Daily Archives: May 9, 2012

How journalists allowed the Palestinian Authority to fool them

BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE INSTITUTE— In most cases it is the Palestinian Authority’s security forces that are responsible for the chaos and corruption. A Western journalist who wanted to do an investigative report into the case was warned that she would be putting her life at risk. Gangsters and armed clans were among the…

The Obama Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian Issue

BY SARAH STERN, EMET— Last week, the Obama administration freed up $192 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority that had been put on hold by the United States Congress’ Committee of Foreign Operations Appropriations, saying that this money had to be given to the P.A. “because of national security interests.” The hold had…