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Friday, December 30, 2005 - ()

This Week In the Palestinian Authority: Issue Three

Friday, December 23, 2005 - ()

Inside The Palestinian Authority: Issue 2

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - ()

U.S. AID building Hamas town
By: Aaron Klein

The test of Netanyahu's Leadership
By: David Bedein

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - ()

Inside The Palestinian Authority: Issue 1

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - ()

Where is UNRWA Going After the Withdrawal from Katif?

Is the US Pressuring Israel to Allow "Safe Passage" for PLO Convoys to Traverse Israel?
By: David Bedein

Palestinian "moderate" PLC representative Qadura Fares
By: Dr. Aaron Lerner

Free Marwan Barghouti To Counter Power of Hamas
By: Yossi Beilin

Keep Marwan Barghouti Behind Bars
By: David Bedein

Sunday, December 4, 2005 - ()

Analysis: UNRWA Under Attack

Abbas Approves PA Assistance to Families of Suicide Bombers
By: Jonathan D. Halevi

Why was Netanya a Target Again Today?
By: David Bedein

The Late Kaare Kristiansen: From a reporter's diary
By: David Bedein

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - ()

Report #14:
State of (evicted) Katif, Northern Gaza and Northern Shomron Communities
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Why the Evacuees Must Sue: The Time Has Come for Class Action Suits
By: David Bedein

"Unsettled"
By: Editorial

Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - ()

Ariel Sharon's Party: Loyalists of the PM Unite!
By: David Bedein

Police Open Investigation into Left-Wing Groups Offering Incentives to Refuse IDF Service

Let My People Sue: Help the Evacuees Regain Their Dignity in Court
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Rafah Agreement: Israel Signs Away Sovereignty
By: Arlene Kushner

Friday, November 18, 2005 - ()

Homeless in the homeland
By: Lila Hanft

Amir Peretz: Sign of a Social Revolution in Israel?
By: David Bedein

UNRWA: A Roadblock to Peace?
By: Suzanne Gershowitz

Canada urged to help resolve Palestinian refugee debate
By: Paul Lungen

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - ()

UJC (UNITED JEWISH COMMUNITIES) Brochure on Situation of the Evacuees
By: United Jewish Communities and The Jewish Agency for Israel

Critics say: U.N. Agency's Work Misleads Palestinians
By: Joey Lomicky

German Government: Indirect Support For The "Right Of Return"
By: David Bedein

Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - ()

UNHCR will not Handle the Descendants of Refugees... Unlike UNRWA
By: Arlene Kushner

U.N. Agency Balks At Transferring Duties To Palestinians
By: Bennie Avni

Israel Asks for UNRWA in Gaza to be absorbed by the PA

Alan Dershowitz's View of Peace
By: David Bedein

Presented at the UNCA, the United Nations Correspondents Association, on November 1st, 2005
Apply the Principles of UNHCR to the Operation of UNRWA
Alleviate the Suffering of Refugees Instead of Perpetuating It
By: David Bedein

Friday, November 4, 2005 - ()

Report #13, November 4, 2005: State of Gush Katif, Northern Gaza and Northern Shomron Communities
By: Toby Klein

Friday, October 28, 2005 - ()

Why does UNRWA exist?
Arlene Kushner

Monday, October 24, 2005 - ()

Report # 12: State of [EVICTED] Gush Katif, Northern Gaza and Northern Shomron Communities
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - ()

Plo Leadership Condemns Israel For Shooting Attacks On Jews
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Official Palestinian authority media: Abbas's own Fatah killed 'settlers'
By: David Bedein

Report #11: State of [evicted ] Gush Katif, Northern Gaza and Northern Shomron Communities
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Monday, October 17, 2005 - ()

On the Eve of the Summit and Ramadan
The Palestinian Broadcasting Media: A Survey Report
By: Michael Widlanski

Friday, October 14, 2005 - ()

Canada, The Middle East Peace Process, UNRWA and "Right of Return"
By: David Bedein

Report #10: State of Evicted Residents of Gush Katif, Northern Gaza and Northern Shomron Communities Victim of Disengagement: 30,000 IS to bury him "because he doesn't live here"
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - ()

Exit PA, Enter Egypt
Abbas Invites Foreign Rule in PA
By: David Bedein

Monday, October 10, 2005 - ()

The UN's Palestinian Refugee Problem
By: Arlene Kushner

Sunday, October 9, 2005 - ()

Report #9: State of evicted Gush Katif, Northern Gaza & N. Shomron Communities
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Parents Furious As Education Ministry Passes On Bible Studies
By: Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad

The USA Will Not Finance PA Projects Named for Terrorists
By: Rony Shaked

Don't Give Them Guns: Reviving a Slogan After More Than 1,000 People Murdered in Cold Blood in Five Years?
By: Editorial

Prepare the Flack Jackets
By: Eitan Haber

Friday, October 7, 2005 - ()

URGENT NEWS ON SHIRAT HAYAM HOTEL IN ASHKELON
Report #8, State of Gush Katif, Northern Gaza and Northern Shomron Communities
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Incorporate UNRWA into UNHCR
By: Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Sunday, October 2, 2005 - ()

From Mortars to Bulldozers - Israel's Dilemma in the New Year
By: David Bedein

Report #7: State of Gush Katif, Northern Gaza and Northern Shomron Communities
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Friday, September 30, 2005 - ()

Finland Offers to Monitor Peace Process
With Editorial Comment: Why, then, does Finland Finance the PA textbooks which do not recognize Israel
By: Erkki Tuomioja, Foreign Minister of Finland

Despite Sharon's Assurances, Unilateral Withdrawals Will Continue
By: Nahum Barnea

Report #6: State of Gush Katif, Northern Gaza and Northern Shomron Communities. Jewish Agency Rejection of Eibim Solution Leads to Major Questions re Role of the Jewish Agency vs Disengagement Authority
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - ()

How Sharon won: Business interests override concerns for security
By: David Bedein

"Can't Buy Me Love" : The Folly of Woflensohn and Zuckerman and the Green Houses of Katif
By: Dr. Alex Grobman

Coping with Substance Abuse in the Jewish World
By: Jonathan Feldstein and Yaakov Ort

Monday, September 26, 2005 - ()

Report #5: State of Gush Katif, Northern Gaza and Northern Shomron Communities
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

PA Foreign Minister Renews Call to Invoke PLO "Phased Plan of Stages"
By: Col. (res) Jonathan D. Halevi

After Disengagement: A Strategic Insight
By: Dr. Boaz Ganor

DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN: The City of Sderot After Disengagement
By: Nahum Barnea

Friday, September 23, 2005 - ()

A Personal Remembrance of Simon Wiesenthal
By: Dr. Alex Grobman

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - ()

Report #4, September 21-22nd: State of Gush Katif, Northern Sinai and Northern Shomron Communities
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

The Myth that the Katif Evacuees Do Not Want To Leave Their "Hotels"
By: Rachel Saperstein

Hamad Research Center: Moving the Armed Struggle to Judea and Samaria

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - ()

Israel Hands Over Sa-Nur in Samaria to Terrorists: HAMAS AND El-Aksa Martyrs Brigades:[Violation of Israeli Law Ignored]
By: Roni Shaked

Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - ()

Official PA Me3ia: EU Monitoring Role Negotiated for Rafah
By: Palestine Media Center

Report #3, September 20:State of Gush Katif, Northern Sinai and Northern Shomron Communities
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Monday, September 19, 2005 - ()

Palestinian Authority Officer Confirms:
Serious Weapons Smuggled Into Gaza Strip
By: Danny Shalom and Hagai Huberman

State of Gush Katif, Northern Sinai and Northern Shomron Communities: Evacuee Update 2
By: Toby Klein-Greenwald

Friday, September 16, 2005 - ()

Spreading of Pollutants from a Sewage Outfall Along the Gaza Strip
By: Prof. Steve Brenner

Has Israeli deterrence become a farce?
By: Dr. Aaron Lerner

Gaza sewage could cripple desalination facility
By: Ze'ev Schiff

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - ()

Professor Porath Predicts Israel Will Reconquer Gaza
By: Prof. Yehoshua Porath

Monday, September 12, 2005 - ()

Analysis: The inside story of why the Gush Katif synagogues were destroyed
By: David Bedein

Hurricane "Arik": Settlers as Scapegoats
By: Eyal Megged

Sunday, September 11, 2005 - ()

Legacy of September 11th, 2005:
Israel Spawns Terror Base For The Enemy
By: David Bedein

Thursday, September 8, 2005 - ()

Why Does the Israeli Government Persist in Spreading The Word that "All is Well"
By: Arlene Kushner

The State of the Communities of Gush Katif and Northern Gaza
By: Toby Klein Greenwald

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 - ()

The Situation of the Evacuees from Katif
By: Arlene Kushner

Monday, September 5, 2005 - ()

Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome - After the Disengagement
By: Hila Alroi De-Barr

A Proposal for Israel's "National Defense Doctrine" - Without Judea, Samaria and the Golan
By: Hagai Huberman

Sunday, September 4, 2005 - ()

Does Disengagement Mean a Future of Terror? - An Assessment with General Amidror and Col. Rinsky
By: Sharon Katz

Thursday, September 1, 2005 - ()

Open Sources in the Palestinian Authority Confirm:
Palestinian Authority Brings Hamas into Power in Gaza - despite Israeli legal constraints against assets for Palestinians "involved in terror"
By: David Bedein

Monday, August 29, 2005 - ()

PA Officials 'Understand' Arab Attack on Bus Station in Beer Sheva, and Don't Call It Terror
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Sunday, August 28, 2005 - ()

Israeli Rabbis:
Don't Destroy Empty Gaza Synagogues
By: Julie Stahl

Rabbis Plead:
Don't Destroy Gaza Synagogues
By: Aaron Klein

Friday, August 26, 2005 - ()

How the Evacuees from Katif Were Received
By: Carmi Wiseman

Thursday, August 25, 2005 - ()

How a battle was won; Why a battle was lost; How the war could be won
By: David Bedein

Gaza terror group said to have rocket that could hit Ashkelon

Plans for the Gaza Strip:
Not Quite What We Are Led to Believe
By: Arlene Kushner

Palestinian Authority Media Condemns the killing of Jihad terrorists
No problem with murdering Jewish students, however
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - ()

Goodbye Gaza, Hello Hamas
By: John Perazzo

Sharon rebuffs charges that gov't is mishandling evacuees
By: Herb Keinon and JPost staff

