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Current Events

Jerusalem Bombed/
Arab Summit Begins

Mar. 27, 2001 -
Jerusalem hit by bombs - BBC
Anan focuses on Iraq at Summit - BBC

Colin Powell says America will continue to stand by Israel

Mar. 21, 2001 - In his message to The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Monday morning, Secretary of State Colin Powell's said "...let there be no question that the U.S. will continue to stand by Israel as America has since its day of founding."

Source WorldWatchDaily

Mideast future hinges on key Arabs

Mar. 20, 2001 - Next week's Arab League Summit in Amman, Jordan, is not likely to ease Mideast tensions. Analysis of the political climate by DEBKAfile intelligence sources indicate that some Arab countries may join forces with the Palestinians against Israel.

DEBKA analysts say the next-most-likely timeframes for violence are April and May-June -- violence could take the form of a wider regional war, depending on whether Arab nations not now directly involved decide to throw in with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and the few Arab leaders willing to back him already.

These alliances could lead to an escalation of the conflict and have a world-wide effect on the economy and political climate. The United States, Russia, and China are deeply involved, financially and militarily, with some of the potential belligerents.

Source: WorldNetDaily

First intifada mortar attack inside Green Line

Mar. 19, 2001 - Confrontation was escalated by the Palestinians overnight when they fired three mortar shells at the military guard post across the road from the entrance to Kibbutz Nahal Oz. An Israeli guard was injured.

Calling the incident a grave escalation, the IDF Spokesman declared that the army will use all means and methods to retaliate against the perpetrators.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Palestinian kids raised for war

Mar. 17, 2001 - Recent fighting between Israel and the Palestinians have left some 40 Palestinian children dead. This, of course, causes world opinion to turn against Israel, but the awful truth is, that their children are being taught to hate and kill Jews through 'Sesame Street'-type TV shows. They deliberately allow their little ones to get into harms' way.

Source: WorldNetDaily - By Jon E. Dougherty and David Kupelian

Middle East could erupt in fireball, warns Holbrooke

Mar. 13, 2001 - In a report to the annual meeting of the Trilateral Commission, Richard Holbrooke, the recently departed U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., said that the current situation in Israel, plus the vast mobilization of Iraqi forces against Israel could merge into a "gigantic fireball."

Source: Electronic Telegraph

Volunteers Leave for ‘Jerusalem Army’

Mar. 13, 2001 - Various groups of the supposedly 7-million-strong volunteer "Jerusalem Army" from Iraq have left their families to start training. They have answered Saddam Hussein's call to liberate the Palestinians and wrest Jerusalem from Israel.l

Source: U.S.Defense.com

Israel on alert for more bombs

Mar. 5, 2001 - Following a gruesome suicide bombing of a crowd of people in Netanya, and the warning that Hamas is prepared with 10 such suicide bombings to be unleashed when newly-elected Prime Minister Sharon takes office, Israeli police are on maximum alert.

Mr Sharon, who has pledged to restore security to Israel after more than five months of fighting with the Palestinians, has blamed Mr Arafat for not doing enough to prevent attacks.

"This attack... shows the Palestinian Authority is not taking the required steps," he said. "We know clearly that forces particularly loyal to Mr Arafat are taking part in these attacks."

Source: BBC

Israel's Sharon to Take Power Amid Bomb Threats - Yahoo: Reuters

IDF chief Mofaz warns PA: Take action or Israel will

Mar. 3, 2001 - In the light of ongoing terrorist attacks by Palestinians in Israel, the country's chief army officer warned that continuation of terrorism would force Israel to wage war against them.

“If the Palestinian Authority does not take strong actions to stop the violence, Israel will be forced to make serious preparations for the future.” He further warned, “If the PA does not act against the terror, Israel will be forced to act in its place, through all possible channels.”

Source: Ha'Aretz

Israel set to establish nuclear base

Mar. 1, 2001 - Israel has acquired three submarines from Germany, and, according to Arab sources, is planning to establish a new military base in the Red Sea so it can launch nuclear-tipped cruise missiles at enemy nations from the submarines.

A report by the Office of the Arab Boycott of Israel said the Jewish state may have some concerns about its ability to deter aggression by Iran. The report also said Israel, which considers Iran its chief rival in the region, had tested nuclear-capable cruise missiles last year, launching them from three Dolphin-class diesel-electric submarines built by a German shipbuilder.

Source:WorldNetDaily

Powell Urges Mideast Leaders to Focus on Saddam

Feb. 28, 2001 - See the summary in the Iraq section.

