Research Guide
to the
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Part 4
A. Israeli Leadership
1. Ariel Sharon
For Sharon's current political initiatives, see Israel's political strategy.
"Sharon the Great Reformer?" (Uri Avnery; Arab News; May 22, 2002)
"He Avoids Answering the Questions He's Asked" (Nathan Guttman; Ha'aretz; late April?, 2002)
"Beyond Disappointment" (Marc Cooper interview with Robert Fisk; LA Weekly; April 19-25, 2002)
"Sharon Wears Oppressor's Cloak" (Robert Scheer; Los Angeles Times; April 16, 2002)
"America Must See that Sharon Is the Problem" (Avi Shlaim; The Guardian/Observer Worldview; April 14, 2002)
"Sharon's Military Tactics Should Not Surprise Anyone" (Fergal Keane; The Independent; April 6, 2002)
"The Madness of Ariel Sharon" (Ian Williams; AlterNet; April 4, 2002)
"Sharon's Willing Media Collaborators" (Ahmed Amr; nileMedia.com; June 2001)
The Crimes of Ariel Sharon (CounterPunch; February 7, 2001)
"Who Is Ariel Sharon? The Rise of Israeli Anti-Americanism" (Justin Raimondo; Antiwar.com; February 5, 2001)
"From Butcher to 'Lion' to Prime Minister of Israel" (Observer Worldview; February 4, 2001)
"The Crimes of Ariel Sharon" (Alexander Cockburn; NYPress (Vol. 14, Iss. 5); Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2001)
Ariel Sharon Biographical Sketch (Ha'aretz; 2001)
"The Good Soldier Arik, By Uriya Shavit" (Uriya Shavit; Ha'aretz; 2000)
"Sharon is the Right Man for the Job" (Gilad Atzmon; Gush Shalom; undated)
Sharon's Irony (Humanity On Hold)
Profile of a Terrorist: Ariel Sharon Has the full text of a Dec. 17, 1982, interview with Amos Oz in the Israeli newspaper Davar that was originally thought to be with Sharon. Oz stated in late April, 2002, that the soldier being interviewed was not Sharon.
"High Noon at the Likud Corral" (Avishai Margalit; New York Review of Books; August 20, 1990)
2. Other Leaders
"Yitzhak Shamir, Then and Now" (Israel Shahak; Middle East Policy; volume I, number 1 (1992))
Yitzhak Shamir (ZenJustice.com)
The Crimes of Shimon Peres (ZenJustice.com)
Israeli History 101: What do you know about Israeli Leaders (Mazin B. Qumsiyeh; May 28, 2002)
B. Palestinian Leadership
See also Palestinian Governmental Organizations.
1. Generally
Resource collections:
Members of the PLO Central Council as of 1996 (Glen Rangwala)
Biographies of Palestinian political leaders since 1967 (Glen Rangwala)
Structure and History of the Palestine Liberation Organization
Other resources:
"Six Men Who Could Be Contenders to Lead Palestinians if Arafat Goes" (James Bennet and John Kifner; New York Times; June 14, 2002)
"Arafat Convenes Pared Down Cabinet" (AP; June 13, 2002)
"Dahlan: I Spurned Cabinet Post because PA Reforms Inadequate" (AP; June 12, 2002)
"Life After Arafat" (John Kifner; New York Times; June 9, 2002)
"Arafat's New Cabinet" (BBC; June 9, 2002)
"Reforming from Within" (Hanan Ashrawi; The Guardian; June 7, 2002)
"'New' Cabinet with Mostly the Same Old Faces" (Danny Rubinstein; Ha'aretz; June 4, 2002)
"Arab Rivals Grab for Power" (Peter Hermann; Baltimore Sun; June 3, 2002)
"Militants Mull Role Offered by Arafat" (Dan Ephron; Boston Globe; June 3, 2002)
"Arafat Offers Cabinet Posts to Hamas" (AP; June 2, 2002)
"Time for Change" (Talal Jabari; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 23-29, 2002)
"Reform Yes, but Not for Sharon" (Fawaz Turki; Arab News; May 23, 2002)
"Sharon the Great Reformer?" (Uri Avnery; Arab News; May 22, 2002)
"As Arafat Critics Close In, Deputies Vie in the Wings" (John Kifner; New York Times; May 20, 2002)
"Professor Sets Sights on Filling Arafat's Shoes" (Davan Maharaj; Los Angeles Times; May 19, 2002)
"Reform under Siege" (Graham Usher; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 16-22, 2002)
"Palestinians Want Reform--But on Own Terms" (Mary Curtius Los Angeles Times; May 14, 2002)
"Palestinians Want Reforms, Too, But Not on US and Israeli Terms" (Suzanne Goldenberg; The Guardian; May 10, 2002)
"Analysis: If Not Arafat, Then Who?" (Paul Reynolds; BBC; May 7, 2002)
"PA Rejects U.S. Critics:'Reforms begin at home'" (Danny Rubinstein and Omer Barak; Ha'aretz; May 6?, 2002)
"A Palestinian Brass Beleaguered: Questions Surface Over Future of Leadership Weakened by Israel" (Doug Struck; Washington Post; April 27, 2002)
"Beyond Disappointment" (Marc Cooper interview with Robert Fisk; LA Weekly; April 19 - 25, 2002)
"The Running of Palestine" (Martin Asser; BBC; November 30, 2001)
2. Particular Leaders
a. Yassir Arafat
"Arafat to Ha'aretz: I Accept Clinton's Plan; Peace Is Possible" (Akiva Eldar; Ha'aretz; June 21, 2002)
"Arafat Appeals for an End of Suicide Attacks" (AP; June 20, 2002)
"Palestinian Reforms Have Multitude of Motives" (David Hirst; The Guardian; June 18, 2002)
"Palestinian Elections Now" (Edward Said; Al-Ahram Weekly; June 13-19, 2002)
"Not Quite the Same Boat" (Jonathan Cook; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 23-29, 2002)
"Leader Cannot Escape the Scorn of His Own People" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; May 17, 2002)
"Arafat Admits Errors And Offers Reforms" (Brian Whitaker; The Guardian; May 16, 2002)
"Arafat: Free but Increasingly Isolated" (Khaled Amayreh; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 16-22, 2002)
"Palestine's Pétain?" (Charles Glass; Guardian; May 15, 2002)
"Palestinians Raise the Pressure on Arafat" (Edward Cody; Washington Post; May 14, 2002)
"Many Palestinians Urging Reforms on Arafat Government" (Peter Hermann; Baltimore Sun; May 13, 2002)
"The Collaborator Who Failed" (Tom Segev; Ha'aretz; May 10, 2002) "For as long as Yasser Arafat agreed to collaborate with Israel and ignore the expansion of the settlements, he was a partner"
"I Will Die Here, Says Defiant Arafat" (Ewen MacAskill; The Guardian; May 9, 2002)
"War-Weary Palestinians Losing Faith in Arafat's Leadership" (Graham Usher; The Guardian/Observer Worldview; May 5, 2002)
"Jubilant and Angry, Arafat Is Freed" (Amira Hass; Ha'aretz; May 5?, 2002)
"Arafat Now: Popular but Weaker" (Peter Ford; Christian Science Monitor; May 3, 2002)
Bahgory on Arafat (Al-Ahram Weekly; April 18-24, 2002)
Yasir Arafat Bio (ABC News)
"Yasser Arafat: The Man and His People" (Grace Halsell; The Link; volume 15, issue 3 (July-August 1982))
b. Marwan Barghouti
(1) Organizations
Campaign to Free Marwan Barghouti
Comité International pour la Libération de Marwan Baghouti (Paris)
(2) Articles
"Palestinian Leader Accuses Israel of Torture" (Peter Beaumont; The Guardian; June 13, 2002)
"Israel Prevents Visit of Lawyer to Marwan Barghouti " (LAW; June 9, 2002)
"Torture and Ill-Treatment of PLC Member Marwan Barghouti" (LAW; May 21, 2002)
"Barghouti Trial Is Not Certain, Says Arbel" (Vered Levy-Barzilai; Ha'aretz; April 30?, 2002)
"Listen to Barghouti" (Gideon Levy; Ha'aretz; April 21?, 2002)
"Israel's Enemy Number One" (Sherine Bahaa; Al-Ahram; April 18-24, 2002)
"Israelis Capture Arafat Deputy in the West Bank" (James Bennet; April 16, 2002)
"Risk Taken in Arrest of Arafat Aide" (Dan Ephron; Boston Globe; April 16, 2002)
"Captured Leader Is Palestinian Hero" (AP; April 15, 2002)
"The Amazing Rise of Marwan Barghouti" (Isabel Kershner; The Jerusalem Report; February 25, 2002)
c. Other Leaders
"Arafat's Money Man--And Lightning Rod" (Mohammed Rashid) (Dan Ephron; Newsweek; June 3, 2002)
"Arafat's Money Man a Focus in Tug of War" (Fuad Shubaki) (Tracy Wilkinson and Robin Wright; Los Angeles Times; April 30, 2002)
"Profile: Ahmed Qurei" (Fiona Symon; BBC; April 17, 2002)
3. Human Rights Reports
a. Amnesty International: Annual Report on Israel and the Occupied Territories
Note: The date on a report is the date of its release; a report covers the prior calendar year. Thus the 2002 report covers 2001.
2002 Report
2001 Report
2000 Report
1999 Report
1998 Report
1997 Report
b. Human Rights Watch: Annual Report on Israel and the Occupied Territories
Note: The date on a report is the date of its release; a report covers the prior calendar year. Thus the 2002 report covers 2001.
2002 Report
2001 Report
2000 Report
1999 Report
1998 Report
1997 Report
c. U.S. State Department: Annual Report on Israel and the Occupied Territories: Occupied Territories Section
Note: The date on a report reflects the year covered, so that the 2001 report covers 2001 and was released in early 2002.
2001 Report
2000 Report
1999 Report
1998 Report
1997 Report
1996 Report
1995 Report
1994 Report
1993 Report
d. Other Reports
"Palestinian Child Killers Executed" (BBC; June 6, 2002)
"Palestinian Authority: End Torture and Unfair Trials" (Human Rights Watch; November 30, 2001)
"Palestinian Authority: Inquiry into Student Deaths Essential" (Human Rights Watch; October 11, 2001)
"Death Sentence Passed by a Military Court in Hebron" (Human Rights Watch; Feb 12, 2001)
"Palestinian Authority Should Halt Executions, Review Unfair Trials" (Human Rights Watch; August 1998)
VIII. Media Analysis
A. U.S. Media, and Western Media in General
1. General Analysis
a. Organizations
Ali Abunimah's Bitter Pill (U.S.)
Coalition For Fair & Accurate Reporting
The Electronic Intifada (U.S.)
FAIR: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (New York)
----Middle East
MediaChannel.org (New York)
MediaLens.org (U.K.)
-----Middle East
Media Review Network (Pretoria; South Africa)
Palestine Media Watch (U.S.)
-----Index to reports and analysis
Palestine Media Watch Group at the Palestine Monitor (Ramallah)
PRRC/Al-Awda Media Committee (Orange, CT)
b. Articles
"Israelis Threaten to Drop CNN after Turner Comment" (Ewen MacAskill and Oliver Burkeman; The Guardian; June 21, 2002)
"CNN, Amid Criticism in Israel, Adopts Terror Report Policy" (Bill Carter; New York Times; June 21, 2002)
"Turner's Terrorism Comments Criticized" (Howard Kurtz; Washington Post; June 19, 2002)
"CNN Chief Accuses Israel of Terror" (Oliver Burkeman and Peter Beaumont; The Guardian; June 18, 2002)
"The Media's Middle East Rules of Engagement" (Robin Miller; June 6, 2002)
"Mideast News Touchy for Both Sides" (Christine Chinlund; Boston Globe; May 27, 2002)
"Why Does John Malkovich Want to Kill Me?" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; May 14, 2002)
"Israeli Distortions during the Siege on the Church of the Nativity" (Nigel Parry; Electronic Intifada; May 13-20, 2002)
"U.S. Media Inept in Covering Israel" (John Nichols; The Capital Times [Madison, WI]; May 13, 2002)
"US Media Spin Out a New and Dangerous Culture" (Nadeem Khan; Arab News; May 11, 2002)
"Taliban Jews: Some Extremists Are More Equal Than Others" (Tim Wise; ZNet; May 11, 2002)
"What Happened in Jenin?" (FAIR; May 10, 2002)
"American Mainstream Media: Institutionalized Subjectivity" (Alex Lynch; CounterPunch; May 8, 2002)
"Orchestrated Assault on Saudi-US ties" (Ahmed Yousef; Arab News; May 4, 2002)
"A Hazy Mirror" (Tarek Atia; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 2-8, 2002)
"A Tale Of Two 'Massacres' - Jenin And Racak" (David Edwards; ZNet; May 2, 2002)
"Reach out to the West, Media Figures Tell Arabs" (Arab News; May 1, 2002)
"Myths Endanger Israel and United States (Scott Laderman; Media Monitors Network; May 1, 2002)
"He Avoids Answering the Questions He's Asked" (Nathan Guttman; Ha'aretz; late April?, 2002)
"Investigating Jenin is Not Enough" (Ahmed Amr; Media Monitors Network; April 29, 2002)
"The Media's Twisted Coverage of the Middle East: Preliminary Thoughts "Robin Miller; April 28, 2002)
"A War of Words in Mideast" (Peter Hermann; Baltimore Sun; April 24, 2002)
"The Palestinian Side Must Be Told" (Robert Scheer; Los Angeles Times; April 23, 2002)
"Debate on Mideast Terminology Rages" (AP: April 19, 2002)
"Ignorance Is Strength: "The Mainstream Media And The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" (David Edwards; Media Lens; April 18, 2002)
"Fear and Learning in America" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; April 17, 2002) Fabulous.
"Language of the Middle East" (Charley Reese; April 15, 2002)
"U.S. Newspapers Catching Flak for Mideast War Coverage: Media Caught in the Cross Fire as Both Sides Complain of Bias" (Charles Burress; San Francisco Chronicle; April 14, 2002)
"Israel's War of Words Gets Dirty" (Phil Reeves; The Independent; April 14, 2002)
"Just to Clarify a Few Inaccuracies (Lara Deeb; Media Monitors Network; April 14, 2002)
"A Good Old-Fashioned Incursion" (David Vest; CounterPunch; April 13, 2002)
"Still Trying to Talk about Occupation" (Lara Deeb; Media Monitors Network; April 13, 2002)
"America's Phoniest Liberal? Thomas Friedman's Fabrications" (John Chuckman; CounterPunch; April 10, 2002)
"Torture Is Watching MSNBC" (Barry Crimmins; April 9, 2002)
"The Horrors of Press Syndication and Censorship" (Amanda White; Media Monitors Network; April 9, 2002)
"Arafat Has Condemned Terror in Arabic; Bush Must Condemn Israeli Actions" (Daoud Kuttab; Arabic Media Internet Network; April 9, 2002)
----Another copy of this analysis.