1,000 families 'have no homes to go to'
By: Dan Izenberg

Gush Katif Postscript:
Post Zionism Won
By: Joseph Puder

Eviction Through Negligence

Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - ()

Zarqawi Setting up Bases in Jordan, Gaza Strip?
By: Aaron Klein

PA won't disarm Hamas, Islamic Jihad
By: Khaled Abu Toameh

President Abbas: Withdrawal of Occupation Credited to Martyrs, Prisoners and Wounded
By: IPC + WAFA

Monday, August 22, 2005 - ()

Lema'an Achai (RBS)
Emergency Campaign for Gush Katif

Sunday, August 21, 2005 - ()

Intelligence Premonitions of Disengagement
By: Guy Bechor

Evicting a Concentration Camp survivor from Atzmona in Katif
By: Harvey Tannenbaum

Saturday, August 20, 2005 - ()

Will the Government of Israel Adhere to the law and forbid assets from falling into the hands of terrorists?
By: David Bedein

The Acid Test
Will the media and the governement of Israel apologize for speading the lie that protesters poured acid on police?
By: David Bedein

Al-Kidwa:
Gaza Pullout Defeats Israel's Project of Colonization
By: WAFA-PLO News Agency

Egypt Sends Troops to Eastern Sinai
Special "Middle East News Line" News Story

Friday, August 19, 2005 - ()

Legal Brief Filed on Behalf of Jewish Residents of the Katif District in the Gaza Strip

Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - ()

Israeli Intelligence Estimate:
War With Palestinians in 2006
Middle East News Line Investigation

Chomesh Evictee Denied Treatment by Mofaz Suffers Heart Attack
By: David Bedein

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - ()

Arab World Delights as Evictions Edge Nearer
By: Stephen Farrell and Massad Abu Toameh

Israel Government decision ignored by Sharon:
No assets for terrorists
By: David Bedein

Mental Health Professionals Denied Access by Israeli Gov't to Northern Samaria Jewish Community
Lemaan Achai Press Release

A Government Devoid of Humanitarian Considerations
By: Arlene Kushner

U.S. Fears That Israel Will Suspend Withdrawal Under Fire
Special Report Middle East News Line

Wednesday, August 10, 2005 - ()

Abbas: Meeting with Hamas Leaders "Positive"
By: IPC+WAFA

Deep Concern Over Sharon Aide Weisglass Saying 60,000 Jews Will Be Uprooted From Judea & Samaria
Contradicting Israeli Ambassador Ayalon

Abbas: Israeli Withdrawal Should not Be Linked to Disarming Factions
By: WAFA-PLO news agency

Israeli Police Beat Up Katif Spokeswoman at Check Point
By: David Bedein

Potential Humanitarian Disaster in the Katif District of Gaza
By: Moshe and Rachel Saperstein

Do US Pressures Determine Israeli Policy?

Thursday, August 4, 2005 - ()

Murders on a Bus: Requiem to the Memory of Proportionality
By: David Bedein

Investigation:
Disengagement Text Not Available to Israelis
By: Aaron Sichel

The People of Sa-Nur
By: Marianna Staroselsky

Tuesday, August 2, 2005 - ()

Is "Disengagement" The Answer?
By: Dr. Alex Grobman

Statement of the Foreign Press Association in Israel Against Press Restrictions of the Government of Israel...
Followed by Reporter's Protests Against Press Restricions of the Palestinian Authority

1995 eulogy for Northern Samaria terror victim Ofrah Felix
By: Ariel Sharon

Sanur Residents - Their Profiles:
Putting a Human Face on People About to be Evacuated from their Homes
By: David Bedein

Sunday, July 31, 2005 - ()

A Letter to My Seventeen Year Old Daughter at Auschwitz
From David Bedein in Jerusalem to Leora Bedein in Poland.
By: David Bedein

Our Efforts to Free our Daughter, Chaya
By: Moshe Belogorodsky

Saturday, July 30, 2005 - ()

PA to Buy Weapons from Egypt
By: Roni Shaked

Abu Mazen:
We Can't Promise Zero Gunfire During Withdrawal
U.S. Pressures Israel to allow arms for the P.A.
By: Amit Cohen, Ilil Shahar and Felix Frisch

Does Corruption Drive Israeli 'Disengagement'?
By: Rachel Neuwirth

Some US Congressional leaders worry that Gaza pullout amounts to appeasement

Thursday, July 28, 2005 - ()

Imagine What it Would be Like to Live Under the Threat of Your Community Being Destroyed
By: Dr. Miriam Adahan

Former military intel chief slams Sharon's plan
By: Aaron Klein

Roundups of Jews
By: Rachel Saperstein

Israel's Disengagement Policy:
An Award for Terror
By: Trudy Rubin

Follow Up:
Knesset Orders Investigation of PM Appointee to Coordinate Disengagement Policies
By: David Bedein

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - ()

Israel Knesset Controls Committee Meets and Orders Full Investigation of Eival Giladi, Prime Minister Sharon's Appointee to Coordinate Disenagagment Policies

Monday, July 25, 2005 - ()

Israeli Troops Being Trained to Fire on Settlers
By: Uzi Mahnaimi

Is "Disengagement" the Answer?

