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...
What was it like to cover Arafat and to speak with him?
Here is a short news story that says it all:
On November 28, 1996, Thanksgiving eve in the US, I covered a delegation of 10 Israeli residents from Judea and Samaria who met with Yasser...
No “Disengagement”. Instead, A Program of PLO Empowerment
If you are like most members of the Knesset and the media, you probably never read it.
That Sharon Plan received its first vote of confidence in Israel's Knesset on October 26th, 2004.
Yet what is...
A Review of the New Palestinian Authority School Books
Well, Palestinian Arab children are in the midst of their sixth week of the school year. These school children are learning from new Palestinian Authority school books, made possible through grants made possible by...
Mortar Attacks on Israelis from UN Safe Haven
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Dan Gillerman, sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday, October 3rd, 2004, demanding the dismissal of Peter Hansen from his position as commissioner-general of UNRWA...