"'Terrorism' Is a Term That Requires Consistency" (FAIR; April 8, 2002)
"This Will Be the Week When We See Who Runs the US-Israeli Alliance" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; April 8, 2002)
"The Dangers Of TV's Tunnel Vision" (Danny Schechter; MediaChannel.org; April 5, 2002)
"In U.S. Media, Palestinians Attack, Israel Retaliates" (FAIR; April 4, 2002)
"Truth is a Scarce Commodity as Propaganda War Gets into its Stride" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; April 4, 2002)
"Palestinians Are Blurry in the Editorial Frame" (Norman Soloman; FAIR; April 4, 2002)
Sharon's Wars: How the News Gets through" (Alexander Cockburn; CounterPunch; April 3, 2002)
"In the Propaganda War, Israel is Winning in the U.S.: The Palestinians Are Struggling to Make it Clear That Their Side Has Grievances" (Ha'aretz; April 2002)
"An Analysis of CNN and Fox Articles on the Israeli Invasion" (Doug Tanner; March 31, 2002)
"Amanpour's Journalism and CNN's 'Technical' Problems" (Ahmed Amr; March 31, 2002)
"Much Ado About Nothing: New York Times and Israeli Disinformation Campaign" (Kaveh L. Afrasiabi; March 30, 2002)
-----The New York Times article to which this is a response
"Arafat to Amanpour: 'Respect your Profession'" (Ahmed Mar; March 29, 2002)
CounterSpin Interview with D.D. Guttenplan on Differences in U.S. and U.K. Media Reporting on the Middle East (March 29, 2002; Real Audio)
"Intractable Foes, Warring Narratives" (Eric Alterman; MSNBC; March 28, 2002)
------"Wrestling with Empathy on Mideast Conflict" (response by Cathy Young to preceding piece; April 8, 2002)
Yasser Abed Rabbo Responds to New York Times Article (March 24, 2002)
"Understanding Palestinian Rage" (Eduardo Cohen; March 18, 2002
"About Bias in the Media" (Ramzy Baroud; March 17, 2002)
"NPR--Another Grossly Biased Gradstein Report" (Ali Abunimah; March 14, 2002)
"We Are Not Deaf, But We Cannot Hear" (Alexandra Lopez-Pachecoin; March 9, 2002)
"NPR Continues Distortion on Mideast 'Calm'" (FAIR; February 5, 2002)
"For NPR, Violence Is Calm if It's Violence Against Palestinians"(FAIR; January 10, 2002)
"New York Times Should Tell Full Story in Terror Blast" (FAIR; December 6, 2001)
"Does Tom Freidman Read the New York Times?" (Jack McCarthy; CounterPunch; December 6, 2001)
"Israeli Terrorism Doesn't Make News - Cause of The Conflict Ignored" (Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed; Media Monitors Network; December 2, 2001)
"Media's Contempt for Palestinians Is Palpable" (Robin Miller; Dec. 2001)
"The Illusion of Balance: NPR's Coverage of Mideast Deaths Doesn't Match Reality" (Seth Ackerman; Extra!, Nov.-Dec. 2001)
"My Concern for the People of Palestine (Amanda White; Media Monitors Network; September 18, 2001)
"CNN Caves in to Israel over its References to Illegal Settlements" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; Sept. 3, 2001)
"Sharon's Willing Media Collaborators" (Ahmed Amr; nileMedia.com; June 2001)
"When Journalists Refuse to Tell the Truth about Israel" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; April 17, 2001)
"Uprising without Explanation: 'Occupation' a Taboo Word in Intifada Coverage" (Seth Ackerman; Extra!; Jan.-Feb. 2001)
"The Biased Reporting that Makes Killing Acceptable" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; November 14, 2000)
"Middle East Media Biases: Which Side Am I On? (Danny Schechter; November 1, 2000)
"Perception Vs. Reality in The Middle East 'Press War'" (Danny Schechter. 2000)
"The Simple Formula for U.S. Media Coverage of Mideast" (Norman Solomon; Oct. 17, 2000)
"American Zionism: For US Media, Israel is the Victim" (Edward Said; 2000)
"Retaliating in Advance: U.S. Reports Reverse Chronology of Israeli Airstrikes on Lebanon" (Hussein Ibish ;Extra!; Sept.-Oct. 1999)
"What Christians Don't Know about Israel" (Grace Halsell; May/June 1998)
"People and the Land: Coming to a PBS Station Near You?" (Tom Hayes; The Link; volume 30, issue 5 (November-December, 1997))
"Remember All the Victims of Violence" (Extra!; Oct. 1997)
"What's in a Name?: In Jerusalem Story, Terminology Takes Sides" (Sam Husseini; Extra!; Sept.-Oct. 1997)
"Normalizing Israeli Repression" (Edward Herman; Z magazine; June, 1994)
"How America's Leading Paper Covered a Massacre" (Jim Naureckas; Extra!; May-June 1994)
"Censored" (Colin D. Edwards; The Link; volume 26, issue 3 (July-August 1993))
"NPR's Fresh Air: 'Extremist' Author Silenced for Lack of 'Moderate' Opponent" (Extra!; April-May 1993)
"'Arabs Stone Jewish Worshippers'...or Did They?" (Extra; Jan.-Feb. 1991)
"Arab Defamation in the Media: Its Consequences and Solutions" (Casey Kasem; The Linkl volume 23, issue 5 (December 1990))
"The U.S. Press and the Middle East" (Mitchell Kaidy; The Link; volume 21, issue 1 (January-March 1988))
"Media Spin Remains in Sync with Israeli Occupation" (Norman Soloman; undated)
"Israel's Approved Ethnic Cleansing: How the U.S. Media Protects It" (Edward Herman; ZNet; undated)
2. "Homicide Bomber" Expression
a. Bush Administration's Adoption of Expression
"Seeking Words to Express the Shock of Mideast Violence" (Mary McNamara; Los Angeles Times; April 17, 2002)
"White House Coins New Phrase" (AP; April 14, 2002)
"White House Takes Up 'Homicide Bombers' Phrase" (AP; April 12, 2002)
b. Prior Use by Zionist Spokespersons
"Enlarging the Problem" (Ken Adelman; April 2, 2002)
"Pathology of the Homicide Bomber" (HonestReporting.com; March 27, 2002)
"Terror Continues; Media Responds" (HonestReporting.com; March 5, 2002)
3. Claim that U.S. Media is Pro-Palestinian
Organizations:
CAMERA: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
BoycottThePost.org
HonestReporting.com (New York)
PRIMER (Promoting Responsibility in Middle East Reporting)
Tachlis.org
Articles:
"Pro-Israel Groups Take Aim at U.S. News Media" (Tim Jones; Chicago Tribune; May 26, 2002)
"Boycotting the Media" (Nathan Guttman; Ha'aretz; May 26, 2002)
"Some U.S. Backers of Israel Boycott Dailies Over Mideast Coverage" (Felicity Barringer; New York Times; May 23, 2002)
"Andrea Levin's Eye on the Media: NPR Ignores Israeli Terror Victims" (Andrea Levin; Jerusalem Post; May 20, 2002)
"Israel Going Pro When It Talks with U.S. Media" (Susan Taylor Martin; St. Petersburg Times; May 8, 2002)
"Readers Boycott 'Biased' LA Times" (BBC; April 18)
"Losing the Media Battle" (Leslie Susser; The Jerusalem Report; dated April 22 but posted by April 15, 2002)
"U.S. Newspapers Catching Flak for Mideast War Coverage: Media Caught in the Cross Fire as Both Sides Complain of Bias" (Charles Burress; San Francisco Chronicle; April 14, 2002)
"'Those Aren't Stones, They're Rocks': The Pro-Israel Critique of Mideast Coverage" (Seth Ackerman; Extra!; March-April 2001)
"CAMERA and FLAME: Pressuring U.S. Media" (Mitchell Kaidy; WRMEA; July/Aug. 1993)
B. U.S. Media Coverage Compared to Coverage Elsewhere
"Analysis: Winners and Losers in Jenin" (Martin Sieff; UPI; May 23, 2002) Conservative POV
"Analysis: Why Europeans Bought Jenin Myth" (Martin Sieff; UPI; May 21 2002) Conservative POV
"Part One: Documenting the Myth" (Martin Sieff; UPI; May 20, 2002) Conservative POV
"War and Pieces" (Ian Mayes; The Guardian; May 18, 2002)
| "Balance does not mean that blame must be equally apportioned - much of the American coverage that is, up to a point, critical of Israel suffers from this false symmetry." |
"US, European Press Stand Divided over Israel, Palestinians" (Mark Jurkowitz; Boston Globe; May 1, 2002)
"Jack Kelly: The Non-Massacre" (Pittsburgh Post Gazette; April 29, 2002) Conservative POV
"The Ombudsman: Israeli-Palestinian Debate Plays Out Differently Here" (Sanders LaMont; Sacramento Bee; April 28, 2002)
"Media Drawn Into West Bank Propaganda War" (Howard Kurtz; Washington Post; April 18, 2002)
"Parallel Universes: Most of the World Sees Palestinians as the Victims, But in Israel and the US Events Are Given a Different Meaning" (Jonathan Freedland; The Guardian; April 17, 2002)
"Muted Criticism in American Newspapers" (Julian Borger; The Guardian; April 17, 2002)
C. British Media
1. Organizations
Arab Media Watch
2. Articles
"The Right to Be Heard: The Readers' Editor on ... Truth and Propaganda in the Middle East" (Ian Mayes; The Guardian; June 3, 2002)
"Balancing Act: The Readers' Editor on .... Charges That the Paper Has Been Anti-Semitic"(Ian Mayes; The Guardian; May 25, 2002)
"War and Pieces" (Ian Mayes; The Guardian; May 18, 2002)
"Missing in Action" (Greg Philo; The Guardian; April 16, 2002)
"TV News Biased against Palestinians, Says Study" (Matt Wells; The Guardian; April 16, 2002)
CounterSpin Interview with D.D. Guttenplan on Differences in U.S. and U.K. Media Reporting on the Middle East (March 29, 2002; Real Audio)
"BBC Staff Are Told Not to Call Israeli Killings 'Assassination'" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; August 4, 2001)
"Middle East Coverage Is 'Dangerous'" (Brian Whitaker; The Guardian; April 9, 2001?)
D. Other Countries' Media
"Israel Radio Defines Arabic Newspeak" (Ori Nir; Ha'aretz; May 4?, 2002)
"Deflecting the Truth" (Shohdy Naguib; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 2-8, 2002) Discussion of pro-Israeli bias in the Russian media.
"No PR, Please - We're at War" (Aviv Lavie; Ha'aretz; April 19, 2002)
"Canadian Media Giant Censors Editorials Deemed Critical of Israel" (January 2002?)
"Saudi Press Drops Use of `Shaheed'" (Daniel Sobelman; Ha'aretz; May 22, 2002)
"Law Refutes Israeli Claims of Staged Jenin 'Burials'" (LAW; May 8, 2002)
IX. News
See also Publications.
For current news stories, see Israeli Occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
A. News Sources and Websites Devoted to Middle East News
Collections:
Open Directory: Israel/Palestine News and Media
Individual news sources:
ActLeft
al-Aqsa Intifada.com
Al Bawaba (Amman, Jordan)
Alternative Information Center
Arabic Electronic Mail Journal
Arabic Media Internet Network
Arabic News
Be a Witness
Colorado Campaign For Middle East Peace
Common Ground News Service: Middle East
Free Arab Voice
Free Palestine Now
Hear Palestine
IndyMedia Israel (Tel Aviv)
Independent Media Center Palestine (Bethlehem)
Islamic Association For Palestine
iviews.com
Letters from Palestine
Liberate Palestine
Middle East Information Center
Middle East News & World Report
Middle East News Online (Durham, North Carolina)
Mideast Realities
MidEast Web News List [MewNews]
The Middle East Times (Nicosia, Cyprus)
NewsTrove.com: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
nileMedia.com
OccupationalHazard.org
oneworld.net: Middle East
Palestine Chronicle (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
Palestine Crisis Center
Palestine-facts-and-images (Yahoo! eGroup)
Palestine Government Watch
Palestine Independent News Agency (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
Palestine Media Center
Palestine Monitor (Ramallah)
Palestine Now (e-mail newsletter from Grassroots International)
RamallahOnline.com (U.S.)
Ummahnews.com
United Nations News Centre
Viacam-info-palestina
Wafa (Official PNA news service)
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: Current News
WorldNews Network: Palestine Daily
WorldNews Network: Gaza News
WorldNews Network: Jordan Daily
WorldNews Network: Middle East Daily
WorldNews Network: Arab World News
WorldNews Network: Israel Daily
WorldNews Network - Middle East Directory
Yahoo! News Full Coverage- Middle East Peace Process
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-Lebanon News
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-Israel - Lebanon Relations
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-Syria News
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-Jordan News
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-Egypt News
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-United Nations
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-European Union News
See also these pro-Israeli news sources:
Forward
Israel Resource News Agency
JTA (Jewish Telegraph Agency)
B. Particular Commercial Media Outlets
Recommended: Al-Ahram Weekly; Arab News; BBC: The Guardian; Ha'aretz; The Independent; The Times (London)
1. Newspapers and Magazines
Arab World
Al-Ahram Weekly (Cairo)
al-Jazeera (in Arabic)
Arab News (Saudi Arabia)
The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)
Kuwait Times
Jordan Times
Oman Observer
Syria Times
Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
Israel
Ha'aretz (liberal)
Jerusalem Post (conservative)
The Jerusalem Report
---Palestinian Affairs section
U.K.
BBC News: Middle East
The Guardian
-----Israel and the Middle East
-----Israel and the Middle East Archive
The Independent
-----Middle East
The Telegraph
The Times
-----Middle East
U.S.
Los Angeles Times
-----Conflict in the Mideast
The New York Times
-----Middle East
Washington Post
-----Middle East
2. Wire services
Agence France-Presse
The Associated Press
Reuters
-----Reuters World News
United Press International
X. Organizations
A. Organizations Based in the U.S.
1. Academic and Educational
Institute for Palestine Studies (Washington. D.C.)
The Middle East Institute (Washington, D.C.)
The Middle East Policy Council (Washington, D.C.)
Palestinian American Research Center (Villanova, PA, and Jerusalem) Good links to other academic sites.
Trans-Arab Research Institute (Boston, MA)
For lists of links to university centers, see:
Palestinian American Research Center (Villanova, PA, and Jerusalem)
Palestine Center
2. Activist--Community Organizations
Collections:
Collection of local organizations by Jewish Unity for a Just Peace
Individual organizations:
Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (Orange, CT)
Alternative Palestinian Agenda
Americans and Palestinians for Peace (AMPAL; Muscateine, Iowa)
AUPHR--Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights (Portland, OR)
Boston Committee for Palestinian Rights
Boycott Israeli Goods
Citizens for Fair Legislation
Coalition for Fair & Accurate Reporting
Coalition for Justice in Hawaiian Gardens and Jerusalem
Coalition for Peace With Justice (North Carolina)
Colorado Campaign For Middle East Peace (Denver)
Council for the National Interest (Washington, D.C.)
Council for Palestinian Restitution and Reparation
Direct Action for Justice in Palestine (New York)
The Electronic Intifada
Foundation for Middle East Peace (Washington, D.C.)
Free Palestine Alliance--United States
Humanity On Hold
IFLAC (International Forum for Peace and Culture) USA
Middle East Activist (Vermont and New Hampshire)
Middle East Children's Alliance (Berkeley, CA)
Middle East Crisis Committee (New Haven, CT)
Middle East News Online (Durham, North Carolina)
Middle East Research & Information Project (MERIP; Washington, D.C.)
MidEast Citizen Diplomacy (Indianola, WA)
MSA West Palestine Action Committee
nileMedia.com (Seattle, WA)
Open Tent Middle East Coalition (Los Angeles)
Palestine Affairs Council (Houston, Texas)
Palestine Chronicle (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
Palestine Independent News Agency (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
Palestine Media Watch
Partners For Peace (Washington, D.C.)
People for Justice in Palestine (Iowa City)
Philly ISM (Philadelphia)
RamallahOnline.com (U.S.)
Search for Common Ground: Middle East
SEARCH for Justice and Equality in Palestine/Israel (Framingham, MA)
SUSTAIN: Stop U.S. Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now! (Washington, D.C.)
Vermonters For a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel
Voices for Peace (Austin, Texas)
3. Activist--Student Organiations
Arab Club (North Carolina State University)
Arab Student Association (George Mason University)
Arab Student Organization (Carnegie Mellon University)
The Arab Student Union of NW Ohio (University of Toledo)
Arab Students United (New York University)
Arabic Heritage Club (Northeastern University)
Coalition for Justice in Israel/Palestine (Stanford University)
The Egyptian Student Association in North America
HarvardMITdivest.org
Justice for Palestine (Harvard Law School)
Lebanese American Association (Burlingame, CA)
The Lebanese Club (MIT)
Lebanese Student Association (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Muslim Students Awareness Network (Stanford University)
Organization of Arab Students (University of Maryland, College Park)
Palestine Solidarity Committee (University of Texas--Austin)
PrincetonDivest.org
Students for Justice in Palestine (California State University Sacramento)
Students for Justice in Palestine (Columbia University)
Students for Justice in Palestine (George Mason Univ.?)
Students for Justice In Palestine (University of California, Berkeley)
Students for Justice In Palestine (University of California, Davis)
Students for Justice in Palestine (University of Illinois, Chicago)
Turath (Columbia University)
The Union of Arab Student Associations (Falls Church, VA)
University of Illinois Divestment Campaign
4. Arab-American
Al-Bushra (Arab-American Catholics; San Francisco)
Al-Hewar Center (Vienna, Virginia)
Al Malha Youth Group (Relatives, descendants, and friends of exiled inhabitants of Palestinian village of Al Malha)
American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (Washington, D.C.)
American Arab Chamber of Commerce (Dearborn, MI)
American Committee on Jerusalem (Washington, D.C.)
American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (Westland, MI)
Arab American Action Network (Chicago)
Arab American Institute (Washington, D.C.)
Arab American Young Professionals - Boston
Arab American Young Professionals (main office in Detroit)
Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) (Dearborn, MI)
Arab Youth
Association of Arab-American University Graduates (Washington, D.C.; not updated since 2001)
Association of Patriotic Arab Americans in Military
Council of Lebanese American Organizations (Los Angeles)
Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development/Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine (Washington, D.C.)
NAAMA - National Arab American Medical Association (Birmingham, MI)
NAAP--Network of Arab-American Alumni and Professionals (New York and Washington, D.C.)
Teens for Palestine
5. Charitable
American Near East Refugee Aid (Washington, D.C.)
Palestine Children's Welfare Fund
Playgrounds for Palestine (Elkins Park, PA)
United Palestinian Appeal (Washington, D.C.)
