Prelude to War: Anatomy of a non-ceasefire

Israel and the Palestinians pulled back from full-scale war in Gaza on Sunday (November 26), agreeing to a "ceasefire" agreement that officials here say may end up being nothing less than a prelude to...

Covering JFK’s Funeral: More than Four Decades Later

When you undergo a traumatic experience, especially at a young age, you remember finite details of that experience for the rest of your life. When a nation undergoes a traumatic experience, everyone shares in...

Official Israel Foreign Minister’s commissioned study:: No solution to rocket threat if withdrawal takes...

The committee set up to evaluate the idea of a unilateral withdrawal from most of the West Bank presented senior political officials with its report in which they raised legal, security and economic difficulties...

Commentary: Ceasefire as a Parody

News article of the day: The headline, from the Post, reads "IDF not happy with agreement, Suspects it could be cover-up for increased weapons smuggling." How about that! Is this major news, or what?...

THANK YOU, KAREN ABU ZAYD – Palestinian response to UNRWA Head

There is so much in our Palestinian reality that requires writing about, particularly the political behavior-which can only be understood through the science of psychology and not the science of politics-relating to the formation...

Israel Foreign Ministry Blasts Head of UNRWA

Israel blasts UNRWA head's Kassam remark 23 November 2006 The commissioner-general's words do not contribute to the cessation of terrorism, which is the key to improving the living conditions of the Palestinian population. (Communicated by the...

Background: In absence of continuous rocket fire…

In the absence of continuous rocket fire, it should be fairly easy for Prime Minister Olmert's team to adopt the "three monkey mode" (hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil) towards large...

PA press release: Insist on Right of Retrurn and Jerusalerm

Spokesperson of Presidency: We Need Serious Negotiations and Actions not only Words http://wafa.ps/english/body.asp?id=8665 GAZA, November 27, 2006 - Spokesperson of the Presidency, Nabil abu Rdaina, said Monday that any political negotiation with Israel must depend...

Palestinian-Israeli “Ceasefire” Already A Dud

Israel and the Palestinian Authority began a "ceasefire" Sunday morning that was highly unusual in several ways: • The Hamas terror organization promised immediately that it would use the respite to continue weapons smuggling and...

“Israel knowingly undertaking risk terrorist organizations will exploit cease-fire to rearm and rebuild infrastructure”

As part of the cease-fire announced this morning (Sunday, 26 November 2006), Israel has begun withdrawing all of its forces from the Gaza Strip. This decision was taken in an effort on Israel's part both...