Jerusalem’s Temple Mount remains obstacle in peace talks

JERUSALEM, Israel, 31 August 2000 (Newsroom) — As Israeli and Palestinian leaders continue their pursuit of an illusive peace agreement, the question of who will control Temple Mount — sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims — looms as the biggest obstacle to a settlement.

Jerusalem’s Temple Mount remains obstacle in peace talks

JERUSALEM, Israel, 31 August 2000 (Newsroom) — As Israeli and Palestinian leaders continue their pursuit of an illusive peace agreement, the question of who will control Temple Mount — sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims — looms as the biggest obstacle to a settlement.

Micro-primates…a transitional form or just heelbone hype?

In the Book of Genesis, God makes it very clear that man was created special on the sixth day of the Creation Week. Rejecting the Genesis account of history, evolutionists must search desperately to find an alternative explanantion for man’s origin. Discoveries, such as the recent “micro-primate” fossil fragment, demonstrate the great lengths to which evolutionists will go to connect humans and animals.

Mardi Gras and Rio Carnival Owe Soul To Dionysus

Topless muses, nude dancers, and masked revelers stumbled home this week following dusk-to-dawn Carnival parades on both sides of the globe. The larger parades, Mardi Gras and Rio Carnival, witnessed above average arrests according to police.

Lieberman: Pop culture critic with abortion rights record

WASHINGTON (BP)–Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Vice President Al Gore’s choice as a running mate, is known as a man who faithfully practices his Orthodox Jewish religion and who cries out against the evils of a coarse popular culture. He also, however, is one of the United States Senate’s leading supporters of abortion rights.

‘Left Behind’ production company tries unorthodox promotion methods

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Cloud Ten Pictures, the production company responsible for “Left Behind,” a new film dealing with the rapture of the church, has come up with a provocative way to promote the picture before it has a theatrical release. The producers released the video to stores on Oct. 31.

Arafat Too Fixated on ‘Liberating’ Jerusalem

The Israeli-Palestinian peace track ground to a pronounced halt this week, as US President Bill Clinton was unable to convince PLO chief Yasser Arafat to give up his delusions of immortal fame as a modern-day Islamic liberator of Jerusalem.

Moment of Truth for Arafat in Quest for Jerusalem

On the sidelines of today’s opening of the United Nation’s historic “Millennium summit” – billed as the largest-ever gathering of world leaders – US President Bill Clinton will confer separately with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a last-ditch bid to broker a compromise in their high-stakes fight over Jerusalem.

“New York Moment” No Match for Fight Over Eternal Jerusalem

As American, Israeli and Palestinian leaders converge in New York for the UN’s opening Millennium summit, there are no signs of an imminent breakthrough to the negotiating impasse over Jerusalem, only hardening Arab positions and gloomy forecasts of failed diplomacy.

Clinton Warns Clock is Ticking on Peace Process

At a “refueling stop” in Cairo on Tuesday, US President Bill Clinton played his best cards and finally may have persuaded Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to press the Palestinians to compromise on Jerusalem while there is still time.

More Football Game Prayers Expected; Pro-Family Groups Urge Fans On

(AgapePress) – In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prayer over public address systems at high school football games is illegal. As the football season opened across the country last weekend, many stadiums were the site of citizen- and student-led prayers. More prayers are expected at high school football games this weekend, continuing a campaign that pro-family groups hope will catch on across the nation.

Palestinian Terror Escalates While Sharon Away

Following Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s departure for Washington, Palestinian terrorists ambushed a Jewish motorist early Monday morning, just hours after the first mortar attack inside Israel proper.

Israel On Alert For More Trouble Along Lebanon Border

Israel’s northern border continues to be plagued by violent demonstrations and cross-border terrorist attacks, thus making it a potential flashpoint for sparking a wider regional conflict.

Jerusalem TV Station Shut Down For Relaying PA Broadcast

Israeli police arrested on Tuesday the manager and three employees of a broadcasting company in central Jerusalem on suspicion of operating an illegal television and radio station that was re-transmiting Palestinian and Hizb’Allah television and radio broadcasts abroad.

Tensions Building After Wave of Palestinian Terrorism

wo terrorist bombings in Jerusalem on Tuesday, following hard on the heels of the shooting of a 10-month-old Jewish girl in Hebron by Palestinian snipers on Monday evening, have increased calls by the Israeli public for strong action against terror just as the Arab League summit opens in Amman, Jordan.

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