There is a myth hanging over all discussion of the Palestinian problem: the myth that this land was “Arab” land taken from its native inhabitants by invading Jews. Whatever may be the correct solution to the problems of the Middle East, let’s get a few things straight: § As a strictly legal matter, the Jews […]

The Philadelphi corridor is a narrow stretch of sand, ten kilometers long and about a hundred meters wide, separating Egypt from the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces patrol its length in a zone established and defined by the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace accord.[1] On May 12, 2004, five Israeli soldiers were killed in the corridor near the […]

Jerusalem With its latest victory at the Likud Party convention under its belt, the settlement movement intends to deal Prime Minister Ariel Sharons plan for unilateral separation its final blow in a door-to-door campaign that organizers say could reach one million Israeli homes. Sharons crushing defeat at the convention last Wednesday, where delegates voted to […]

Last month I joined the Rabbinical Congress of Peace delegation to Capitol Hill which attempted to explain to U.S. lawmakers the futility and danger of the “land for peace” formula that has become almost a religion in Israel and the world over. For years now it has been assumed that if Israel makes concessions, it […]

(The letter below was somewhat edited, but written by a resident of the beleaguered community of Gush Katif to one of our members of Women in Green. Leah was very impressed with its contents and passed it on to us. Our Board decided to give it wider circulation.) Dear Leah, I feel like I’m living […]

NEW YORK- There is new evidence that Egypt is permitting and facilitating the flow of weapons to Palestinian Arab terrorists in Gaza, and the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is urging the Bush administration to pressure Egypt to change its policy. Israel Army Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen.Moshe Yaalon said (Jerusalem Post, Aug. 25, 2004) that […]

While Maariv reported today that Prime Minister Sharon plans to bring the actual disengagement plan for a Cabinet vote as early as next month, many residents are confident that it will not come to pass. Maariv reported today that Prime Minister Sharon plans to bring the actual disengagement plan for a Cabinet vote as early […]

International Law Prof. Talia Einhorn said today that Attorney-General Mazuz’s position stating that the Geneva Convention should apply to Judea and Samaria could have far-reaching ramifications. She said it could pave the way for the international community to negate Israel’s claim to the Old City of Jerusalem and other Jerusalem neighborhoods such as Ramat Eshkol, […]

An Epidemic on the West Bank 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 […]

There is one major issue related to the “Security Wall” that is being totally ignored by the media and by Israelis. Sure, the weaknesses associated with the idea of the “Security Wall” have already been well expounded. The Wall is too easy to climb over, dig under, swim around or blow holes in. Even worse, […]