Update from July 24th PBC Media Following Murder of Rachel and Dov Kol:
Abbas Condemns Attack and PBC Media Continue to Praise their Murder
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

An Israeli government working against the interests of the Jewish People?
By: David Bedein

Sunday, July 24, 2005 - ()

Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation Praises Terror Attack Where an Israeli Couple Was Murdered
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Friday, July 22, 2005 - ()

Rethinking Support for the Disengagement Process
By: Danny Rubinstein

"Corruption and Israel's Disengagement Process"
Knesset Investigation of Alleged Corruption on the Highest Level of the Disenagement Process Commences
By: David Bedein

US House of Representatives Approves Restrictions on Aid to Palestinian Authority

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - ()

Israel Military Intelligence Warns That Disengagement Would be Viewe As a Victory for Terror
By: David Bedein Arlene Kushner

Impact of Israel's "Disengagement" on U.S. Interests
By: Yoram Ettinger

Letter of Elihu Schultz, Concentration Camp Survivor
By: Elihu Schultz

Sunday, July 17, 2005 - ()

From Yamit to Katif:
The Differences Between 1982 and 2005 - From a Personal and Professional Perspective
By: David Bedein

Thursday, July 14, 2005 - ()

Saudia Continue to Allow Their Citizens to Fund al Qaida
Special Middle East News Line Investigative Report

Poll:
52%:44% Before implementing Disengagement - Investigate Former COS Ya'alon's Allegations

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - ()

Special Report:
Hamas Website Reports That The Hamas Has Postioned Their Rockets in Judea and Samaria
By: The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S)

Belgium:
PA Textbooks not Anti-Semitic
By: Sheera Claire Frenkel

IDF Document:
Circumstances Under Which the IDF Can Fire on Settlers and Protesters
By: Amos Harel

Monday, July 11, 2005 - ()

Professors of Statistics and Math from U. of Penn, Hebrew U. & Temple U. Say: Conclusion of ADL Poll That Americans Support Israel's Withdrawal Plan Is Not Valid
ZOA Press Release

Morton Klein Responds to Nahum Barnea's Attack on the ZOA
By: Morton A. Klein

Poll showing most Americans oppose pullout misleading
By: Nahum Barnea

A Letter to Abe Foxman from Katif
By: Rachel Saperstein

To the People of Israel, to Every Jew Wherever He May Be, From a Young Father in Katif.
The Moment of Truth Has Arrived
By: Aviel Tucker

Opinion:
"Jews Are Not Expelling Jews from Gaza"
By: Abraham H. Foxman

The Cost of Sharon's "Disengagement"
By: Ariel Center for Policy Research

Sunday, July 10, 2005 - ()

And Who Funded the Memorial Book for Shahids? None Other Than the Israel Ministry of Education
By: Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad

Sharon willing to forgo crucial peace treaty principles for disengagement
By: MK Arieh Eldad

Americans Say Never Again
By: Gary Fitleberg

Friday, July 8, 2005 - ()

Visiting and Writing from Shomron Jewish Communities Slated for Eviction
By: Rafi Farber

Was There Advance Warning of a Planned Terror Offensive in London?
By: Shimon Shiffer and Ronen Bergman

Arab Knesset Members Warned Pullout Serves as Legal Basis for Future Expulsion of Arabs
By: Roee Nahmias

From London to Gaza
July 7th, 2005: A day in which London suffered the indignity of terror
By: David Bedein

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - ()

Leave it to Bieber
Parents Speak to Their Children About IDF Refusal
By: David Bedein

What Happened During the Katif Eviction: A first hand Account
By: Sara Feld Lubar

IDF Announcement About Why The IDF Acted To Evict All Residents From the Hotel. No Real Explanation Given

You've won, Mr. Sharon. I'm Disengaged
By: Naomi Ragen

The Last Event at the Katif Hotel Before All Residents Were Evicted

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - ()

General Giladi:
Representing a State of Israel in Denial
By: David Bedein

Knesset Briefing on Iranian's Nuclear Weapons
Special to Israel Resource News Agency
By: Anna Smushkovich and Joanna Slezak

The EU Ambassador comes to Sderot
By: Rafi Friedman

Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - ()

Civil Service Commission to Investigate Brig.-Gen. (res.) Eival Giladi's Contract
By: Dr. Aaron Lerner

Diskin:
"Abbas possesses more power over PA than he admits"
By: Aluf Benn

Dahlan:
"We Consider any Israeli Withdrawal a Victory for Palestinians"

Monday, June 27, 2005 - ()

IMRA asks Prime Minister's Office about Eival Giladi - Conflict of Interest
By: Dr. Aaron Lerner

Eival Giladi's Appointments: to the PM office and to the Portland Trust
Researched by IMRA

Eival Giladi, in charge of Disengagement, for the Prime Minister, Maintains a Personal Financial Stake in the Palestinian Economy in Gaza
By: David Bedein

Weiner-Ferguson Amendment to Prohibit Aid to Saudi Arabia

Sunday, June 26, 2005 - ()

Would Uprooting Jews Violate International Humanitarian Treaties?
By: Adv. David Singer

US Will Respect Elections if Hamas Wins
By: Secretary Rice on CNN

Report of Israel Resource News Agency in the US Congress

Friday, June 24, 2005 - ()

Fatah Continues to Dispatch Teenagers fo Kill...
By: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S)

Thursday, June 23, 2005 - ()

Why Does the US Government Not Examine the Curriculum of the Palestinian Authority Before Launching Campaign to Finance the PA Schools?
By: David Bedein

