New Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has a unique opportunity – or challenge – to put Israel back on track. Jerusalem – I am looking at the picture of Shalhevet Tehiya Pass, the baby girl gunned gown by Palestinian terrorists this week, and I can’t make sense of this atrocious crime. She is sitting on her … Seguir leyendo Israeli weakness invites Palestinian aggression – 30/03/01 →

Jerusalem – Palestinian terror traditionally has led Israel to adopt countermeasures varying in degree of force, risk and controversy. By tactically blending terrorists into the civilian population, Palestinian terror organizations too often have placed Israel in the uneasy position of having to risk civilian life and injury when targeting the terrorists. This vintage tactic was … Seguir leyendo When assassination is legitimate – 09/03/01 →

Jerusalem – «I am not an easy negotiator, but my word is my word, and my red lines are clear». So pronounced Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon to top Palestinian negotiator Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) right after Sharon’s dramatic election victory. In a nutshell, this is what the recent elections were all about: red lines. With … Seguir leyendo Arafat got what he asked for: Sharon – 16/02/01 →

Palestinians call Barak ‘The Lemon,» because Arafat has squeezed so many concessions out of him. Jerusalem – Poor Ehud Barak. He has been viciously attacked from every conceivable quarter, collecting condemnations so harsh that one wonders whether he is the worst ruler Israel — and the world — has ever known. Washington Post columnist George … Seguir leyendo Sharon is the right man – 26/01/01 →

Jerusalem -According to the PLO, the Palestinian «right of return» is legally supported by U.N. Resolution 194 and morally sheltered by the history of the conflict. In truth, however, both points are incorrect. Consider: Resolution 194 of Dec.11, 1948, makes no reference of the expression «right of return.» This was a Palestinian invention. This resolution … Seguir leyendo The right to destroy Israel – 04/01/01 →

Cairo sees peace as a threat to its supremacy. Relations between Israel and Egypt have drastically deteriorated since the eruption of the Al-Aksa Intifadah. After the Palestinian boy Mohammed Al-Durrah was killed in the line of fire between Palestinian snipers and Israeli soldiers, Egypt announced that it would name after that boy the street where … Seguir leyendo Egypt’s cold peace policy – 15/12/00 →

Jerusalem – Almost from the beginning of the current round of hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians, Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat has demanded that United Nations forces be sent to the region «to protect» Palestinians from Israeli «aggression.» With about 200 Palestinians killed so far and a few thousand wounded, Arafat’s claim would seem logical.Upon … Seguir leyendo U.N. Is Pro-PLO, and Arafat knows it – 24/11/00 →