6. Human Rights
Amnesty International USA
-----Home office of Amnesty International in London
Human Rights Watch
Physicians for Human Rights---USA
7. Islamic
American Muslims for Global Peace and Justice (Washington, D.C.)
American Muslims for Jerusalem (Washington, D.C.)
Council on American Islamic Relations
Islamic Association For Palestine (Palos Hills, IL)
Islamic Foundation (Villa Park, IL)
Islamic Institute (Washington, D.C.)
MPAC--Muslim Public Affairs Council (Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.)
United Association for Studies and Research
8. Jewish
Abraham Fund (New York and Jerusalem)
Americans for Peace Now (Washington, D.C.)
Brit Tzedek V'Shalom (Austin, Texas)
Coalition of Jews for Justice in Israel and Palestine (San Francisco)
----- (2nd e-mail group)
Jewish Friends of Palestine
Jewish Peace Fellowship (Nyack, NY)
The Jewish Peace Lobby (Silver Spring, MD)
Jewish Peace Thread (Brown University)
Jewish Unity for a Just Peace (Evanston, IL)
Jewish Voices Against the Occupation (Berkeley, CA)
Jewish Voice For Peace (San Francisco)
Jewish Women for Justice in Israel and Palestine (Boston)
Jews Against the Occupation (New York)
Jews for Equal Justice
Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel (Washington, D.C.)
JFREJ--Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (New York)
New Israel Fund (Washington, D.C.)
Not In My Name (Evanston, IL)
Pursue the Peace (Seattle)
Tikkun
Visions of Peace with Justice in Israel/Palestine (Boston)
9. -----Anti-Zionist
Jewsnotzionists.org
Neturei Karta - Jews United Against Zionism
10. Jewish-Palestinian Dialog
Alliance for Israeli and Palestinian Reconciliation" (San Francisco)
Encounter Project (Washington & Jerusalem?)
Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group (San Mateo, California)
MidEast Citizen Diplomacy
11. Mainstream
AMIDEAST--America-Mideast Educational and Training Services (Washington, D.C.)
National Council on US-Arab Relations (Washington, D.C.)
USAID West Bank and Gaza (Washington, D.C.)
12. Religious
American Friends Service Committee
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Churches for Middle East Peace (Washington, D.C.)
Fellowship of Reconciliation--Interfaith Peacebuilders Program (Nyack, NY)
Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (Silver Spring, MD)
B. Organizations based in the Middle East
1. Joint Israeli-Palestinian
Action Committee for One Democratic Secular Republic (not updated since 2001)
The Alternative Information Center
Bereaved Families' Forum
bitterlemons.org
Encounter Project (Washington & Jerusalem?)
Encounter-EMEM
Friends of the Earth--Middle East (East Jerusalem and Aman, Jordan)
Hand in Hand: The Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel (Jerusalem)
Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information
Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace (Ramat-Efal, Israel)
Israeli Palestinian Coalition For Peace
MidEast Web
ODA--Organization for Democratic Action
Open House (Ramle)
2. Israeli
a. Peace; Activist; Human Rights
Collections:
List of peace organizations by Ariga
Individual groups:
ActLeft
Abraham Fund (New York and Jerusalem)
Adva Center
Ariga
Association for Civil Rights in Israel
Bat Shalom
B'Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Coalition of Women for Peace
Dor Shalom
Givat Haviva (Menashe)
Gush Shalom - Israeli Peace Bloc
HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual (in Hebrew)
IFLAC (International Forum for Peace and Culture)
IndyMedia Israel (Tel Aviv)
Israel Religious Action Center
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (Jerusalem)
The Israeli Council for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
MidEast Web for Middle East Peace Education and Dialogue
New Profile: Movement for the Civil-ization of Israeli Society
Oz Veshalom-Netivot Shalom
Peace Now
PEACE - A Mid-East Dialogue Group
Peacechild Israel
The Peres Center for Peace (Tel Aviv)
Physicians for Human Rights
The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel
Rabbis For Human Rights
Ta'ayush
b. Arab Civil Rights
Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel
The Arab Association for Human Rights (Nazareth)
The Association of Forty (Ein Hod; Arab villages in Israel not recognized by the Israeli government)
Center for Bedouin Studies and Development
The Galilee Society: The Arab National Society for Health Research & Services
Ittijah - Union of Arab Community Based Associations (Haifa; not updated since 5/2001)
c. Refuseniks (soldiers who refuse to serve in the Occupied Territories)
Courage to Refuse
Yesh Gvul
3. Palestinian
See also member organizations listed at Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (Ramallah).
See also Palestinian resistance organizations.
a. Activist; Peace; Human Rights
Collections:
List of peace organizations by Ariga
Individual groups:
Addameer: Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association (Jerusalem and Ramallah)
Al-Haq: Law in the Service of Man
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights (Jabalia Refugee Camp)
Arab Association for Human Rights (Nazareth)
BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights (Bethlehem)
Campaign to Free Marwan Barghouti
Defence For Children International: Palestine Section
Democracy & Workers' Rights Centre (Ramallah and Gaza) (not updated since 9/2001)
Grassroots International Protection For The Palestinian People (Ramallah)
Human Rights Action Project, Birzeit University (not updated since 11/99)
International Solidarity Movement
Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights
Jerusalem Watch (not updated since 4/2001)
LAW-The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment (Jerusalem)
MIFTAH: The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialog and Democracy (Jerusalem)
Palestinian Center for Rapprochement between People (Beit Sahour)
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (Gaza)
Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group
Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights (Ramallah)
Palestinian Prisoners' Society
Shaml: Palestinian Diaspora and Refugee Centre
b. Colleges and Universities
Al-Azhar University (Gaza)
Al-Quds University (Jerusalem)
An-Najah National University (Nablus)
Arab-American University--Jenin
Bethlehem Bible College
Bethlehem University
Birzeit University (Birzeit)
-----Across Borders Project (Birzeit University Center for Continuing Education)
-----Center for Research & Documentation of Palestinian Society
-----Development Studies Programme Conducts Palestinian opinion polls.
Hebron University
Ibrahimieh College (Jerusalem)
Islamic University - Gaza
Palestine Polytechnic Institute (Hebron)
Other educational organizations:
Arab Educational Institute (Bethlehem; not updated recently)
Hope Flowers School (Bethlehem)
Tamer Institute for Community Education (Ramallah)
c. Cultural
Al-Kasaba (Ramallah)
Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre (Ramallah)
The National Conservatory of Music--Palestine
Palestine Popular Art Centre (Al - Bireh)
d. Government
Palestine Liberation Organization
----Negotiations Affairs Department
----The Palestinian Charter
Palestine Media Center
Palestine Monetary Authority
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Economic Council For Development and Reconstruction [PECDAR]
Palestinian Legislative Council
Palestinian National Authority
Palestinian National Authority Ministry of Higher Education
Palestinian National Authority Ministry Of Information
Palestinian National Authority Ministry Of Labour
Palestinian National Authority Ministry of Health
-----another URL?
Palestinian National Authority Office of the President
Palestinian National Authority State Information Service
-----Palestinian National Information Centre
-----International Press Centre
e. Health and Medical
Arabcare (Jerusalem)
Augusta Victoria Hospital (Jerusalem)
Gaza Community Mental Health Program
Palestine Red Crescent Society (Al-Bireh)
Palestinian Counseling Center (Jerusalem)
Spafford Children's Center (Jerusalem)
The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (Jerusalem)
f. Media
Independent Media Center--Palestine (Bethlehem)
Jerusalem Media & Communication Centre
Palestine Media Center
Palestine Monitor (Ramallah)
g. Religious
Come And See (Nazareth)
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center (Jerusalem)
h. Research
Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem
Center for Research & Documentation of Palestinian Society (Birzeit)
Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute (Ramallah)
Institute of Jerusalem Studies (Jerusalem)
Jerusalem Media & Communication Centre Conducts Palestinian public opinion polls.
Land Research Center
Muwatin, the Palestinian Institute for the Study of Democracy (Ramallah)
PASSIA - Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (Ramallah) Conducts public opinion polls.
Palestine Economic Forum
Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute
Palestinian American Research Center (Villanova, PA, and Jerusalem)
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Economic Council For Development and Reconstruction [PECDAR]
Planet--The Palestinian Academic Network (Jerusalem)
i. Women's
Women's Centre for Legal Aid & Counselling (Jerusalem)
Women's Studies Center (Jerusalem)
j. Other Organizations
Al Rowwad Center (Aida Camp)
Bethlehem Peace Center
First Ramallah Group
Holy Land Trust
International Center of Bethlehem
Palestine Center for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation (Bethlehem)
Palestine Securities Exchange
Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (not updated since 2001)
Palestinian Child Arts Center (not updated since 2000?)
Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (Ramallah)
Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation - PYALARA
A. M. Qattan Foundation (London & Ramallah)
Wi'am--Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center (Bethlehem)
4. Other Middle Eastern Countries
Al Bawaba (Amman, Jordan)
Aqsa Aid (United Arab Emirates)
The Arab Organization for Human Rights (Cairo)
Friends of the Earth--Middle East (East Jerusalem and Aman, Jordan)
Jerusalem Forum/Jerusalemites (Amman, Jordan)
Middle East Studies Center (Amman, Jordan)
C. Organizations Based in Other Countries
Australia
Bris-Palestine (Brisbane)
Jews for a Just Peace
Belgium
Arab European League
Codip: Centrum voor Ontwikkeling, Documentatie en Informatie Palestijnen
CooCoPal
Kol Shalom - La voix de la Paix
Manifeste pour un juste règlement du conflit israélo-palestinien (Belgium)
Palestina Vrij Belgium?
Palestine Palestina (Brussels)
Pax Christi International (Brussels)
Sabra-Shatila
Canada
Canadian Arab Youth Organization
Canadian Friends of Peace Now
Canadians for Equality and Peace for Palestinians
Canadians for Palestinian Human Rights
CanPalNet
Coalition for Justice in Palestine
For Palestine (Toronto)
Interuniversity Consortium for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies
Medical Aid for Palestine (Montreal)
New Brunswick Solidarity Movement
Palestine House Educational and Cultural Centre
Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet
Solidarité pour les Droits Humains des Palestiniens - SDHP
Cyprus
The Middle East Times (Nicosia)
Denmark
Boykot Israel
Dansk palæstinensisk Venskabsforening (Danish-Palestinian Friendship Association)
France
Association des Palestiniens en France
Association France Palestine Solidarité
Campagne Civile Internationale Protection Peuple Palestinien
CBSP, Votre Partenaire Humanitaire en Palestine
Comité International pour la Défense d'Azmi Bishara
Comité International pour la Libération de Marwan Baghouti (Paris)
Israel-Palestine.com
Missions Civiles pour la Protection du Peuple Palestinien
Mondialisons la Paix
Nous Sommes Tous Palestiniens!
La Paix Maintenant
Paix en Palestine
Paix juste au Proche-Orient
Palestine Libre
Plateforme des ONG Françaises pour la Palestine
Shalom Salam
The Palestinet Project
Solidarité-Palestine
Germany
DIAK--Deutsch - Israelischer Arbeitskreis für Frieden im Nahen Osten e.V.
Iceland
Félagið Ísland-Palestína (Iceland Palestine Association)
Ireland
Ireland - Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Italy
Associazione per la Pace onlus (Action for Peace - Italian Peace Association)
Palestina
Viacam-info-palestina
Netherlands
Euro-Arabische Dialoog
Gentsplatform The Netherlands?
Kifaia
Nederlands Palestina Komitee
palestina.pagina.nl
SIVMO: Steuncomité Israelische Vredesgroepen en Mensenrechtenorganisaties
United Civilians for Peace
New Zealand
Students for Justice in Palestine (University of Auckland)
Norway
Aksjon Palestina 2002
Boikott Israel
Fellesutvalget for Palestina (Norwegian Association of NGOs for Palestine)
Leksikon - PALESTINA
Palestinakomiteen i Norge
Sosialistisk Venstreparti
Ungdom For Fritt Palestina
South Africa
Media Review Network (Pretoria; South Africa)
Palestine Solidarity Committee (Crown Mines, South Africa)
Palestine Solidarity Group - Cape Town (South Africa)
Spain
AlQuds Palestina Spain?
Sweden
Palestinagrupperna
Switzerland
ASSP: Aide Sanitaire Suisse aux Palestiniens
Collectif Urgence Palestine
Gesellschaft Schweiz-Palästina
The Jewish-Palestinian discussion group in the Basel area
Manifeste pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient
Schweiz - Palästina / Suisse - Palestine
Welfare Association (Geneva)
U.K.
Amnesty International (London)
BIG Campaign: Boycott Israeli Goods
Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding (London)
Freedom and Justice for Samar & Jawad
Friends of Al-Aqsa (Leicester)
Islamic Human Rights Commission
Jews for Justice for Palestinians
JustPeaceUK
Middle East Socialists Network United Kingdom?
MPAC
Palestine Solidarity Campaign (London)
Palestinian General Delegation to the UK and Holy See
Palestinian Relief & Development Fund (London)
The Palestinian Return Centre (London)
A. M. Qattan Foundation (London & Ramallah)
XI. Palestinian Refugees and the Right of Return
A. Palestinian Villages Destroyed in 1948
Destroyed Palestinian Villages: A Reign of Terror & Systematic Expulsion
Information on Destroyed Villages (Jerusalemites)
List of Palestinian Villages Destroyed after the Creation of Israel
Map of Palestinian Villages Depopulated in 1948 and 1967
B. Organizations
Across Borders Project (Birzeit University Center for Continuing Education)
Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
Al Malha Youth Group (Relatives, descendants, and friends of exiled inhabitants of Palestinian village of Al Malha)
BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights
Council for Palestinian Restitution and Reparation
Deir Yassin Committee (Yahoo! eGroup for descendants from Deir Yassin)
Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet
The Palestinian Return Centre
Refugee Working Group of Fafo (Oslo)
Shaml--Palestinian Refugee and Diaspora Center
C. Websites
Cry for Justice (Arabia.com; undated; photographs)
Eye to Eye: Young Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank Tell Their Stories with Photographs
Human Rights Watch: Right to Return
"Israel, Palestine and the Occupied Territories: Right of Return of Palestinian Refugees" (Global Policy Forum)
Nakba
Palestine Monitor Fact Sheet on the Palestinian Refugees
PalestineRemembered.com
Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet
Palestinian Refugees (Palestine History)
Revoking Residency Rights (Bat Shalom)
Yahoo! Palestinian Refugees Category
D. Maps
Map of Palestinian Villages Depopulated in 1948 and 1967
Map of UNWRA Refugee Camps (PASSIA, 2001)
Maps collected by the Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine Scroll down for refugee camp maps.
E. Articles
Collections:
The 1948 War and the Palestinian Exodus (resources collected by the Coalition for Justice in Israel/Palestine)
Zionism and the Concept of "Transfer" (resources collected by the Coalition for Justice in Israel/Palestine)
Open Directory: Palestinian Refugee Rights
Individual resources:
"A Tale of Two Middle East Villages" (Celestine Bohlen; New York Times; June 17, 2002)
"A Dispatch from Shatila" (Steven Salaita; YellowTimes.org; June 12, 2002)
"Where Have All the Refugees Gone?" (Akiva Eldar; Ha'aretz; June 11, 2002)
"The 1967 Palestinian Refugees: Also Waiting to Go Home" (BADIL; June 6, 2002)
"Israel Sees U.N. Camps as Hotbeds of Revolt; Palestinians See Bleak Refugee Homes" (Dina Shiloh; San Francisco Chronicle; May 19, 2002) An example of the American media at its most clueless.
"Peace through Choice in the Middle East" (Issam Nashashibi; May 17, 2002)
"Catastrophe without End" (Salman Abu Sitta; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 16-22, 2002)
"Targeting the Past" (Nevine El-Aref; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 9-15, 2002)
"Lebanon's Restive Refugees Alarm Hosts" (Nicholas Blanford; Christian Science Monitor; April 30, 2002)
"Not a Holocaust, Just Ethnic Cleansing (Guy Rundle; The Age; April 24, 2002)
"Jordan Refugees Express Their Rage over Jenin" (Rana Sabbagh-Gargour; The Times (London); April 22, 2002)
"Mideast 101: Who Are Palestinian Refugees?" (Bill Schneider; CNN; April 16, 2002)
"For Palestinian Refugees, Dream of Return Endures" (Neil MacFarquhar; New York Times; April 16, 2002)
"Anxiety Runs High in Lebanon's Refugee Camps" (Howard Schneider; Washington Post; April 13, 2002)
"Conflict Uproots Refugees a 2nd Time" (Peter Hermann; Baltimore Sun; April 11, 2002)
"Palestinian Refugees in New Displacement From Camp" (Reuters; April 10, 2002)
"Refugee Camps: Palestinians' Anger Stoked by a Desire to Get Homes Back" (Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson; Detroit Free Press; April 1, 2002)
"An Offer We Must Not Reject" (Eyal Benvenisti; Ha'aretz; shortly after March 28, 2002)
"Open Letter to Arab Summit Concerning Palestinian Right of Return" (March 28, 2002)
"Palestinian Refugees Pessimistic (Kim Ghattas; BBC; March 26, 2002)
Balata Refugee Camp: Fact She (nileMedia.com; March 1, 2002)
"The Expulsion of the Palestinians, 1947-1948" (Robin Miller; Jan. 31, 2002)
"Generations of Hardship, Generations of Hope: A Palestinian Grandmother and Granddaughter Tell Their Stories" (MADRE; August 31, 2001)
"Palestinian Losses in 1948: Calculating Refugee Compensation" (Atif A. Kubursi; Information Brief No. 81; August 3, 2001)
"The Voices of the Refugees: Democratizing the Refugee Issue" (Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information; Aug. 2001)
Palestinian Refugees and the Negotiations for Permanent Status (Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information; Aug. 2001)
"Israel's Brand of Apartheid: The Nakba Continues" (Dianne Luping and Rhys Johnson; LAW; August 2001)
"The Right to Return: The Case of the Palestinians" (Amnesty International; March 30, 2001)
"Palestinian Thoughts on the Right of Return" (Yotam Feldner and Aluma Solnik; Middle East Media Research Institute; March 30, 2001) This organization is anti-Palestinian, but this particular report is useful nonetheless.
