Israel Announces Gaza Ground War
The Israeli military has announced ground operations in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
The military said it sent a range of ground forces into the Gaza Strip on late July 17. The operation was ordered by...
Anti-Semitism on the Temple Mount
By Zalman Shuval
Since 1967, all Israeli governments have employed balanced, carefully thought out policies on the Temple Mount in order to avoid any major conflicts with the Muslim world, and this is still the...
Senate panel weighs bill to cut U.S. funding to Palestinians over payments to terrorists
With momentum growing in Congress to support legislation that could cut U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority over its payments to convicted terrorists and their families, a senior White House official told Fox News...
Sour notes and tone deaf
This has been a bumper week during which rhetoric and incitement combined to produce toxic results and tone deaf responses.
It highlighted yet again the unlimited capacity for many to display their total detachment from...
Who Ordered the CIA to Train the Palestine Liberation Army?
On March 5, 1998, the New York Times confirmed that the CIA actively trains the Palestine Liberation Army, which remains in a state of war with the state of Israel.
Did any American legislative body...
The Timing of Terror
In the wee hours of the morning of August 5, 1998, an Israeli patrol jeep was fired on near the Israeli west bank community of Yitzhar. It was a well planned ambush. The two...
Brinkmanship on a Lame Duck Plantation
I spent the good part of a week covering the middle east talks at the Wye Plantation, on the Eastern shores of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, USA, in an area that is best...
How the Palestinian Media Reacted to the Attack on Iraq
On a few occasions, as reported by the Palestinian media, high-ranking figures have called for violence and support of Iraq:
The Palestinian Minister of Public Works and Ambassador to Iraq, Azzam Al-Ahmad, said in an...
That Was the Week That Was in the Official Media of the Palestinian Authority
The Palestinian media highlighted the latest in the negotiations with Israel and preparations for final status negotiations. The lead story concerned the dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Authority over plans by Prime Minister...
Palestinian Refugee Issue Complicates Israeli-PA Negotiations
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) -- Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat heads to Washington next week, with two issues foremost in his mind: the future of Jerusalem and the future of Palestinian refugees who fled their homes...