Reap The Whirlwind: Commenting on the Hamas victory in the Palestinian elections, Avi Temkin wrote, in part, ".To tell the truth, Hamas' majority says a lot not only about Palestinian society, but also about Israeli society,...
The Hamas Victory in Palestine: Preliminary Questions and Answers
Q. What can we learn from Labor's primaries concerning political prospects in Israel? Q. ...What will a strong Hamas showing in elections mean for Israeli-Palestinian relations?
Fatah Holds Lead Going Into Elections: ...the list of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) is preferred by 39.6% of Palestinians, the list of Change and Reform (Hamas) 28.8%...
Q. What can we learn from the party primaries...? Q. ...how can we explain Kadima's ever-growing lead in the polls?
Peace Now Petitions Pay Off: Last summer, the Israeli Peace Now movement filed a petition with the High Court of Justice seeking to force the government to carry out orders to demolish nine houses built illegally in the unauthorized settlement outpost of Amona.
It recently came to light that one of the West Bank's largest ongoing construction projects - indeed, one of the largest construction projects in Israel - is illegal.
Q. ...internal Israeli political ramifications of PM Sharon's departure from political scene? Q. ...diplomatic fallout for the U.S. ...?
Kadima Moves Forward Without Sharon: According to a Dialog/Ha'aretz/Channel 10 survey taken last Thursday, Israeli public support for Kadima has not weakened even without Ariel Sharon in charge.
Q. Has al-Qaeda begun to target Israel? Q. How can a West Bank disengagement advance a two-state solution, rather than delaying or sabotaging it?
Public Pragmatism Precedes Political Posturing: Most Israelis have a pragmatic attitude toward dealing with Palestinian terrorist groups, according to the results of a recent joint Israeli-Palestinian survey conducted by the Harry S Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in Ramallah.
