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Sulawesi Christians Ask Open Doors to Plead Their Cause
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
INDONESIA - (Open Doors, July 9, 2001) - Christian leaders in Tentena, in Indonesia’s central Sulawesi province, pleaded with Open Doors to “be our voice†in the face of increased atrocities being perpetrated against them in Poso district,…
Ready for Reconciliation in Indonesia?
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
AMBON, Indonesia (Compass) -- "It is disappointing that the suffering of the Christians due to the conflict in the Malukus has been insufficiently exposed in various reports on a national and international level," stated the U.S. Consul General…
Netanyahu on Track for Rematch with Barak
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Friends and even foes of former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu are smoothing the way for him to timely mount a challenge against current premier Ehud Barak in a special election in early February. The remaining quandry, however, is…
Barak Still Letting Waqf Build on Temple Mount
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Leading Israeli archaeologists are charging Prime Minister Ehud Barak with continuing to turn a blind eye to extensive construction activity on the Temple Mount by the Moslem Waqf, which is destroying valuable antiquites buried there and violating Israeli…
Knesset to Decide Special or General Elections
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Its another long, testy day in the Knesset, which is scheduled to decide late Monday evening between two bills that will determine whether Israelis will vote just for prime minister in a few months, or also for a…
Peres Ponders a Three-Way Race for Prime Minister
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
After the Knesset voted early Tuesday morning not to dissolve, the special Israeli election for prime minister only appeared to come down to a race between incumbent Ehud Barak and Likud chairman Ariel Sharon. But prominent dove Shimon…
Rubinstein Letter Draws Barak’s Ire
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has reacted sharply to a private opinion letter from Attorney-General Elyakim Rubinstein leaked to the press in which the government's chief lawyer makes an impassioned case that Barak has no moral authority to…
Israel Follows US Lead in Approving War Crimes Tribunal
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
The Israeli government reversed its stand at the last minute and decided on Sunday night to sign a charter establishing the International Criminal Court to try individuals for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.
Iran Utters Peculiar Warning to Israel
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Adopting unusual language, Iran has issued a warning that if Israel were to attack Syria or Lebanon in reaction to Hizb'Allah cross-border actions, Tehran would retaliate in an "astounding and unexpected" way.
Arafat, Arab League Closing Door on Clinton
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Outgoing US President Bill Clinton's hasty drive to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by January 20 sputtered again on Thursday when Arab foreign ministers enshrined the Palestinian right of return as "sacred." The decision reinforces PLO chief Yasser…
Israel Readies for Rough Election Season
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Caretaker Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and challenger Likud leader Ariel Sharon are beginning to gear up for the special election for the premiership on February 6, a race that promises to be impassioned and gritty.
Update on Three Kidnapped Soldiers
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud BaraK today said the Red Cross will visit the three IDF soldiers kidnapped by Hizb'Allah on Saturday along the Lebanese border.
Huge Rally Pledges Support For Jewish Jerusalem
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
In perhaps the largest Jewish gathering in the city's history, a massive crowd estimated at well over 300,000 people filled the streets around the Old City of Jerusalem on Monday night, waving flags and signs in a display…
Barak Team Out To Tar Sharon
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Trailing badly in the latest polls, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's campaign for re-election has charged opponent Ariel Sharon with sparking the recent Palestinian intifada, contradicting his government's official position to the outside world.
Barak Under Pressure To Give Way To Peres
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
Falling further behind in successive polls, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is facing increasing calls to set aside in his bid for re-election in favor of the Labor's party elder statesman and leading dove Shimon Peres, who appears…
Mass Jerusalem Rally Deemed A Huge Success
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
The massive Jerusalem rally on Monday night left a big impression on the Israeli public, according to the nation's leading Hebrew newspapers, but Shimon Peres on Wednesday declared that no single religion can have a "monopoly" on the…
Sharon Campaign Kicks Off With A Bang
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2001
With a wide lead in the polls, Likud chairman Ariel Sharon confidently launched his official campaign for prime minister on Wednesday night at a packed party gathering in Jerusalem's largest auditorium.
