We Can’t Promise Zero Gunfire During Withdrawal

The scenario that has the security establishment most concerned is of disengagement under fire, but, judging by the statements made recently by Palestinian Authority officials, it seems unlikely that they will be able to...

Does Corruption Drive Israeli ‘Disengagement’?

July 30th, 2005 In the last few weeks we have explored some possible motives behind the government of Israel's insanely self-destructive decision to expel the Jewish population of Gaza and part of Samaria, and to...

Some US Congressional leaders worry that Gaza pullout amounts to appeasement

Nobody in the Republican-controlled Congress wants to be seen as opposing the wishes of both Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Bush administration. But quietly, the unilateral Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip...

Imagine What it Would be Like to Live Under the Threat of Your Community...

Imagine that you live in Israel, which has suffered 25,500 known terror attacks just since 2000, including 6000 mortars that have fallen just on your small section of Gush Katif, and instead of attacking...

Former military intel chief slams Sharon’s plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to evacuate Jewish communities from Gaza and parts of the West Bank is a "disastrous" military move and a major victory for terrorism, Israel's former intelligence research chief...

Roundups of Jews

Our community phone message system is in operation most of the day. Notices of prayer meetings, protest gatherings, organized meetings between soldiers and settlers, births, deaths, controlled explosions, take cover’ because of Arab bombardment,...

An Award for Terror

Exit from Gaza will backfire U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice traveled to Israel last week to salvage Israel's planned pullout from Gaza. The pullout is threatened by violence from Palestinian Islamists and threats from...

Knesset Orders Investigation of PM Appointee to Coordinate Disengagement Policies

On Thursday, July 28th, 2005, MK Uri Ariel's office informed the press that the Knesset has formally delegated the Israel State Comptroller to launch a formal investigation into the allegations that Eival Giladi, appointed...

Israel Knesset Controls Committee Meets and Orders Full Investigation of Eival Giladi, Prime Minister...

On Tuesday; July 26th, 2005, the Knesset Controls Committee met in special session to consider the case of Eival Giladi, the official appointed by the Israeli Prime Minister to coordinate all public policy aspects...

Israeli Troops Being Trained to Fire on Settlers

ISRAELI special forces are prepared to shoot to kill Jewish settlers if they come under fire during next month's evacuation of 22 settlements in the Gaza Strip. Members of Israel's feared Duvdevan (Cherry) commando unit,...