years ago when Islam was sub-divided into Sunni and Shi'a. Hezbollah is part of the Shi'a sect. The name...
WARREN BUFFET COMES TO SEE HIS INVESTMENT IN ISRAEL: A HANDS ON REPORT
When Israelis think of business people from the USA, they often conjure up images of fast talking ambitious go-getters from New York or Los Angeles.
Indeed, during this reporter's 36 years in Israel, it has...