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Road Map: International All, Nothing or Something?
by Gila Ansell-Brauner
The process behind the Middle East Road Map and its content come
together in the context of Allied victory over Saddam Hussein. Explore
the motives, the mechanisms and the content together in this series,
with perspectives from reputable sources; analyze and reflect on
the main issues in our Forum.
More Chaos at Concordia [Montreal, Canada]
By Neil Lazarus
Concordia University emerged into the limelight again, when the
Student Government banned the Jewish students' Hillel organization
on campus and subsequently only conditionally rescinded its decision.
SEVEN LIES ABOUT JENIN
(Commentary by Dr. David Sangan, Ma'ariv, 8.11.2002, Weekend Supplement)
[Translation by Israel Government Press Office]
(with kind permission
of © Maariv)
I watched Muhammad Bakhri's film Jenin, Jenin in a limited forum,
with Jerusalem Cinematheque Director Leah Van Leer and several journalists.
After the private screening, I responded and indicated each lie
and lack of credibility. One of those present at the screening was
outraged: "If you don't accept the facts in the film, you apparently
don't understand anything; how can you be a doctor?"
For a moment, I forgot that I had been in Jenin last April, serving
as a regional brigade doctor, while this viewer had, at best, been
fed on rumors.
Who by fire, who by sword, who by beast
By Nadav Shragai (with kind permission
of ©Haaretz)
More than 30
families have lost at least two members in intifada attacks. Fifteen
Israelis have been lynched. Seventeen foreign workers have been
killed in terror attacks. During the past 23 months, 14,267 terror
attacks have been recorded, in which 619 people were killed and
4,497 people were injured. Seventy percent of the casualties have
been civilians.
Anatomy of a Boycott
1. The Tip of the Volcano?
by Sara Bedein and Gila Ansell Brauner
(August 18, 2002)
In late Spring 2002, Dr Miriam Schlesinger, an eminent academic,
translator and interpreter, was unfairly dismissed from an honorary
editorial position on "The Translator", an independent
academic Translation journal. This measure was taken on the grounds
that she is Israeli and involved in the Israeli academic world...
Anatomy of a Boycott
2: Bubbling Under: From Economics to International Cooperation
by Sara Bedein
(August 18, 2002)
The resonance of the academic boycott trend should be taken very
seriously,
in terms of its influence in the professional sector, the business
world and academic lobbying of other organizations.
Alan Keyes: Don't talk peace as
terror continues
By Shoshana Kordova
(August 2, 2002)
reprinted
with the permission of Haaretz Daily © (English)
Talking about peace as terrorism continues is "simply sanctimonious
and hypocritical," said outspoken pro-Israel advocate and American
political analyst Alan Keyes.
Points to Ponder:
Gaza City Celebrates the Hebrew
University Attack
(August 1st, 2002)
The
horrific attack on students and staff in the Frank Sinatra building
cafeteria at the Hebrew University which took place on July 31st
) was perpetrated by a Hamas cell or terrorist from the Samaria
(West Bank) area, where the IDF recently lifted the day-time curfew
in major cities.
US President Bush and Reform in the Palestinian
Authority
By Neil Lazarus
(July 4th, 2002)
"Peace requires a new and different Palestinian
leadership, so that a Palestinian state can be born. I call on the
Palestinian people to elect new leaders, leaders not compromised
by terror.
I call upon them to build a practicing democracy based on tolerance
and liberty."
US President George Bush
Operation Determined Stand: Zero Tolerance
for Terrorism
Sara Bedein and Editors
(June 26, 2002)
Israel resolved to respond this week to several
horrific terror attacks on civilians, the most recent of which were
two at public transport targets inside Jerusalem during peak hour
traffic, and one inside a private home in the village of Itamar,
with a death toll of 19, 7, and 4 people respectively - all "non-combattants",
including babies, schoolchildren, young women and the elderly.
