News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 5 “” 11, 2013)

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/article/20526 This past week the quiet along Israel's southern border continued. In Judea and Samaria violent confrontations and friction continued, peaking on June 7 (Naksa Day), which passed, however, without exceptional incident. There were marches...

Palestine Authority Officials Comment on American Attacks

Following are two recent references by senior Palestinian officials to the US missile strikes against Sudan and Afghanistan: 24th August, 1998 interview on Israel Army radio with Sufian Abu Zaida, head of the PA's Israel...

We Cease, They Fire: Anatomy of a Ceasefire Disaster

"Hamas could learn both positive and negative lessons from the last round of escalation. On the positive side, it succeeded in consistently and systematically launching rockets at Israel, extending the rockets' range to Ashkelon,...

Whistleblower on Antisemitism Harassed by Antisemitism: Shai Davidai as a Case in Point

Shai Davidai, an Israeli assistant professor at the Columbia University Business School, is being investigated by the Columbia administration. Davidai gained prominence by criticizing the failure of the university to respond to antisemitism on campus. He charged the...

The truth should be taught about the 1948 war

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/the-truth-should-be-taught-about-the-1948-war-1.368167 On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. That is truth, not narrative. On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked and destroyed the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. That is truth, not narrative. Of...

Al Quds (Palestinian daily) Editorial Explains Palestinians Won’t Honor Security Obligations if Israel Doesn’t...

The contacts of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his foreign minister Shimon Peres with a number of high-level Palestinian officials have given the impression that the tide may be changing in the region...

Senior Palestinian Official: PNC Will Not Convene to Amend the Covenant

This is the first in a series of periodic updates on issues relating to Palestinian compliance with the October 23, 1998 Wye River Memorandum. This update focuses on the Palestinian obligation to amend the...

“Distribution of the Iraqi President’s Grants to Families of Martyrs of Al-Shuyukh Massacre”

The Arab Liberation Front , in cooperation with the Fatah Movement in Al-Shuyukh, held a reception at the charity society hall in honor of the families of Al-Shuyukh massacre martyrs, during which Iraqi...

Finland Offers to Monitor Peace Process

... No one is in a position to impose solutions in the Middle East without the agreement and commitment of the parties themselves. But when the will is there outside parties can and must...