Commentary on Possible Commission of Inquiry
Defense Minister Peretz has come out in favor of a formal commission of inquiry with regard to the war, which puts him in opposition to Olmert and definitely strains the coalition. Look for a...
AND THE WORLD LIES: The Anatomy of Refugeehood
Let us begin with a story. A well-known and familiar story. In a certain well-known and familiar country that was once under Ottoman rule lives a large Muslim minority. The relations between the majority...
Lessons of war / Israel not pressing on MIAs
One of the aims of the Lebanon war, as initially laid down by the the General Staff's Operations Directorate, was "pressuring Hezbollah into releasing the captives." Some Israel Defense Forces raids during the war...
Commentary: Olmert’s Refusal to Establish a Commission of Inquiry and Other issues at hand
Prime Minister Olmert angered many members of Knesset across the political spectrum -- including some within his coalition -- when he declined, earlier this week, to set up a full inquiry regarding the war...
Text: UN Sec’y Gen. Annan declines to condemn Iran’s calls to destroy Israel during...
Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was asked how he can visit with the President of Iran given that he has called openly and repeatedly for the destruction of Israel....
Egypt Fears Islamic Insurgency
The regime of President Hosni Mubarak has been concerned that Hizbullah's war against Israel could spark efforts by the Islamic opposition to establish a military force.
Western diplomatic sources said the Mubarak regime has been...
Northern Samaria Taken Over by Islamic Jihad
Israel has assessed that an Iranian-sponsored insurgency group has taken over the northern West Bank.
The Israel Security Agency has determined that Islamic Jihad has imposed control over large parts of the northern West Bank....
Hizbullah’s Apology?
Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah has surprised almost every pundit in Israel by admitting that "he made a mistake by not estimating Israel's forceful response to the kidnapping of two soldiers on the northern border".
Danny...
Olmert Forms Blue Ribbon Panels to Look Into Mishandling of War and Faces Attacks...
Following pressure from all sides of Israel's political spectrum, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appeared in Israel's northern city of Haifa, which had been hit by 400 of the more than 4000 missiles fired...
Olmert, Nasrallah, and more
Well, first it was the issue of a suspected bribe that Olmert and his wife took -- conveyed by way of an apartment sold to them at $500,000 less than market value. And now...