Where Are Arafat’s Millions?
November 18, 2004
With Yasser Arafat\’s burial, he took with him one of the enduring secrets of the Palestinian regime — the whereabouts of a missing fortune in ill-gotten public funds.
Dan Baron
Some Gaza Settlers Weigh Kibbutz Move
September 23, 2004
For the settlers of the Gaza Strip, the left-leaning kibbutzim just over the border with Israel proper are, politically speaking, a world apart.
Israel, Russia Sign Memo on Terrorism
September 9, 2004
It was not clear what form the new Israeli-Russian cooperation would take.
Windsurfer Wins Israel’s First Gold Medal
August 26, 2004
Gal Fridman of Israel celebrates winning his gold medal in the men\’s windsurfer mistral finals race during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
Bombing Adds Insult to Ruling on Fence
July 15, 2004
The International Court of Justice may have ruled it illegal, but Israel\’s West Bank security barrier has at least one new supporter.
For Sammy Masrawa, it was more baptism by fire than conversion, after Masrawa witnessed a bombing that killed an Israeli woman and wounded at least 20 others in Tel Aviv on Sunday.
Naomi Shemer, Israeli Folk Musician, Dies at 74
July 1, 2004
It was a sign of folk singer Naomi Shemer\’s importance to Israel\’s national psyche that her death relegated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the inside pages of the nation\’s newspapers.
Is Gaza Becoming the Next Lebanon?
May 13, 2004
It was a loss that brought back the darkest days of Israel\’s war on Palestinian terrorism and the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon — and the next day it got even worse.
Six elite soldiers of the Givati Brigade, on their way home from a mission to destroy arms factories in Gaza City, died in a huge fireball Tuesday when their ordnance-laden armored personnel carrier went over a land mine.
On Wednesday, at least five more Israeli soldiers were killed in an attempt to retrieve the remains of the previous days\’ dead when their armored personnel carrier was hit by an anti-tank missile.
Vanunu: Hero or Traitor?
April 22, 2004
With his face turned away, the white-bearded vendor shuffles haplessly around his Beersheba market stall. Then something in him snaps and, cursing, he shoves the cameraman, who backs off.
Israel Swaps With Hezbollah
January 29, 2004
Free at last, but at what price? That was the question on some Israelis\’ minds over the weekend after a German mediator helped seal the deal on a long-awaited prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia group.
Hamas Returns to Terror in Gaza
January 15, 2004
In dying, Reem al-Reyashi dealt a double blow: to Israelis who hoped Hamas had decided to show restraint and to fellow Palestinians quietly earning a living in one of the few places where Israeli-Palestinian cooperation still thrives.
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