Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
15 Suicide Attacks Prevented in Israeli Territory
Posted on Friday, December 6, 2002
Jerusalem (Bridges for Peace) -- The Israeli Defense Minister disclosed that during the past week the security forces prevented 15 attacks that were intended against Israeli citizens and, in addition, arrested over 400 terrorist activists. "The IDF and…
Reports: Bush Agreed to a Palestinian State In The Heart Of Israel
Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2001
According to an Israeli expert on global Islam, recent reports that Washington agreed to back a Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital constitute more than a diplomatic manoeuvre aimed at shoring up Arab support for the current…
PM Sharon: Israel will not be Czechoslovakia
Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2001
IMRA - "Today a Russian plane en route from Tel Aviv to Novosibirsk, carrying 66 passengers and 12 crewmen, went down. This is a terrible tragedy for both Israel and Russia. I spoke today with Russian President Vladimir…
Arab Press Coverage of Terror in America – Part 2
Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2001
The liberal Lebanese intellectual Hazem Saghiya, who resides in London, wrote a column in the Al-Hayat daily placing some responsibility for the attacks in the US on the Arab world, and calling for the extradition of the terrorists:
Bush Team Backs Israel, Set Conditions For Meeting Arafat
Posted on Monday, September 10, 2001
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has affirmed that Israel's use of American-supplied weapons in pre-emptive strikes against Palestinian terrorists is not a breach of the contractual terms of sale, while other Bush administration officials continue to stand…
Israel Jolted By String of Sunday Terror Attacks
Posted on Monday, September 10, 2001
It was a brutal start to the Israeli work week, as two suicide bombings and a drive-by shooting left 5 Israelis dead and 110 injured on Sunday. The spate of attacks hit the nation hard, as one of…
The Destruction Digs are Renewed
Posted on Friday, September 7, 2001
Since the Palestinian riots have occurred, Israelis have no access to the Temple Mount. This has caused us some difficulties of being updated about what has been going on in the Mount the recent weeks. The following information…
PA Media Charges Israel With Starving, Gassing Palestinians
Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2001
Flush with the sense of a PLO victory at the Durban conference on racism, the official Palestine News Agency, Wafa, has been broadcasting a flurry of outlandish charges against Israel, including allegations of forced starvation and the use…
Diplomatic Wheels Turning To Produce Peres-Arafat Meeting
Posted on Monday, September 3, 2001
Saluted on Monday as "a one-man peace process," Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres continues to press on with plans to meet with PLO chief Yasser Arafat in Italy on Friday, despite the on-going violence and the Palestinian leader's…
Middle East Headline Brief – May 4, 2001
Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2001
Israeli officials are anticipating the arrival today of a draft copy of the Mitchell Commission of Inquiry Report. A copy was delivered to the White House in Washington on Thursday. T
Cease Fire Agreed To, But Will It Be Implemented?
Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2001
With CIA chief George Tenet threatening to pack his bags and leave, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat gave reluctant approval to the US cease-fire plan in a late-night meeting.
Sharon and Bush Disagree On How To Move Forward
Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2001
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President George W. Bush expressed sharply differing views yesterday during a photo opportunity at their meeting at the White House. The brief exchange with reporters highlighted a disagreement over how to proceed with…
The Spark: Sharon or the Muslim Firebrands
Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2001
The growing conflict started last Thursday morning, when Sharon ascended the Temple Mount on the eve of the Jewish New Year holiday to exercise his right to visit Judaism's holiest site like anyone else. Sharon announced his plans…
Adding Fuel to the Fire
Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2001
The demonstrations quickly spread on Friday and Saturday to Judea/Samaria and Gaza, where IDF outposts and Israeli civilians came under attack from stone-throwing youths, as well as gunfire from armed Fatah activists (the "Tanzim") and even PA security…
The Diplomatic War
Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2001
The Clinton Administration announced today that Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to attend soon a US-mediated session in the region aimed at rooting out the cause of the violence. The clashes are Clinton's worst nightmare, as he…
Focus: The Riots in Nablus
Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2001
The outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian clashes has been particularly intense around Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, a site of fierce fighting in the "tunnel riots" of 1996, with one Israeli soldier shot dead over the weekend inside the synagogue.
Focus: The Riots in Hebron
Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2001
Violence erupted in Hebron late Friday afternoon, just as the local Jewish community began celebrating the Jewish New Year. Rocks and fire-bombs were hurled at Israeli security forces guarding the borders between PA and Israeli-controlled neighborhoods and burning…
Saudis Pressing Bush To Meet With Arafat
Posted on Friday, August 31, 2001
Facing a mounting backlash in the Arab/Islamic world for his apparent tilt towards Israel in recent weeks, US President George W. Bush is reportedly considering holding his first meeting with PLO chief Yasser Arafat on the sidelines of…
