Will the Real Abu-Mazen Please Stand Up?

Does the Palestinian Arab press know something that the Israeli press does not know? Even as the Hebrew press headlined the remarks of Mahmoud Abbas (a.k.a. Abu-Mazen) calling for an end to the "Intifada," the...

A Message to Europe

The world is divided into two camps. On one side are those people who see terrorism as a warning of danger ahead. Unless something is done, they say, a catastrophe may happen. On the...

This is Not a Foreign Land

In the wake of the Feast of Lights, Hanukkah, and mindful of the confusion and the darkness that appear to have descended upon so many of us, we would do well to take a...

When Will Nusseibeh Speak “Moderation” on the PBC?

Larry Lowenthal, head of the American Jewish Committee in Boston, misses the point: At the December 10th lunch in Boston, Sari Nusseibeh was not asked the key question: Since Nusseibeh holds a key position in the...

Defending the Invitiation to Sari Nusseibeh to Lunch

I want to give a full report on the Nusseibeh meeting, because it has caused a firestorm around the country that no one expected. I suggest that my remarks be sent to all the chapters...

Hudna, Hamas and the Continued Armed Struggle

Over the past three weeks, since the death of Yassir Arafat, rumors have been rampant about a major breakthrough with the Islamic Hamas organization. On Friday, December 3rd, 2004, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency went so...

The Palestinian Authority After Arafat

With Arafat out of the picture, the only difference between Arafat and his followers is that his successors wear business suits. Each PLO official who runs the Palestinian Authority maintains a clear record who continues...

A Text Analysis of the Palestinian State Constitution

I. Introduction A. Why a Palestinian State Constitution More than anything else, the Palestinian State Constitution represents the attempt to present to the world the face of a modern Palestinian state. The constitution is meant to...

Israeli Pundits React to the Death of Arafat

All clips from Friday, November 05, 2004: Irrelevant Ma'ariv (p. 1) by Dan Margalit (news analysis) -- Yasser Arafat is dead. At least, he is as good as dead. He hoisted a flag. Stabbed with a sword....

Duke University’s Public Relations for Terrorism

What I am about to describe here will no doubt shock many Americans, especially American Jews. It concerns my three days spent undercover at the Palestine Solidarity Movement Conference at Duke University. To attend...