What else can we concede?

This is my very close friend and colleague. His opinion piece is taken seriously here in Israel. By Yoram Getzler Co-host of Israelseen MK Benny Begin; my response to Haaretz article “What else can we concede?” Dec 4 ’09   ...

Reflections on the Sixth Fatah General Congress

Collection of articles and analysis of the 6th Fatah General Congress including:"Reflections on the Sixth Fatah General Congress" Europe News, By Daniel Pipes (18/8/2009): As Khaled Abu Toameh summed it up, "Fatah is sending a message both to the Palestinians and the world...

Egyptian Government Daily 'Al-Gumhouriyya': The Palestinian Peopl

In response to statements by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the sixth Fatah conference regarding the Palestinians' right to resistance, [1] the Egyptian government daily Al-Gumhouriyya published a short editorial supporting his position and calling on the...

Greetings, Saalam, Shalom Mr. President of the USA and of the PA

This commentary was written by my co-host Yoram Getzler for Israelseen.comAs usual Yoram pulls no punches in his honest appraisal of the current political situation in Israel. " Greetings, Saalam & Shalom Mr....

Abbas meets Obama insult with silence

"Visiting Buchenwald was President Obama’s way of avoiding criticism by the Jewish community of the increasing political pressure on Israel.  His speech at Buchenwald was clearly a jibe at Iran’s President Ahmadinejad – but at the same time it represented an...

Obama presses Israel, Palestinians on West Bank

" WASHINGTON – Gingerly trying to advance Mideast peace, President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged Israel to stop settlement construction in the West Bank on the same day the Israelis rejected that demand....

Buner: Major military offensive launched against Taliban

After success in Dir, a major military offensive has been launched against Taliban in Buner. FC (Frontier Constabulary) and Pakistan Army are taking part in this operation with air support being provided by PAF...

Israeli commandos assassinate Islamic Jihad commander

This story is reported bythe Palestinian mediaoutlet, Friends of AlAqsa. "Local sources confirmed to the PIC that big numbers of IOF troops infiltrated into the village, south of Jenin city, and surrounded house...

Abbas blames Hamas for destruction in Gaza

Right out of the mouth of the President of the PA. " Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has criticized the Hamas leadership for bringing destruction to Gaza. At a press conference Tuesday, Abbas blamed Hamas for violating a six-month cease-fire with Israel. He...

PLO: Hamas exploiting blood spilled in Gaza

" Palestinian Authority will not allow Hamas to turn Gaza into a "separatist entity" in the wake of Israel's military operation there, a senior aide to president Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday.   "We will not...

Report: Israel, Hamas agree on 2-week truce

UPDATE: As of this morning Israel Time FM Livni traveled to the States for consultations with Obama administration on cease fire conditions while Israel government representative, Gilad, went to Egypt to present Israeli conditions for the Egyptian  intitive. There...

White House: Bush calls Abbas, discusses Gaza

" President George W. Bush and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas agreed in a telephone conversation Tuesday that if any new cease-fire agreement is to be effective in the Mideast, "it must be...

UNSC: Halt all violence in Gaza now

As the sad event of the Israeli attack on Gaza unfolds worldwide, the UN Security Council has called on both "Israel and the Palestinians to immediately halt all violence." This call echoes other made by other...

Scores Dead in Israeli Raid on Gaza

Dear Viewers Please keep watching the Images and the video clips because i will update theses two. " At least 195 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed in an Israeli aerial bombardment on...

Abbas gets new title: president of state

The bestowing of this new title to Abbas - in the middle of a conflict between rivalling faction in Palestine - is most counterproductive. One cannot stop recalling a famous phrase when analysing this...

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