Author : Arlene

I am now back at my computer after two weeks in the US, and hopefully will resume a normal routine, whatever "normal" means. ~~~~~~~~~~ Commentaries...

I wrote last about Daniel Pipes speculation that Palestinian nationalism may have run its course. An article by Youssef Ibrahim – an Egyptian-born American journalist...

Prime Minister Olmert has informed us that President Bush is committed to realizing his dream of a Palestinian state before he leaves office in January...

The issues are too important, both for the US and for Israel. A basic reminder: Hamas came into power because of Abbas. No sooner did...

How to cope with this? How to respond? Every rational analysis leads to the same conclusion: pumping money and arms into Fatah in Judea and...

The briefest of messages here, to be followed by more in days ahead: Abbas is not OK. Fatah does not represent the good guys. Anyone...

As I do my last posting until next week, I offer this summary of events in Gaza: Hamas has taken the last Fatah stronghold. And...

In the course of a couple of days, we have managed to find ourselves with Shimon Peres as Israel’s president-elect and Ehud Barak as head...

For personal reasons, there will be a hiatus in these postings – with new ones put up only sporadically for the next two weeks. Stay...

Please see my most recent article , which addresses the issue of Iranian support for Fatah — putting the lie absolutely and equivocally to the...