Official PA radio news P.B.C. V.O.P. (Voice of Palestine) Radio: February 18th
Summary and Analysis, Sunday February 18
Moving into its Sunday coverage, The Voice of Palestine re-affirmed and extended reportage on three matters likely to affect regional picture in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf:
Improved Palestinian...
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Mitchell...
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Foreign Ministry Acts Contrary to Government Decisions
The next IDF chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Moshe (Bugi) Yaalon, criticized the Foreign Ministry, claiming: "The Foreign Ministry acts contrary to government decisions."
Recently, Yaalon told IDF officers that the Foreign Ministry was acting...
The Peace Now Survey Critique: Confimation of Pragmatic Settler Trend Does Not Mean What...
As a journalist who has lived in and covered the Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria and Katif for the past 15 years, I can affirm the findings reported by Americans for Peace Now co-chairman...