US State Department Official William Burns
Assistant Secretary of State William Burns, under fire from conservatives for recent remarks in Jerusalem that disparaged the president and his supporters, has a history of cozying up to radical Muslims who oppose peaceful...
Islamic Movement Targeted
Ma'ariv (p. 2) by Ami Ben-David, Ben Caspit and Amir Gilat -- Israeli officials have become concerned lately about the escalation in the activity of the Islamic Movement's northern chapter and its increasingly close...
Why does US Sec’y of State Powell Describe the PA Islamic State Constitution as...
Following the meeting that took place between US Sec'y of State Colin Powell and PLO leader Abu Mazen, senior AP diplomatic correspondent Barry Schweid reported that US Sec'y of State Colin Powell remarked that...
Skeptical About Abu Mazen
Security Establishment: "Sharon, Abu Mazen Meet, Arafat Sponsors Terror"
Ma'ariv (p. 2) by Ben Caspit et al. -- On Sunday Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to depart for the United States, where he will meet...
“The Road Map” Means Sovereignty…
Last week, Elliot Abrams, now a senior US government official declared that the Road Map would be "performance based".
This week, Gideon Licterman, age 27, was driving his six year old daughter Moriah home from...
The International Solidarity Movement (The ISM) and its Terror Connection
"Friends," begins the web site of ISM, an international movement that works against Israel in the territories. "Friends, it's great that you will be coming to join us in nonviolent, direct-action resistance to the...
The Double Entendre of Abu Mazen
Abu Mazen was careful in the wording of his commitments during the PLC meeting of April 29, 2003.
The text of Abu Mazen's speech to the PLC at www.jmcc.org shows that all he says is...
Saddam’s “Successor” Made Secret Visit to Israel
On Tuesday afternoon, in a dramatic interruption of the news, Al Jazeera broadcast a panicky item from Baghdad on the arrest of Ahmed Chalabi, president of the umbrella organization of Iraqi exiles. "Chalabi, the...
No PLO Recognition of the State of Israel
Last December, shortly before the wording of the road map that has now been published was finalized, I spoke with an American who was one of the architects of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations under President...
The Road Map: What do we know about it?
Introduction
All the following citations are derived directly from the Third (and to the best of our knowledge the most recent) Draft of the Road Map, formulated by the four powers known as "the Quartet"...