Ahmed Qurei, known as Abu Ala, has still not accepted the position of prime minister in the Palestinian Authority. Abu Mazen, who resigned from the position two days ago, has said that he will not serve in a government formed by Abu Ala. Arutz-7’s Haggai Huberman reports that Abu Ala presented fairly moderate positions when […]

The Palestinian Legislative Council will hold its vote of confidence – or, more likely, no-confidence – in the Abu Mazen government on Thursday. The Fatah organization, which was jointly founded by Arafat and Abu Mazen four decades ago, has come out publicly against Abu Mazen, and PLC Chairman Abu Ala says that Arafat and Abu […]

A new neighborhood in Kedumim – Mitzpeh Yishai – will be officially dedicated this Sunday. Thirty housing units are already occupied, another 70 are under construction, and yet another 400 are in the planning stages. A new neighborhood in Kedumim – Mitzpeh Yishai – will be officially dedicated this Sunday. What makes this neighborhood unique […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (JTA) — Jewish and Arab leaders say President Bush?s appointment of Middle East scholar Daniel Pipes to a federal think tank — despite the objections of Arab groups and some congressional Democrats — offers a window into White House policy on Middle East issues. Bush?s Aug. 22 appointment of Pipes, director of […]

Following yesterday’s assassination of senior Hamas official Ismail Abu Shanab, we can expect an escalation in military activity, with Israel and Hamas trading blows. And the person with the most influence over how long this period lasts is not Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, but Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat – who on Wednesday, even […]

The hudna – a temporary ceasefire by Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists so that they could regroup and rearm while Israel reduces its anti-terror efforts – has ended. So announced Hamas today, following the killing this afternoon of a top member of the Hamas leadership. It should be noted that even though a Hamas terrorist […]

The death toll has reached at least 15, and possibly 18, in tonight’s horrific bus bombing in Jerusalem. A terrorist dressed as a hareidi or hassidic Jew boarded the bus that had come from the Western Wall, and detonated his powerful explosive amidst the many passengers packed together. Approximately 40 children are among the over […]

Demands Apology for 1990 Abu Dhabi – Kuwait has banned a proposed visit by Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. Kuwaiti officials said the sheikdom canceled a visit scheduled by Abbas for Monday. They said Abbas rejected Kuwaiti terms for his arrival, which was to have been the highest level Palestinian visit to the sheikdom since […]

Possibly the most directly-felt economic decree of the Netanyahu economic program will go into effect this Wednesday, when the monthly child-allowance payments are decreased between 20 and 25% for large families. Taken together with salary cuts for workers in the public sector and others, as well as other cuts included in the government’s economic program, […]

Arik Sharon, Israel’s Prime Minister is releasing Terrorist prisoners on the demand of Abu Mazen (aka Mahmoud Abbas) in order to save him from dismissal from his appointed office. Sharon is being pressed by President Bush, Secretary Powell, and National Security Advisor Rice to accommodate Abu Mazen – despite the fact that Abu Mazen has […]