Israel Resource Review

Most recently, I went to my friend Fatima's house to visit her and see her new baby. It was the first time in about 3 weeks since I'd been there, the second time in...

Summary and Analysis Beginning Saturday Night, December 16, the Voice of Palestine has reported in detail on the appointment of Colin Powell as U.S. Secretary of State-Designate with a certain amount of concern. VOP has underscored...

Where Will They Go? Palestinian refugees say international law guarantees them a right of return to their homelands. But the law has no teeth, and the refugees fear they have no champion. Near a checkpoint...

Summary and Analysis VOP focused again on the relatively large numbers of martyrs and wounded following Friday prayers-demonstrations-riots, charging Israeli escalations. VOP continues to pursue a low-key/skeptical line regarding talks with Israel. "Nabil Abu-Irdeineh, the spokesman of...

Summary and Analysis VOP is broadcasting mixed and confusing message regarding talks with Israel, suggesting that the Palestinian Authority may be going through a bit of an identity crisis or in some kind of split...

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright startled some of her interlocutors when, in her conference call with Jewish leaders last week, she mentioned in passing that Europeans and Russians were wondering what role Bill Clinton...

Summary and Analysis VOP concentrated on what it has labeled as Israel's assassination policy, but it also highlighted what it says was the heroic repulsion of an Israeli invasion of Khan Yunis. VOP continued to push...

Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein has become the darling of the Palestinians: his pictures grace the newspapers along with the those of the shahids -- Intifada casualties -- the Iraqi flag is raised at demonstrations...

Summary and Analysis VOP's morning news bulletins and news-round-ups focused on "criminal" Israeli military attacks, in particularly those leading to deaths of four members of Palestinian security forces in Gaza. (Note: death toll changed throughout...

Radio Analysis and Excerpts: The Voice of Palestine-Dec 12 > SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The death of Islamic Jihad agent Anwar Ahmad Humran was treated as a top item by VOP during its evening broadcasts Dec...