"Mahmoud Abbas’s predecessor, Yasser Arafat, operated in a similar manner, appointing several deputies and preventing any of them from amassing too much power, even encouraging occasional rivalries between them," said Professor Boaz Ganor, founder and executive director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya.
Jake Walles, the U.S. consul general and chief of mission in Jerusalem from 2005-2009, recently said that, for almost all practical matters, it makes little difference in the end whether the sign above the door reads, “U.S. Consulate” or “Palestinian Affairs Unit.”
The individual was evacuated to a hospital in Israel according to the Israel Defense Forces. The Israeli military did not confirm the LAF's claim that the man was a Lebanese soldier.
“I apologize for my previous post and the hurt this has caused, and I regret the insult, pain and offense it brought to all, especially those of the Jewish community,” says Rodney Muhammad.
After heightened tensions in security wings following the Israel Prison Service crackdown on contraband cellphones, Hamas prisoners use a shiv to stab two guards • One guard seriously wounded in the neck • Riot erupts, resulting in injuries among prisoners.
The group, organized by the Jewish Federations of North America, also spoke to congressional representatives about security for faith-based nonprofits.