Debka — The Saudi Sheik Safar al Hawali is an eminent al Qaeda ideological authority and a close personal friend of Osama bin Laden. During US President George W. Bush’s visit to Riyadh earlier this month, the Saudi security authorities placed him under house arrest and forbade him to issue a proclamation condemning the visit. [...]

By David Bedein, published in the Philadelphia Bulletin
Jerusalem - It is hard to think of a precedent in the history of warfare when an army used hordes of civilians as a cover for the conquest of a seaport.
Indeed, what most observers of the Middle East have missed is that the Hamas army has conquered and [...]

The Arab League and the anti-Israel left wing activists in the US, Europe and Israel commonly claim that any Jewish building outside of the 1949 Armistice lines is illegal and contravenes international law. They fail to point out what provision of which international law is violated, but they point out that most of the members [...]

4 Sep 1999
The Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum on Implementation Timeline of Outst -anding Commitments of Agreements Signed and the Resumption of Permanent Status Negotiations
The Government of the State of Israel (”GOI”) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (”PLO”) commit themselves to full and mutual implementation of the Interim Agreement and all other agreements concluded between them since [...]

George Mitchell
Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee
The Mitchell Plan; April 30, 2001
SHARM EL-SHEIKH
FACT-FINDING COMMITTEE
April 30, 2001
The Honorable George W. Bush
President of the United States
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President,
We enclose herewith the report of the Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee.
We sought and received information and advice from a wide range of individuals, organizations, and governments. However, the [...]

PEACE TREATY BETWEEN ISRAEL AND EGYPT
March 26, 1979
The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Government of the State of Israel;
PREAMBLE
Convinced of the urgent necessity of the establishment of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East in accordance with Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338;
Reaffirming their adherence to the “Framework [...]

Resolution 242 (1967)
of 22 November 1967

The Security Council,
Expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the Middle East,
Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every State in the area can live in security,
Emphasizing further that all Member States [...]

Egyptian-Israeli General Armistice Agreement, February 24, 1949
Preamble
The Parties to the present Agreement, responding to the Security Council resolution of 16 November 1948 calling upon them, as a further provisional measure under Article 40 of the Charter of the United Nations and in order to facilitate the transition from the present truce to permanent peace in [...]

Resolution 332 (1973)

of 21 April 1973

The Security Council,
Having considered the agenda contained in document S/Agenda/1705,
Having noted the contents of the letter of the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations (S/10913)
Having heard the statements of the representatives of Lebanon and Israel, [22]
Grieved at the tragic loss of civilian life,
Gravely concerned at the deteriorating situation [...]