Impact of Israel’s “Disengagement” on U.S. Interests

1. Congressional oversight requires an examination (hearing) of the impact of Israel's "disengagement" (retreat) from terrorist strongholds in Gaza and Samaria on US interests in general and on the safety of US GIs in...

Letter of Elihu Schultz, Concentration Camp Survivor

Last Friday (15.07.2005) I listened on the radio to an interview by Judy Moses. The interviewee was a woman settler from Gush Katif who had written her identity card number with a pen on...

The Differences Between 1982 and 2005 – From a Personal and Professional Perspective

People often ask why there is any reason to be so excited about what the Sharon government proposes when it proposes the demolition of 26 Jewish communities in Gush Katif in Gaza and in...

52%:44% Before implementing Disengagement – Investigate Former COS Ya’alon’s Allegations

The following are the results of a poll of a representative sample of 500 adult Israeli Jews carried out by Smith Research and Consulting on 12-13 July 2005 for The Center For Near East...

Hamas Website Reports That The Hamas Has Postioned Their Rockets in Judea and Samaria

June 28, 2005 An article published on the Hamas website reflects the movement's efforts to extend its Qassam rocket manufacturing capabilities to the West Bank. The writer of the article predicts that the Qassam rockets...

Circumstances Under Which the IDF Can Fire on Settlers and Protesters

A team headed by an Israel Defense Forces major general recently put together a document that can be defined as the army's "code of ethics" for the disengagement. Among other things, the team recommends that...

Professors of Statistics and Math from U. of Penn, Hebrew U. & Temple U....

For Press Comment: Contact Morton Klein at 212-481-1500 New York - Abe Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released a new poll on Israel's Withdrawal Plan claiming it shows that 71% of Americans...

Morton Klein Responds to Nahum Barnea’s Attack on the ZOA

In his column, Nachum Barnea said that Zionist Organization of America's (ZOA) poll showing that 63% of Americans oppose the Katif withdrawal was "misleading." But he does not explain the basis for his criticism. In...

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...

“Jews Are Not Expelling Jews from Gaza”

There are a number of legitimate arguments against or questions about Ariel Sharon's plan to disengage from Gaza. Is Israel encouraging terrorism by making such a huge unilateral concession after a period of the...