Abbas Steers Clear Of Condemning Attack

Following Monday's Palestinian bombing in a Tel Aviv restaurant which resulted in the deaths of nine people, the media was rampant with the news of a "clear condemnation of the bombing from Palestinian Authority...

“Amona”: What Really Transpired – Call for Commission of Investigation

Six Israeli Knesset Parliament members of the National Union Party convened a press conference on Thursday evening, February 2nd, at the Beit Agron International Press Center in Jerusalem, the day after the Israeli army...

Israel at Fifty Makes an Offer “Territories for Peace”, Not “Territories Before Peace”

On the occaision of Israel's fiftieth anniversary, the Jewish state finally finds itself in full scale peace process, following formal peace treaties signed with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994). That is because of a...

A Response to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon from Amb. Alan Baker

H.E. Ban Ki Moon Secretary General of the United Nations, United Nations Headquarters, 405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017   USA Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, UN Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs, United Nations Headquarters New York, NY 10017 Mr. Stephen...

The Hamas Threat to Murder Gilad Shalit: Analysis

email: mkedar@mail.biu.ac.il Dr. Mordechai Kedar (Ph.D. Bar-Ilan U.) Served for 25 years in IDF Military Intelligence specializing in Arab political discourse, Arab mass media, Islamic groups and the Syrian domestic arena. This time the message is...

Palestinian Authority Promotes Officer Who Killed Americans

Jerusalem - The Palestinian Authority has promoted an office responsible for killing American citizens. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has promoted Mahmoud Damra to the rank of major general. Damra was identified as the commander of...

Not a Time for Diplomacy

It should be recognized that the warnings of the opponents of the disengagement from Gaza have materialized. Disengagement did not reduce the intensity of the confrontation, and we are unwillingly being forced to send the...

U.S. Congressman: UNRWA amendment planned

A U.S. congressman plans to introduce an amendment that would condition U.S. funding of UNRWA on an independent audit. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives' foreign operations subcommittee, wants...

Mabrouk to Abbas on Tenth Year of His Four Year Term!

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4141/abbas-term-of-office Kerry does not seem to care whether Abbas is a "rightful" president or not. He is so desperate for a diplomatic achievement that he is prepared to ignore fundamental facts. How exactly does Abbas...

Ending illusion of peace-seeking Abbas

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4512842,00.html Mahmoud Abbas ' decision to join forces with the Hamas terror organization, whether it happens or not, is nothing other than a slap in the face of anyone who saw him as a "partner,"...