Rabbi Moshe Hirsch's arranged marriage to the daughter of the leader of an anti-Zionist sect helped him to become a surprising confidant of Yasser Arafat.
by David B. Green 5 comments
The U.S. should listen to 2-state skeptics and Oslo opponents who not only occupy important posts, but also represent mainstream Israeli public opinion.
by Amiel Ungar 12 comments
In Middle East talks, form can be more important than content, says psychologist Dr Ofer Grosbard.
by Ayelett Shani 3 comments
Menachem Froman was tough to pin down: a settler and peace activist; deeply religious and a free-love advocate; living in occupied territories and preaching an end to occupation.
by Asher Schechter 3 comments
Arafat died at the age of 75 in a French hospital on November 11, 2004. Medical records show he died of a brain hemorrhage, caused by a bowel infection.
by DPA 8 comments
French magistrates opened a murder inquiry in August into Yasser Arafat's death in Paris after a Swiss institute said it had discovered high levels of radioactive polonium on his clothing.
by Reuters 1 comments
Swiss, French and Russian experts to take samples from Arafat's bones, says Tawfik Tirawi, who heads the Palestinian team investigating the death.
by The Associated Press 10 comments
Other teams participating in the probe are expected to arrive in the West Bank on Sunday.
by DPA 1 comments
Palestinian authorities confirmed the November timetable and said a separate Swiss investigative team would arrive in the West Bank city of Ramallah at the same time. No exact date was disclosed.
by The Associated Press 14 comments
The French team is conducting a criminal investigation into the death at the request of Arafat's widow; the PA invited the Swiss team to examine Arafat's remains.
by The Associated Press 7 comments