"Sharon Takes Mideast History Back to History Books" (Ben Lynfield; Christian Science Monitor; March 1, 2001)
"Ze'evi Says Labor Invented, Implemented Transfer of Arabs" (Ha'aretz; Feb. 20, 2001)
"Right of Return: Palestinian Dream?" (Kate McGeown and Martin Asser; BBC; Feb. 7, 2001)
"The Right of Return, At Last" (Edward Said; Feb. 2001)
"The Palestinians’ Right of Return" (Hussein Ibish and Ali Abunimah; Human Rights Brief; Winter, 2001)
"The Right of Return (Uri Avneri; Media Monitors Network; January 19, 2001)
"Right to Return" (Ewen MacAskill; The Guardian; Jan. 16, 2001)
"Israel, Palestinian Leaders Should Guarantee Right of Return as Part of Comprehensive Refugee Solution (Human Rights Watch; December 22, 2000)
"Confronting The Bible's Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine" (Michael Prior; The Link; Volume 33, Issue 5 (December 2000))
"The Return of the Refugees; the Key to Peace" (Salman Abu Sitta; The American Committee on Jerusalem; November 29, 2000)
"The Lydda Death March" (Audeh G. Rantisi and Charles Amash; The Link; volume 33, issue 3 (July-August, 2000))
"Affirmation of the Palestinian Right of Return" (Al-Ahram; March 15, 2000)
"Expulsion of Residents from the South Mt. Hebron Area, October-November 1999" (B'Tselem; Feb. 2000) (RTF download)
"Native Americans and Palestinians" (Norman Finkelstein; The Link; volume 32, issue 5 (December 1999))
"The Camp" (Muna Hamzeh-Muhaisen; The Link; volume 32, issue 2 (May-June, 1999))
"Patterns of Palestinian Exodus" ( Sharif Kanaana; Birzeit University; Oct. 1998)
"Israeli Historians Ask: What Really Happened 50 Years Ago?" (Ilan Pappe; The Link; volume 31, issue 1 (January-March, 1998))
"The Quiet Deportation: Revocation of Residency of East Jerusalem Palestinians" (B'Tselem and the Center for the Defence of the Individual,; April 1997)
"Triumph and Calamity: Israeli Historians Expose Myth of Israel's Birth" (Rachelle Marshall; WRMEA; July/August 1995)
"How Israel Can Solve the Problem of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon" (Stephen J. Sosebee; WRMEA; July/August 1995)
"Al Awda: The Return From Which There is No Return" (Richard H. Curtiss; WRMEA; January 1994)
"What Happened to Palestine? The Revisionists Revisited" (Michael Palumbo; The Link; volume 23, issue 4 (September-October 1990))
"Israeli Terror Tactics Drive Out Palestinians in 1948 and 1967" (Andrew I. Killogre; WRMEA; March 1990)
"The Making of a Non-Person" (Jan Abu Shakrah; The Link; volume 19, issue 2 (May-June 1986))
"The Taba Proposals and the Palestine Refugee Problem" (MidEast Web)
"The Right of Return" (Uri Avnery; undated)
"Background Resource: The Crisis of Palestinian Refugees and the Right of Return" (Yifat Susskind; MADRE; undated)
UN General Assembly Resolution 194 (Dec. 11, 1948)
"Palestinian Refugees: An Analytic Bibliography of Current Research" (Fafo, undated; includes work since 1991)
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XII. Palestinians Living in Israel; Israeli Apartheid
A. Organizations
Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel
Arab Association for Human Rights (Nazareth)
The Association of Forty (Arab villages in Israel not recognized by the Israeli government)
The Galilee Society: The Arab National Society for Health Research & Services
Ittijah - Union of Arab Community Based Associations (Haifa; not updated since 5/2001)
B. Websites
Free Abed
Map of Palestinian Villages inside Israel
Zionism and Israeli Apartheid
C. Articles
"Or Panel Questions Police Officer over Shooting" (Ori Nir and Yair Ettinger; Ha'aretz; June 18, 2002)
"When the Child Falls through a Loophole in Jewish Law: Not Knowing the Intricacies of Halakha Can Cause Problems for Generations to Come" (Joseph Algazy; Ha'aretz; June 17, 2002)
"Or Commission into Israeli Arab Riots Enters New Stage Monday" (Ori Nir; Ha'aretz; June 17, 2002)
"Israel Fears Invasion of Immigrants" (Peter Beaumont; Observer; June 16, 2002)
"New Unit to Toughen Citizenship Process for Arabs" (Mazal Mualem; Ha'aretz; June 15, 2002)
"The Enemy Within" (Azmi Bishara; Al-Ahram Weekly; June 13-19, 2002)
'Ticking Timebombs?' (Jonathan Cook; Al-Ahram Weekly; June 13-19, 2002)
"28% of Israelis Not Jewish" (Tovah Lazaroff; Jerusalem Post; June 12, 2002)
"Adalah and National Committee of Arab Mayors File Petition to Supreme Court: Cuts in Child Allowances Amount to Intentional Discrimination Against Palestinian Citizens of Israel" (June 6, 2002)
"Arab Israeli Involvement in Terrorism Has Tripled, Says PMO" (Ori Nir; Ha'aretz; June 4, 2002)
"Only 2% of Arab Children Go to Daycare Centers" (Ruth Sina; Ha'aretz; May 31, 2002)
"Mixed Marriages, Mixed Loyalties" (Yossi Melman; Ha'aretz; May 31, 2002)
"Living as Hostages of Hatred and Racism" (Ada Ushpiz; Ha'aretz; May 29, 2002)
"Two Israeli Arabs Killed by IDF in Separate West Bank Incidents" (Amos Harel, Tamara Traubman and Jalal Bana; Ha'aretz; May 19, 2002)
"Israeli Army Apologises to Israeli Arabs" (BBC; May 19, 2002)
"Army to Probe Killing of Israeli Arabs" (AP; May 19, 2002)
"Lod's Arabs Out in Force to Vote" (Ha'aretz; May 15, 2002)
"Israeli State Comptroller's Report as Pertaining to Palestinian Citizens of Israel" (Arab Association for Human Rights; May 10, 2002)
"Two Israeli Arab Sisters Held for Abetting Would-Be Bombers" (Uri Ash and Jalal Bana; Ha'aretz; May 13, 2002)
"Gov't Approves Freeze on Reunification of Arab Families" (Mazal Mualem and Moshe Reinfeld; Ha'aretz; May 13, 2002)
"Classroom Coexistence under Stress" (Tamar Rotem; Ha'aretz; May 13, 2002)
"Israel Radio Defines Arabic Newspeak" (Ori Nir; Ha'aretz; May 4?, 2002)
"The Skeleton in Israel's Closet" (Jonathan Cook; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 3-9, 2001)
"Apartheid in the Holy Land" (Desmond Tutu; The Guardian; April 29, 2002) Essential.
"Arab, Israeli Villagers Forge Haven of Coexistence" (Deirdre Shesgreen; St. Louis Post-Dispatch; April 27, 2002)
"Israel's Outspoken Insider" (Richard Leiby; Washington Post; April 26, 2002)
"State Files Indictment against Five Palestinian Community Leaders" (Alternative Information Center; April 14, 2002)
"Student Union Bans Arab Activity on Campus" (Relly Sa'ar; Ha'aretz; April 12, 2002?)
"Blocking Humanitarian Aid" (Jonathan Cook; Al-Ahram Weekly; April 11-17, 2002)
"Nazareth Eyes on Ramallah" (Jonathan Cook; Al-Ahram Weekly; April 4-10, 2002)
"Myths Set in Concrete" (Amira Howeidy; Al-Ahram Weekly; April 4-10, 2002)
"Israel's One Million Arab Citizens Caught Between Country and Cause (Craig Whitlock; Washington Post; April 2, 2002)
"Letters of Warning: The Or Commission in Israel" (Jonathan Cook; MERIP Press Information Note 86; March 18, 2002
"Killing Gentiles" (Joseph Sobran; March 12, 2002)
"Israel's Bedouin" (Fiona Symon; BBC; Jan. 16, 2002)
"The Or Inquiry into the Deaths of 13 Israeli Arabs" (collection of articles at Ha'aretz)
"UN Conference Against Racism in Durban" (collection of 2001 articles at Ha'aretz)
"Second Class: Discrimination Against Palestinian Arab Children in Israel's Schools" (Human Rights Watch; Sept. 2001)
"The World Should Intervent to End the Israeli Apartheid" (Hanan Ashrawi; Aug. 28, 2001)
"Israel's Two-Tiered Citizenship Law Bars Bars Non-Jews From 93 Percent of Its Lands (Roselle Tekiner; Media Monitors Network; Feb. 2001)
"Israel Should Learn from the Boers" (Liz McGregor; The Guardian; May 20, 2001)
"Israeli Rabbi Calls on God to Annihilate Arabs" (Sam Kiley; The Times (London); April 10, 2001)
"Israeli Apartheid And Terrorism" (Edward Herman; undated)
"Israel's Arabs: Enemies within?" (Martin Asser; BBC; Dec. 3, 2001)
Israel's Brand of Apartheid (LAW: The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment; August 2001)
Statement submitted to World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (The Local Preparatory Committee of Palestinian NGOs in Israel)
A Day in May (Nakba Day, May 15, 2001): Short History of a Demonstration (LAW: The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment)
"Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and All Forms of Discrimination" (LAW - The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment; March 22, 2001)
"The Al Aqsa Intifida and Israel's Apartheid: The U.S. Military and Economic Role in the Violation of Palestinian Human Rights" (Report of the Delegation of the National Lawyers Guild to the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, January 2001)
"Israel's Apartheid" (Flore de Préneuf; Salon.com; November 3, 2000)
"Fatal Force: A Report on the Circumstances Surrounding the Killing and Injury of Palestinian Citizens of Israel by the Police Forces" (Naama Yashuvi; The Association for Civil Rights in Israel; October? 2000)
"Palestinians Feel the Heat as Police Enforce Beach Apartheid" (Suzanne Goldenberg; The Guardian; June 3, 2000)
"Israeli Palestinians and the Palestinian Authority" (Muhammad H. Amara; MERIA Journal; vol. 4, number 1 (March 2000))
"Arab Israeli Lawmakers Struggle to Find Niche" (Reuters; August 13, 1999)
These Are Our Sons: A Tribute to the Palestinian Citizens of Israel Killed in the Aqsa Intifada (Ittijah: Union of Arab Community Based Organizations)
"Arab Lands in Israel: A Festering Wound" (Atallah Mansour; Palestine-Israel Journal; 1999)
"Israel’s Palestinian Population Still Struggling for Equal Rights, Recognition of Their Towns and Villages" (Maureen Meehan; WRMEA; July/August 1999)
"Israel's Bedouin: The End of Poetry" (Ron Kelley; The Link; volume 31, issue 4 (September-October, 1998)
"Nearly All Bedouins Driven by Israel From Their Grazing Grounds" (Donald Neff; WRMEA; March 1997)
"Israel Denies Muslim's Right to Live In Jerusalem's 'Jewish Quarter'" (Kenneth R. Khan; WRMEA; July/Aug. 1993)
"Zionism? Racism? What Do You Mean?" (L. Humphrey Walz; The Link; volume 8, issue 5 (December 1975))
D. Human Rights Reports
Note: The annual reports issued by Amnesty International do not seem to address the treatment of Israeli Arabs, presumably because Amnesty sees no political dimension to the question.
1. Human Rights Watch Annual Report on Israel and the Occupied Territories
Note: The date on a report is the date of its release; a report covers the prior calendar year. Thus the 2002 report covers 2001.
2002 Report
2001 Report
2000 Report
1999 Report
1998 Report
2. U.S. State Department Annual Report on Israel and the Occupied Territories
Note: The date on a report reflects the year covered, so that the 2001 report covers 2001 and was released in early 2002.
2001 Report
2000 Report
1999 Report
1998 Report
1997 Report
1996 Report
1995 Report
1994 Report
1993 Report
Sidebar: Political Repression in Israel:
"Israel Turns Away U.S. Muslim Group at Airport" (AP; June 17, 2002)
"Please, Go Ahead and Prosecute Us" (Ilana Hamerman; Arab News; May 26, 2002)
"German Foundation Director Questioned for 'Racist' Remarks (Jonathan Lis and Yossi Melman; Ha'aretz; May 22, 2002)
'To Break the Mirror' (Hala Sakr; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 16-22, 2002) (on Ilan Pappe)
"Israel Holds American for Involvement in Terror Activity" (Amos Harel and Jonathan Lis; Ha'aretz; May 16, 2002)
"2 New Laws Pass Against Incitement" (Gideon Alon; Ha'aretz; May 16, 2002)
"Dr. Ilan Pappe Faces Expulsion from Haifa University for His Political Beliefs" (May 13, 2002)
"The Tantura Case in Israel: The Katz Research and Trial" (Ilan Pappe; Journal of Palestine Studies; Vol XXX, No. 3 [Spring 2001; Issue 119])
Files on the Katz case collected by Dan Censor at Ben Gurion University of the Negev
XIII. Peace Process
A. Document Collections
Ariga Excellent.
The Avalon Project
Chaim Herzog Center
Gush Shalom (scroll down to "Official Documents")
MidEast Web
Palestinian Mission to the U.N.
