Yasser Arafat

Inside the Palestinian university that turned the Sbarro massacre into an exhibit - analysis

The fact that it was normal at a major Palestinian university to celebrate blowing up a pizzeria full of civilians is emblematic of the foundations of extremism that led to October 7.

Israeli security forces at the scene of a suicide bombing terror attack at the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem's city center on August 9, 2001.
Yair Golan, head of The Democrats party speaks at the Knesset. February 24, 2025.

Israel needs tikkun olam, not silence about its problems - opinion

Barak, Clinton, Arafat at Camp David 311 AP

Twenty-six years after Camp David, Israel needs a new security doctrine - opinion

Then-defense minister Ariel Sharon (R) meets with IDF soldiers after a battle with Palestinian gunmen at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, June 7, 1982.

On This Day: Palestinian terrorists attempt assassinating Israeli ambassador, prompting Lebanon War


Former Shin Bet head: Arafat smuggled terrorists in his Mercedes

Dichter: "Arafat smuggled terrorists from Egypt two months after PA was established."

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and former Shin Bet head MK Avi Dichter (Likud)

Washington Watch: Paul Findley, ‘Arafat’s best friend’

Yasser Arafat in 1968 at the then PLO head quarters.

The Cohen family of Kfar Darom

Though originally written in 2003 after numerous terror attacks in Kfar Darom, with ongoing rocket attacks in the South, this ‘fable’ is as timely as ever.

KFAR DAROM was a kibbutz within the Gush Katif bloc that was evacuated during the 2005 disengagement. The community has reestablished itself in the Western Negev.

Report: Saudis helped assassinate Arafat, former aide says

The report claimed that Sharon decided to eliminate Arafat because it would be the best way to stop the Palestinian resistance.

Yasser Arafat in 1968 at the then PLO head quarters.

Encountering Peace: Inspire us!

On the plane ride home from the US, prime minister Barak and his team concocted the myth of “no partner” to blame Arafat for not accepting his “take it or leave it offer.”

Women celebrate inside a peace tent erected as part of an event organized by ‘Women Wage Peace,’ near the Jordan River on October 8, 2017

Support for the Oslo peace accord’s principles at all-time low

When the Peace Index asked “Do you support or not support at present the signing of a peace agreement based on the formula of two states for two peoples?” – only 47% of Israeli Jews said yes.

A PALESTINIAN demonstrator hurls a stone as an Israeli truck fires a water cannon during clashes in the West Bank in 2012.

On This Day: The signing of the Oslo accords, 25 years ago

Rabin, Arafat, and then-Foreign Minister Shimon Peres were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as a result.

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The Oslo process – 25 years on

The abject failure of the Oslo Accords has had a salutary effect on Israeli society. Israelis are today quite resilient, ready to endure – if necessary – protracted conflict.

Slain Israeli Prime Minister Rabin with former US President Bill Clinton and former PLO President Yasser Arafat after signing the Oslo Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993.

Vanessa Redgrave doesn’t regret ‘Zionist hoodlums’ speech

“I had to do my bit,” Vanessa Redgrave told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published on Tuesday. “Everybody had to do their bit, to try and change things for the better."

The 75th Venice International Film Festival - photocall for Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement - Venice, Italy, August 29, 2018 - British actor Vanessa Redgrave

Avnery’s legacy

When we hear today about Israel abandoning its democratic traditions or criticism about issues it should all be seen through the lens of Avnery’s critiques of the 1960s.

Uri Avnery at protest