Official PA radio news – P.B.C. VOP (Voice of Palestine) Radio: February 3rd

Summary and Analysis It was a sign of a relatively quiet day that VOP featured Dr. Nabil Sha'ath, talking about his trip to Sweden and Norway (and Belgium), as its featured Saturday morning interview guest. Nevertheless,...

Official Palestinian Radio News: The Voice of Palestine (V.O.P.) February 8th

Thursday Midnight News Round-up, February 8/9 "His Excellency President Yasser Arafat receives two telephone calls-one from President George Bush and one from his Secretary of State Colin Powell dealing with the peace process; Mr. Nabil Abu-Irdeineh,...

A Moslem Condemns the Use of Children

Almost eight years ago, when Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands with Yassir Arafat on the White House lawn, most people in Israel and abroad expected that Arafat would form a new Arab...

MK Dr. Steinitz Demands: Disarm the PA – Rejects Call for Ceasefire

On Tuesday, May 8th, MK Dr Yuval Steinitz addressed a packed audience at the Israel Center in Jerusalem, at a news forum hosted by the Israel Resource News Agency. Steinitz, a former Peace Now leader...

“Peace Now” Delegation Visits with Arafat

At 11:30 a.m. yesterday, an assistant to PA Chairman Yasser Arafat came into his office in Gaza, carrying a small note. Arafat, without glasses, carefully read the note. Then he turned the note over...

Egypt Acquires Missile Components from Germany

Egypt has obtained components for guidance systems from German companies in a renewed effort to complete a medium-range ballistic missile. European intelligence sources said the Egyptian orders were placed over the last year, with the...

European Union Sponsors Monitoring of Settlement Activity and Publicizing Findings Around the World

Monitoring Israeli Colonizing activities in the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza is a joint project between the Applied Research Institute in Jerusalem (ARIJ) and the Land Research Center (LRC). The project, funded by the European...

Arafat Comments on his Conditions for a Ceasefire Continuation

Arafat, speaking to the Arab Monitoring Committee in Amman, on June 18, 2001: "The cease fire and all other security measures, agreements and meetings will not last if Israel does not halt its settlements,...

Rabbis for Human Rights Make New Allegations

The AP news wire of October 24th, 2001 ran the following news item in which the Rabbis for Human Rights allege that Jewish communities in the Shomron have uprooted 2,000 Olive Trees. The Rabbis...

Perspective on Sharon’s Military Victory over the Palestinian Liberation Army

Jews, by their nature and their heritage, cannot bring themselves to say that they have "only" suffered a few hundred losses during a time of war. Jewish tradition has it that murdering even one...