“Bush gave Abbas the impression he didn’t have to fight terror now”
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday voiced disappointment with the result of last Thursday's meeting between President George Bush and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Washington.
"The Palestinians came out feeling no pressure to fight...
Questioning Whether the Palestinian Authority Police Force Acted to Close a Weapons Smuggling Tunner
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Yesterday it was reported in the news that Palestinian policemen in Khan Yunis discovered a tunnel leading into Gush Katif and blocked it.
We in Gush Katif can only express our...
Outgoing IDF Commander in Chief Ya’alon: After pullout, Israel will face another war of...
of a representative sample of 505 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) under the direction of Prof.Y.Katz for Israel Radio's "Another Matter" program the week of 25 May 2005.]
Unless Israel commits to further withdrawals...
An Appeal to the Conscience of the Jewish Media
May 27th, 2005
For the past four months, our news agency hired credible Arabic-language journalists to translate and provide the Jewish media with the content of the media of the new regime of Abbas, and...
Text of Letter Handed to Abbas by Congressman Sherman
May 25, 2005
For Hand Delivery in Person
His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas
President
Palestinian Authority
Your Excellency:
I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the new Palestinian textbooks which the PA has introduced to several grades of Palestinian...
Congressman Sherman Challenges Abbas on Anti-Semitism in Text Books
May 25, 2005
Congressman Sherman met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and delivered a letter expressing his concern over anti-Semitic portions of Palestinian textbooks and a failure to promote peace in the region.
"The United...
Congress Mulls Conditions for Aid to P.A.
Congressmen are deciding whether to demand that the Palestinian Authority take concrete steps to stop anti-Israeli incitement as a condition for American aid to the territories.Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives...
Palestinian Television Broadcasts Blatantly Anti-Semitic Sermon
Palestinian television, supervised by the Palestinian Authority, broadcast an anti-Semitic sermon. It was delivered by sheikh Ibrahim Mudeiras, a symbol of Palestinian incitement. The anti-Semitic sermon shows that in the PA- controlled media there...
Abbas is coming to Washington. Will Prez finally get tough with him?
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to meet President Bush in Washington May 26. He is getting this meeting because the Bush Administration has concluded that Abbas has done more than his predecessor, Yasser...
Arafat’s Demise will not lead to Peace – Abbas Acts as his Protege
Yasir Arafat's demise in November excited great hopes among those who saw his malign personality as the main reason for Palestinian intransigence.
But those of us who saw the problem as larger than Arafat -...