A Human Perspective of the “Disengagement”

The wedding invitation envelope looked pretty much like any other. What struck me was the handwritten return address: "Room 699" of a Kibbutz Guest House in Israel. It came from our old friends Ben...

Ten anti-semitic and/or anti-Israel trends that the Intelligence and Information Center Discerned in the...

Questions put by Israel Resource News Agency to the office of the Prime Minister of Israel as to whether Israel would demand the removal of these books from the head of the Palestinian Authority...

Reporter’s Dangerous Trip to Secret Rocket Factory in Gaza ‘Put these over your heads’

The van was hot and stuffy, made even more uncomfortable by the fact CNN cameraman Adil Bradlow and I were wedged between masked gunmen in full battle gear, their index fingers tensely stroking the...

Qassam Missiles in the Negev

The current Arab uprising in Gaza has unleashed a hail of Qassam rockets against Israel. These projectiles currently have a range of up to 10 kilometers,putting at risk approximately 600 kilometers of land bordering...

“Embassy”, Canada’s foreign policy weekly in Ottawa: Two Letters Related to the “Right of...

In response to the article written by Sarah McGregor, Senior Staff Writer, "Embassy", Canada's foreign policy weekly in Ottawa, and posted at: /bin/content.cgi?ID=2492&q=1 , the "Embassy" ran two letters in its May 24th issue: "Musing...

Change Perceived in Canadian UNRWA policy

David Bedein has visited Canada many times and delivered his appraisal on UNRWA, the UN's agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, on more than a few occasions. Last week, for the first time, Bedein, bureau chief...

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...

US Security Think Tank: Reject Olmert’s Unilateral Retreat Policy

A U.S. security think-tank has urged President George Bush to reject an Israeli government plan for a unilateral withdrawal from 90 percent of the West Bank. The report by the Washington-based Center for Security Policy,...

Canadian Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Secretary Hosts David Bedein in Ottawa With a Message: Canada...

David Bedein suggests Canada play a "heroic" role in turning Palestinian refugee camps into permanent communities, an idea critics says is too simplistic and does not address the refugees's right to return. Plan Would...

Peres: Withdrawal in the West Bank during the coming year

The Deputy Prime Minister believes that the consolidation in the West Bank will take place within the year if there is no change on the Palestinian side. The Israeli goal: "to get rid of...