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ISRAELI ARABS: EXPECTATIONS AND REALITIES

ISRAELI ARABS: EXPECTATIONS AND REALITIES

May 15, 2002 | Gerald Bubis
 No. 478     May 2002 Israeli Arabs — A Growing Time Bomb The riots by Israeli Arabs in October 2000, which took place in conjunction with the outbreak of a renewed wave of Palestinian violence against Israeli Jews, resulted in the deaths of 12 Israeli Arabs (and one from the West Bank) in confrontations […]
What Really Happened in Jenin?

What Really Happened in Jenin?

May 2, 2002
The Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank was the scene of some of the harshest fighting during Israel's "Defensive Shield" operation. It contained an extensive military infrastructure for terrorist operations against Israel that involved all of the main Palestinian terrorist groups: Islamic Jihad, Fatah, and Hamas. Since October 2000, Jenin-based terrorist networks were responsible for 28 attempted suicide attacks against Israel, of which 23 were actually executed. It is no wonder that in a captured Fatah document (http://www.idf.il/english/news/jenin.stm) the Palestinians themselves call Jenin "the martyrs' (meaning suicide bombers) capital" -- as-simat al-istashidin.
Poison: The Use of Blood Libel in the War Against Israel

Poison: The Use of Blood Libel in the War Against Israel

April 15, 2002 | Raphael Israeli
On the morning of March 21, 1983, one week before Pesach, in a high school in the town of Arrabeh in the Jenin area of the West Bank, Palestinian girls (between the ages of 15 and 17) were sitting in several classrooms when they suddenly began to faint, one after the other. They were taken to hospital and checked, but no medical reason was found for their fainting. Yet they had fainted, so a search began in order to find the reason.
Whose Fault Was the Failure of Camp David?

Whose Fault Was the Failure of Camp David?

March 15, 2002 | Saul Singer
Saudi Arabia’s Op-Ed Diplomacy: A Public Relations Ploy or a Serious Initiative?

Saudi Arabia’s Op-Ed Diplomacy: A Public Relations Ploy or a Serious Initiative?

March 4, 2002
Arafat’s Iraqi Connection

Arafat’s Iraqi Connection

February 6, 2002
Elie Hobeika’s Assassination: Covering Up the Secrets of Sabra and Shatilla

Elie Hobeika’s Assassination: Covering Up the Secrets of Sabra and Shatilla

January 30, 2002
Marwan Barghouti, Fatah-Tanzim, and the Escalation of the Intifada

Marwan Barghouti, Fatah-Tanzim, and the Escalation of the Intifada

January 24, 2002
From “Occupied Territories” to “Disputed Territories”

From “Occupied Territories” to “Disputed Territories”

January 16, 2002 | Amb. Dore Gold
The PLO Weapons Ship from Iran

The PLO Weapons Ship from Iran

January 7, 2002
Destabilizing Implications of Iranian-U.S. Rapprochement for Israeli and Global Security

Destabilizing Implications of Iranian-U.S. Rapprochement for Israeli and Global Security

January 3, 2002
Armistice in Jerusalem Once Again?

Armistice in Jerusalem Once Again?

January 1, 2002 | Raphael Israeli
Rediscovering Deterrence after September 11, 2001

Rediscovering Deterrence after September 11, 2001

December 2, 2001 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg
Why Syria is Becoming the Coalition’s Spoiler

Why Syria is Becoming the Coalition’s Spoiler

November 8, 2001
What Can Israel Do in the Global Disorder?

What Can Israel Do in the Global Disorder?

November 1, 2001 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld