Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Peace Process Stalls as Israeli Election Looms
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
Talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators on security cooperation and final-status issues made little headway over the weekend, and were suspended on Monday when an Israeli citizen was found murdered in Gush Katif and the IDF renewed its…
Palestinian Areas Descending Into Chaos
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
In a sign of spiraling mistrust and lawlessness in Palestinian areas over the past week, two Palestinians were summarily executed for alleged collaboration with Israel, three more were secretly murdered by militants, another two have been sentenced to…
Ultra-Doves Pushing Barak Toward Pre-Election Peace Deal
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
Senior leaders of Israel's peace camp refuse to call it quits - even during the throes of an election campaign they appear certain to lose - pressing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to enter marathon peace talks with…
Barak Barely Taps Brakes on Taba Talks After Israeli Murders
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
Just as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were reporting serious progress in the marathon Taba talks, a double murder of two Tel Aviv residents shopping in Tulkarm prompted Prime Minister Ehud Barak to suspend the intensifying effort for an…
New WAQF Tunnel on the Temple Mount
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
Fresh eye-witness accounts indicate the Muslim Waqf has added a new tunnel accessing the ancient Hulda Gates corridor to its growing list of "archaeological crimes" on the Temple Mount.
Another Israeli Ambushed by Palestinian Gunman
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
On Thursday evening, a Jerusalem man became the fifth Israeli civilian in the past two weeks murdered by armed Palestinian gangs targeting Jews over the Green Line.
Iran and Syria View Israel as Vulnerable
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad concluded his first official visit to Tehran on Thursday by agreeing with his Iranian hosts that Israel and her US ally currently are in a period of weakness that should be exploited on behalf…
Sharon More Worried About Post-Election Moves
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
With elections only a week away, the biggest concerns in the Likud camp of front-runner Ariel Sharon have less to do with what will happen on election day, and more about how Sharon can ensure a stable government…
Hizb’allah Claims to Have Nabbed Another Israeli
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
Hizb'Allah claimed on Monday to have captured a high ranking Israeli officer. ISRAEL RADIO reported later in the day that an Israeli citizen named Hanan Sheinbaum has indeed been kidnapped by the Lebanese terrorists. A Hizb'Allah representative interviewed…
No Let Up in Palestinian Shooting Attacks
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
Intifada violence continued throughout the territories over the weekend, with over 30 incidents involving gunfire, including several running gun battles between Palestinians and IDF soldiers in Hebron and the surrounding area.
UN Body Supports Anti-Israel Map
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2000
A key United Nations agency has lent its support to a Palestinian Authority Ministry of Tourism map that completely obliterates Israel, CNSNEWS.com reported.
Israeli experts, politicians prepare the nation for sharing Jerusalem
Posted on Thursday, August 3, 2000
JERUSALEM, Israel, 3 August 2000 (Newsroom) -- An undivided Jerusalem has been an axiom of Israeli politics for decades. As recently as 1996 former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defeated Shimon Peres with the campaign slogan "Peres will divide…
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/16/2000
Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2000
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators resumed peace talks today, after a one day suspension following the killing of a Jewish resident of the Gaza Strip.
Middle East Crisis Headlines
Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2000
US envoy Dennis Ross has indefinitely postponed a Mideast peace mission amid growing doubts the two sides can reach any agreements before President Bill Clinton leaves office on January 20th.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/10/2000
Posted on Monday, January 10, 2000
There is confusion and uncertainty over the scheduled visit of US envoy Dennis Ross, casting a shadow over the latest US peace efforts. Israeli and US officials here say the visit is still on, despite Palestinian claims to…
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/9/2000
Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2000
In one of the biggest demonstrations ever in Jerusalem, at least 200,000 Israelis came to the gates of the Old City last night to protest against President Clinton’s peace plan which calls for the division of Jerusalem. They…
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/5/2000
Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2000
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has given a conditional "yes" to the US peace proposal, giving peace one last chance before President Clinton leaves office on January 20th.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/3/2000
Posted on Monday, January 3, 2000
President Clinton held two rounds of talks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at the White House, but as expected, failed to achieve a breakthrough. It now seems highly unlikely that a peace agreement will be signed before Clinton…
