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...

The Odd Couple Fight an Odd Traffic System to Reduce Speed and Save Lives

To alleviate the many traffic concerns of the public, the Israeli government is planning to build Route 6, the Trans Israel high-speed superhighway that will connect the country from North to South. Israel's first...

Report on Palestine Authority Summer Camps

Part 1. Educating Children to Violence Part 2. Children's Summer Camps are Military Training Camps Part 3. Education Children to See Land of the State of Israel as Palestine and Israeli Arabs as Palestinians 1. Introduction The Palestinian...

Hebron Situation Report

The last months of PA administration in Hebron have witnessed the continued conflict between the Jewish and Arab communities of that troubled city. This Belfast of the Middle East is rapidly moving toward armed...

Al-Ahram: Netanyahu, Negotiations, and More

The following are selections from articles which appeared in the Egyptian English weekly, "Al-Ahram" of Al-Ahram Weekly, during July, 1998 Why is Netanyahu So Popular by Mohamed Sid-Ahmed Excerpts A nagging question that refuses to go away is...

Manbar Attacks Labor Politicians

IMRA Introduction Nahum Manbar, a product of the Labor movement who contributed heavily to the campaigns of many in the Labor Party - including Yitzchak Rabin, was sentenced recently for selling material to Iran for...

Israel Prepares for Trouble

Israel radio on Monday, July 13, reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met secretly with seven cabinet ministers for the third time on Sunday, to develop a "strategic policy" for dealing with the...

Hatred Goes to Summer Camp

This is part of the material presented by Minister of Communications Limor Livnat at the July 1 cabinet meeting. #1 Article On Summer Camps In Khan Yunis - 7 July 1998 a. Boy sings: "I came to...

Yediot Aharonot’s Ron Ben-Yishai: Don’t Know What Arafat Wants

Senior "Yediot Aharonot" reporter, Ron Ben-Yishai's article, EXPOSURE: Military Intelligence Estimate - The Chance of War in the Coming Year Greater Than In The Past was the feature article in the Friday, 10th July...

Al-Ahram: Egypt’s Options, Lutfi El-Kholi

The following are selections from articles which appeared in the Egyptian English weekly, "Al-Ahram" of Al-Ahram Weekly, 2nd - 8th July, 1998 Forging News Alliances by Dina Ezzat Dina Ezzat explores Egypt's options beyond a defunct...