Britain’s Gulf War Commander Says Air Strikes Won’t Work Against Iraq

LONDON (AP) Britain's Gulf War commander said today that air strikes alone would not be entirely effective against Iraq. Using "the rather blunt weapon of a single strike military force... has never worked in history,"...

Israel’s “Spy” in the White House?

Take the word "spy" here in the overall context of the background, role, connections and allegiances of Rahm Emanuel. He's been on TV quite abit in the past few days -- tasked with convincing the...

Rabbi David Ariel-Yoel

Excerpts from interview conducted on January 23, 1998 with Rabbi David Ariel-Yoel, Rabbi of Harel, Reform Synagogue located at 16 Shmuel HaNagid Street, Jerusalem, Israel Rabbi Ariel-Yoel is also the head of the Beit HaMidrash...

Pat Robertson Interviews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu felt the brunt of White House pressure Tuesday, being treated to what might be described as "snub diplomacy." The Israeli leader was not accorded the usual diplomatic courtesies often...

Injustice and Mockery Characterize Arafat’s “RULE” LAW

Today, 19th January, 1998, the Palestinian State Security Court met at the Military Court Headquarters in the Office of then Governor of Jericho to try Nasser Abu Arrous and Jasser Salaami'. Following a closed...

PLO Runs “Police-State” in Arafat’s “Self-rule” Areas

JERUSALEM (Reuters 20th January, 1998) - A leading Palestinian human rights group, accusing the Palestinian Authority of acting like a "police state," issued a scathing report Tuesday detailing widespread human rights abuses in Palestinian-ruled...

Commentary on Claimed Change to Palestinian Charter

When President Clinton's national security adviser, Sandy Berger, said before the Netanyahu/Arafat visits to Washington that "this is the time for tough decisions", I assumed he had both parties in mind. Unfortunately, comments coming out...

Al Ahram on Israel Scene and Peace Process

The following are excerpts from articles which appeared in the Egyptian English weekly, Al-Ahram. A Watershed in Israel by Mohamed Sid-Ahmed David Levy's resignation should not be regarded as one other minister quitting Netanyahu's right-wing coalition, but...

Arafat Gets US Assurances Clinton Says He’ll Push for Israeli Withdrawals

WASHINGTON - President Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright promised Yasser Arafat yesterday that they would push Israel to withdraw quickly from more West Bank territory, but they demanded that the Palestinian...

Farrakhan & Moussa Interviews

The following are excerpts from articles which appeared in the Egyptian English weekly, "Al-Ahram" of Al-Ahram Weekly 8-14 January 1998, "Africa encounters Farrakhan" by Gamal Nkrumah Louis Farrakhan's recent world tour was part of his...