Danger of Foreign Troop Intervention in Jerusalem

The latest panacea for Middle East peace, now gaining momentum, is the dispatching of foreign troops whose dual task would be to create a Palestinian Arab state and mitigate Arab terror. Foreign troops would...

Assessing PM Ariel Sharon’s Crisis

Perhaps it really is hunting season, as Sharon described what he thinks is being done to him, but now is also the season of inflamed passions and dizziness over the innumerable spins, over the...

Special Israel Resource Report: The Palestinian Authority’s Media Views Israel’s Elections

Publicly, the Palestinian Authority has repeated that it has not intervened in Israel's current election campaign. But the Palestinian media, licensed and controlled by the PA, have increasingly focused on the elections and published...

The Moral and Ethical Code of the IDF…

The Givati unit of the IDF surrounded the apartment in El Buriej UNRWA terrorist refugee area in Gaza on Wednesday night. They knocked on the first door and asked for the terrorist to come...

Geneva Sellout

On Monday, an agreement will be signed by Israelis and Palestinians. This "Geneva accord" has gotten much attention. And the signing itself will be greeted with much hoopla. Journalists are being flown in from around...

Palestinian NGOs Reject Antiterrorism Pledge

Palestinian nongovernmental organizations are refusing to sign a US-sponsored commitment stating they will not transfer funds to individuals or groups that engage in terrorism. The organizations said Saturday they are planning a popular campaign in...

U.S. Diplomat Equates Stopping Settlement Activity with Stopping Terrorism

() - A senior U.S. Middle East diplomat said on Monday Israel "must stop" building settlements and told Palestinian leaders to rein in militant attacks to revive a U.S.-backed peace plan based on two...

OCCUPATION Vs GENOCIDE

An Israeli journalist, a friend of mine, was recently invited on an American radio program to debate the Middle East situation with a colleague, an Arab-American. Like many such debates, this one was a...

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...

Hamas Claims New Weapon

Hamas has claimed the deployment of a new weapon against Israel's military. Hamas's military wing said it has begun using a new anti-tank weapon in the Gaza Strip. The Izzedin Kassam wing called the anti-tank...