Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
U.S. weighs security concerns against need to protect freedoms
Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2000
24 October 2000 (Newsroom) -- With military bases in the Middle East on the highest state of alert and rhetoric about the Arab-Israeli conflict heating up on the Internet, the United States must continue to balance security concerns…
Arafat Wanted This Day
Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2000
JERUSALEM - 12 October 2000. The intense media war had already been raging for two weeks. Now, tank fire and helicopter rockets have been unleashed - against Yasser Arafat's governmental and broadcasting positions. Today's missile attacks on Palestinian…
Israeli-Palestinian clashes center on holy sites
Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2000
JERUSALEM, Israel, 11 October 2000 (Newsroom) -- With more than 90 deaths and the destruction of synagogues and mosques, observers increasingly are describing the recent strife between Palestinians and Israelis as a religious war.
‘Al Aqsa’ Clashes Persist as Albright Seeks Truce in Paris
Posted on Friday, September 8, 2000
Armed Palestinian rioters confronted Israeli troops at key flashpoints for the seventh straight day on Wednesday, while the US summoned Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to Paris in a desperate bid to douse…
Clinton Warns Clock is Ticking on Peace Process
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2000
At a "refueling stop" in Cairo on Tuesday, US President Bill Clinton played his best cards and finally may have persuaded Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to press the Palestinians to compromise on Jerusalem while there is still time.
“New York Moment” No Match for Fight Over Eternal Jerusalem
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2000
As American, Israeli and Palestinian leaders converge in New York for the UN's opening Millennium summit, there are no signs of an imminent breakthrough to the negotiating impasse over Jerusalem, only hardening Arab positions and gloomy forecasts of…
Arafat Too Fixated on ‘Liberating’ Jerusalem
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2000
The Israeli-Palestinian peace track ground to a pronounced halt this week, as US President Bill Clinton was unable to convince PLO chief Yasser Arafat to give up his delusions of immortal fame as a modern-day Islamic liberator of…
Jerusalem’s Temple Mount remains obstacle in peace talks
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2000
JERUSALEM, Israel, 31 August 2000 (Newsroom) -- As Israeli and Palestinian leaders continue their pursuit of an illusive peace agreement, the question of who will control Temple Mount -- sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims -- looms as…
Jerusalem’s Temple Mount remains obstacle in peace talks
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2000
JERUSALEM, Israel, 31 August 2000 (Newsroom) -- As Israeli and Palestinian leaders continue their pursuit of an illusive peace agreement, the question of who will control Temple Mount -- sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims -- looms as…
Keeping Vigil on Israel’s Borders
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2000
The recent Palestinian uprising has aroused anti-Israel passions far and wide, and forced Israel to keep a sharper watch on its borders.
Iraqis Training to “Liberate Jerusalem”
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Iraqis Training to “Liberate Jerusalem” Two large groups of Iraqi volunteers began military training this weekend in preparation for fulfilling their vows to liberate “all of Palestine.” Last October, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein called for volunteers for his…
Israel in Dual with PA Over Ramallah
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2000
The city of Ramallah is serving as the showcase in a battle of wills between the new government of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the recoiling regime of PLO chief Yasser Arafat over the use of economic…
Arafat has Escape Deal with Saddam
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2000
An Israeli official confirmed Monday that PLO chief Yasser Arafat has salted away $20 million in pilfered funds in a Swiss Bank account, a nest egg that Israeli security believes he has offered to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein…
Israel Nabs Ramallah Terrorists, Eases Closure
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Israeli security forces disclosed on Thursday they have captured three more members of the Ramallah-based terror cell organized by PLO chief Yasser Arafat's elite Force 17, which was responsible for a string of attacks that killed eight Israelis…
Katsav Joins Battle To Save Temple Mount Treasures
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Israeli President Moshe Katsav demanded on Wednesday that the government stop the destruction of antiquities on the Temple Mount, adding that he could not shake off the impression that the Waqf's goal is not only to reinforce Muslim…
Barak Puts Oslo on Hold After Arab Summit
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Following another bloody weekend of Palestinian rioting and a threatening resolution out of the Arab League summit in Cairo on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has suspended indefinitely the Oslo peace process. The move opens the door…
US Veto Spares Israel Another Blow at UN
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2000
In one of the first major foreign policy moves of the new Bush Administration, the US on Tuesday night vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an international observer force to "protect" Palestinians.
