One Settler’s Response to David Newman’s Much Abridged History of Jewish Settlements

This is one "settler's" impromptu responses to David Newman's piece on "How the Settler Suburbs Grew" (New York Times, 21 May 2002). I am a resident of Alon Shevut in Gush Etzion, a "settlement," really...

The Continuing Peres Center Scandal in Norway: A Look at Norwegian Media Coverage

5/15/02: "However, Dagbladet has learned that Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik is backing Mr Petersen's efforts to 'clear up' the situation. This could mean public hearings involving the questioning of former Foreign...

Speech of Arafat in front of the Palestinian National Council: May 15, 2002

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. We will, without doubt, help our messengers and those who believe, both in this world's life and on the Day when the witnesses will stand...

How Can the White House Describe Arafat’s Speech as “Positive”?

The White House today said that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's speech today in Ramallah was "positive". In the speech Arafat set the rules for the continuing war against Israel -"We have announced in the...

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...

Removing the PLO Occupation of Bethlehem

Bethlehem, Residents of this biblical city are expressing relief at the exile to Cyprus last week of 13 hard-core Palestinian militants, who they said had imposed a two-year reign of terror that included rape,...

Will the Media Report Their Police Record?

Here are the police profiles of 13 Palestinian terrorists who were released from the Church of the Nativity who are now awaiting a "welcome" in host countries. It will be instructive to know if...

Sharm al-Shaykh Summit Statement: from Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia: Implement the “Right of...

Sharm el Sheikh, May 11 (MENA) - President Hosni Mubarak, Syrian President Bashar el-Assad and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Ben Abdel Aziz underlined the necessity of implementing resolutions of the UN Security Council and...

Saudi Crown Prince Clarifies That His Plan Means Unilateral Withdrawal and The “Right of...

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah said in an interview published Saturday that Israel must withdraw from all Arab territories captured in the 1967 Six-Day War, including East Jerusalem, as the price for real peace...

Recapping: How the Media Made a Massacre in Jenin

Despite flimsy evidence British papers jumped the gun to apportion blame when a West Bank refugee camp was attacked, says Sharon Sadeh. As a result, the reputation of the press has been damaged The Guardian Monday...