Likud, Labor and the debate over a Palestinian
State
by Sara Bedein
(May 21, 2002)
Subsequent to the unprecedented US endorsement
of the creation of an independent Palestinian state, alongside the
state of Israel, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon recently stated that,
under stringent conditions, he would agree to the establishment
of such a state, even at one point calling it "inevitable".
39 terrorists leave Bethlehem
by Sara Bedein
(May 14, 2002)
The Church of the Nativity siege which had
begun on April 2, 2002, when some 200 Palestinians, including 50
armed fighters, entered and occupied the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem,
one of the holiest shrines of Christianity, has finally come to
an end.
UN Fact Finding Mission to Israel,
April 2002
by Sara Bedein with Gila Ansell Brauner
(April 30, 2002)
The UN fact-finding team investigating the events
in the Jenin refugee camp was due to arrive in Israel on Sunday
after a short delay. Israel originally gave a green light to a fact-finding
mission Friday April 19th, then requested a postponement, following
Secretary General Annan's changes to the committee's mandate after
he announced the members of the expert panel on April 22nd.
The Intifada's most Vulnerable Victims
by Michele Chabin
(April 25, 2002)
Terrorism has been a part of daily life in Israel for so long,
that Israelis -- both young and old -- seem to be constantly on
the alert, living on edge. The second Palestinian uprising, or intifada,
which began end of September 2000, has only exacerbated the prevailing
tensions in society, as Palestinian terrorists routinely target
public bus services, shopping malls and family restaurants, resulting
in a mounting death toll among Israelis aged 16 and less.
Sparks Fly about UN Mideast Envoy Terje
Roed-Larsen's Comments on Jenin
Sara Bedein
(April 22, 2002)
UN Mideast envoy Terje Roed-Larsen's comments
from Jenin on Thursday, April 18th, stating that Operation Defensive
Shield was unwarranted by any military objective and created a human
catastrophe "horrifying beyond belief", created a torrent
of angry responses from Israel cabinet members at the weekly cabinet
meeting on Sunday, April 21st.
Coping After Terror Attacks - New Fund
Provides Assistance
By Michele Chabin
(April 18, 2002)
The Jewish Agency has just launched a new campaign
to raise millions of dollars to assist terror victims. The money
will be used to expand an existing fund that is already helping
victims and their families recover from terror-related tragedy.
The Arafat Documents
Sara Bedein
(April 16, 2002)
Documents confiscated in Arafat's Ramallah Compound
(the Muka'ata) and, earlier, at Orient House indicate Palestinian
leader's detailed involvement in terror attacks against Israel.
Taking the Pulse
On Israel's Military Incursion into Palestinian Areas
By Michele Chabin
(April 14, 2002)
At a time when the entire world seems to be putting pressure on
Israel to withdraw its troops from Palestinian areas in the West
Bank, Israelis remain steadfast in their support of the army's efforts
to root out terrorists.
Clarifying the Stand-off at the Church
of the Nativity
by Adam Doeg
(April 14, 2002)
The armed siege at the Church of the Nativity has become the focus
of considerable international interest, particularly from Christian
groups.
The Vatican issued several statements condemning both sides, but
implicitly seeing Israel as the more responsible of the parties.
The UNRWA Refugee Camp in Jenin: a main
hub of terrorist activity
Sara Bedein
(April 14, 2002)
On Tuesday, April 9th, 13 IDF soldiers were killed in the Jenin
refugee camp, when two forces of IDF reservists and regular soldiers,
on a mission in search of wanted terrorists known to be hiding in
the area, walked into a booby trapped area of explosive devices.
Bethlehem, Dateline April 8th 2002
- 27 Nisan 5762
by Sara Bedein
(April 11, 2002)
The IDF entered Bethlehem on March 29th following massive missile,
mortar and machine gun attacks upon the Jerusalem Gilo neighborhood
that emanated from Bethlehem, Beit Jala, and the UNRA refugee camps
in and around Bethlehem.
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