Incisive Commentary from Arlene Kushner

Posting: October 9, 2007 "Speechless?" Not quite. It takes a lot to render me speechless. But the events of the last few days push me in that direction. The foolishness, the essential errors in thinking, the...

Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) was quoted at length about the economic strains on Palstinian...

How the CIA Operates in Israel The American intelligence agency bears the main responsibility for the military development of the Palestinian Authority. CIA agents organized courses for snipers, trained special units, and provided sophisticated listening...

PA Democracy in Action: Palestine Legislative Council Meets… And PA Security Services Round Up...

A side show to the middle east international news attention this week that was focused on Saddam Hussein was provided at the meeting of the Palestinian Legislative Council at the private office compound of...

UNICEF: Why is this Halloween Different from Any Other Halloween?

This year, UNICEF treats you with a new trick against Israel. We all remember UNICEF. That is the agency that provides little boxes for collection on Halloween in order that children around the world should...

Fatah Website Editorial: Coordination Between “National and Islamic Forces”

Official Fatah Website Editorial: Sharon's Instinctive Aggression Sharon's Instinctive Aggression www.fateh.net/e_editor/01/300601.htm It can be said that the successive American administrations have made a number of foolish acts out of arrogance in their attempts to impose...

Capitol Hill Diary: Should the US finance UNRWA “right of return” indoctrination?

Flashback to 1976. I was then escorted with a delegation of social work professionals to visit UNRWA facilities in Gaza. There, Dr. Eli Lasch,then the head of the Israel Civil Administration's Gaza health department, explained that...

The “right of return”, which is euphemism for destroying Israel, is taught as an...

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‘Replace Hatred with Hebrew in the Palestinian Curriculum if You Want them to Succeed’

Jerusalem is looking to become a model for co-existence by helping the Arab residents integrate into the workforce.  How will they do it? By replacing the hatred in Palestinian Authority schoolbooks with Hebrew. The international...

40 Minutes in Palestine

In Jerusalem, about a 10 minute drive north from the Temple Mount, or Haram al-Sharif, lies the only refugee camp in the Holy City. It is called Shofat. Mostly concrete and dust, rundown but...

Media Advisory: No cease fire was reached in Gaza this week

As journalists cover the complexities of the Middle East reportage, news agencies often interpret a lull in hostilities as an "armistice" or a "cease-fire", which brings to mind to the agreement that led to...