Report details comprehensive Israeli measures avoid civilian casualties in Gaza

Report details comprehensive Israeli measures avoid civilian casualties in Gaza

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Israel’s military has developed a range of systems to warn civilians in enemy territory of an attack, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Israel’s military deployed communications that warned residents of the Gaza Strip of impending air and artillery attacks during the war with Hamas in July. Analyst […]

Report: Netanyhau moving closer to ordering strike on Iran

Report: Netanyhau moving closer to ordering strike on Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, dismayed by a U.S. reconciliation drive, has moved closer to ordering air strikes on Iran, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Netanyahu has placed the international community on notice that Israel was preparing a military option to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons program. In a […]

More powerful ‘than Arafat’: Abbas pardons official suspected of embezzling millions

More powerful ‘than Arafat’: Abbas pardons official suspected of embezzling millions

Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has cleared a senior ex-commander of charges of corruption. Palestinian sources said Abbas has essentially pardoned former Gaza Strip police chief Brig. Gen. Ghazi Jabali. In 2007, Jabali fled the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip and later re-settled in Jordan under suspicion of stealing […]

Report: ‘Master strategist’ Khamenei used election to pacify West, advance nuclear program

Report: ‘Master strategist’ Khamenei used election to pacify West, advance nuclear program

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Iran’s presidential elections have persuaded the West into giving Teheran more time to develop its nuclear weapons program, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei used the June 14 elections to ease Western pressure on Teheran’s nuclear program. In a report, Gatestone said Khamenei […]

Report: Palestinians oppose U.S.-led force in West Bank as ‘occupying power’

Report: Palestinians oppose U.S.-led force in West Bank as ‘occupying power’

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Palestinian Authority has rejected a U.S.-led international force in the West Bank, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that the PA signaled its opposition to any U.S. plan for an international force in the West Bank. In a report, the institute said the plan was expected to be […]

Palestinians said planning violence to reinforce Obama pressure on Israel

Palestinians said planning violence to reinforce Obama pressure on Israel

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Palestinian Authority intends to organize violent demonstrations against Israel ahead of the visit by U.S. President Barack Obama, a report said. “The Palestinian Authority leadership is hoping that the anti-U.S. protests will scare Obama and force him to exert even more pressure on Israel,” the report said. “The Palestinian […]

Palestinian officials not shy about shopping for luxuries in Israel

Palestinian officials not shy about shopping for luxuries in Israel

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Palestinian leaders, despite their calls for economic boycott, have been benefiting from their ties to Israel, a report said. The Gatestone Institute reported that leading members of the ruling Fatah movement were frequenting Israel for services and goods. The institute cited the flow of leading Palestinians granted access by the […]

Report: Islamists laying groundwork for West Bank coup

Report: Islamists laying groundwork for West Bank coup

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Islamist opposition has been quietly preparing to seize power in the West Bank, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Hamas and other Islamic movements were rapidly expanding their presence in the Palestinian Authority as well as other areas of the West Bank. The institute, in a report […]

Report: Arafat’s successor has gotten rich by skimming millions in Western aid

Report: Arafat’s successor has gotten rich by skimming millions in Western aid

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is believed to have siphoned off tens of millions of dollars of Western aid meant for his regime in the West Bank, a report said. The Gatestone Institute — citing the former financial adviser of the late Yasser Arafat, Mohammed Rashid — asserted that Abbas […]

Report: Palestinian security forces fueled corruption chaos

Report: Palestinian security forces fueled corruption chaos

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Palestinian Authority security forces have contributed to the growing chaos in the West Bank, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Western-trained and -equipped PA security forces have been engaged in corruption and extortion throughout the West Bank. In a report by Israeli analyst Khaled Abu Toameh, the institute […]