Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Arafat May Attend Intifada Bash in Tehran
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2001
Iran is planning to host a two-day international conference this week called to build support for the Palestinian intifada, and PLO chief Yasser Arafat could be the guest of honor.
Palestinian Leaders Justify Latest Suicide Attacks
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2001
A roadside bomb exploded this morning on the Trans-Samaria highway close to the Jewish town of Ariel. A reinforced military bus, carrying soldiers to bases in the area, was the apparent target of the attack. No one was…
Remembering the Holocaust as Violence Continues
Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2001
Israelis stood in silence for two minutes this morning as sirens wailed throughout the Jewish State in memory of the five million Jewish adults and one million children slaughtered in the Nazi holocaust of World War Two.
Israel Withdraws From Gaza Town After US Denounces Israeli Operation
Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2001
Palestinians fired additional mortar shells this morning at an Israeli civilian settlement and army positions in the Gaza Strip, just hours after Israeli forces began pulling out of a small portion of Palestinian-controlled land in the northeast portion…
Arafat Welcomes “Special” Israeli Envoys
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2001
Never one to turn down an important meeting, PLO chief Yasser Arafat hosted an unusual pair of Israeli envoys of late, Omri Sharon -the controversial son of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon - and Labor dove Yossi Beilin.
Hebron Enjoys Calm and Bustling Start to Pessach
Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2001
The normally tense mood in Hebron eased somewhat over the start of the Passover holidays, as thousands of Jews visited the small Israeli enclaves to celebrate the biblical feast and visit the Tomb of the Patriarchs.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – April 6, 2001
Posted on Friday, April 6, 2001
This week's talk of a possible peaceful end to the over half-year violent crisis rocking the Promised Land has quickly evaporated as the smoke of conflict rose to new levels overnight and this morning in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli and Palestinian Forces Engaged in Open Warfare
Posted on Thursday, April 5, 2001
Despite renewed political and security contacts, there has been no let up in recent days in the Palestinian-initiated war against Israel, as IDF forces responded with increasingly heavier firepower to Palestinian mortar and sniper attacks.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – April 5, 2001
Posted on Thursday, April 5, 2001
Renewed high level contacts on Wednesday between Israeli and Palestinian political and security officials are being followed up today by fresh tensions and violence.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – April 4, 2001
Posted on Wednesday, April 4, 2001
After nearly two weeks marred by some of the worst violence since the “Al-Aksa jihad†was launched on the Temple Mount last September, high-level contacts resumed today between Israeli and Palestinian officials.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 2/20/2001
Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2001
Israeli and US forces began a joint military exercise today to test Patriot missiles, used to intercept Iraqi Scud missiles during the Gulf War in 1991.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 2/19/2001
Posted on Monday, February 19, 2001
Israel has sent a stern warning to Lebanon and Syria, after Hizbollah guerillas fired rockets at an Israeli patrol on the northern border Friday, killing an Israeli soldier.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 2/9/2001
Posted on Friday, February 9, 2001
A powerful car bomb exploded in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem yesterday evening, but remarkably, only one person was slightly injured.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/26/2001
Posted on Friday, January 26, 2001
Opposition leader Ariel Sharon is still way ahead in the race for prime minister, according to three polls out today. The polls, published in Friday newspapers, showed Sharon ahead by 16 to 18 percentage points. That’s a two…
