Balak, Bilam and A Donkey

Last Shabbat’s Torah Parsha (portion) of Balak is a stark reminder of how relevant that episode in Jewish history is for all of us today. As the Israelites reached the end of their forty-year trek...

Al Ahram on Israel Scene and Peace Process

The following are excerpts from articles which appeared in the Egyptian English weekly, Al-Ahram. A Watershed in Israel by Mohamed Sid-Ahmed David Levy's resignation should not be regarded as one other minister quitting Netanyahu's right-wing coalition, but...

Palestinian Policeman Served As Commander of the Gang of Death

The policeman, four other ringleaders and dozens of members of the terrorist cell have been arrested. The cell was responsible for the deaths of 21 Israelis and hundreds of wounded. They planned a series...

Mothers of Palestinian Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Treatment by Palestinian Officials and Police

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) expresses its outrage at the behavior of a number of Palestinian officials and policemen towards mothers of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. The women were physically and...

Palestinian Media 17th November – 23rd November, 1998

"Several days ago, the Islamic world commemorated the Isra and Mi'arage . Did you "seriously" celebrate the Isra and Mi'arage with all your heart? And by doing this, did you fulfill your obligations to...

Official PA Radio News: The PBC Radio, November 11

Evening Headlines 6 p.m., Saturday Evening Five youths became new martyrs in the confrontations with the Israeli occupation army, and more than 120 citizens were wounded; 25 citizens hit by live fire in Hebron; 46 citizens wounded...

Official PA Radio News the PBC Radio November 26

Summary and Analysis VOP has been taking an uncharacteristically low-key tone regarding Israeli casualties in the last few days. It is not only that Israeli civilian deaths and casualties, even in major attacks such as the...

Official PA radio news – the PBC radio Dec. 30-31

Summary and Analysis Officials of the PA took a hard line during VOP broadcasts Saturday and Sunday, explicitly toughening negotiating positions publicly while also promising an intensification of para-military activities against Israelis. Prominent hard-liners - e.g.,...

Official PA Radio News The P.B.C. VOP (Voice of Palestine) Radio January 5

Summary and Analysis One has to pay attention to the unusual first item of the morning news-which was also the first item last night: unusual both in tone, style and content. The reliance of Yasser Arafat...

Official PA radio news – The P.B.C. VOP (Voice of Palestine) Radio: January 16th

Summary and Analysis The Palestinian Authority reacted in a very cautious but optimistic way to last night's meetings and continued contacts with Israel: The head of the PA negotiating team, Ahmad Qreia (Abu Ala), told...