U.S. Quietly Encourages Israeli Operation

The authoritative Middle East News Line has confirmed that the United States has been quietly encouraging Israel's assault on Hizbullah. Officials said the Bush administration, after initial hesitation, has determined that the Israeli military campaign...

Ehud Olmert: Fighting for his political life

It's unprecedented during wartime to undermine your nation's unity. Nevertheless, that's exactly what Israeli PM Ehud Olmert did when he declared that the war would create "new momentum" for his divisive Realignment Plan. Now...

The Beirut Arab Summit declaration

"II- Achievement of a just solution to the Palestinian refugee problem to be agreed upon in accordance with U.N. General Assembly Resolution 194." The Beirut Arab Summit declaration Regional, Politics, 3/29/2002 www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020329/2002032908.html In its 14th...

NORWEGIAN DELEGATION HOLDS SOLIDARITY VISIT WITH HAMAS IN NABLUS

MPs from the Change and Reform party, which is part of Hamas in the Nablus district, met on Saturday with a delegation from the city of Stavanger in Norway. The delegation was greeted MPs Sheikh...

Baker Hamilton Report Analyzed

Her Iraq Study Group report did more than merely live down to its advance billing. Its authors are now revealed to be as intellectually deficient as they are morally malodorous. Calling these people 'realists'...

The Human Rights Council Disappoints on Darfur

This week, the UN Human Rights Council held a special session on the human rights situation in Darfur, Sudan-its fourth special session, and the first not focusing on Israel. The result? A disappointingly weak...

Commentary: Bush’s Backbone is Not Broken

Word came out within the last few days (which most if not all of you have already seen) regarding the fact that President Bush is considering putting 30,000 to 50,000 more troops into Iraq,...

U.S. Blocks Arms, Technology To Israel

The Bush administration has blocked arms and technology transfers to Israel. Israeli and U.S. sources said the State Department has blocked the transfer of weapons and technology to the Jewish state over the last three...

Egyptian Failure to Halt Arms Flow from Gaza

Despite Israeli appeals, Egypt has failed to halt the weapons tunnel infrastructure in the eastern Sinai Peninsula. Israeli officials said Egyptian security forces have bolstered troops along the border with Israel to prevent weapons smuggling....

Commentary: Calls for a New Intifada

With everything else, the calls by Arab leaders for a new intifada and the need for all Palestinians to unite against the "outrage" of what Israel is purportedly doing to Islamic holy places is...