Will the Government of Israel Adhere to the law and forbid assets from falling...

The following query should be posed to spokespeople of the government of Israel: The government of Israel stresses that it has ordered its troops to "carry out the law". What is the government of Israel doing...

Abbas Approves PA Assistance to Families of Suicide Bombers

On the very day of a suicide bombing in Netanya, Machmud Abbas, the chairman of the Palestinian Authority gave budgetary approval to assistance for the families of suicide bombers. Each martyr's family will receive a...

This Week in the P.A. 6th February, 2006

Editor's note: Welcome to the sixth edition of "Inside the PA," a weekly on-line publication designed to provide an open-source and yet valuable insight into the workings of the Palestinian Authority. We will review important...

The Million Person Gap: A Critical Look at Palestinian Demography

Executive Summary: Population statistics and predictions of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) are unreliable. A BESA study that subjects Palestinian demography to rigorous analysis shows that the 2004 Palestinian population of the...

On the First Day of Cease Fire?

We are ending the first day of the ceasefire in Lebanon. Here in Israel we really didn't expect it to hold even this long -- didn't expect Hezbollah to hold fire for more than and...

Hamas Seeks To Copy Hizbullah Atms

Israel has assessed that Hamas intends to capitalize on the success of Hizbullah's war against Israel. Israeli officials said Hamas plans to copy variants of Iranian- and Russian-origin anti-tank missiles fired by Hizbullah during the...

HAMAS SEEKS TO EXPAND TRAINING IN IRAN

Hamas has sought to expand Iranian aid to the Palestinian movement. Palestinian sources said Hamas leaders have been negotiating with Teheran to increase military and financial aid to the insurgency group. They said that senior Hamas...

Not the peace we expected with Egypt

Egypt's behavior in Sinai and along the Philadelphi route, which enables the large-scale arming of terror organizations, requires a reexamination of Israeli policy. Many people have become convinced in recent months that Egypt intends...

Will Baker and Gates Leave Bush with a Defeatist Legacy?

As George W. Bush enters his final two years in office, he may be preparing a doctrine of defeatism authored by James Baker and Robert Gates that alienates allies and emboldens enemies. Three critical decisions...

Israel’s Terror Release Policy Grabs Specter’s Attention Again

When U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), then chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, heard the story in 2002 of Palestinian terrorist Nasser Abu Hamid, PLO Marwan Barghouti's right-hand man, he was stunned. In December 2002,...