PLO Negotiations Affairs Department
U.S. Embassy in Israel
U.S. State Department
B. The Beirut Declaration, And Other Arab Peace Initiatives
"Mounting Violence Isolates Moderates" (Rebecca Trounson; Sydney Morning Herald; June 21, 2002)
"Arafat to Ha'aretz: I Accept Clinton's Plan; Peace Is Possible" (Akiva Eldar; Ha'aretz; June 21, 2002)
"Prince Saud Renews Land-for-Peace Offer" (Arab News; June 19, 2002)
"Palestinians Offer Peace Proposal With Concessions" (Karen DeYoung; Washington Post; June 18, 2002)
"Mubarak to Press Bush on Palestinian Statehood" (Patrick E. Tyler and Neil MacFarquhar; New York Times; June 4, 2002)
"Alternative Peace Talks Proposed" (Jonathan Steele; The Guardian; June 1, 2002)
"Secret Middle East Talks in Britain" (Ewen MacAskill; The Guardian; June 1, 2002)
"World Urged to Help Break the Deadlock" (Ewen MacAskill; The Guardian; June 1, 2002)
"Worried Lebanon Asks U.S. to Back Peace Plan" (David Ignatius; International Herald Tribune; May 31, 2002)
"Sharon Accused of Undermining US Peace Moves" (Ewen MacAskill; The Guardian; May 30, 2002)
"Saudis Patiently Push Plan" (Scott Peterson; Christian Science Monitor; May 21, 2002)
"Arab States Shift Approach To Mideast Peace Efforts" (Howard Schneider; Washington Post; May 18, 2002)
"Holding Out for Peace" (Nevine Khalil and Soha Abdelaty; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 16-22, 2002)
"Mubarak's `Secret Letter' to Arafat May Call for Halt to Terror" (Amira Hass; Ha'aretz; May 15, 2002)
"Peace Options Weighed" (Abdullatif Al-Mannawi; Arab News; May 13, 2002)
"Leaders of Three Arab Nations Affirm Support of Peace Plan" (Neil MacFarquhar; New York Times; May 12, 2002)
"Saudi Crown Prince: Israel Must Withdraw from East Jerusalem" (Ha'aretz; May 11)
"Egypt, Saudi, Syria Start Summit on Peace Moves" (Reuters; May 11, 2002)
"Arab Leaders Denounce Violence" (BBC; May 11, 2002)
"Saudi Says Arabs Are Pressuring Palestinians" (Howard Schneider; Washington Post; May 11, 2002)
"Crown Prince Abdullah Sets Conditions for Relations with Israel" (Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid; Arab News; May 11, 2002
"Arab Ministers Review Abdullah Plan" (Arab News; May 10, 2002)
"Abdullah to Join Tripartite Mideast Talks" (Arab News; May 9, 2002)
"Backing Arafat" (Soha Abdelaty; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 9-15, 2002)
"Two Abdullah Plans, One Solution" (Zvi Bar'e; Ha'aretz; May 9, 2002)
"Myths Endanger Israel and United States (Scott Laderman; Media Monitors Network; May 1, 2002)
"Hamas Would Accept Saudi Peace Plan, Spokesman Says; Group Would Stop Attacks on Israelis if Occupation Ends" (Robert Plotkin; San Francisco Chronicle; April 28, 2002)
"Saudi Proposes Mideast Action Led by the U.S." (Patrick Tyler; New York Times; April 27, 2002)
"Analysis: Tough Task for Saudi Prince" (Frank Gardner; BBC; April 25, 2002)
"An Offer We Must Not Reject" (Eyal Benvenisti; Ha'aretz; shortly after March 28, 2002)
"Open Letter to Arab Summit Concerning Palestinian Right of Return" (March 28, 2002)
Text of Beirut Declaration (BBC)
The Arab Peace Initiative -- March 28, 2002
Official Translation of the Text of the Saudi Peace Plan
CBC News - Saudi Arabia Proposal
Earlier proposals:
Jordanian - Egyptian Proposals for Palestinian/Israeli Cease Fire (April, 19, 2001)
Israel-Jordan Common Agenda (September 14, 1993)
C. Camp David II (July 11-14, 2000)
1. Follow-up Talks at Taba (January, 2001)
"The Peace That Nearly Was at Taba" (collection of articles at Ha'aretz)
"The Taba Proposals and the Palestine Refugee Problem" (MidEast Web)
European Union Description of the Outcome of Permanent Status Talks at Taba (Gush Shalom)
Open Directory: Camp David and Taba
2. The Myth of Barak's "Generous Offer"
Collections:
Collection at Gush Shalom (scroll down to "Ehud Barak's 'Generous Offers'")
Yahoo! Camp David 2000 Category
Other resources:
Camp David and After---Continued (Benny Morris, Ehud Barak, Hussein Agha, Robert Malley; New York Review of Books; June 27, 2002)
"A Camp David deal that never was" (James O. Goldsborough; San Diego Union; June 17, 2002)
"Camp David and After: An Exchange"--part 2 (Hussein Agha, Robert Malley; New York Review of Books; June 13, 2002)
"Camp David and After: An Exchange"--part 1 (Benny Morris interview of Ehud Barak; New York Review of Books; June 13, 2002)
"The Brilliant Offer Israel Never Made" (David Clark; The Guardian; April 10, 2002)
"Camp David: The Tragedy of Errors" (Hussein Agha and Robert Malley; The New York Review of Books; August 9, 2001)
"Fictions About the Failure at Camp David" (Robert Malley; July 8, 2001)
"Israeli Territorial Proposals" (Philippe Rekacewicz; Le Monde diplomatique; December 2000)
"Camp David: An Exchange" (Dennis Ross, Gidi Grinstein, Hussein Agha, Robert Malley; New York Review of Books; September 20, 2001)
West Bank Final Status Map Presented by Israel at Camp David
Frequently Asked Questions (PLO Negotiations Affairs Department)
"The Israeli Camp David II Proposals for Final Settlement" (MidEast Web)
Map: West Bank Final Status Map Proposed by Israel in May 2000
Repetitions of the myth:
Camp David and After---Continued (Benny Morris, Ehud Barak, Hussein Agha, Robert Malley; New York Review of Books; June 27, 2002)
"Camp David and After: An Exchange"--part 1 (Benny Morris interview of Ehud Barak; New York Review of Books; June 13, 2002)
"Ex-ambassador Calls Arafat Obstructionist; Clinton Envoy Fuels Criticism in Congress" (Edward Epstein; San Francisco Chronicle; April 23, 2002)
"Camp David: An Exchange" (Dennis Ross, Gidi Grinstein, Hussein Agha, Robert Malley; New York Review of Books; September 20, 2001)
D. Oslo and its Failure
Resource collections:
The Oslo Process and Its Failure (resources collected by the Coalition for Justice in Israel/Palestine.)
The Oslo Accords and Related Documents
Timeline of Oslo Negotiations (Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine)
Other resources:
"The Collaborator Who Failed" (Tom Segev; Ha'aretz; May 10, 2002) "For as long as Yasser Arafat agreed to collaborate with Israel and ignore the expansion of the settlements, he was a partner."
"What Price Oslo?" (Edward Said; Al-Ahram Weekly; March 14-20; 2002)
"Law and Disorder in the Middle East" (Francis A. Boyle; The Link; Volume 35, Issue 1 (January--March, 2002)
"How Do You Spell Apartheid? O-s-l-o" (Edward Said; Al-Ahram; October 11, 1998)
"A Letter from Palestine" (Joe Zogby; August 1, 1998)
"Oslo II: Recipe for Apartheid, not 'Divorce'" (Nancy Murray; 1995)
E. U.S. Diplomacy, Generally
"Mitchell" and "Tenet":
The Tenet Plan (The Avalon Project)
The Mitchell Report (US State Department)
Other resources:
Open Directory: U.S. International Policy
"Arafat's Star Falling in White House Critics" (Peter Beaumont and Ewen MacAskill; The Guardian; June 18, 2002)
"Arafat Blasts U.S. Security Adviser Rice for Condemning PA" (Aluf Benn; Ha'aretz; June 17, 2002)
"Rice: PA Cannot Be the Basis for a State" (Nathan Guttman; Ha'aretz; June 17, 2002)
"Cracks Show in Bush's White House" (Julian Borger; The Guardian; June 15, 2002)
"Collapse on All Fronts" (Graham Usher; Al-Ahram Weekly; June 13-19, 2002)
"Bush and Powell in Public Split over Israel" (Ewen MacAskill and Simon Tisdall; The Guardian; June 13, 2002)
"Sharon Unmoved by Bush as Suicide Bomb Kills Girl, 15" (Phil Reeves; The Independent; June 12, 2002)
"Bush Supports Israel Incursion" (BBC; June 10, 2002)
"U.S. Says Arafat Ineffective, Untrustworthy" (Reuters; June 5, 2002)
"A Rightwing Blueprint for the Middle East" (Jim Lobe; AlterNet; April; 4, 2002)
"Peace and War: Israel versus the Palestinians; A Second Intifada?" (Anthony H. Cordesman; Center for Strategic and International Studies; December 6, 2000)
"US Report Urges Arafat to Use Torture for Peace" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; November 6, 2000)
"'Peace' with Violence or Transfer" ( Shraga Elam; Between the lines; December 2000)
"Debate on Arafat Stalls U.S. Policy, Aides to Bush Say" (Patrick E. Tyler; New York Times; May 26, 2002)
"There Is a Firestorm Coming, And It Is Being Provoked by Mr. Bush: More And More, President Bush's Rhetoric Sounds Like the Crazed Videotapes of Osama Bin Laden" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; May 25, 2002)
"Unclear U.S. Role Leaves Middle East Process at Impasse" (Edward Cody; Washington Post; May 22, 2002)
"The Charade of a Global Conference on Mideast" (Hassan Tahsin; Arab News; May 20, 2002)
"U.S. and Israel Disagree on West Bank Security" (Michael Gordon; New York Times; May 16, 2002)
"U.S. Pressing Arafat to Start Thorough Reform Process" (Nathan Guttman and Aluf Benn; Ha'aretz; May 11, 2002)
"A Top Saudi Urges the U.S. to Restrain the Israelis" (Neil MacFarquhar; New York Times; May 11, 2002)
"Why the Siege of Arafat Was Lifted" (Ze'ev Schiff; Ha'aretz; May 10, 2002)
"Now Isn't the Time for Bush League Moves" (Georgie Anne Geyer; Chicago Tribune; May 10, 2002)
"Indecision Hampers US Policy on Mideast" (Howard LaFranchi; Christian Science Monitor; May 10, 2002)
"Palestinians Want Reforms, Too, But Not on US and Israeli Terms" (Suzanne Goldenberg; The Guardian; May 10, 2002)
"Peace Conference Moves Arouse Arab Fears" (Heba Saleh; BBC; May 9, 2002)
"Bush Okays 'Limited Incursions' into PA Areas" (Janine Zacharia; Jerusalem Post; May 9, 2002)
"Bush: Arafat Must Quell Doubts Over His Leadership" (Reuters; May 9, 2002)
"Bush's Moves on Mideast Gaining Little" (Warren P. Strobel; Philadelphia Inquirer; May 9, 2002)
"U.S. Presses Ahead With Peace Efforts" (Alan Sipress and Karen DeYoung; Washington Post; May 9, 2002)
"Bush Treads Uneasily in Middle East Quicksands" (Bronwen Maddox; The Times (London); May 9, 2002)
"Analysis: U.S. Agreement to Reform PA Puts Off Negotiations" (Aluf Benn; Ha'aretz; May 9, 2002)
"Only the Appearance of U.S. Involvement" (Aluf Benn; Ha'aretz; May 9, 2002)
"U.S., J'lem at Odds over Talks Timetable as Well as Statehood" (Nathan Guttman; Ha'aretz; May 9, 2002)
"U.S. Short on Time in Quest for Peace" (Robin Wright; Los Angeles Times; May 9, 2002)
"Policy Changes and Splits Inside Administration Add to Confusion" (Julian Borger; The Guardian; May 9, 2002)
"Debating the Replacement of the Palestinian Leader" (Todd Purdum; New York Times; May 8, 2002)
"Bush Stumbles in Mid-East Minefield" (Justin Webb ; BBC; May 8, 2002)
"Indecision Reigns in the White House" (Julian Borger; The Guardian; May 8, 2002)
"Two Leaders Find Little in Common" (Anthony Shadid; Boston Globe; May 8, 2002)
"Splits Over Palestinian Statehood and Arafat Role Are Unresolved" (David Sanger & Todd Purdum; New York Times; May 8, 2002)
"US Rebuffs Sharon on Writing off Arafat Role" (Anthony Shadid; Boston Globe; May 7, 2002)
"PA Rejects U.S. Critics:'Reforms begin at home'" (Danny Rubinstein and Omer Barak; Ha'aretz; May 6?, 2002)
"Permanent Terrorism" (Arab News editorial; May 6, 2002)
"US Criticises Arafat's Leadership" (BBC; May 5, 2002)
"In Drive for Peace Progress, White House Saw Jenin Inquiry as Expendable" (Todd Purdum; New York Times; May 4, 2002)
"Fatal Conundrum" (Arab News editorial; May 4, 2002)
"U.S. Contemplates Next Moves as Threat of New Violence Looms" (Karen DeYoung; Washington Post; May 3, 2002)
"U.S., in Surprise, Announces Global Talks for Mideast" (Todd S. Purdum and David E. Sanger; New York Times; May 3, 2002)
"Powell Says Mideast Conference Is Planned for This Summer" (David Stout; New York Times; May 2, 2002)
"New Strategy Set by U.S. and Saudis for Mideast Crisis" (Patrick Tyler; New York Times; May 1, 2002)
"Bush's Middle East Ducking Act" (John Leyne; BBC; April 30, 2002)
"Saudi Prince Warns Bush to Rein In Israel" (James Gerstenzang; Los Angeles Times; April 26, 2002)
"Policy Divide Thwarts Powell in Mideast Effort (Alan Sipress; Washington Post; April 26, 2002)
"Saudi Prince Bluntly Tells Bush to Temper Support for Israel" (Elisabeth Bumiller; New York Times; April 25, 2002)
"Saudi to Warn Bush of Rupture Over Israel Policy" (Patrick Tyler; New York Times; April 25, 2002)
"Tenet's Mideast Role Again Brings Questions" (Walter Pincus; Washington Post; April 21, 2002)
"Arab Leaders Lean on Bush to Bring About a Withdrawal" (Robin Wright; Los Angeles Times; April 19, 2002)
"Palestinians Outraged as Bush Lauds 'Man of Peace' Sharon" (Daily Star (Beirut); April 19, 2002)
"The Pretence of Peacemaking" (Simon Tisdall; The Guardian; April 18, 2002)
'This Is Dangerous' (Graham Usher; Al-Ahram Weekly; April 18-24, 2002)
"Arafat Aide Says Powell Mission 'a Joke'" (Michael Jansen; Irish Times; April 18, 2002)
"Arab Anger About Israel Rises After Powell's Visit" (Tim Golden; NY Times; April 18, 2002)
"Powell Visit Leaves Arafat in Dilemma" (Barbara Plett; BBC; April 18, 2002)
"Powell Leaves Empty Handed as Aggression Continues" (Palestine Report; April 17, 2002 (Vol. 8, No. 42))
"Egypt accuses U.S. of having double standard; Mubarak aide labels Sharon a war criminal (Teresa Castle; S.F. Chronicle; April 17, 2002)
"Tongue-tied in Arafat's Shattered Bunker" (Peter Preston; The Guardian; April 15, 2002)
"Powell Gets Cool Reception" (Robin Wright; Los Angeles Times; April 9, 2002)
Sidebar: Israel's Political Strategy
"Analysis: The Cost of Exacting the Territorial Price" (Ze'ev Schiff; Ha'aretz; June 20, 2002)
"PM: IDF to Seize Land for Every Act of Terror" (Aluf Benn; Ha'aretz; June 20, 2002)
"A Plan to Turn Back the Clock" (Tracy Wilkinson; Los Angeles Times; June 20, 2002)
"A Brief Bistory of the Missed Opportunity" (Amnon Barzilai; Ha'aretz; June 19, 2002)
"Sharon Rejects New Peace Plan" (Phil Reeves and Rupert Cornwell; The Independent; June 10, 2002)
"Sharon Accused of Undermining US Peace Moves" (Ewen MacAskill; The Guardian; May 30, 2002)
"Israel: The Military in Charge?" (Tanya Reinhart; Open Democracy; May 24, 2002)
"Palestinian Attacks Signal Failure of Military Offensive" (Phil Reeves; The Independent; May 25, 2002)
"Was Barak Telling the Truth?" (Yoav Peled; The Guardian; May 24, 2002)
"Lying Is Cultural Trait of Arabs, Says Barak" (Brian Whitaker; May 23, 2002)
"PM Sets Eight Conditions for Syria to Join Peace Parley" (Nina Gilbert; Jerusalem Post; May 21, 2002)
"The Saudi Dossier" (Daniel Sobelman; Ha'aretz; May 13, 2002)
"Likud Central Committee Rejects Palestinian State" (Ha'aretz; May 13, 2002)
"PM loses Likud Vote on Palestinian State" (Ha'aretz; May 13, 2002)
"Sharon Loses Crucial Party Vote" (BBC; May 12, 2002)
"Israel's Black Propaganda Bid Falters as Documents Reveal an Impotent Leader Not a Terrorist Mastermind: Israel's 'Book of Terror' Purporting to Show Arafat's Role in Suicide Attacks Is 'Riddled with Omissions and Falsehoods'" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; May 9, 2002)
"Who Brought in Terrorism to Palestine?" (Thomas B. Jefferson; Arab News; May 3, 2002)
"Poll: 59% Say W. Bank, Gaza Exit Would Renew Peace Process" (AP; May 9, 2002)
"Analysis: Sharon's Options" (Paul Reynolds; BBC; May 8, 2002)
"Sharon Calls For Major Reforms by Palestinians" (Alan Sipress and Karen DeYoung; Washington Post; May 7, 2002)
"Peace Index Poll: 90% of Israeli Jews Support Operation Defensive Shield" (Ha'aretz; May 6?, 2002)
"Sharon Squares up to the Big Four" (Brian Whitaker; The Guardian; May 6, 2002)
"Israeli Mood Turns More Hostile" (Peter Ford; Christian Science Monitor; May 2, 2002)
"Sharon's Final Solution: The Israeli Prime Minister's Dream to 'Transfer' All Palestinians Out" (Alexander Cockburn; May 2, 2002)
"Sharon's Plan Is to Drive Palestinians across the Jordan" (Martin van Creveld; The Daily Telegraph; April 28, 2002)
"Israel's Tactics Become Clearer" (Martin Asser; BBC; April 25, 2002)
"Sharon Plans to Annex Half the West Bank, Says Coalition Ally" (Inigo Gilmore and David Wastell; The Telegraph; April 21, 2002)
"Israelis Capture Arafat Deputy in the West Bank" (James Bennet; April 16, 2002)
"Risk Taken in Arrest of Arafat Aide" (Dan Ephron; Boston Globe; April 16, 2002)
"Captured Leader Is Palestinian Hero" (AP; April 15, 2002)
"Arafat, Oslo Accord Are Sharon's Prime Prey" (Tracy Wilkinson; Los Angles Times; April 9, 2002)
"Arafat's Key Aides Targeted" (Lee Hockstader; Washington Post; April 2, 2002)
"Sharon Gears Up for Expulsion" (Ronald Bleier; January 2002)
"Israel Balks at Peace-Again" (Rachelle Marshall; WRMEA; April 2000)
"On the Spot, Sharon Says Fence Will Pass 4 km. East of Alfei Menasheh" (Amnon Barzilai; Ha'aretz; June 20, 2002)
"U.S. Criticizes Israel's New Electronic Fence Along West Bank" (Todd Purdum; New York Times; June 18, 2002)
"A Fence with No Economic Frame of Reference" (Akiva Eldar; Ha'aretz; June 18, 2002)
"The Semiotics of `Fence'" (Lily Galili; Ha'aretz; June 16, 2002)
"A Fence with Unstated Meanings" (Peter Hermann; Baltimore Sun; June 16, 2002)
"Israel Begins Fencing off Palestinian Areas" (Peter Beaumont; The Guardian; June 15, 2002)
"Settlers Lobbying for Fence around Area A, not Green Line" (Nadav Shragai; Ha'aretz; June 15, 2002)
"Israel's Great Wall" (Ross Dunn; Sydney Morning Herald; June 14, 2002)
"Resurrected Fence Restores the Anomalies of War" (David Ratner; Ha'aretz; June 13, 2002)
"Israel Approves West Bank 'Fence'" (BBC; June 5, 2002)
"PM Okays Green Line Border Fence" (Aluf Benn; Ha'aretz; June 4, 2002)
"A Faith in Fences: Barrier Meant to Protect Jerusalem" (Jessica Steinberg; Newsday; June 2, 2002)
"Israel's New West Bank 'Border'" (Ben Lynfield; Christian Science Monitor; May 16, 2002)
"Israelis Seek to Build Physical Barrier in West Bank" (David Rohde; New York Times; May 7, 2002)
"Israelis Push for Walled-off West Bank" (Michael A. Lev; Chicago Tribune; April 28, 2002)
"Bus Bombing Puts Exile of Arafat Back on Israel's Agenda" (Phil Reeves; The Independent; June 19, 2002)
"Sharon to Bush: Arafat Is Not Immune" (Aluf Benn; Ha'aretz; June 12, 2002)
"Israel Steps Up Bid to Sideline Arafat" (Mary Curtius; Los Angeles Times; June 7, 2002)
"Tank-Shell Message re: Arafat" (Ben Lynfield; Christian Science Monitor; June 7, 2002)
"Israel's Arafat Policy Unclear" (Paul Reynolds; BBC; June 7, 2002)
"Mood Hardens with Calls to Expel Arafat" (Graham Usher; The Guardian; June 7, 2002)
"Sharon's Very Personal Problem: How Hard to Push to Expel Arafat" (James Bennet; New York Times; June 6, 2002)
"Deconstructing Yasser" (Amir Oren; Ha'aretz; May 10, 2002)
"Sharon Works to Isolate Arafat" (Cameron Barr; Christian Science Monitor; May 6, 2002)
"Israel Asks: Is It Time for Arafat to Leave?" (Tracy Wilkinson; Los Angeles Times; April 25, 2002)
"Sharon Eyes Expulsion of Arafat" (Colin Nickerson; Boston Globe; April 23, 2002)
"Israel Mulls Approach to Arafat: Debate Over Possible Exile Resurfaces as Assault Winds Down" (Lee Hockstader; Washington Post; April 21, 2002)
"Security Officials Consider Raiding Arafat's Compound" (Ha'aretz; April 21, 2002)
"Arafat, Oslo Accord Are Sharon's Prime Prey" (Tracy Wilkinson; Los Angles Times; April 9, 2002)
"Israelis Still Have No Clue What to Do with Arafat" (David Horovitz; Irish Times; April 3, 2002)
"Analysis: Arafat under Attack" (David Shukman; BBC; April 2, 2002)
