Goldberg recently won the Anti-Defamation League\’s Daniel Pearl Award and goes so far as to suggest that being Jewish has benefited him in his dealings with terrorists.
Armed gunmen roamed freely in U.N. refugee camps. They stockpiled weapons, recruited refugees and launched cross-border attacks. In response, opposing forces attacked the camps, aiming for the gunmen — but sometimes cutting down civilians in the process.
With the planned Israeli withdrawal from Gaza less than three weeks away, right-wing leaders say they haven\’t yet given up hope of preventing it.
Israelis and Palestinians may appear to be on the verge of a new peace process, but Israeli army generals and seasoned observers of the Palestinian scene predict a new round of fighting, perhaps as early as next fall, after Israel completes its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank.
The catastrophic simultaneous terror bombings that rocked Madrid and sent the United States, Israel and other freedom-loving and freedom-seeking countries reeling symbolized more than a small victory of evil over righteousness.
A picture may be worth a thousand words — but not, it seems, when it comes to settling rival accounts of Middle East bloodshed.
With Abbas in office less than a month, members of Sharon\’s inner circle already are expressing doubts about whether the Palestinian can deliver.
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