What Does it Mean to Have Yassir and Yassin Walk Hand in Hand
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's decision to free the Hamas leader, Sheikh Achmed Yassin has immediate ramifications for the Oslo process, and also for the future of Israel's bilateral negotiations with the Palestine Authority,...
Comments for Yom Kippur
First two quick comments about the operation in Jordan: When President Clinton commented that its illegal for the U.S. to send agents to knock off people there was an implied air of moral superiority.
Let's...
Two Myths Surrounding the Events Preceding Rabin’s Murder that Need to be Debunked
Two events haunt Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu from the anti-Oslo protests: the "Rabin in Gestapo Uniform" poster in Zion Square and the "Rabin Coffin" at Raanana Junction. And while both are frequently raised by...
Who Says that Baseball is Not a Religion?
Having just finished Yom Kippur in Israel, I read a thoughtful internet news column by a Rabbi Rami Shapira, who appealed to South Florida's Jewish community to respect Yom Kippur more than the baseball...
Hamas Chief Rantisi
Suicide attacks prevent massacres of Arabs.
Israel's occupation of Palestine will end when the Arabs and Muslim world are strong.
Excerpts from interview:
"When Mr. Arafat kissed me, it was a routine kiss, not a political kiss",...
View from Fourth Circle: The Real, Historic Dangers, Opportunities in the Middle East
Cloak-and-dagger-style assassination attempts, urban car chases, midnight releases from jail, rumours of detainee swaps, and on-again,off-again diplomatic negotiations dominate the news headlines in the Middle East these days - but don't be fooled, for...
Pollard: Israel AG Conspired to Obstruct Justice
Israeli Attorney General Eliyakim Rubinstein conspired to provide false testimony to the U.S. Justice Department, according to Jonathan Jay Pollard.
The former civilian intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy, who is serving a life sentence...
“Myths, Lies and Arafat Videotapes on Capitol Hill”
On September 20, 1995, I was in attendance at the House International Relations Committee hearing that took place on Capitol Hill. As the press liaison for the Institute for Peace Education, LTD, I was...
Netanyahu: Apologize if You Want Canada to Understand New Hamas Threat
On October 1, 1997, a few hours before the New Jewish Year began this year, Gazan Hamas leader Abdul Aziz Rantissi declared that he would dispatch more suicide bombers into Israel, to kill Israelis...
Official Palestine Authority Paper Mocks U.S. Secretary of State Albright
The following is a translation of an article which appeared in the official Palestinian Authority newspaper, Al-Hayat Al-Jadeeda, on 3rd October, 1997. The translation was provided by the "Palestine Media Review"
Antipathetic Woman
by Hafet al-Barghouti,...