Palestinians Name Pro-Syrian Foe of Peace With Israel as Deputy to Abbas
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - ()

Documentation
Official PA website blames Israel for those murdered by Documentation: Official PA website blames Israel for those murdered by Palestinian mortars
Investigative Analysis from IMRA

Reassessing Abbas
By: Guy Bechor

Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - ()

Red Dawn Alert
By: Rafi Farber

Before Meeting Sharon, Abbas and His Media Issue List of "do's" and "Don'ts"
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

PLO-Iranian:
The Unreported Story
Special Report for Israel Resource News Agency
By: Meir Javedanfar MA, MSc

Monday, June 20, 2005 - ()

Official PA Media:
How Rice Was Received, Welcome afforded to Hamas
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Sunday, June 19, 2005 - ()

Palestinian Media Welcome Rice With Interview Calling Bush Leader of Anti-Islamic Crusade
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Friday, June 17, 2005 - ()

Funding the Farmers in Gush Katif
By: Nadav Shragai

Israel's Vice Prime Minister Peres Approves Provision of "Light Weapons" to an Entity at War With Israel.
(List of those murdered by "light weapons" included)
By: David Bedein

PA Media Today
Hamas, Internal Strife, Old Film Clips on PBC TV Against Israel
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Was Disengagement Plan Formulated to Escape Sharon Corruption Probe? A New Book Provides Fresh Documentation...
By: Hillel Fendel

Thursday, June 16, 2005 - ()

With UNRWA's Mandate Up for Renewal on June 30th. Should the UNRWA Mandate be Revised?
By: Arlene Kushner

PA Media Reflecting Internal Strife
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - ()

Congressmen urge end to PA incitement against Israel

Ending Israeli Occupation
Precondition for Disarming PM Qurei Recommits to Truce, to 'Smooth' Israeli Withdrawal
By: Palestine Media Center

Mixed Messages from the Official Palestinian Authority Media
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Official PA Media:
Israel Poisoning the Water with "Super Drink"
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Is the Palestinian Authority Headed for Collapse?
A Middle East News Line Exclusive

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - ()

Official PA Media:
New Threats Against Israel
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Sunday, June 12, 2005 - ()

PA Official Media:
Refusal to Disarm...
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Official Palestinian Authority Media Report that Israel has Agreed that "Badr Division" of Palestinian forces will enter Judea and Samaria
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Nasser al-Kidwa:
No intentions to disarm factions
By: Khaled Abu Toameh and Herb Keinon

Friday, June 10, 2005 - ()

The Disengagement Plan's Ten Questionable Premises
By: David Bedein

Palestinian Authority Responds to Charges of Incitement in Their Text Books
By: Palestine Media Center

Abbas Orders Release of Islamic Insurgents Wanted for Murder
Middle East News Line Investigative Report

Official Palestinian Authority
Media: Abbas sends Tough Messages to Sharon
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Israel's Military Introduces C4I For Pullout
Special Middle East News Line Report

Thursday, June 9, 2005 - ()

PA Media Today
Abbas Embraces Hamas
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Waking up to a New Existential Reality:
Living in the Only Place in the World Where There are No Human Rights or Civil Liberties for Jews... by Law
By: David Bedein

Abbas Inverts Reality
By: Arlene Kushner

Wednesday, June 8, 2005 - ()

Water Commission Official:
"Evacuation Liable to Fatally Damage Water"
By: Ben Caspit

Official PA media:
Israel Desecrates the Quran
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Tuesday, June 7, 2005 - ()

David Bronfman Contributes to the Anti-Disengagement Forces:
"Ethnic cleansing is deplorable to the rest of the world world, but here, it seems acceptable"
By: Daphna Berman

Review of Today's PA Media
Abbas Charges Israel With War Crimes
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Monday, June 6, 2005 - ()

Official Palestinian Media
Israel Invades Temple Mount
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Sunday, June 5, 2005 - ()

Long before 9/11, the US military was warned about low-tech warfare, but it didn't listen
By: Stephen J. Hedges

Statement of Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei on Eve of Jerusalem Day
38 Years on of Israeli Occupation, Qurei Warns of 'Explosion'
Press Release of Palestine Media Center

PA Media Today
Official Abbas Announcement on PA Media: Postponing PA elections
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

US Administration Appears to Shift on the Hamas
By: Adam Entous

U.S. Opens Office in Israel to Pursue Terrorists
Middle East News Line Special Report

Saturday, June 4, 2005 - ()

Ten US State Department Middle East Policies... to Challenge
By: David Bedein

Abbas Regime Delays Elections
Continues Anti-US Incitement
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Friday, June 3, 2005 - ()

Ushering in a New Era in the IDF: Dependence on Air Force Capability
Middle East News Line Analysis

Thursday, June 2, 2005 - ()

Journalist Stopped and Questioned at Ben Gurion Airport for Posessing Copy of "Disclosed: Inside the Palestinian Authority and the PLO"
By: Bruce Schimmel

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 - ()

Will the PLO Terrorists Change Their Tactics of Insurgency
A Middle East News Line Report

Sharon
"Bush gave Abbas the impression he didn't have to fight terror now"
By: Aluf Benn

Questioning Whether the Palestinian Authority Police Force Acted to Close a Weapons Smuggling Tunner

Outgoing IDF Commander in Chief Ya'alon: After pullout, Israel will face another war of terror
By: Ari Shavit

