Hamas, Internal Strife, Old Film Clips on PBC TV Against Israel

June 17, 2005 The official Palestinian Authority (PA) media has been giving small coverage to Palestinian-Israeli meetings (June 15/June16), describing the meetings sparingly , occasionally positively (PBC Television June 15/16). Reports on preparations for a summit...

With UNRWA’s Mandate Up for Renewal on June 30th. Should the UNRWA Mandate be...

There are over 21,000,000 refugees in the world: Some 17,000,000 in various places, for whom UNHCR (UN High Commission for Refugees) has responsibility, and some 4 million Palestinian Arab refugees, for whom UNRWA (UN...

PA Media Reflecting Internal Strife

June 16, 2005 Background Analysis-up front There are several strong messages at the edges of the press reports in the Palestinian Authority (PA) which do not always find themselves in the headlines but which is becoming...

Precondition for Disarming PM Qurei Recommits to Truce, to ‘Smooth’ Israeli Withdrawal

Reconfirming its commitment to the ceasefire on Tuesday, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejected Israel's demand and ongoing pressure to disarm anti-Israeli occupation factions as a recipe for Palestinian infighting and civil war, reiterated...

Mixed Messages from the Official Palestinian Authority Media

June 15, 2005 There is a sense of drift in the Palestinian Authority as reflected in a welter of mixed and contradictory messages in the Palestinian media: On the one hand, Voice of Palestine opened its...

Israel Poisoning the Water with “Super Drink”

Analysis of the Palestinian media June 14, 2005 Voice of Palestine radio V.O.P. ran a long and rather strange item in the middle of the day in which aPA cabinet Minister warned about drinking "Super Drink"...

Refusal to Disarm…

Official Palestinian Authority (PA) media stressed again Saturday and Sunday that the PA stood behind the message of PA Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Qudwa that the regime of Mahmoud Abbas, the successor to Yasser Arafat,...

Official Palestinian Authority Media Report that Israel has Agreed that “Badr Division” of Palestinian...

June 11, 2005 Voice of Palestine radio reported late Saturday that Israel had reached agreement with Jordan and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to allow the "Badr Division" of Palestinian forces to enter the West Bank...

The Disengagement Plan’s Ten Questionable Premises

1. "The successful withdrawal from Southern Lebanon is a precedent for everything that will take place in Gaza and Northern Samaria after the withdrawal from these areas". Deputy prime minister, Minister Ehud Olmert, said in...

Palestinian Authority Responds to Charges of Incitement in Their Text Books

In a report titled "The Myth of Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks," the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education has refuted as "unfounded" the Israeli and US allegations that Palestinian textbooks incite hatred and...