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Incitement: The Missing Element in the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum*
The agreement signed between Israel and the PLO on Sept. 4th, 1999 was different in one significant way from the Oslo accords that were reached in August, 1993 and the Wye Accords that were...
Rabbis for Human Rights Responds to David Bedein
David Bedein wrote in his April article, "Rabbis Who Ignore Human Rights", "Ten years ago, a group known as the Rabbis For Human Rights"... was formed to relate to the human rights and civil...
Questions Placed to the “Rabbis for Human Rights”
The Rabbis for Human Rights aims to educate Jews, especially Israeli citizens, that they bear a burden of moral responsibility in the area of human rights and civil liberties, especially in regard to Palestinian...
Did Anyone Hear ‘Jihad’?
Did Anyone Hear 'Jihad'?
The problem is not a new one: Palestinian leaders purport to seek peace with Israel but their actions suggest otherwise.
The question is how to respond, as when Yasir Arafat speaks in...
Exercises in the Art of War
The Chairman of the Palestinian Authority is nervous and speaks aggressively. Hamas and the activists get the hint: He will not oppose a little "pressure" on Israel, which will also press the Americans. The...
Barak’s “Red Line” Coalition
Quotes from text:
"There are enough hawks in Israel's emerging coalition -- including perhaps Barak -- to insure that no withdrawal from occupied south Lebanon is likely to be forthcoming without firm Syrian or international...
Abu Mazen: No Negotiations Unless Barak Drops Red Lines
The following are excerpts from an interview of the Palestinian Authority's chief negotiator, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) published in the Palestinian weekly, El Ashaab, on 5 July, 1999:
Question: What happens if Ehud Barak fails...
Clinton and the Right of Return
On July 1, 1999, President Clinton stated that American policy was that Palestinians have a right to live "wherever they would like to live".
Clinton's policy statement resounded through the Palestinian media and the United...
Interview with Rabbi Arik Asherman, director of the RABBIS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Allan: Tell me a little about yourself.
Asherman: Sure, my name is Rabbi Arik Asherman. I'm the executive director of Rabbi's for Human Rights. I also, on a part time basis am the Rabbi for...
Why Ehud Barak Did Not Visit the Etzion Settlements
On Thursday, May 13, 1999, Ehud Barak had scheduled to the Etzion communities, south of Bethlehem, a settlement area that had once been thought to lie within Israel's national consensus.
However, on Sunday, May 9th,...