Friday, May 27, 2005 - ()

An Appeal to the Conscience of the Jewish Media

Text of Letter Handed to Abbas by Congressman Sherman

Congressman Sherman Challenges Abbas on Anti-Semitism in Text Books

Congress Mulls Conditions for Aid to P.A.
By: Ori Nir

Friday, May 20, 2005 - ()

Palestinian Television Broadcasts Blatantly Anti-Semitic Sermon
By: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S)

Abbas is coming to Washington. Will Prez finally get tough with him?
By: Cal Thomas

Things are Now Clear
Arafat's Demise will not lead to Peace - Abbas Acts as his Protege
By: Dr. Daniel Pipes

On Eve of U.S. Visit, Abbas's Media Again Attack US and Israel
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - ()

Wiesenthal Center Calls on Japanese Government to Provide Aid to the Palestinian Authority Based on Elimination of Incitement
By: Simon Wisenthal Center Press Release

Analysis of the Palestinian Media
April 29-May 16, 2005: An Examination of Palestinian Political Communication Development: Moderation and Democratization Vs. Incitement Under the Abbas Regime

Monday, May 16, 2005 - ()

USAID Adds $7 Million to its Education Program

The Hidden Clauses of Oslo

Official PA Website Spreads the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
By: Hagai Huberman

Newsworthy Quotations from Official Palestinian Television
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Friday, May 13, 2005 - ()

The Vatican's Sin of Omission
By: Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg

Official Palestinian Authority Unleashes Anti-Israel and Anti-American Messages on the Eve of Israeli Independence Day and Abbas Visit to US
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Thursday, May 12, 2005 - ()

Palestinian Authority leaders Call Israeli Foreign Minister 'UNDEMOCRATIC'
Call for Israeli Arabs to Revolt
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Israeli Pull-out is Not an End of Israeli Occcupation in Gaza
Asserts PA Minister Muhamad Dahlan, Listing Additional Demand
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - ()

The Next Intifada
Palestinian Strategy As Outlined in the PA Media
Special Israel Resource News Agency Monograph

Palestinian Prime Minister Threatens Israel Over "Threats" to Al Aqsa
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - ()

Are There Orders to Open Fire On Jewish Residents During Their Eviction?

Relocation of Businesses from Gush Katif
The Human Side
By: Nava Tzuriel

Rumors Spread by the Official Palestinian Authority Media that Jews Are Plotting to Take the Temple Mount
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Monday, May 9, 2005 - ()

Weekend Analysis of the Official Palestinian Media
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Sunday, May 8, 2005 - ()

Maariv attacks HaAretz Editorial for Demonizing Israel
By: Editorials

Friday, May 6, 2005 - ()

Questioning Twenty Premises of an Official Publication of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Thursday, May 5, 2005 - ()

ADL-backed TAU Survey on World Wide Anti-Semitism: Once again Palestinian Anti-Semitism Underplayed
By: Diana Dubrow and Sammy Reiss

Palestinians Seek 'International Protection' and 'Observers' After Deaths of 'Child Martyrs' Killed 'Playing Football'
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Abbas Attacks Israeli 'War Crimes' and 'Intentional Murder' of 2 Youths as Deliberate Attempt to Bust Cease Fire
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

The IDF:
Disengagement Won't Stop Firing of Kassam Rockets
By: Itzik Saban and Yossi Yehoshua

From Evil, Make Good
90 Years After Armenian Genocide
By: Mayaan Jaffe

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - ()

Abbas Takes Tough Line on Final Status and on Interim Israel Withdrawal
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 - ()

ZAKA Rejects Request to Take Part in Exhuming Jewish Graves in Gush Katif
By: Zaka Rescue & Recovery

Exclusive News Story:
Israel and Palestinians Both Allowed Escape of Jihad Terrorist Who Attacked Tel Aviv; IDF Killed Him Yesterday
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Monday, May 2, 2005 - ()

Statement from the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel Concerning the Allegation on Official Palestinian Authority Media that IDF Soldiers Have Been Murdering Women At Check Points With Radiation Equipment

Analysis
The Mixed Messages of the Palestinian Authority Media
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE in the Context of the Current Policies of the Governernment of Israel
By: MK Prof. Arieh Eldad

Expert:
Israeli Position Renders Balfour Declaration Obsolete

Text
Minister Sharansky's Letter of Resignation
By: Natan Sharansky

Retreat from Gaza?
By: Daniel Mandel

Proposal for Palestinian Security Forces to Move Into Evacuated Homes
By: Amir Rappaport

Expose
Egypt Smuggles 600 Kalashnikov rifles to Terrorists
By: Amir Rappaport

Incoming IDF Chief:
100,000 Could Send Disengagement Back to Knesset
In Other Words, the IDF Chief Spelled out the Formula to Stop the Implementation of the Sharon Plan

Sunday, May 1, 2005 - ()

Russia Offers PA Range of Military Options
By: Middle East News Line

For Second Day in a Row, Official Palestinian Media Accuses Israel of Murdering Arab Through Radiation Treatment
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Friday, April 29, 2005 - ()

US AID Announces New Assistance for Palestinian Education
No Requirement to Eliminate Anti-semitic Curriculum
By: US AID PRESS RELEASE

Official Palestinian Authority Media
Israeli Army Murders Old Arab Woman With "Radiation Machine" at Checkpoint
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Document Reveal
Greek Church of Jerusalem Leased a Large Compound in the Old City Jews
By: Kalman Liebskind

