Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Mitchell Committee Tries to Reassure Both Sides
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
As the international community scrambles to develop plans for inserting an observer force in the disputed territories, the US-led fact-finding committee came and went with little fanfare, leading many in Israel to wonder if the committee will really…
Israel Rebuffs One-Sided UN Resolution
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
In an uncharacteristically strong statement, Israel's Foreign Ministry rejected the UN Security Council's unbalanced resolution blaming Israel for using "excessive force" in the recent Palestinian uprising. The statement dated 8 October 2000 also contains veiled criticism of the…
Israel, PA Giving Clinton One Last Chance
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
The Palestinian uprising is still raging and he may only head a caretaker government, but Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has decided to urgently re-engage the Palestinians in negotiating a peace agreement before the end of the Clinton…
No Let-Up in Palestinian Uprising
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Despite the announcement by both sides of a resumption of negotiations, the violent Palestinian intifada continued to claim life and limb over the weekend.
Clinton Passing Bush Hot Baton in Mideast
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
The renewal of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington on Tuesday comes just as US President-elect George Bush and his growing list of apointees arrive in town to pick up the scrambled pieces of American diplomacy in the Middle…
Are Renewed Talks Over Truce or Temple Mount?
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
With violence continuing and an election battle heating up back in Israel, US officials on Tuesday held preliminary discussions with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Washington aimed at securing a cease-fire and paving the way for resumption of…
Are Renewed Talks Over Truce or Temple Mount?
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
With violence continuing and an election battle heating up back in Israel, US officials on Tuesday held preliminary discussions with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Washington aimed at securing a cease-fire and paving the way for resumption of…
Palestinian Terrorists Running for Cover
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Israel and the Palestinians are spinning different versions of just about every incident of violence in the on-going Palestinian uprising, while a number of "mysterious" mishaps are taking its toll on Fatah militia leaders and Islamic terrorists.
Israel Turning Tide in International Arena
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Israeli officials are pointing to several signs it is weathering well some of the key diplomatic battles being waged by the Palestinians in connection with the renewed intifada. In contrast, Palestinian Authority officials are claiming on Palestinian radio…
Synagogues Targeted in Spreading Religious War
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
At the time of the most sacred biblical holidays, spanning Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year) to Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), synagogues in Israel and across the world have been targeted by Jewish adversaries incensed by…
Clinton Sticks to Deadline For Answers to Peace Outline
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
With less than four weeks left in office, US President Bill Clinton is holding to a Wednesday deadline for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to agree to accept his "outline of principles" for resolving their differences. The short time…
Clinton Sticks to Deadline For Answers to Peace Outline
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
With less than four weeks left in office, US President Bill Clinton is holding to a Wednesday deadline for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to agree to accept his "outline of principles" for resolving their differences. The short time…
Clinton Peace Outline About to Unravel
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
US President Bill Clinton's hopes of brokering a last-minute, face-saving peace deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is hanging by a thread as he prepares to meet with PLO chief Yasser Arafat on Tuesday in Washington. In…
Marked Escalation in Palestinian Intifada
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
The renewed Palestinian intifada appears headed towards a new spiral of violence, as armed Palestinian factions are vowing to revenge Israeli hits on militia commanders and Fatah attempts to mark the anniversary of its founding. Meanwhile, Israelis are…
Saddam Holds Another Parade for Intifada
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Resurgent Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein presided on Sunday over a massive military parade in Baghdad under the name of the "Al-Aqsa Call" and intended to show support for the Palestinian uprising.
Arafat, Arab League Closing Door on Clinton
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Outgoing US President Bill Clinton's hasty drive to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by January 20 sputtered again on Thursday when Arab foreign ministers enshrined the Palestinian right of return as "sacred." The decision reinforces PLO chief Yasser…
Update on Three Kidnapped Soldiers
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud BaraK today said the Red Cross will visit the three IDF soldiers kidnapped by Hizb'Allah on Saturday along the Lebanese border.
PLO Plans to Flood Jerusalem With Refugees
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
An Arab reporter for the Hebrew-language newspaper YERUSHALAYIM recently reviewed the plans of the Palestinian Authority should Israel cede control over east Jerusalem, which includes a plot to flood the city with Palestinian refugees.
Fatah Behind Terror Attack Inside Israel
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Israel's security services have captured the terrorist responsible for planting pipe bombs on a Tel Aviv bus two weeks ago, and it turns out he is a Fatah activist of Jordanian origin.
Palestinians Vow No Let Up In Intifada
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Though some detected a "lull" in the three-month-old intifada due to fatigue, Palestinians used gunfire and firebombs to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians throughout Judea/Samaria and Gaza in recent days, following pledges by militant groups to continue the…