XIV. Publications
A. From the U.S.
See also News for newspapers.
Al-Hewar Magazine/The Arab American Dialogue (Al-Hewar Center)
Arab Star
Journal of Palestine Studies (Institute for Palestine Studies)
The Link (Americans for Middle East Understanding)
The Middle East Journal
Middle East Insight
Middle East Peace Report (Americans for Peace Now)
Middle East Policy (Middle East Policy Council)
Middle East Report (Middle East Research & Information Project)
Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories (Foundation for Middle East Peace)
Tikkun
Washington Report On Middle East Affairs (American Educational Trust)
B. From Israel or Palestine
Challenge
Jerusalem Quarterly File
MERIA Journal (Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center, Israel)
The Monitor (The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group)
News from Within (Alternative Information Center)
The Other Israel (not updated since 10/2001)
PEACEWatch (PEACE Mid-East Dialog Group)
Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture (not updated since 1999)
Palestine Report
This Week in Palestine
C. From Other Countries
Middle East International (London)
XV. School Textbook Wars
A. Studies of Both Israeli and Palestinian Textbooks
Collections:
Document Collection by the Palestinian Authority
Individual Resources:
"Comparing Palestinian and Israeli Textbooks" (Ruth Firer and Sami Adwan; Arabic Media Internet Network; March 28, 2002)
B. Studies of Israeli Textbooks
"Recruiting in the Kindergarten" (Orna Coussin; Ha'aretz; May 30, 2001)
"Start with Textbooks" (Yossi Sarid; January 11, 2000; Jerusalem Post)
"Israel Explores Dark Pages of Its Past" (Lee Hockstader; Washington Post; October 31, 1999)
"School Official Wants to Mark Israeli Atrocity" (Joel Greenberg; New York Times; October 7, 1999)
"Israeli Textbooks and Children's Literature Prmote Racism and Hatred Towards Palestinians and Arabs" (Maureen Meehan; Sept. 1999)
C. Studies of Palestinian School Textbooks
1. The CMIP Attack That Launched the Propaganda Campaign
"Jews, Israel and Peace in Palestinian School Textbooks 2000-2001 and 2001-2002: A Survey of the Textbooks Published by the Palestinian National Authority" (CMIP; Nov. 2001)
"The Palestinian Authority School Books and Teacher's Guide" (CMIP Report No. P-01-03; March, 2001)
"Jews, Israel, and Zionism in the Palestinian Authority's Teacher's Guides Guides" (CMIP Report No. TG-00-03; 2000?)
Jews For Truth Now An organization in Los Angeles that promotes anti-Palestinian advertising; one of their ads is about Palestinian textbooks)
2. The Response
"Democracy, History, and the Contest over the Palestinian Curriculum" (Nathan J. Brown; Adam Institute; Nov. 2001)
-----Response by CMIP
-----Prof. Brown's Reply
"A Textbook Case" (Elisa Morena; Le Monde diplomatique; July 2001)
"If You Are For Truth, You Seek The Truth First" (Khalil Mahshi; Palestinian Ministry of Education; Dec. 21, 2000)
3. Other Articles
"Israel Sees U.N. Camps as Hotbeds of Revolt; Palestinians See Bleak Refugee Homes" (Dina Shiloh; San Francisco Chronicle; May 19, 2002) Scroll down to "U.N. Textbooks Criticized."
"The Politics of Palestinian Textbooks" (Fouad Moughrabi; Journal of Palestine Studies; vol. 31, no. 1 (Autumn 2001))
"Third Submission of the PLO to the Mitchell Committee"---Excerpts on Incitement (April 3, 2001)
"What Did You Study In School Today, Palestinian Child?" (Akiva Eldar; Ha'aretz; Jan. 2, 2001)
"Inciting and Educating Children toward Hate, Anti-Semitism and Violence in the Palestinian Authority" (Israel's Office of the Prime Minister, undated)
XVI. United Nations Documents and Resources
A. News
UN News Centre: Middle East
UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) News
B. Organizations
Commission on Human Rights (Geneva)
-----News releases on Israel and the Palestinians
-----Resolutions
Division for Palestinian Rights
Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations
NGO Network on the Question of Palestine
United Nations Development Programme: Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People
UNISPAL: UN Information System on the Question of Palestine Comprehensive gateway to UN material.
UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East)
UNSCO: Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories
See also:
U.N. Human Rights Website
C. Security Council Resolutions
1. Adopted Resolutions
Resolution 1405 (April 19, 2002)
Resolution 1403 (April 4, 2002)
Resolution 1402 (March 30, 2002)
Resolution 1397 (March 12, 2002)
Resolution 1381 (Nov. 27, 2001)
Resolution 1365 (July 31, 2001)
Resolution 1351 (May 30, 2001)
Resolution 1337 (Jan. 30, 2001)
Resolution 1328 (Nov. 27, 2000)
Resolution 1322 (Oct. 7, 2000)
Resolution 1300 (May 31, 2000)
Resolution 1288 (Jan. 31, 2000)
Text of selected resolutions, collected by Ariga
Security Council Resolutions 42-962 (The Avalon Project)
"Summary of Security Council Resolutions on Palestine since 1948" Palestinian Mission to the U.N.)
Text of all Security Council resolutions at the U.N.
"UN Resolutions" (Donald Neff; WRMEA; January 1989)
2. Resolutions Vetoed by the U.S.
"Latest U.S. Veto on Behalf of Israel Gives The Lie to Claim of Even-Handedness" (Ian Williams; WRMEA; Jan-Feb. 2002)
SC/7242 (December 14, 2001)
"U.S. Vetoes U.N. Terror Resolution," USA Today, December 15, 2001
"U.S. Loss of Seat on U.N. Human Rights Commission Follows Threat to Veto Mideast Resolutions" (Ian Williams; WRMEA; July 2001)
"US Vetos on the UN Security Council Related to the Middle East" (Middle East Information Center; March 28, 2001)
"Security Council Resolutions on Palestine Vetoed by the U.S." (Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nation; through S/2001/270 of 27 March 2001)
"U.S. Vetoes of UN Resolutions Critical of Israel" (Virtual Jewish Library; through S/2001/270 of 27 March 2001)
"It Happened in September: The U.S. Cast the First of 29 Security Council Vetoes to Shield Israel" (Donald Neff; Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September/October 1993)
"The Peace Process: Lessons to be Learned From 66 U.N. Resolutions Israel Ignores" (Donald Neff; Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 1993)
Sidebar: Interpretation of Resolution 242
"UN Resolution 242: Its Creation and Its Destruction" (David Paul; undated)
Sidebar: Resolutions of other U.N. bodies
"General Assembly Condemns Assaults against Palestinians by Israeli Occupying Forces, Refusal to Cooperate with Fact-Finding Team" (UN; May 7, 2002)
"Situation in Occupied Palestine" (U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution 2002/3; April 12, 2002)
"Situation of Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" (United Nations Commission on Human Rights resolution 2002/1; April 5, 2002)
-----Press release announcing resolution
"Question of the Violation of Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories, Including Palestine" (UN Commission on Human Rights; March 21, 2001)
D. Israel's Relationship with the U.N.
Note: For earlier stories on events leading up to the attempted U.N. investigations of Jenin, see Accounts of daily life.
Open Directory: Jenin: United Nations Fact-Finding Mission
"UN to Press on with Jenin 'War Crimes' Report" (Brian Whitaker; The Guardian; May 10, 2002)
"UN Prepares Jenin Report" (BBC; May 9, 2002)
"UN Resolution Condemns Israeli Military Operations" (Ha'aretz; May 9. 2002)
"Sharon Puts Washington on the Spot; US Blocked UN Mission, Says Israeli Leader" (Julian Borger; The Guardian; May 8, 2002)
"UN Condemns Israel over Jenin" (Rob Watson; BBC; May 8, 2002)
"In Drive for Peace Progress, White House Saw Jenin Inquiry as Expendable" (Todd Purdum; New York Times; May 4, 2002)
"Mixed Reaction to Jenin Decision" (Mark Weiss; BBC; May 2, 2002)
"Jenin: Israel Defiant" (Chris McGreal; The Guardian; May 1, 2002)
"Israelis, U.N. Now at Odds" (William Orme; Los Angeles Times; April 30, 2002)
"Israel Won't Cooperate With U.N. Team" (Steve Weizman; Los Angeles Times; April 30, 2002)
"UN Struggles to Salvage Mission to Enter Jenin" (David Usborne; The Independent; April 29, 2002)
"UN probe: Soldiers to Have Immunity" (Amos Harel and Shlomo Shamir; Ha'aretz; April 29, 2002)
"Security Council Meets After Israel Denies Entry to UN Team" (Aluf Benn, Ha'aretz; April 29, 2002)
"Israelis Dub Jenin Probe 'Anti-Semitic'" (Chris McGreal; The Guardian/Observer; April 28, 2002)
"U.N. Delays Fact-Finding Mission to West Bank Camp" (William Orme and Rebecca Trounson; Los Angeles Times; April 27, 2002)
"Israel, UN Head Toward Showdown on Fact-Finders" (Colin Nickerson; Boston Globe; April 25, 2002)
"Sharon Says Israel Will Not Cooperate with UN Panel" (Aluf Benn and Nathan Guttman; Ha'aretz; April 25, 2002)
"U.N. and Israelis Meeting to Discuss Jenin Investigation" (William Orne and Mary Curtius; Los Angeles Times; April 25, 2002)
"Background: Israel Sets Conditions on UN Jenin Probe" (Bradley Burston; Ha'aretz; April 25, 2002)
"Annan Appears to Dismiss Israel's Balking on Inquiry" (John Kifner; New York Times; April 24, 2002)
"Israel's Troubled UN Relations" (Barnaby Mason; BBC; April 24, 2002)
"Israel Balks at Probe By U.N. of Jenin Assault" (John Lancaster and Craig Whitlock; Washington Post; April 24, 2002)
"Israel Blocks UN Mission to Jenin" (Suzanne Goldenberg; The Guardian; April 24, 2002)
"Israel Delays UN Mission to Jenin" (BBC; April 24, 2002)
"Israel Takes Back Assent to U.N.'s Jenin Probe" (Tracy Wilkinson; Los Angeles Times; April 24, 2002)
"Israel Threatens to Block U.N. Jenin Camp Probe" (Reuters; April 24, 2002)
"Israelis to Delay U.N. Fact-Finders" (Serge Schmemann; New York Times; April 24, 2002)
"PM Suspends Agreement to Cooperate with UN Jenin Mission" (Aluf Benn, Ha'aretz; April 24, 2002)
"UN Won't Halt Jenin Investigation" (AP; April 24, 2002)
"Annan Picks Team to Examine Camp Attacked by Israel" (John Kifner; New York Times; April 23, 2002)
"Annan Refuses Jenin Mission Delay" (AP; April 23, 2002)
"From Oslo Talks to Jenin: U.N. Aide Comes Under Fire" (Serge Schmemann; New York Times; April 23, 2002)
"UN's Jenin Fact-Finding Team Set to Be in Middle East by Week's End" (UN; April 23, 2002)
"Secretary General Reiterates Full Confidence in Middle East Special Coordinator Following Public Criticism by Israeli Government (UN; April 22, 2002)
"Israel Sets Conditions For Jenin Camp Probe" (John Lancaster; Washington Post; April 21, 2002)
"Sharon: Israel Has Suspended All Ties with UN Envoy Larsen" (Aluf Benn; Ha'aretz; April 21, 2002)
"Annan Seeks Probe Of Israelis at Jenin" (Colum Lynch; Washington Post; April 19, 2002)
"U.N.'s Robinson Calls Off Mideast Mission" (Reuters; April 19, 2002)
"Visiting Mission to the Occupied Palestinian Territories Will Not Take Place" (UN Commission of Human Rights; April 19, 2002)
"Mary Robinson Submits Status Report on Planned Mission to the Middle East" (UN Commission on Human Rights; April 15, 2002)
"U.N. Chief Adopting Harsh Stance on Israel" (Colum Lynch; Washington Post; April 15, 2002)
"UN Rights Body Condemns Israel for 'Mass Killings'" (Reuters; April 15, 2002)
"UN Aid Workers Still Unable to Reach Jenin Camp, Despite Israeli Assurances" (U.N.; April 13, 2002)
"Annan Urges Foreign Force to Help Halt Mideast Battle" (Barbara Crossette; New York Times; April 13, 2002)
"International Force Must Be Deployed, Says Annan," (Rupert Cornwell; The Independent; April 13, 2002)
"UN Agency Denied Entry to Jenin Refugee Camp" (Michael Jansen; Irish Times; April 12, 2002)
"Annan Demands Israel Avoid Humanitarian Crisis by Opening Access for Aid" (Giles Tremlett; The Guardian; April 11, 2002)
"UN Warns of West Bank 'Horror'" (Ben Lynfield; Christian Science Monitor; April 9, 2002)
"Robinson Waits for Green Light from Jerusalem to Embark on Middle East Fact-Finding Mission" (Reuters; April 9, 2002)
"Annan Says 'Whole World' Is Demanding Israel Withdraw Immediately from Palestinian Areas" (AP; April 8, 2002)
"UN: End the Horror in the Camps" (UNRWA; April 7, 2002)
"Robinson to Travel to Middle East" (Reuters; April 6, 2002)
"Transcript of Comments Made by Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, in Teleconference with Journalists" (UNRWA; April 5, 2002)
"Situation in Jenin Camp is Alarming; Other Refugee Camps Targeted; Widespread Destruction and Loss of Life Reported." (UNRWA; April 4, 2002)
"UNRWA Warns of a Humanitarian Crisis in West Bank Cities, Towns and Refugee Camps" (UNRWA; April 3, 2002)
"High Commissioner for Human Rights Urges Commission to Urgently Send a Mission to the Occupied Palestinian Territories" (UN Commission on Human Rights; April 2, 2002)
"UN Expresses Deep Concern at Worsening Humanitarian Situation in West Bank" (UN; April 2, 2002)
"UNRWA Staff Member Killed by Israeli Soldiers" (UNRWA; March 7, 2002)
XVII. U.S.-Israel Relationship
A. U.S. Aid to Israel
1. Organizations
SUSTAIN: Stop U.S. Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now! (Washington, D.C.)