Thursday, April 28, 2005 - ()

In the era of Abu Mazen, Universities Under the Jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority Continue to Serve as Centers of Incitement
Special Intelligence amd Terrorism Information Report at the Center for Special Studies

Middle East News Line Reveals:
P.A. Said to Issue Fictitious Security Claims

New Sasson Report
How the IDF Can "Win" at Disengagement
By: Guy Mei-Tal

Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - ()

Rand Studies Make Recommendations for a Successful Palestinian Arab State and Forget Major Detail:
The PLO Rejects Any Notion of a West Bank/Gaza State

Palestinian Leader Abbas Signals Mild Disapproval of Rocket Attack on Israel, But Does Not Condemn It
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Tuesday, April 26, 2005 - ()

Conflicting Interests
The United States Wants Cheap Oil and Democracy
By: Editorial

Self-Censorship in the Israeli Media To Protect PM Sharon From Too Much Criticism
By: Yaniv Zach

Why Sharon's Plan will NOT Come to Fruition
By: Moshe Kempinski

Monday, April 25, 2005 - ()

During Eviction, Israel Police Would Be Allowed to Employ "Reasonable Force" Against Children
By: Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad

Israel Army Radio:
Abandoning synagogues in Gaza, No Legal Responsibility for Jews' Belongings
By: Dr. Aaron Lerner

The Jewish Community of Gaza
Acting Out of Faith
By: Micah Halpern

Sunday, April 24, 2005 - ()

EU to Increase Training of Palestinian Authority Security Forces

America and Israel Attacked Harshly in Televised Palestinian Mosque Speech
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Friday, April 22, 2005 - ()

Peres Fund Folds
Analysis
By: Aaron Klein

Thursday, April 21, 2005 - ()

The Current State of Peres
By: David Bedein

The Fast of Tisha B'av has Nothing to Do with the Delay in Eviction
By: David Bedein

Russian Supply of Missiles to Syria

Russian Gift to Palestinians:
2 Helicopters and 50 APCS
By: Eli Bardenstein

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - ()

IDF Snipers Trained
"They Told Us to Aim at the Legs"
By: Amir Rappaport

Commando Operation:
Gush Katif
Plans Revealed to Use Floor Plans of Homes to Invade and Evict Jews
By: Amir Rappaport

Israel Fears Regional War in 2006

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - ()

Voice of Israel Radio
Palestinians say Abbas Wrong -
By: Dr. Aaron Lerner

Israeli City Prepares for Missile Attacks
By: Middle East News Line exclusive

IDF Warns
"Calm" on Verge of Explosion
By: Yossi Yehoshua and Itzik Saban

Officials of the Israel Ministry of Housing Admit
No Preparedness for Any Pullout
By: Ofer Petersburg and Zvi Alush

Monday, April 18, 2005 - ()

Peres's Peace Technology Fund Folds
By: Navit Zomer

Sunday, April 17, 2005 - ()

Knesset Committee Seeks Further Information About Peres's Palestinian Authority Investments
By: Aaron Klein

Israel's Suicidal Policy
By: Arlene Kushner

Friday, April 15, 2005 - ()

Israel's Suicidal Policy
Consequences Ignored by Israeli Government?
By: Arlene Kushner

The Bush-Sharon Summit
When World Leaders Forget that the US Congress Must Foot the Bill
By: Yoram Ettinger

Supporting Decisions of the Democratically Elected Government of Israel ...
When Its Prime Minister Circumvents The Decisions of the Elected Government of Israel
By: David Bedein

Friday, April 1, 2005 - ()

Farewell to the Pope
A tribute from a Jewish Reporter in Jerusalem
By: David Bedein

PLO Revs Up Themes of "Resistance" and "Anti-Judaization" in Land Day Demos
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

PLO Invites Hamas and Islamic Jihad to join on the Basis of "The Phased Strategy for Destroying Israel"
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

"Generic" Complaint that Can be Filed Against the U.S. State Department for Coercing Jews out of their homes.

Lack of a U.S. Response to the Planned Executions of "Collaborators" at the Order of the Palestinian Authority
By: Arlene Kushner

Sharon's Folly
A Strategic Assessment
By: Dr. Daniel Pipes

Friday, March 25, 2005 - ()

Talking Points on PM Sharon's "Disengagement Plan"
Sharon's 10 premises for his withdrawal plan should be questioned
By: Israel Resource News Agency Backgrounder

The Myth of the "Settlement Bloc Assurance"
An Israel Resource News Agency Policy Statement

Israel Can't Use US Law Enforcement Equipment to Violate Human Rights
By: David Bedein

Abbas Expected to Push for Direct US Aid Following Congressional Setback
By: Herb Keinon

The Unilateral Withdrawal
A Security Error of Historical Magnitude
By: Yaakov Amidror

Friday, March 18, 2005 - ()

Incitement from Official PA Cleric in Friday Mosque Sermon
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Waqf Minister Warns of Deforming Occupied Jerusalem
By: Official PA Web Site

The New PA/Hamas Cairo Agreement: Authorization for Terror Against Israel
By: Amos Gilboa

Uproar Over Israeli Property Acquisition in Old City of Jerusalem
By: Kalman Liebeskind

List of Wanted Suspects Submitted by Israel to the Palestinian Authority Found its Way to the Wanted Men Themselves
By: Ronu Shaked

Friday, March 11, 2005 - ()

The Palestinian "Temporary Cease-Fire": A Definition of Terms
By: Lt. Col. Jonathan D. Halevi

Friday, March 4, 2005 - ()

Should the CIA Train PLO Armed Personnel Once Again?
By: Matthew Kalman

Talking Peace and Executing Those Who Cooperate With Israel
By: Amit Cohen and Ilil Shahar

Text:
Does the US Arms Export Control Act Permit Israel to use US-made Law Enforcement Equipment to Oppress a Native Population?

