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Bolster Hamas’s political opponents 2006-10-15Palestinian nationalist and Islamic leaders have strongly denounced efforts by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and affiliated foreign aid bodies to recruit Palestinian journalists ... Read More
528 Israeli military checkpoints in the west bank2006-10-14A UN official said that there is a 40% rise in the number of Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank since last August, pointing that there are now 528 military checkpoints ... Read More
Israel accused of using 'Dime' bombs2006-10-13A team of Italian journalists investigating Israeli weapons is claiming that an experimental weapon has been used against the Palestinians in recent months ... Read More
War Crimes or War against Humanity2006-09-12It is astounding how the Israeli war crimes have become so common with no international response. Israeli army officials boast about such crimes as if they are heroic acts ... Read More
Delusive Raids2006-09-11Delusive raids have become a new pattern utilized by the army against Palestinian civilians especially after the departure of settlers from Gaza on September 12, 2005 ... Read More
Fox reporters freed in Gaza2006-08-28Militants in the Gaza Strip released two kidnapped journalists from the American Fox News Channel on Sunday after forcing them at gunpoint to say in a videotape they had converted to Islam ... Read More
AFTER LEBANON, A WISE PALESTINIAN STRATEGY REQUIRED2006-08-25As I predicted in earlier columns, Israel’s unilateral policy has proven to be one of the first victims of its war against Lebanon. Politically tarnished from the unsuccessful gamble in Lebanon... Read More
WATCHING LEBANON
Washington’s interests in Israel’s war2006-08-23In the days after Hezbollah crossed from Lebanon into Israel, on July 12th, to kidnap two soldiers, triggering an Israeli air attack on Lebanon and a full-scale war, the Bush Administration seemed strangely passive ... Read More
INTERVIEW WITH JIMMY CARTER
"The US and Israel Stand Alone"2006-08-22Former US president Jimmy Carter speaks with DER SPIEGEL about the danger posed to American values by George W. Bush, the difficult situation in the Middle East and Cuba's ailing Fidel Castro ... Read More
Hunker Down With History2006-08-18The greatest mistake Israel could make at the moment is to forget that Israel itself is a mistake. It is an honest mistake, a well-intentioned mistake, a mistake for which no one is culpable, but the idea of creating a nation of European Jews in an area of Arab Muslims ... Read More
A Black Flag2006-07-10A black flag hangs over the "rolling" operation in Gaza. The more the operation "rolls," the darker the flag becomes. The "summer rains" we are showering on Gaza are not only pointless, but are first and foremost blatantly illegitimate ... Read More
True Democracy justify freedom and independence2006-07-10During one year, Palestinian has witnessed three elections; presidential, local government and legislative. In each of these elections, the Palestinian and their institutions have provided evidence on the capability to conduct free and fair elections despite being under aggressive occupation ... Read More
Int'l Organizations Express Concern Over Developments in Gaza2006-07-09Several international organizations working in the Gaza Strip expressed their concern over the recent developments in Gaza, and the ongoing Israeli attacks that have left dozens of Palestinians dead and injured... Read More
The Political Implication of The Proclamation of Sovereignty: National Controls and Requirements of Success2006-02-11 by Qays Abdel KarimFive and-a-half years have passed since the signing of the Oslo Accords, on May 4, 1999, the date stipulated in the accord as the expiry date of the interim phase. Throughout more than five years of negotiations, implementation and negotiations over implementation, the Oslo process ended in a solid impasse which, according to some people, was a predicted result ... Read More
Interview with Othman Abu Gharbiyyeh2006-02-11 by Abdel Rahman Abu ArafehThis interview is the last among 14 interviews discussing the role of the Palestinian opposition under the title The Palestinian Opposition Between the Negative Standstill and Positive Interaction ... Read More
The Role of the PLO in Making the Palestinian Political System2006-02-11 by Hani Al- HassanThe late historian Jamal Hamdan used to discuss Egypt s history from the angle of the genius of the place. A Palestinian historian discussing the history of the Palestinian political system cannot ignore the genius of the crisis of the place ... Read More
The Phased Return of the Palestinian Refugees2006-02-11 by Salman Abu SittaHalf a century has passed since the dispossession and expulsion of the Palestinians from their homes in 1948. This event shaped the history of the area ever since, and remains, until today, the major issue of Middle East politics ... Read More
Obstacles before the performance of function by the Judiciary Authority2006-02-11 by Ahmed Mobarak el-KhaldiIn his book, the Republic", Plato equates between judges and doctors. He considers both teams are needed only by ailing societies ... Read More
The Speech of Mr. Ahmad Qrei' Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council2006-02-11 by Ahmad Qrei’The Palestinian people are at the threshold of establishing their independent state and ascertaining total sovereignty on their soil. This historical and critical moment, with its great challenges, and which will define the landmarks and identity of our state, requires that we show utmost courage and steadfastness ... Read More
The Palestinian NGOs and the Challenges Ahead2006-02-11 by Mustafa BarghouthiNon-governmental organizations (NGOs) have for decades played a crucial role in cultivating Palestinian society. And, it should be recognized that since 1967 their characteristics have emerged in the context of the struggle against Israeli occupation ... Read More
Jerusalem: Can Negotiations Produce a Mutually Acceptable Outcome?2006-02-11 by William B. QuandtConventional wisdom holds that the issues involving Jerusalem will prove to be the most difficult for Israelis and Palestinians to resolve in final status negotiations. Those who make this assertion seem to base it on the assumption that Jerusalem, because of its special religious significance for Jews, Christians and Muslims, is invested with particularly strong emotions by all parties to the Arab-Israeli conflict ... Read More
