Outgoing IDF Commander in Chief Ya’alon: After pullout, Israel will face another war of...

of a representative sample of 505 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) under the direction of Prof.Y.Katz for Israel Radio's "Another Matter" program the week of 25 May 2005.] Unless Israel commits to further withdrawals...

Palestinian Media Welcome Rice With Interview Calling Bush Leader of Anti-Islamic Crusade

The Palestinian Authority welcomed US Condoleeza Rice to the Middle East this weekend in many ways, one of them the airing of a long interview with the leader of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas...

Sharon willing to forgo crucial peace treaty principles for disengagement

"Mazuz snubs Knessetby Ilan Marciano There is no need to first get Knesset approval to change the terms of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty of 1979 in order to allow for an Egyptian force to patrol...

Poll showing most Americans oppose pullout misleading

There is nothing more flexible, and more useful, than public opinion polls. More than showing the public's views, they reveal the mindset of those who commissioned the poll, and those who market it. For example, Finance...

The Cost of Sharon’s “Disengagement”

Date of Report: June 2, 2005. Fact: President Bush has turned down Prime Minister Sharon’s request for special financial assistance. Fact: Israel’s best friends in Congress - who possess the Power of the Purse - have...

Why Does the Israeli Government Persist in Spreading The Word that “All is Well”

News reports today indicated that contrary to what was stated in an earlier government policy (designed to make the residents of Gush Katif move out of their homes complacently), those who did not move...

Israel Spawns Terror Base For The Enemy

As Israel pulled its troops out of the areas where 21 Jewish communities had thrived in the Katif district of Gaza and four more Jewish communities in Northern Samaria, the Israeli public was under...

Gaza sewage could cripple desalination facility

If the Palestinians go ahead with building a sewage pipe from the Gaza Strip to the sea, this could cripple the new desalination plant near Ashekelon. The plant, planned to desalinate 100 million cubic meters...

Prepare the Flack Jackets

I turn your attention to the statement Ariel Sharon made to Shimon Shiffer in the Rosh Hashanah edition of Yediot Ahronot: "I will take," he promised, "a giant step towards peace." A giant step? If...

Qassam Missiles in the Negev

The current Arab uprising in Gaza has unleashed a hail of Qassam rockets against Israel. These projectiles currently have a range of up to 10 kilometers,putting at risk approximately 600 kilometers of land bordering...