A Tale of Occupation
One Man’s Battle For His Jerusalem Land Continues
by Ezra HaLevi
(IsraelNN.com) American oleh (immigrant to Israel) Yitzchak Herskovitz continues his legal battle against Palestinian Authority Arabs squatting on his land.
Herskovitz won a lengthy legal battle last year against the squatters in the Jerusalem Magistrates Court. Despite that, the Salah clan continues to occupy the large plot [...]
The Psychological Asymmetry of Islamist Warfare
by Irwin J. Mansdorf and Mordechai Kedar
Middle East Quarterly
Spring 2008, pp. 37-44
U.S. military lawyers acknowledge that “civilians may not be used … to render an area immune from military operations… [or] to shield a defensive position, to hide military objectives, or to screen an attack. Neither may they be forced to leave their homes or [...]
Bush Address at King David Hotel, Jerusalem, Jan. 10 2008
January 10, 2008
President Bush Discusses Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
King David Hotel
Jerusalem
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/01/20080110-3.html
5:27 P.M. (LOCAL)
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I’d like to, first, thank Prime Minister Olmert and President Abbas for their hospitality during my trip here to the Holy Land. We had very good meetings, and now is the time to make difficult choices. I underscored to both [...]
Har Choma Leit Motiv
view of Har Choma from nearby hill
Israel wants to build 300 new apartments and condos in Har Choma, and once again the world is up in arms about it.
What is Har Choma, and what’s the big deal? Really, it should be no big deal, but here’s the deal:
Briefly, the Jews have it and the Arabs [...]
International Court of Justice Ruling on Israeli Security Barrier
On July 9, 2004 the International Court of Justice gave a much disputed ruling on the legality of the Israeli security barrier. The opinion is 140 pages long and gives a thorough account of the testimonies and letters submitted to the International Court of Law on this issue.
The assumption of the court is that Israel [...]
“Right of Return”: Another Lie Bites the Dust
This week is the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War, where Israel miraculously survived the onslaught of an attack by all the armies of its Arab neighbors. The survival of Israel is the source many organized protests in Israel, Europe and the US.
1999 UN Demand for the 4th Geneva Convention A/ES-10/34
General Assembly
Distr. GENERAL A/ES-10/34
11 August 1999
Original: English
Tenth emergency special session
Agenda item 5
Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem
and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Letter dated 25 June 1999 from the Permanent Representative of Senegal
to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
In my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable [...]
Three Palestinian Viewpoints on the Intifada and the Future of the Palestinian State
This interview in Al-Jazeera on November 17, 2000 was translated and published by by Memri
Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based Arabic news channel, recently hosted a debate on the future of the Intifada and the Palestinian state.[1] Three Palestinian figures participated in the program, representing the three leading political viewpoints of the Palestinian public today. PA Minister of [...]