Background Analysis: The Proposed Appointment of Daniel Kurtzer as US Ambassador to Israel

WASHINGTON - An Orthodox Jew who was a leading member of former President Clinton's peace negotiating tream looks set to be appointed ambasador to Israel this week, angering powerful supporters of the Jewish state...

Should Daniel Kurtzer Be America’s Next Ambassador to

There are hopeful signs regarding the Bush administration's policy toward Israel and the Palestinian Arabs. Unlike his predecessor, President Bush refrained from interfering in the Israeli election and has said that he will not...

Explosives Found in “Red Crescent” Ambulance

A surprise roadblock manned by reservists near Ramallah exposed a Tanzim attempt to smuggle a ten kilo explosives belt hidden inside a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance. Despite sweeping denials by the head of the Red...

Palestinians Deny Killing Jewish Infant in Hebron

Excerpts From Jordan Times: Palestinians deny killing Jewish infant * Israel Journalists ejected from Arab summit * Arab League ineffective and bankrupt. Headlines: "Israel blockades Hebron to punish Palestinians after death of baby." Quote from Text: "Palestinian cabinet minister...

Canadian Officials Confirm: Their Government Financed “Right of Return” Brochure

Montreal, March 25 (JTA) Canadian officials have confirmed that their government financed a brochure calling for Palestinians to realize the "Right of Return" by taking back homes and property lost inside Israel during Israel's...

Canada’s role in the ‘right of return’

Jerusalem - A cardinal principle of the Arab information campaign against Israel since the inception of the Jewish state 53 years ago has focused on the plight of Palestinian Arabs who left their homes...

Does the New PLO Entity Recognize Israel?

At a staff meeting in September 1993, our news agency, whose purpose it is to provide continuing factuql coverage for the foreign media, made a policy decision: to find out firsthand how the new...

Arafat’s Corruption: the Source of Palestinian Suffering?

According to surveys by the research center of the Israeli Yad Tabenkin, the West Bank per capita gross domestic product (GDP) before the Oslo accord in 1993 was approximately $3,500, and in Gaza, about...

Where has All of Israel Gone?

At one or two shops in the Old City of Jerusalem and tourist sites in areas ruled by the Palestinian Authority, people can pick up a map entitled "Palestine, the Holy Land Tourist Map". Published...

Even Palestinian crossword puzzles reject Israel

Question: What is the well-known port city of Palestine? If you answered "Gaza," you'd be wrong - it's Haifa, according to crossword puzzles that appear in Palestinian media sources routinely enjoyed by Palestinians of all...