False Media Reports About Rabbinical Ruling Led to Edict Allowing Bedouin Soldiers Who Serve in the IDF to Kill "Settlers"
By: Ronny Sofer

Islamic Jihad Plan to Fire Rockets at Afula
By: Hagai Huberman

Senior Israeli Security Officials
War on Terror in West Bank "NOT SERIOUS"

Blair, the Palestinians' Friend
By: Editorial

Max Fisher
Pres. Eisenhower regretted he pushed Israel to pull from Sinai
By: Dr. Joseph Lerner

Comprehensive Picture
Policy Statements and Actions of PA Chair Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)

Will the Real mahmoud Abbas/Abu Mazen Please Stand Up??
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Friday, February 25, 2005 - ()

Abu Mazen
Beneath the Moderate Veneer
By: Arlene Kushner

The Jericho Casino
Why the IDF Chief of Staff was Fired

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - ()

Israel's Peres Under Investigation for Role in Funds Tied to Palestinian Authority
By: Aaron Klein

People in Pain
By: Rachel Saperstein

Incitement Against the Israeli Prime Minister Emanating from Israeli Intelligence
By: Kalman Liebeskind

Friday, February 18, 2005 - ()

PHRMG: Does Abbas have the Right to Execute his People?
By: Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group

Olmert Distorts Reality of Israel's Northern Border For Visiting Jewish Organizations
By: David Bedein

U.S. denies Sharon claim of keeping West Bank
Prime minister used supposed Bush promise to justify Gaza withdrawal
By: Aharon Klein

Friday, February 11, 2005 - ()

New Study:
Half of Released Terrorists Return to Terror

Abu Mazen Watch
PBC Radio Describes Death of an Infiltrator as "Having Died a Heroic Death"
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

Syrian Foreign Minister Shara and Canadian Foreign Minister Hold Talks and Endorse Beirut Initiative
Which Means that Canada endorses the "right of return"

A Hands on Report From the Sharm Summit
The Cease Fire That Wasn't...
By: David Bedein

Why is the US Throwing Money at Abbas Without Conditions?
By: Morton A. Klein

Arafat's Secret Financial Affairs
By: Roula Khalaf and Stephen Fidler

Friday, February 4, 2005 - ()

A Tale of Two Rallies
By: David Bedein

"Israel Committee Against Housing Demolitions" Joins The Campaign to Divest Against Israel
Should Legal Action Be Brought Against 'Ichad', Which is Funded in Part by the European Union?

Fighting Israeli Jewish Settlement Activity in the Negev

Abu Mazen Watch
Incitement in Today's Mosque Speeches
By: Dr. Michael Widlanski

USAID Releases $2 Million for Women Entrepreneurs
No Vetting of Recipients Concerning Criminal or Terrorist Affiliation

Friday, January 28, 2005 - ()

Knesset Ethics Committee to Discuss Peres Investments in the Palestinian Authority:
Conflict of Interest to be Raised.

Forum at the Knesset for Foreign Diplomats on the Subject of Developments Inside the Palestinian Authority
By: Arlene Kushner

The Briefing on the Hill in Washington by Israel Resource News Agency and the Center for Near East Policy Research
By: Aaron Israel

Arafat's Gone - But So What?
By: Lorrie Goldstein

Abu Mazen Watch:
The "Peaceful Jihad" of PA President Mahmad Abbas

The Sharon Plan: Not Disengagement - PLO Empowerment
By: David Bedein

Friday, January 21, 2005 - ()

Israel's former Deputy Atty. General, Prof. Nahum Rackover:
One Must Not Obey an "Illegal Order"
By: Michael Guttman

Israeli Group Monitoring Palestinian media
By: Paul Lungen

Israel Allows Palestinians Take Up Arms: But why?
By: David Bedein staffers Diana Dubrow and Michael Guttman

Friday, January 14, 2005 - ()

A Rabbi who Marched from Selma to Montgomery Recalls the Moral Message of Dr. Martin Luther King
By: David Bedein

Launching ABU MAZEN WATCH.

Friday, January 7, 2005 - ()

A Palestinian Denied the Right to Vote" by Palestinians, Israelis and Americans
By: David Bedein

"Because of Settlers Like You!"
By: Rachel Saperstein and Neve Dekalim

Arafat's Heir
By: Charles Krauthammer

Critique of Abu Mazen from a Pro-Palestinian Advocacy Organization
By: Mid-East Realities

Reform Jewish Leader Challenges New Palestinian Leadership to Confront Culture of Hatred Against Jews and Israel
By: Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

The School Textbooks of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA):
What Do They Teach the Student about Israel and the Jews, and to What Extent Do They Foster a Peaceful Solution to the Conflict?
By: Dr. Arnon Groiss

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