Rights and Responsibilities of Civil Society under the Palestinian State2006-02-11 by Izzat Abdul HadiIn the past five years, civil society organizations and the Palestinian National Authority have conducted a serious, intricate and rational dialogue over a set of principles that aim to regulate the relationship between both sides ... Read More
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon (2)2006-02-11 by As'ad Abd El-RahmanIn order to acquaint the reader with the suffering of the refugees in Lebanon, we present the following details pertaining to a number of fields ... Read More
The Palestinian State and the Obligations of the Just Peace2006-02-11 by Jad IshaqObservers agree that the final status negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides will soon begin and that these negotiations will be extensive and under the sponsorship of the United States. This is despite the fact that immediately following his victory in the elections, the Israeli Prime Minister-elect expressed his desire for negotiations to be at the bilateral level ... Read More
General Principles for Formulating the State General Budget2006-02-11 by Adnan AmrGeneral principles and basic rules were laid down for the authority in charge of formulating the general budget to follow. As is clear in the Law Regulating the General Budget, Palestinian legislature, just like legislature in other countries, has provided legal rules to guarantee that the set principles are abided by ... Read More
Current Challenges What To Do??2006-02-11 by Haidar Abdel ShafiThe Zionist movement announced itself and declared its goals and demands very clearly in the first Zionist conference held in Basel, Switzerland in the summer of 1897 ... Read More
Structural Planning and Building Permits in Palestine2006-02-11 by Abas Abdel HaqThe Oslo agreements between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the state of Israel, as well as the ensuing steps that divided the Palestinian territories which were occupied in 1967, in addition to the Israeli acts and measures all put the Palestinians both citizens and authority, face to face with changes on the ground ... Read More
Palestinian Rights, al-Aqsa Intifada, and International “Commissions of Inquiry? A Survey and Critical Reflection2006-02-11 by Ingrid JaradatIsraeli non-compliance with UN resolutions and international humanitarian and human rights conventions has never been effectively challenged by the international community, in particular by the United Nations, since it recommended, in 1947, to partition Palestine against the wishes of the majority of the Arab population ... Read More
Characteristics of the Coming Stage and its Probabilities2006-02-11 by Ahmad Abdel RahmanThe Palestinian people and their national intifada (uprising), Israel, its government and parties, and the Middle East region all are at a crossroad. There are two indicators at this crossroad, one for peace, security and stability and the other points to confrontation, loss of security and the hegemony of the blind force and disorder that will lead to a total regional war ... Read More
Study on Drug Abuse in Jerusalem2006-02-11 by Michel Fuad Al-SaieghThe Arab Thought Forum conducted a study on the phenomenon of drug abuse in Jerusalem. The study showed that drug abuse is prevalent in the city and that several kinds of substances are widespread, most important of which is Heroin ... Read More
The General Assembly and its Legal Responsibility for the Continued Membership of the State of Israel in the UN2006-02-11 by Naser RayyesThe UN organization began dealing with the Palestinian problem, politically and legally, as one of the international issues, immediately after the government of the British mandate had put its mandate in Palestine on the agenda of the General Assembly (GA) ... Read More
Corruption Within Palestinian Society2006-02-11 by Abdel Rahman Abu ArafehSince the Palestinian Oversight Commission issued its first annual report in 1997, and it highlighted specific corruption cases, the concept of corruption started being discussed within Palestinian society ... Read More
Public Opinion Polls and the Performance of Political Parties2006-02-11 by Ahmad MajdalaniPublic opinion expresses the resultant views and thoughts and the general norms and laws spreading in the society at a specific period of time. This phenomenon which is the formation of public opinion can become a constant as long as no significant changes have affected it, or it may formulate new data upon which a new public opinion is formed ... Read More
Israeli Practices: Are they classified under the term "War Crimes"?2006-02-11 by Nassir YaqoubThe Palestinian people are one of the mostly victimized people by war crime practices carried out at a large scale against them by successive Israeli governments and by the aggressive war which was staged by the Occupation against Palestinians, their lands and property ... Read More
The Youth Leadership Program: Practice in Democracy2006-02-11 by Ahmad JaradatDue to my young age, I did not take part in the previous governmental elections. Fortunately however, I was given the chance through the Youth Leadership Project sponsored by the Arab Though Forum (ATF) to practice my right to vote and nomination ... Read More
Dialogue with Hamas leadership1998-08-18In light of the recent Palestinian legislative election, The Arab Thought Forum (ATF) wish to highlight Hamas political issues as indicated on two dialogue that were held between ATF and four of Hamas leaders in August 18, 1998. The attached document includes the dialogue with Mr. Ismail Hanieya, Dr. Mahmoud Al Zahar and the late Ismail Abu Shanab ... Read More
Sheikh Ahmad Yaseen - On the Issue of the Opposition1998-08-18In light of the recent Palestinian legislative election, The Arab Thought Forum (ATF) wish to highlight Hamas political issues as indicated on two dialogue that were held between ATF and four of Hamas leaders in August 18, 1998. The attached document includes the dialogue with the late Sheikh Ahmad Yaseen ... |
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