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Hezbollah Gunmen Seize Control of Beirut Neighborhoods, 11 Killed
May 9, 2008 - Shiite Hezbollah gunmen made a show of strength in Beirut by taking control of most of the city's Muslim sector. The sector has been controlled by Sunni Muslims loyal to the Lebanese government. The U.S. backs the government there. But Hezbollah is backed by Iran and Syria.
- The fighting could have implications for the entire Middle East at a time when Sunni-Shiite tensions are high. The tensions are fueled in part by the rivalry between predominantly Shiite Iran, which sponsors Hezbollah, and Sunni Arab countries like Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
- Source: Fox
Perez: Nuclear Iran 'A Nightmare For The World'
May 5, 2008 - Israeli President Shimon Peres said he is not in favor of a military attack on Iran, but if it is to be averted, world powers must quickly impose harsh economic sanctions on Iran.
- "[Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad is calling for Israel to be wiped off the map, and the combination of nuclear weapons in the hands of a deranged extremist religious leader is a nightmare for the world," Peres went on to say.
- Source:Ha'Aretz
Rice Beginning New Round of Middle East Talks
May 3, 2008 - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be in Jerusalem today to prepare for President Bush's visit to the Middle East later this month. She spent the previous two days in London meeting with financial supporters of the peace process and the Quartet.
- The Quartet - made up of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations - reaffirmed international backing for the goal set at last November's Annapolis conference for a peace accord by the end of 2008.
- Source: Voice of America
Rice: Israelis, Palestinians must agree on final borders
May 2, 2008 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pressing both Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to determine exactly where their future borders should be. This would add much needed clarity to the struggling peace talks.
- "Ultimately the best answer is to determine what's going to be in Israel and what's going to be in Palestine," Rice said before meetings with negotiators and leaders on both sides in London and the Mideast.
- Source: YNet News
Islamic Jihad: Cease-fire agreement conditioned on lifting of Gaza siege
April 30, 2008 -
- The Islamic Jihad is willing to accept an Egyptian-mediated cease-fire in the Gaza Strip only if Israel agrees to end its siege on the coastal territory and reopen border crossings, the organization's deputy secretary-general said Wednesday
- Source: Ha'Aretz
'Terror plans for Independence Day'
Apr. 29, 2008 - Israeli General Amos Yadlin warned Israeli leaders that Palestinian terror groups plan major attacks on May 8, Israel's 60 anniversary.
- Yadlin said Military Intelligence had detected preparations among terrorists to combine forces and carry out an ambitious attack, as well as to breach the border between Gaza and Israel,
- Source: Jerusalem Post
Bush Hosts Middle East Leaders to Discuss Peace Effort
Apr. 23, 2008 - President George Bush is hoping to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before the his term ends early next year. He is hosted a private breakfast Wednesday with Jordan's King Abdulla. Palestinian leader Abbas is scheduled to meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday and with President Bush Thursday.
- Source: Voice of America
Hamas open to peace deal with Palestinian backing: Carter
Apr. 21, 2008 - Former President Jimmy Carter upset Israel and U.S. officials by meeting with Hamas Terrorist chief Khaled Meshaal. But he claims that he was told that Hamas would recognise Israel's right to live in peace if a deal is reached by Palestinians.
- Hamas would agree to such a peace deal, yet to be negotiated, provided it is "submitted to Palestinians for their overall approval even though Hamas might disagree with some terms of the agreement," Carter said in Jerusalem.
- Source: Yahoo
Attacks in Middle East Send Oil to Record $117.40
Apr. 21, 2008 - Rising oil prices were pushed to a record $117.40 a barrel because of three attacks. In one instance, a Japanese oil tanker was hit by a rocket near Yemen. Meanwhile, Nigerian militants attacked two oil pipelines.
- Attacks since early 2006 on Nigerian oil infrastructure by the militant group have cut nearly one-quarter of the country's normal petroleum output. Nigeria is a major supplier of oil to the U.S.
- Source: NewsMax
Israel and U.S. sign nuclear cooperation agreement
Apr. 15, 2008 - A new agreement betweenIsrael and the U.S. expands the scope of past agreements.
- It will enable the Israel Atomic Energy Commission to access most of the latest nuclear safety data, procedures and technology available in the U.S.
- Source: Ha'Aretz
- Israel to enjoy missile warning system - Jerusalem Post
Peres: Carter damaged peace process
April 14, 2008 - Former President Jimmy Carter is in Israel to try to convince Hamas leaders to support the process of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
- Former US president Jimmy Carter was immediately criticized upon his arrival in Israel Sunday by President Shimon Peres, who told him that his plans to meet with exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal were a "severe mistake."
Perez said Mashaal was an extremist and an illegitimate leader who had given orders to kill Israelis. It appears to give Hamas legitimacy when a person of Carter's status agrees to meet with them. Carter allienated Israelis in 2006 when his book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, compared Israeli actions in the West Bank with the racial oppression that once reigned in South Africa.
- Source:Jerusalem Post
- Rice slams Carter for Hamas meeting - Jerusalem Post
- Hamas terrorists join
Jimmy Carter fan club - WorldNetDaily
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