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Olmert’s Legacy
Israel's daily newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, has revealed details of the meeting held between outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and U.S. special envoy George Mitchell. In the meeting Mr. Olmert detailed commitments that he had...
When is a Cease-fire is not a Cease-fire?
As journalists cover complex Middle East negotiations, wire services often interpret the lulls in hostilities as an armistice or a cease-fire, reminiscent in the western mind to the end of hostilities in World War...
Mitchell, A Mideast Envoy With A Tendentious Legacy
Following President Obama's appointment of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell of Maine as his Middle East envoy, it may be instructive to remember the tendentiousness of George Mitchell's 2001 report titled:
"The Mitchell Report on...
The Holocaust Did not Begin in the Gas Chambers – it Began with Words
On this United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day, words may ease the pain, but they may also dwarf the tragedy. For the Holocaust is uniquely evil in its genocidal singularity, where biology was inescapably...
Simple Questions for a Complex Situation
The Israeli-Hamas conflict, with its evocative images of human suffering, has engaged the hearts and minds of people the world over. Indeed, the death of any innocent - Israeli or Palestinian - is a...
Analysis: The IDF War in Gaza
"It Smells"
Still last night I had a bit of a "wait and see" attitude: We're still in Gaza, if Hamas hits us we may start again. Who knows.
Well, now we know. Hamas has just...
Anatomy of Israel’s Cease Fire Declaration: Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
There has not been such unity of purpose in Israel in more than forty years.
That unity of purpose in Israel stems from the current intolerable situation which finds one million Israeli citizens who now...
Sderot Challenge
Many countries' responses and reactions to the current fighting of the Arab-Israeli conflict are more or less to condemn Israel's military actions inside the Gaza Strip. These responses paint the picture that the only...
Where Hamas Gets Its Money
Amid international condemnation of Israel, one would never guess that humanitarian aid and even cash is flowing into Hamas coffers, while its rockets continue to hit Israel.
It is important to alleviate the suffering of...
Israeli Officer Fights For His Life: Soldier Went to Battle 24 Hours After Wedding
As these words are being written, Israeli 2nd Lt. Aaron Karov, severely wounded in Gaza, is fighting for his life.
According to Jewish tradition, prayers are said for the speedy recovery of someone who is...
