Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Anti-Semites On The March Ahead Of Durban Conference
Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2001
The prolonged Palestinian intifada continues to fuel a growing wave of anti-Semitism worldwide, as Jew haters are becoming ever more brazen in the build-up to the United Nations World Conference on Racism in Durban next week. The UN…
Special Dispatch – PA Statements by Heads of Fateh Factions
Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2001
Deputy Commander of "Force 17," Muhammad Dhamrah,(1) A.K.A, Abu Awdh in an interview with Al-Hayat [London, August 17, 2001]: "...Independence will be realized only through sacrificing. We have prepared thousands, tens of thousands, martyrs in order to regain…
Palestinian Calls For Use Of Biological Weapons
Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2001
In an article published on Monday in the Palestinian weekly AL-MANAR, a leading Palestinian journalist advocates the use of biological or chemical weapons to create a "balance of terror" with Israel.
PA Claims IDF Used Nude Woman To Lure Kids To Their Deaths
Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2001
ICEJ NEWS – 08/15/2001 The leading newspaper of the Palestinian Authority reported on its front page on Monday that “the [Israeli] occupation is using naked women to hunt down intifada youth.” The official PA daily Al-Hayat al-Jadidah claimed…
IDF Flexes Muscle In Jenin And Bethlehem
Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2001
Israeli tanks and bulldozers on Monday night rumbled into Jenin, prime breeding grounds for Islamic suicide bombers, in a temporary show of force that furious Palestinian officials branded a "declaration of war." When the IDF seemed poised to…
The Oslo Agreements: “The Big Scam”
Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2001
During the past few months, numerous Israeli commentators, columnists, academics, politicians, intellectuals, authors and other opinion makers from across the political spectrum, have written articles regarding their disillusionment with the Palestinians in general, with Yasser Arafat in particular,…
Retaliation Expected…But Will It Lead to War?
Posted on Thursday, August 9, 2001
I only returned to the Lord's land two days ago after a grueling, but blessed, two month speaking tour in Hong Kong, Australia and the United States. As many of you will recall, it was with great difficulty…
Top Palestinian Official Negotiations are Ineffective
Posted on Monday, August 6, 2001
In an article in the Palestinian Authority daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, titled "A Chance for the Fighting Negotiator," Palestinian Information Ministry Director-General Hassan Al-Kashef urged Palestinians not to return to diplomatic negotiations, and to allow the process of war…
Saudi Columnist: PA Declarations No Longer Credible
Posted on Sunday, August 5, 2001
Ahmad Al-Rab'i, a columnist for the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, recently apologized to his readers for reporting the Palestinian Authority's (PA) version of the Karine A weapons ship affair. Al-Rab'i called on his readers not to believe…
Palestinians Launch Suicide Bombing, Rocket Attack
Posted on Sunday, August 5, 2001
Palestinian terrorists were back on the warpath on Friday, as a suicide bomber targeted a crowded Tel Aviv pedestrian mall, wounding 22 Israelis, while rockets slammed into the Erez crossing into northern Gaza.
High-Stakes “Hot Potato” Over PLO Arms Shipment
Posted on Sunday, August 5, 2001
US special "security" envoy Gen. Anthony Zinni ended his brief regional visit on Sunday saying chances for an Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire were improving, despite Israel's daring seizure of a freighter loaded with weapons bound for the Palestinian Authority. Iran…
Powell Speech Injects New Urgency In Ending Intifada
Posted on Sunday, August 5, 2001
In a highly-anticipated and carefully balanced foreign policy speech on the Israeli-Arab conflict on Monday, US Secretary of State Colin Powell sought to re-assert the American role in Middle East peace-making, reiterating the new Bush Administration line that…
Ceaseless Intifada Brings More Casualties On Both Sides
Posted on Saturday, August 4, 2001
There were steady bouts of Palestinian shooting, mortar and bombing attacks since last Friday, with at least seven Israelis wounded and 13 Palestinians reportedly killed and scores more injured in "work accidents" or Israeli pre-emptive strikes and return…
Three More Israelis Killed As Palestinian Intifada Re-Ingnites
Posted on Saturday, August 4, 2001
Three Israelis, including one with dual American citizenship, were murdered by Palestinian terrorists in separate shootings and a school bus was fired upon on Wednesday, as the bullet-riddled ceasefire faltered towards complete collapse over the past 24 hours.
Clinton Lauded on Return Visit to Israel
Posted on Friday, August 3, 2001
Former US president Bill Clinton was warmly welcomed back to Israel this week, where he again blamed PLO chief Yasser Arafat for turning down his generous peace proposals more than a year ago and opting for violence. But…
Evidence Grows that Arafat is Provoking Full Scale War
Posted on Friday, August 3, 2001
With the Israeli government declaring early today that it will have no more dealings with Yasser Arafat, and as military forces step up attacks on Palestinian Authority positions following Wednesday's terrorist blitz, security sources say there is growing…
US Pressure Increases Terror Threat in Israel
Posted on Friday, August 3, 2001
Israeli security officials are warning that a major Islamic terrorist attack upon Israel, possibly on a similar scale to the calamities that struck New York and Washington, could be launched in the near future. Ironically, they say such…
