Current Events

U.S. court grants asylum to 'Son of Hamas'

July 1, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Homeland of Security has reversed its position on Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas leader [founder]. A year ago they wanted to deport him because he had "engaged in terrorist activity" and was considered a "danger to the security of the United States."

Because of new information, Homeland Security officials recommended that the court grant Yousef asylum.

Yousef says he started working with Shin Bet [Israeli intelligence] after witnessing Hamas brutalities in prison that left him disillusioned. He gravitated toward Christianity after his release in 1997.

Source: Haaretz

U.S. grants asylum to born-again 'Son of Hamas' - WorldNetDaily

Son of Hamas Website

Wikipedia Article: Mosab Hassan Yousef

US: Productive start to peace talks

May 6, 2010 - After more than a year of stalled talks, US Middle East envoy George Mitchell launched Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations Wednesday. He met first with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and plans to visit Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas next in Ramallah.The U.S. State Department reported that the first meeting was productive.

Abbas is allocating four months for the indirect talks, insisting that the main disagreements must be discussed — control of Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees, borders and Israel's West Bank settlements.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Just War and Assassinating a Terrorist

Apr. 14, 2010 - Chuck Colson raises the question of our Administration's targeting of Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric, for assassination. He has been linked to both the "underpants bomber" and the shootings at Fort Hood. But is this solution proper?

For starters, al-Awlaki is an American citizen. We're talking about executing an American citizen on the basis of evidence that has never been presented in open court, or any court for that matter.

Colson says he is not sure about this issue, but we must remember two of Christianity's great contributions to Western civilization: the rule of law and the "just war" tradition.

Source: Crosswalk

Follow the progress of Middle East Peace Talks

March, 2010

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Biden sees 'moment of opportunity' for Mid-East peace

Netanyahy meets Mitchell as PLO okays talks

Mideast peace talks could begin as early as Sunday

Source: Prophecy Central's Mideast War Section

Clinton eyes quick resumption of Mideast talks

Feb. 25, 2010 - According to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, peace talks between Israelis and the Palestinians should resume soon but details are not yet known. U.S. envoy George Mitchell will be involved in the process. Ms. Clinton said:

We hope that that will commence shortly. We think it is absolutely necessary that they begin to talk about the final-status issues that divide them, that have perpetuated the conflict over all of these years.

Source: USA Today

Mideast Quartet meeting to be held in Moscow on March 19 - Russia Today

Will Israel join the European Union?

Feb. 9, 2010 - According to Jerome Corsi's Red Alert reports Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said that he would like to see Israel invited to join the European Union. The comment was made during a personal visit to Israel

The EU already has a requirement that its member countries must not occupy territory that is not recognized as part of its own. If Israel were to join the EU it seems that they would need to turn over the West Bank as well as the Gaza to the administration of the Palestinian Authority.

In his visit to Yad Vashim, Jerusalem's Holocaust museum, Berlusconi left an emotional hand-written message saying: "Our soul cries out that 'it is not true, it cannot be true,' and then, facing reality, shouts 'never, never again.'"

In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "Israel has no greater friend than Italy.

Meanwhile, Israel is considering the purchase of 40 of Italy's most advanced M-346 fighter jets at a cost of over 1.3 billion dollars.

Source: WorldNetDaily

PM hopes to resume peace talks in few weeks

Feb. 4, 2010 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled hope for resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.

"I have basis to hope, in a realistic way, that in the coming weeks we will resume the peace process with the Palestinians, without preconditions," the prime minister told the Herzliya Conference at the Interdisciplinary Center on Wednesday evening.

Source:YNet News

Mitchell to meet with Netanyahu as U.S. relaunches peace drive

Jan. 22, 2010 - Meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and President Shimon Peres, US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell attempted to launch a restart of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations yesterday. However, the process faces a number of challenges.

Already complicating envoy George Mitchell's mission was a new demand by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for an Israeli military presence in the West Bank to stop weapons smuggling, even after formation of a Palestinian state.

In a Time Magazine article published just before Mitchell's meetings, President Obama said that the US may have overestimated its ability to persuade Israel and the Palestinians to cooperate.

Source: Haaretz

'Hamas accepts Israel's right to exist' - Prophecy Central's Mideast War Section

Exposed: Secret talks to carve up Israel, again

Jan. 12, 2010 - Authorities from the U.S., Jordan and Egypt are working to outline a future Palestinian state that would include part of Jerusalem, and most of the West Bank.

Source: WorldNetDaily

FM: We've made enough gestures to Abbas

Jan. 3, 2010 - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas has received a series of generous gestures.

"[And yet] I have heard Abbas recently threatening to end security cooperation with Israel," continued the foreign minister. "He's the only one who would lose out from that, both personally and from the point of view of the PA."

Source: Jerusalem Post

Netanyahu proposes peace summit with Abbas this month

Jan. 1, 2010 - Following a visit to Cairo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that he and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas could meet later this month to rejuvinate the peace process in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh

"There is a possibility of a breakthrough surrounding the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority," senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office said earlier Thursday.

Source: Haaretz

'Recent change of atmosphere may mean time is ripe for talks' - Jerusalem Post