Middle East Crisis Headlines – 12/27/2000
In a dramatic sign that the Palestinians are leaning toward accepting US President Bill Clinton’s latest peace proposals, Yasser Arafat will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in Egypt tomorrow.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 12/19/2000
Ehud Barak’s chances of remaining Israel’s prime minister increased dramatically in the middle of last night when the Knesset voted against holding general elections at this time.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 12/18/2000
Events in Israel continue to swirl in an almost surrealistic dance today as new talk of peace mixes with more violence and final Knesset moves toward early elections next year.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 12/14/2000
Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s office has confirmed that the Israeli leader held another telephone conversation with US President Bill Clinton earlier this week regarding the peace process.
U.S. weighs security concerns against need to protect freedoms
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 at home with the rights of privacy and free speech that Americans hold dear, security experts agree.
Arafat Wanted This Day
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 government targets in Ramallah and Gaza City sent the clearest message possible that the Barak government, reflecting the anguished feelings of most of its Jewish citizens, has abandoned all hopes of ever signing a workable peace accord with the current Palestinian leader.
Israeli-Palestinian clashes center on holy sites
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.
Will UN Be Asked to Intervene in Current Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
JERUSALEM (AgapePress) – Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen exchanged gunfire in Gaza today despite an agreement to end the fighting. The Prime Minister of Israel says he hopes the violence that has claimed 51 lives is over. AFR New’s Jerusalem correspondent Carrie Hart reports on what effects the latest unrest could have on the peace process.
‘Al Aqsa’ Clashes Persist as Albright Seeks Truce in Paris
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 the unremitting flames of the “Al Aqsa uprising.”
Palestinian Information Center: There Is Serious Thinking about Obtaining Biological Weapons
The Palestinian weekly, Al-Manar, published an article signed by “The Palestinian Center for Information Sources-Gaza”, which stated that “serious thinking has began a while ago about obtaining biological weapons.” Following are excerpts from the article, titled “Will We Reach the Option of Biological Deterrence?”:(1)
Clinton Warns Clock is Ticking on Peace Process
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
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 failed diplomacy.
Arafat Too Fixated on ‘Liberating’ Jerusalem
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.
Christian, Muslim leaders discuss status of Jerusalem, holy sites
JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials have sponsored a first-ever gathering of Christian and Muslim religious leaders to discuss the future status of Jerusalem and its holy sites.
Jerusalem’s Temple Mount remains obstacle in peace talks
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 the biggest obstacle to a settlement.
Jerusalem’s Temple Mount remains obstacle in peace talks
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 the biggest obstacle to a settlement.
Keeping Vigil on Israel’s Borders
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”
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 “Jerusalem Army,” to join the Palestinian intifada. On Sunday, the second group of several thousand recruits bid their families emotional farewells in Baghdad as they left for military training. The throngs of volunteers chanted, “with our blood and souls, we sacrifice for Saddam,” before kissing their wives and children goodbye. The first batch of thousands of Jerusalem Army volunteers left Baghdad on … Read more
Israel in Dual with PA Over Ramallah
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 sanctions and blockades to douse the violent Palestinian uprising.
Arafat has Escape Deal with Saddam
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 in exchange for a safe haven if forced to leave Gaza.