New Psychological Profile of Yassir Arafat

Yasser Arafat has many faces. He is prone to sudden outbursts of anger, he weeps uncontrollably, sometimes makes violent threats, sometimes gets carried away giving compliments, sometimes goes deep into his shell. When he...

Why the PA Textbooks Remain a Secret to the Israeli Public

The school system of the nascent Palestinian Authority, established in the wake of the Oslo peace process, has fostered the first curriculum since Nazi Germany to train children in the art of war against...

Executive Summary: The Report of the New Palestinian Authority School Books

Following is a summary of the findings of a survey conducted by the Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace, of the new Palestinian Authority Textbooks. The findings were presented at a press conference held...

New School Books Omit Israel: New Report on PA l School Textbooks

JERUSALEM - A new range of textbooks used in Canadian-funded Palestinian schools has failed to fulfill promises to the international community to modify Palestinian hostility to the Jewish presence in Israel and promote peace...

The Continuing EU Role in PA Education

Herb Keinon's Jerusalem Post news report of November 2, 2001, indicating that "E.U. money has been used for Palestinian textbooks", was refuted by Ambassador Giancarlo Chevallard (Head of the Delegation of the European Commission)...

A Profile: When A Social Worker Who helps Terror Victims Becomes a Terror Victim

Scenes of terrorism in newspapers and television have the same effect on me: they inspire shock and anger. There are the pictures of the ambulance crews, the Chevra Kadisha (Jewish burial Society) workers literally...

How Is Israel to Respond When They Attack Our Airports?

On Monday, US Secretary of State Colin Powell will deliver a speech at the University of Louisville in which it is expected he will set forth an American plan for peace between Israel and...

The Double Message of the Israeli Government

It goes without saying that there is universal disappointment with Israel's information policies. The problem is not the lack of funds or professional resources at the disposal of the Israeli government. The problem remains the double...

Public Condemnation; Private Glee

Executive Summary Palestinian press treatment of the Islamic suicide attacks on New York and Washington on September 11 was a prime example of the power the Palestinian Authority wields over newspapers and media. Both PA-owned...

Comprehensive Report: What Message Has Arafat’s PBC Radio Newsreel Conveyed Since the September 11...

The Palestinian Authority has actually escalated the war-making component of its propaganda organs: Voice of Palestine Radio and Palestinian Television---even as it tells the West that it is entering a cease fire with Israel. In...