2. Websites
Palestine Monitor Fact Sheet on U.S. Aid to Israel
Reports from the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
US Aid to Israel (The Times)
Arms Transfers to Israel: 1993 to Present (Federation of American Scientists)
U.S. Aid to Israel (resources collected by the Coalition for Justice in Israel/Palestine)
3. Articles
"U.S. Warns Israel against Future Arms Sales to China" (Aluf Benn; Ha'aretz; June 22, 2002)
"U.S. Aid to Israel Subsidizes a Potent Weapons Exporter" (Jim Krane; AP; June 20, 2002)
"US Foreign Aid to Israel" (MIFTAH; May 20, 2002)
"Aiding the War Effort" (Stephen Zunes and Joseph Yackley; AlterNet; May 10, 2002)
"U.S. Arms Sales to Israel End Up In China, Iraq" (Jonathan Reingold; Common Dreams; May 9, 2002)
"U.S. Arms Transfers and Security Assistance to Israel " (William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan; World Policy Institute; May 6, 2002)
"We Bought and Paid for Carnage of Palestinians" (Robert Jensen; Houston Chronicle; April 9, 2002)
"Amnesty International Calls for Suspension of US Weapons Transfers to Israel; Supply of Weapons for Suicide Bombings & Attacks on Settlers Must be Halted" (Amnesty International; April 9, 2002)
"The Invasion of Bethlehem and Our Tax Dollars at Work" (Nancy Stohlman; CounterPunch; April 5, 2002)
"Israeli Weapons Bear an Embarrassing Label: Made in USA" (Paul McGeough; Syndey Morning Herald; March 23, 2002)
"Stop American Billions for Israeli Bombs" (Alisa Solomon; Village Voice; December 26, 2001-January 1, 2002)
"U.S. Security Assistance to Israel" (Joseph Yackley; June 2001)
"US Aid to Israel--Tax Dollars Soaked in Blood" (Susan Abulhawa; Media Monitors Network; January 25, 2001)
"The Al Aqsa Intifida and Israel's Apartheid: The U.S. Military and Economic Role in the Violation of Palestinian Human Rights" (Report of the Delegation of the National Lawyers Guild to the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, January 2001)
"U.S. Tax Dollars at Work: Calculating Foreign Aid to Israel" (Shirl McArthur; 2001)
"US Aid to Israel: The Lifeblood of Occupation" (Matt Bowles; undated)
"U.S. Aid to Israel Now Exceeds $90 Billion" (Richard H. Curtiss; Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; September 1999)
"How America Keeps its Ally Armed to the Teeth" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; April 13, 1998)
"U.S. Aid to Israel: The Subject No One Mentions" (Richard Curtiss; The Link; volume 30, issue 4 (September-October 1997))
"U.S. Aid to Israel" (Mohamed Rabie; The Link; volume 22, issue 2 (May-June 1989))
"The U.S. Role in Israel's Arms Industry" (Bishara Bahbah; The Link; volume 20, issue 5 (December 1987))
"U.S. Aid to Israel" (Samir Abed-Rabbo and Mohamed El-Khawas; The Link; volume 16, issue 5 (December 1983))
B. Analysis of the "Special Relationship"
1. Generally
"Tax, Slaughter and Lies" (James Abourezk; Al-Ahram Weekly; June 20-29, 2002)
"American-Born Haters of U.S. and Israel Spring up on Campus" (Yair Sheleg; Ha'aretz; June 18, 2002)
"Harvard Senior's 'American Jihad' Draws Applause, Protest" (Patrick Healy; Boston Globe; June 7, 2002)
"At Harvard, Jousting Over 'Jihad': Student's Use of Word in Commencement Speech Draws Controversy" (Pamela Ferdinand; Washington Post; May 31, 2002)
"Why the U.S. Supports Israel" (Stephen Zunes; Foreign Policy in Focus; May 2002)
"Stuck in the Middle (East) with You" (Liz Spikol; Philadelphia Weekly; May?, 2002)
"Palestinian Play Sparks Concern" (Frank Rizzo; Hartford Courant; May 22, 2002)
"Confronting the Extremist Mainstream" (Steven Salaita; Yellow Times; May 22, 2002)
"On Campus, a Reflection of Middle East Anger" (William Booth; Washington Post; May 19, 2002)
"A Diverse Pro-Palestinian Movement Emerges on College Campuses" (Eric Hoover; The Chronicle of Higher Education; May 17, 2002)
"Chutzpah Versus Indecision" (Fawaz Turki; Arab News; May 16, 2002)
"Why Does John Malkovich Want to Kill Me?" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; May 14, 2002)
"U.S. Wants Probe in American Death" (AP; May 13, 2002)
"US Media Spin Out a New and Dangerous Culture" (Nadeem Khan; Arab News; May 11, 2002)
"More Equal than Others" (Gamil Mattar; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 9-15, 2002)
"For NW Conservatives, Why Is Mideast So Clear?" (Bruce Ramsey; Seattle Times; May 8, 2002)
"Ari Fleischer on Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians" (Ahmed Amr; Media Monitors Network; May 8, 2002)
"The New United States of Israel" (Sam Bahour; CounterPunch; May 8, 2002)
"The US Must See Mideast Arabs as Part of the Solution" (Larry Seaquist; Arab News; May 6, 2002)
"Media and the Political Power of Israel in the US" (Arab News; May 3, 2002)
"Bush Breaks With Right on Policy Toward Saudi Arabia" (Ronald Brownstein; Los Angeles Times; May 3, 2002)
"Black Voices Provide Balance to the Mideast Debate" (David A. Love; Progressive Media Project; May 2, 2002)
"Courting Washington: Pro-Israeli and Pro-Arab Groups Vie for Uncle Sam's Attention" (Leela Jacinto; ABCNews.com; April 25, 2002)
"Right Puts Pressure on Bush to Support Sharon" (Richard Beeston; The Times (London); April 23, 2002)
"Israel Winning Broad Support From U.S. Right" (Alison Mitchell; New York Times; April 21, 2002)
"Southern Comfort for Israel" (Gay Alcorn; Syndey Morning Times; April 20, 2002)
"Parallel Universes: Most of the World Sees Palestinians as the Victims, But in Israel and the US Events Are Given a Different Meaning" (Jonathan Freedland; The Guardian; April 17, 2002)
"Americans, Europeans Differ on Mideast Sympathies" (Mark Sappenfield; Christian Science Monito; April 15, 2002)
"Bush v. Sharon: The Sequel" (Scott McConnell; Antiwar.com; April 9, 2002)
"This Will Be the Week When We See Who Runs the US-Israeli Alliance" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; April 8, 2002)
"Israel and the U.S.: Petras Replies to His Critics" (James Petras; February 8, 2002)
"Israel and the U.S.: A Unique Relationship" (James Petra; January 23, 2002)
"The US & Israel" (Peter Grier; Christian Science Monitor; Oct. 26, 2001)
"The Source of Terrorism" (James J. David; Media Monitors Network; October 1, 2001)
"Who Is Ariel Sharon? The Rise of Israeli Anti-Americanism" (Justin Raimondo; Antiwar.com; Feb. 5, 2001)
"The State Department and Zionism, 1947-1945: A Reevaluation" (Lawrence Davidson; Middle East Policy; volume VII, number 1 (October 1999))
"Why Clinton Caved in to Israel" (Jonathan Broder; Salon.com; July 28, 1998)
"The Cost of Israel to the American People" (Richard Curtiss; Al-Hewar Center; May 1998)
"Fish or Cut Bait" (Jonathan Broder; Salon; April 1, 1998)
"I'll Hold My Nose With One Hand and Vote For Clinton With the Other" (James Abourezk; Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; August/September 1996)
"Islam and the National Interest" (Shaw Dallal; The Link;l; volume 26, issue 1 (January-March 1993))
"Let Us Rethink Our Special Relationship with Israel" (Charles Black; 1988)
"The Misguided Alliance" (Cheryl Rubenberg; The Link; volume 19, issue 4 (October-November 1986))
"The Palestine-Israel Conflict in the U.S. Courtroom" (Rex B. Wingerter; The Link; volume 18, issue 3 (September 1985))
"The Middle East on the U.S. Campus" (Naseer H. Aruri; The Link; volume 18, issue 2 (May-June 1985))
"The Middle East Lobbies" (Cheryl Rubenberg; The Link; volume 17, issue 1 (January-March 1984))
"U.S.-Israel Relations: A Reassessment" (Allan C. Kellum; The Link; volume 15, issue 5 (December 1982))
2. American Arab Community
"Tax, Slaughter and Lies" (James Abourezk; Al-Ahram Weekly; June 20-29, 2002)
"Arab Americans Learning to Lobby Congress" (Barbara Ferguson; Arab Times; May 16, 2002)
"While in US You Feel More Palestinian Than Ever" (Kinda Balkhair; Arab News; May 9, 2002)
"For Arab-Americans, Pain in Familiar Faces" (Elmaz Abinader; Arab News; May 2, 2002)
"American Muslims and U.S. Foreign Policy" (Middle East Policy Council; September 14, 1999)
"The Comic Book Arab" (Jack Shaheen; The Link; volume 24, issue 5 (November-December 1991))
"The Palestinians in America" (Elias H. Tuma; The Link; volume 14, issue 3 (July-August 1981))
"The Arab Stereotype on Television" (Jack G. Shaheen; The Link; volume 13, issue 2 (April-May 1980))
3. American Jewish Community
"Israelis Puzzling Over Anxieties Of American Jews" (Noga Tarnopolsky; Forward; June 7, 2002)
"Top Lawyer Urges Death For Families Of Bombers" (Ami Eden; Forward; June 7, 2002)
"Netanyahu's Power Grab Angers US Jews" (Barbara Ferguson; Arab News; May 23, 2002)
"U.S. Jews Critical of Israel Are Increasingly Vocal" (Nathan Guttman; Ha'aretz; May 21?, 2002)
"Crisis for American Jews" (Edward Said; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 16-22, 2002)
"US Jewish Group Accuses Muslims of Being Anti-Semitic" (Barbara Ferguson; Arab News; May 10, 2002)
"A Life-Changing Experience" (Adam Davis; Media Monitors Network; May 1, 2002)
"Violence in Mideast Galvanizes U.S. Jews" (Josh Getlin; Los Angeles Times; April; 28, 2002)
"American Jews Applaud Sharon's Military Action" (Richard Beeston; The Times (London); April 24, 2002)
"Unusually Unified in Solidarity With Israel, but Also Unusually Unnerved" (Jody Wilgoren; New York Times; April 22, 2002)
"Many American Jews Rally Around Sharon" (Ron Scherer; Christian Science Monitor; April 1, 2002)
"Extremism in Israel Is Fueled by a Growing Ultra-Orthodox Movement in the U.S." (Allan C. Brownfeld; WRMEA; Jan/Feb 2001)
"Relations Between Israel and the Organized American Jews" (Israel Shahak; Middle East Policy; volume II, number 3 (1993))
"American Jews and the Middle East: Fears, Frustration and Hope" (Allan Solomonow; The Link; volume 13, issue 3 (July-August 1980))
4. Christian Community Involvement
"Group Raising Millions to Launch a 'Christian AIPAC'" (Eli Kintisch; Forward; June 21, 2002)
"Beware the Ides of May--Part III" (Afnan Hussein Fatani; Arab News; June 13, 2002)
"Evangelical Christians and Jews Unite for Israel" (David Firestone; New York Times; June 9, 2002)
"Onward, Christian Soldiers" (Deanne Stillman; The Nation; May 31, 2002)
"Christians Hit Theological Rift on Mideast Policy" (G. Jeffrey MacDonald; Christian Science Monitor; May 14, 2002)
"Analysis: America's New Christian Zionists" (BBC; May 7, 2002)
"Christians Split Over Conflict in the Mideast" (Teresa Watanabe; Los Angeles Times; May 5, 2002)
"The Vatican, U.S. Catholics, and the Middle East" (George E. Irani; The Link; volume 19, issue 3 (August-September 1996))
5. Congress
"Black, Jewish Congressmen to Discuss Support for Israel Today" (Shlomo Shamir; Ha'aretz; June 20, 2002)
"Bush Proposal Likely to Meet Resistance: Palestinian State Plan Faces Doubts in Congress, with U.S. Pro-Israel Forces" (Ronald Brownstein; Baltimore Sun; June 21, 2002)
"GOP Leaders Wary of Bush's Mideast Plan Some Lawmakers Lobbying against Palestinian State" (Barbara Slavin and Kathy Kiely; USA Today; June 21, 2002)
"Lantos Calls for Probe of UNRWA" (Shlomo Shamir; Ha'aretz; May 22, 2002)
"Effort to Close PA's New York Office Moves Ahead (Melissa Radler; Jerusalem Post; May 16, 2002)
"Arab Americans Learning to Lobby Congress" (Barbara Ferguson; Arab Times; May 16, 2002)
"Congress Chooses The Jewish Political Establishment Over Truth, Justice And The 'Rule Of Law'" (BlackElectorate.com; May 15, 2002)
"Our Vichy Congress" ("George Sutherland" (pseud.); CounterPunch; May 10, 2002)
'Freedom, Democracy and Israel' (Thomas Gorgussian and Anayat Durrani; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 9-15, 2002)
"Palestine to Move to Dallas-Fort Worth: Dick Armey's Bold Plan" (Alexander Cockburn; CounterPunch; May 8, 2002)
"Why Capitol Hill Supports Israel" (Hady Amr; The Daily Star; May 8, 2002)
"Profiles of Courage: US Lawmakers Stand Up for Moral Justice in Middle East" (Barbara Ferguson; Arab News; May 7, 2002)
"Globalization of the American Democracy" (Hani Emam; Arab News; May 5, 2002)
"A Minority Voices Opposition to Pro-Israel Resolution" (Barbara Ferguson; Arab News; May 4, 2002)
"Senior Republican Calls on Israel to Expel West Bank Arabs" (Matthew Engel; The Guardian; May 4, 2002)
"House and Senate Support Israel in Strong Resolutions" (Alison Mitchell; New York Times; May 3, 2002)
"Stop the Middle-East Bias" (Congressman Ron Paul; May 2, 2002)
"Dick Armey Calls for Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians" (May 2, 2002)
"Confronting the Surreal Views of the U.S. Congress" (James Zogby; Media Monitors Network; April 30, 2002)
"Schumer Intervenes to Protect Israeli War Criminals (Ahmed Amr; Media Monitors Network; April 30, 2002)
"DeLay Delays Vote on Israel Resolution" (Alison Mitchell; New York Times; April 27, 2002)
"White House and DeLay at Odds" (Mike Allen and Juliet Eilperin; Washington Post; April 26, 2002)
"Don't Give up 1967 Lands, DeLay Tells Israel Lobby" (Barbara Slavin; USA Today; April 24, 2002)
"Lawmakers Reaffirm Israel Support" (John Files; New York Times; April 24, 2002)
"Ex-ambassador Calls Arafat Obstructionist; Clinton Envoy Fuels Criticism in Congress" (Edward Epstein; San Francisco Chronicle; April 23, 2002)
"Supporters Consider How to Increase Military Aid for Israel" (Dan Morgan; Washington Post; April 22, 2002)
"In Congress, Support of Israel at Peak Pitch" (Gail Russell Chaddock; Christian Science Monitor; April 19, 2002)
"Netenyahu Bashes Bush with his Senators (Ahmed Amr; Media Monitors Network; April 18, 2002)
"A Conversation to Remember: 'We Know the Israelis Run Your Congress" (Sherri Muzher; Media Monitors Network; April 18, 2002)
"Why Bush Dances to Sharon's Tune: Israel's Right-Wing Likud Party Dominates U.S. Mideast Policy through a Powerful Lobby in the American Congress" (Eric Margolis; Toronto Sun; April 14, 2002)
"Lawmakers Press Bush to Stand Up for Israel" (Janet Hook; Los Angeles Times; April 10, 2002)
"Retiring Sen. Jesse Helms Caved to Pro-Israel Lobby Halfway Through His Career" (Lucille Barnes; Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; March 2002)
"Jesse Helms Personified the Confluence of Mideast, Domestic American Politics" (Ian Williams; WRMEA; October 2001)
"Terrorist Attacks Harden Pro-Israeli Mood in Congress" (Shirl McArthur; WRMEA; Jan.-Feb. 2002)
"Congress Adjourns for Holidays After Passing Anti-Palestinian Foreign Aid Bill" (Shirl McArthur; WRMEA; March 2002)
"Nine Senators, 23 Representatives in 107th Congress 'Hall of Fame'" (Shirl McArthur; WRMEA; March 2002)
6. Israeli Lobby--Generally
Collected resources:
The Pro-Israel Lobby (resources collected by the Coalition for Justice in Israel/Palestine)
Pro-Israel/Pro-Arab Money (Center for Responsive Politics)
Other resources:
"The Israel Lobby" (Michale Massing; The Nation; June 10, 2002)
"The Israel Lobby" (Prospect; May 24, 2002)
"Israel Shows Its Muscle Dealing with Congress" (Susan Taylor Marton; St. Petersburg Times; May 12, 2002)
"Israel Lobby Still Rides High" (UPI; May 10, 2002)
"Friends till the End" (Anayat Durrani; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 2-8, 2002)
"Zionists behind war against Kingdom" (Ahmed Yousef; Arab News; May 1, 2002)
"Might or Right" (Marc Sandalow; San Francisco Chronicle; April 29, 2002)
"Sharon Reaches Out on Hotline from Hotspot" (Bronwen Maddox; The Times (London); April 24, 2002)
Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2000 Congressional Candidates
"The Shadow Government" (Jane Hunter; The Link; volume 20, issue 4 (October 1987))
"The Pro-Israeli Lobby" (Edward Herman; July 1994)
7. ---Particular Electoral Campaigns
"Black, Jewish Congressmen to Discuss Support for Israel Today" (Shlomo Shamir; Ha'aretz; June 20, 2002)
"Race Leads To Rift: CBC Raps Leaders Over Hilliard Race" (Ethan Wallison and Rachel Van Dongen; Roll Call; June 13, 2002)
"Mideast Fuels 2 Democratic Primaries" (Washington Post; June 6, 2002)
"Middle East Hits Home in House Race; Lantos' Vision Like 'War Hawk,' Says Critic" (Mark Simon; San Francisco Chronicle; May 16, 2002)
"Pro-Israel Lobby Backing Challenger in Alabama Race" (Benjamin Soskis: Forward; May 10, 2002)
"Lazio's Counter-Swipe: Demands Hillary Return $500 From Arab-Leaguer" (Greg Sargent and Josh Benson; The New York Observer; September 18, 2000)
"Politics Not As Usual" (Rod Driver; The Link; volume 31, issue 3 (July-August, 1998)
8. Palestinian Representation
"Effort to Close PA's New York Office Moves Ahead (Melissa Radler; Jerusalem Post; May 16, 2002)
"Might or Right" (Marc Sandalow; San Francisco Chronicle; April 29, 2002)
"Palestinians' Lone Hand in Washington" (Nora Boustany; Washington Post; April 19, 2002)
"PLO Loses Washington Premises, Cries Foul" (Reuters; April 11, 2002)
9. Public Opinion
"77% of Americans Support Bush's Call for Palestinian State" (Barbara Ferguson; Arab News; May 17, 2002)
"Shock of Sept. 11 Is Making Americans More Supportive of Israel, Polls Suggest" (Patrick Tyler; New York Times; May 13, 2002)
"Poll Shows Desire for Fairness in Mideast" (Bill Maxwell; St. Petersburg Times; May 12, 2002)
"Americans on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict" (University of Maryland, Program on International Policy Studies, May 8, 2002). Important poll results.
