Palestinian Official Acknowledges Torture
Palestinian security forces abused some prisoners' human rights, a colonel in those forces acknowledged last week.
Col. Jabril Rajoub, head of the Preventive Security forces of the West Bank city of Jericho, acknowledged those abuses...
The Bridge : An ecological and bio-ethics disaster
When a group of Australian athletes attempted to cross the hastily constructed bridge erected over the Yarkon river, tragedy struck. The bridge collapsed, sending tens of young people plunging into the contaminated waters of...
Analysis: Reconsideration of Our Passion for PLO Statehood After Tisha B’av
The time has come to ask all those of us who had supported the concept of a Palestinian Arab state to recognize the error in our ways.
The concept of ceding a sliver of the...
Arafat, the Palestine Authority and the Hamas: A Surprising Cooperative Relationship
Almost four years ago, when Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands with Yassir Arafat, the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, on the White House lawn most people in Israel and abroad expected...
Can the Orient House be Closed Down?
Last week it was reported that the Netanyahu government believes it cannot legally close down Orient House because it is a "private home". A review of the applicable law indicates that the ownership of...
The Bombing at Mahane Yehudah and the Aftermath
My friend David, an American Jew in his mid-twenties, was shopping for fruit at the Mahane Yehuda marketplace in Jerusalem at approximately 1 p.m., July 30. Standing next to a watermelon stand, he realized...
Yasser Arafat and Hamas: the Cooperation Has Deepened
The cooperation between the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas and Jihad, was not limited to the maintenance of a dialogue between them. The Israeli security establishment knows about dozens of Hamas activists who have...
Same Policy Same Results
The Prime Minister today told Arafat - in a media oriented demonstration of supposed strength - after scores of innocents were killed and wounded - that he must bring a connection between what he...
Has the PA Failed to Fulfill Its Commitments Under the Hebron Accord?
The Israel Government Press Office released a comprehensive 35-page report assessing Israeli and Palestinian compliance with the Hebron Accord. The report is being issued to mark six months since the signing and implementation of...
No Word of Condemnation From Arafat to His Own People in Their Own Language
In the aftermath of the bombs that blew up in Jerusalem's Machane Yehudah open air market today in Jerusalem, our news agency, which covers the peace process and the fledgling Palestine Authority, listened intently...