Four Questions for Fayyad
Salman Fayad has announced that he may resign as the head of the Palestinian Authority, where he earned an undeserved reputation with the media as someone who led the Palestinian Arab people in a...
Ten talking points for UNRWA donor Nations
A German academic asked for advice from the Nachum Bedein Center for Near East Policy Center as to how he could influence UNRWA policy. His concern was motivated by Germany's increasing its donation to...
There is no joy in Mudville, Ramallah
While the entire Arab world covered the Saddam Hussein capture in great detail, the official Palestine Broadcasting Corporation radio carried a short, curt announcement of his incarceration, and Arafat issued a brief statement about...
Europe, UN Help Palestinians Raise Millions for Suit Against Israeli Occupation
The European Union and United Nations will be using funding dedicated to empowering Palestinian women to fight the occupation of the West Bank by Israel. The EU and the UN created a $2.1 million...
Allan Adler’s Oakland, Michigan Press blog: Follow up on Interview with David Bedein
http://www.israelbehindthenews.com/bin/content.cgi?ID=4463&q=1
Friday, August 5, 2011
Saying Good Bye
This is harder than I ever imagined to say but I want to let all my readers know that this is my last blog as The Oakland Press...
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...
Report: Israel’s geostrategic status in Mideast improves
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4458449,00.html
The diplomatic-security cabinet convened Tuesday in a Mossad facility for an annual report on Israel's geostrategic status in the Middle East.
According to the report, Israel's status in the Middle East has improved over the...
Coup Plot: Biden’s Intel Agencies ‘Expect’ Protests to Topple Netanyahu for ‘Moderate’ Leader
U.S. intelligence agencies are claiming that they “expect” protests to bring down the Israeli government and replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been an obstacle to President Joe Biden’s plans for the Middle...
Strategic Minute: America’s Rag Doll
A Word First
We take a look at a man who’s been in the news nearly every hour in the Middle East -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Forget the heap of criticism coming from...
Israel’s Suicidal Policy
The movement within Israel to hold a referendum on Prime Minister Sharon's "Disengagement" plan has fizzled now that the Knesset has voted solidly against it. Efforts to bring the government down by blocking the...