"New Poll Finds US Public 'Even-Handed' on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" (Program on International Policy Attitudes; May 8, 2002)
"American Folk Are Not Their Government" (Fawaz Turki; Arab News; May 2, 2002)
"Whiffs of Change" (James Zogby; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 2-8, 2002)
"Backing for Palestine State Increases in US" (ArabNes; April 24, 2002)
"Public Voices Doubts On U.S. Mideast Role (Richard Morin and Claudia Deane; Washington Post; April 23, 2002)
"Public Opinion and the Middle East" (Fouad Moughrabi; The Link; volume 20, issue 3 (September 1987))
Compare the international reaction to Israel's conduct:
"Boycotting US Goods: No Faltering Please" (Nourah Abdul Aziz Al-Khereiji; Arab News; June 22, 2002)
"If Israel Makes Peace Terrorism Will End, Mahathir Says" (Mark Baker; Syndey Morning Herald; June 21, 2002) (on Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad)
"America Keeps Doing Israel's Bidding" (Salim Hoss [former Prime Minister of Lebanon]; International Herald Tribune; June 21, 2002)
"Jewish Group Ticks off Tutu" (BBC; June 21, 2002)
"Turner's Terrorism Comments Criticized" (Howard Kurtz; Washington Post; June 19, 2002)
"Cherie Blair's Suicide Bomb Blunder" (Phillip Webster, David Charter and Michael Gove; The Times (London); June 19, 2002)
"Cherie Blair Apologises in Row over Suicide Killers Comment" (Paul Waugh; The Independent; June 19, 2002)
"UK's Straw Voices 'Compassion' for Suicide Bombers" (Ha'aretz; June 19, 2002)
"Raising the Standards" (Clare Dwyer Hogg; The Independent; June 18, 2002) (on pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli sympathies in Ireland)
"A Moral Campaign to End the Occupation" (Desmond Tutu; Jordan Times; June 18, 2002)
"Cherie Blair Forced to Apologise over Suicide Bombing Comments" (The Independent; Jon Smith and Rob Catherall; June 18, 2002)
"CNN Chief Accuses Israel of Terror" (Oliver Burkeman and Peter Beaumont; The Guardian; June 18, 2002)
"EU to Refute Claim of Aid Financing Palestinian Terror" (Ha'aretz; June 17, 2002)
"Saudi Official Defends Suicide Bombers" (Ewen MacAskill; The Guardian; June 15, 2002)
"Top German Liberal Reaffirms His Party's Support for Israel" (Adar Primor; Ha'aretz; June 15, 2002)
"Starbucks the Target of Arab Boycott for its Growing Links to Israel" (Robert Fisk; The Independent; June 14, 2002)
"Apartheid Deja Vu" (Miriam Mahlow; Al-Ahram Weekly; June 13-19, 2002) (on South African-Israeli relations)
"Canadian Parliamentarians Condemn Israel upon Return from Fact-Finding Mission" (Lina Badih; Arab News; June 11, 2002)
"Death Threat Sent to Wife of European Bank Chief" (Ian Black; The Guardian; June 1, 2002)
"Academics in War of Words over Calls to Boycott Israel" (Owen Bowcott; The Guardian; May 27, 2002)
"Solidarity Struggles on" (Amira Howeidy; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 23-29, 2002)
"Rally Protests at West Bank Action" (Jamie Wilson; The Guardian; May 20, 2002)
"'Serious' Anti-Israel Boycott Gains Global Momentum" (Tim Kennedy; Arab news; May 17, 2002)
"Jordanian King Warns Of Growing Arab Rage" (Alan Cooperman; Washington Post; May 13, 2002)
"Peoples' Boycott, a Legitimate Right, Effective Weapon" (Abdul Qader Tash; Arab News; May 11, 2002)
"Arab Anger Triggers Boycott of Starbucks and Pepsi" (Andrew Gumbel; The Independent; May 11, 2002)
"An Anti-American Boycott Is Growing in the Arab World" (Neil MacFarquhar; New York Times; May 10, 2002)
"Kingdom Vows to Carry on with Aid to Palestinians" (Arab News; May 9, 2002)
"Egypt Dismisses Sharon Proposal" (Heba Saleh ; BBC; May 8, 2002)
"US Boycott: Follow Your Head, Not Your Heart" ( Mohammed Al-Khereiji; Arab News; May 8, 2002)
"We Don't Need Your Help" (Reem Mohammed Al-Faisal; Arab News; May 7, 2002)
"Arab Citizens Seize Boycott Banner" (Nicholas Blanford; Christian Science Monitor; May 7, 2002)
"Angry EU Denies Claims that Funds Reached Bombers" (Stephen Castle; The Independent; May 7, 2002)
"Thousands Come to Support Israel" (BBC; May 6, 2002)
"EU Says 'Deplores' UN Decision to Cancel Jenin Probe" (Reuters; May 5, 2002)
"Press Blasts UN, US for Letting Israel Dictate Terms" (Arab News; May 3, 2002)
"The Many Faces of Solidarity" (Fatemah Farag; Al-Ahram Weekly; May 2-8, 2002)
"Anti-Israel Boycott of Cosmetic Brands Like Estee Lauder May Be Difficult to Stop" (Tim Kennedy; Arab News; May 2, 2002)
"Israel Rapidly Losing Friends in Germany" (Eric Geiger; San Francisco Chronicle; May 2, 2002)
"Attacks by Israel Are PR Disaster, Says Poll" (Anthony King; The Telegraph; May 1, 2002)
"Arab Boycott Campaign Worries US Business" (Lachlan Carmichael; Arab News; May 1, 2002)
"Now Norway Is Part of `the World Against Us'" (Yair Ettinger; Ha'aretz; April 26?, 2002)
"Mubarak Condemns 'Despicable Crimes' by Israel (Howard Schneider; Washington Post; April 25, 2002)
"Jewish Minister in South Africa Calls for Boycott on Israel" (Reuters; April 24?, 2002)
"More Britons Support Palestinians, Says Poll" (Alan Travis; The Guardian; April 24, 2002)
"Mubarak Denounces Israel" (David Bamford; BBC; April 24, 2002)
"Egypt's Mubarak Says Israel Uses 'State Terrorism' (Reuters; April 24, 2002)
"Patten Condemns 'Organised Ruin of Buildings'" (Michael Binyon; The Times (London); April 23, 2002)
"Aid Donors Say Israelis Should Pay" (Dan Ephron; Boston Globe; April 23, 2002)
"Jenin Rattles Prodi's Baby" (Ian Black; The Guardian; April 22, 2002)
"In Egypt, Sympathy for Palestinians Revives Hatred" (Michael Slackman; Los Angeles Times; April 22, 2002)
"Arab States Vent Rising Wrath" (Philip Smucker and Nicholas Blanford; Christian Science Monitor; April 22, 2002)
"Shots Fired as MSP Attempts to Enter Arafat HQ" (The Times (London); April 22, 2002)
"Global Anger at Israel Mounts" (Paul McGeough; Syndey Morning Herald; April 20, 2002)
"MP Accuses Sharon of 'Barbarism'" (Nicholas Watt; The Guardian; April 17, 2002)
"Americans, Europeans Differ on Mideast Sympathies" (Mark Sappenfield; Christian Science Monito; April 15, 2002)
"Tutu Calls US Soft on Israel" (Steven Wilmsen; Boston Globe; April 14, 2002)
"Occupation is Oppression" (Desmond Tutu; April 13, 2002)
"Secret UK Ban on Weapons for Israel" (The Guardian; April 13, 2002)
" You Won't Break Them: A Leading South African Writer's Passionate Open Letter to Ariel Sharon" (Breyten Breytenbach; The Guardian; April 13, 2002)
"Israel Faces Global Wrath" (Ewen MacAskill; The Guardian; April 11, 2002)
"Protests Continue around the World" (The Guardian; April 11, 2002)
"Irish UN Envoy Says International Humanitarian Law Must Be Upheld" (Deaglán de Bréadún; Irish Times; April 10, 2002)
"Pope Sees 'Intolerable' Violence" (Melinda Henneberger; New York Times; April 9, 2002)
"Cypriot MPs Barred from Entering Israel" (AP: April 7, 2002)
"Israeli Soldiers Remove Canadian MP from Checkpoint" (CBC; April 6, 2002)
"Anti-Nazi Veteran Not Allowed to Enter Ramallah" (Michael Jansen; Irish Times; April 5, 2002)
"Pope Accuses Israel of Humiliating Palestinians" (Stephen Farrell and Richard Owen; The Times (London); April 4, 2002)
"Excerpt: Declaration of Conscience on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by South Africans of Jewish Descent" (Middle East Policy; volume IX, number 1 (March 2002))
C. Israeli "Art Student" Spies in the U.S.
"Spies, or Students?" (Nathan Guttman; Ha'aretz; May 13, 2002)
"The Israeli 'Art Student' Mystery" (Christopher Ketcham; Salon.com; May 7, 2002)
CounterSpin Interview with John Sugg of Creative Loafing (March 29, 2002; Real Audio)
"Urban Myth, My Ass!" (John Sugg; Creative Loafing--Atlanta; March 27, 2002)
"The Truth, At Last: Leaked Government Report Exposes Israeli Spy Ring" (Justin Rainmondo; Palestine Chronicle; March 24, 2002)
The "Israeli Art Student" Papers (Antiwar.com; March 21, 2002)
"Update: The Spies Who Came in from the Art Sale" (John Sugg; Creative Loafing--Atlanta; March 20, 2002)
Fox News Series on Israeli Spying in the US
Sidebar: Other Alleged Israeli Spy Incidents
"Were Israelis Detained on Sept. 11 Spies?" (ABCNews.com; June 21, 2002)
D. Israeli Attack on the USS Liberty
1. Major Sites
The Attack on the USS Liberty (John Borne)
USS Liberty Memorial (Jim Ennes)
USS Liberty E-mail List
2. Crew members' sites
The Liberty/Turtle Page (Don Pageler and his wife Eva)
Rocky's USS Liberty Home Page
USS Liberty (by crewman Gidusko)
USS Liberty Memorial (Jim Ennes)
"Words Are Never Enough" (Ronald Kukal)
3. Articles and Commentary
"The USS Liberty: Still Covered up after 35 Years" (James Ennis; YellowTimes.org; June 16, 2002)
"The Infamous Israeli Attack on the USS Liberty" (E.A. Richards; Palestine Chronicle; June 7, 2002)
"Refusal to Investigate Israel's 1967 Attack on USS Liberty a 'No-Brainer': One Legislator's Story" (Marlin Schneider; WRMEA; Jan.-Feb. 2002)
"The Cover-up" (excerpt from "Body of Secrets"; The Guardian; August 8, 2001)
"Bamford 'Liberty' Account Repudiated" (Secrecy News, July 17, 2001)
-----Reply by Bamford
"'The USS Liberty': America's Most Shameful Secret" (Eric S. Margolis; Toronto Sun; May 2, 2001)
"The Assault on the USS Liberty" (Suzy Hansen; Salon.com; April 25, 2001)
----Letters from Readers
Review of "The Liberty Incident" by A. Jay Cristol (John Borne; June, 1999)
"Even as USS Liberty's Heroic Captain Receives New Honor, Coverup of Israeli Attack on His Ship Continues" (Paul Findley; Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; March 1998)
"Remember the Liberty" (John Borne; The Link; volume 30, issue 3 (July-August, 1997))
Untitled editoral by Mark Genrich, The Phoenix Gazette, June 5, 1996
"USS Liberty: Did Israel Commit One War Crime to Hide Another?" (Jim Ennes; Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May/June 1996)
"The Attack on the Liberty: An 'Accident'"? (Reverdy S. Fishel; International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence; Fall, 1995 (Vol 8, No 3))
"The Assault on the USS Liberty Still Covered Up After 26 Years" (Jim Ennes; Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; June 1993)
"The USS Liberty Affair" (James M. Ennes, Jr.; The Link; volume 17, issue 3 (May-June 1984))
"The Violation of the Liberty" (Richard K. Smith; Naval Institute Proceedings, June 1978)
4. Zionist Denials
"Response to the History Channel Program on the USS Liberty" (Jewish Council for Public Affairs; August 13, 2001)
"Why Did Israeli Troops Fire on the USS Liberty?" (Michael Oren; The New Republic; July 2, 2001)
"Bamford Bashes Israel: Conspiracy Theorist Claims Attack on USS Liberty Intentional" (CAMERA; May 6, 2001)
"Return of the USS Liberty" (HonestReporting.com; April 30, 2001)
"The 'USS Liberty': Case Closed" (Michael Oren; Azure #9, Spring 2000)
The USS Liberty (Jewish Virtual Library; undated)
5. Miscellaneous Sites
USS Liberty (U.S. Navy)
U.S.S. LIBERTY Memorial Public Library (Grafton, Wisconsin)
Yahoo! USS Liberty Category
"USS Liberty Survivors: Our Story" (commercial videotape)
XVIII. Zionist-Agenda Sites
CAMERA: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (Boston)
Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace (New York?)
HonestReporting.com (New York)
IMRA: Independent Media Review Analysis (Kfar Sava, Israel)
MEMRI: Middle East Media Research Institute (Washington, D.C.)
Operation S.I.C.K - Stop Inciting Children to Kill
Palestinian Media Watch (Israel)
PRIMER (Promoting Responsibility in Middle East Reporting)