President Bush's call to change the Palestinian leadership and to bring reform, accountability, and transparency to the Palestinian Authority should focus attention on the financial corruption of Arafat's regime. Before Bush's speech, Condoleezza … [Read more...] about And A Thief, Too: Yasser Arafat Takes What He Likes
Contributor: Rachel Ehrenfeld,
No Partner: Arafat Cannot Be Negotiated With.
Yasser Arafat should not be given "another chance." He already had too many. The strategy of Arafat and the Palestinian Authority entails the continuous manipulation of "peace talks" through deliberate use of terrorism, most recently through a … [Read more...] about No Partner: Arafat Cannot Be Negotiated With.
Testimony At The Hearing Entitled, "Are Yasser Arafat And The Palestinian Authority Credible Partners For Peace?"
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is my honor to contribute to the committee's important deliberations on the question, are Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority credible partners for peace? The answer is a resounding no; and today, unfortunately, … [Read more...] about Testimony At The Hearing Entitled, "Are Yasser Arafat And The Palestinian Authority Credible Partners For Peace?"
Arafat's Corruption
We all know that the Palestinians deserve better. But there is no chance until the world confronts a major problem: the immense corruption of Arafat and the Palestinian Authority. Overlooked is the fact that Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza … [Read more...] about Arafat's Corruption
Funding Terrorism: A Speech Given At Aviation Week
The terrorists who killed thousands of innocent people while destroying the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan and damaging the Pentagon, delivered a very clear and sobering message: The country that leads the free world is vulnerable. Indeed, … [Read more...] about Funding Terrorism: A Speech Given At Aviation Week
U.S. Ignored Money Trail: Bush Will Fail If He Doesn’t Cut Off Terrorist Financing
In the welter of events following the bombing of the World Trade Center in Feb. 26, 1993, few noticed that the first man arrested, Mohammed Salameh -- the poor, unemployed illegal immigrant -- offered $5 million for bail. Where could he get this kind … [Read more...] about U.S. Ignored Money Trail: Bush Will Fail If He Doesn’t Cut Off Terrorist Financing
Intifada Gives Cover To Arafat's Graft And Fraud
Foreign leaders applauded President George W. Bush's call for greater transparency in governance in written remarks to the Global Forum on Fighting Corruption held in The Hague on May 28. What remains to be seen is how the Bush administration … [Read more...] about Intifada Gives Cover To Arafat's Graft And Fraud
Arafat’s Corruption: the Source of Palestinian Suffering?
According to surveys by the research center of the Israeli Yad Tabenkin, the West Bank per capita gross domestic product (GDP) before the Oslo accord in 1993 was approximately $3,500, and in Gaza, about $2,800. Now, the per capita GDP for both … [Read more...] about Arafat’s Corruption: the Source of Palestinian Suffering?
Down And Out In Palestine
Any attempt of the Bush administration to restart the peace process in the Middle East must first recognize why the Palestinian economy is on the brink of collapse. According to surveys by the research center of the Israeli Yad Tabenkin, the West … [Read more...] about Down And Out In Palestine
Don't Bank On Corruption
Four years after the war on corruption was launched by James D. Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank, and after many international conventions, multilateral and international agreements against bribery and corruption, corruption still appears to … [Read more...] about Don't Bank On Corruption