Sharon: A plan to strike Iraq

Feb. 26, 2001 - According to the British Sunday Times, Ariel Sharon has instructed the Israeli army to prepare to use tactical neutron weapons against Iraqi missile sites.

Source:Arabic News

On the precipice of Armageddon

All-out conflagration nearly engulfed Mideast this week

Feb. 27, 2001 - This article by Jon Dougherty chronicles the rapid escalation of military action last Thursday which could have led to full-scale warfare involving Iraq and the Palestinians against Israel and the United States.

Saddam Hussein had stationed six divisions of troops to the border of Syria, Syria had decided to let them through to attack Israel, Israel was prepared to launch small neutron bombs against Iraqi missile sites, and the U.S. had deployed a considerable amount of aircraft to strike Iraqi communications targets.

Source: WorldNetDaily - from DEBKAfile

Israelis rush to service gas masks

Feb. 20, 2001 - In spite of assurances from Prime Minister Barak and the recent tests of Patriot anti-missile missiles in Israel, there is a 100% increase in the number of citizens wanting to prepare for a possible attack by Iraq.

“I’m sure that Saddam has got something horrible in his factories and it will only take one Scud to kill huge numbers of us with a biological weapon,” Ronit Millstein, a 23-year-old shop assistant, said. “I’m getting my gas mask organised whatever, Patriots or no Patriots.”

Source: The Times (UK)

With PA coffers empty, Palestinians rage

Feb. 19, 2001 - The PA is in danger of financial collapse because of five months of fighting against Israel.

Palestinian Authority support checks for families of intifada victims are bouncing. Ministries can't pay phone bills and have had to borrow heavily from private banks to meet payrolls

It is feared that the problem will lead to more violence. UN Special Peace Envoy Terje Larsen put it this way: "Hunger breeds hatred, hatred breeds violence, and violence breeds extremism."

Source: Jerusalem Post

Eight killed in terror bus attack

Feb. 15, 2001 - A Palestinian bus driver killed seven Israeli soldiers and one civilian by running into a crowded bus stop. He fled persuing police until he crashed the bus into a truck.

Describing the terror attack as extremely grave, Prime Minister Ehud Barak declared that the IDF and General Security Service will apprehend those who planned it. Barak warned that the IDF's "long arm" will reach those responsible.

Source: Jerusalem Post

European Union backs PA on starting point for negotiations

Feb. 13, 2001 - Official EU statments indicate that they want new Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to accept the agreements which were made in previous peace talks between Yaser Arafat and Ehud Barak. Sharon has already said that he does not consider the former agreements to be binding on Israel.

A senior adviser to Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon said that the EU position comes as no surprise, "since the EU position is always pro-Arab." He said that Sharon has dispatched emissaries to the EU to explain his diplomatic plan, as well as his position that the new government will not view the ideas raised at Camp David or Taba - but never worked into a written document - as binding in any way.

U.S. President George W. Bush has agreed with Sharon, saying that the Clinton proposals are no longer binding.

Source: Jerusalem Post

World Church Council calls for putting an end to Israel's occupation...

Feb. 8, 2001 - See the summary on the Religions page.

Israel warns Syria of massive attack if Hizbullah strikes

Jan. 25, 2001 - Israel warned that it knows Syria pulls the strings of Hizbullah, and if they are provoked by a Hizbullah attack, would respond with massive retaliation that would change the balance of power in the Middle East.

Source: World Tribune

Next Mideast war in the offing?

Jan. 18, 2001 - Anonymous sources have told WorldNetDaily that U.S. and European military alert status is high due to the situation in Israel, the threats against Israel by Saddam Hussein, and the Inauguration of President Bush on Saturday. A variety of other indicators support the possibility "that the U.S. is definitely taking sides in a fight [in the Middle East] that all sides now admit is a war."

Source:WorldNetDaily Related story:

Turkish, US, and Israeli warships hold joint exercise - Jerusalem Post

Israeli military chiefs demand call up of reserves

Jan. 17, 2000 - The government of Israel is being asked to send reservists into troubled spots in order to allow regular troops to return for training and a week of much-needed rest.

Source: World Tribune

Clock running down for Clinton's hopes for Mideast deal

Jan. 7, 2001 - An Israeli official says, "We don't believe a deal is doable" before January 20.

Source: CNN

Time running out for Mid-East deal

Jan. 6, 2001 - Representatives of both Israelis and Palestinians say that it does not seem likely that an agreement can be reached before President Clinton leaves office on Jan. 20.

Reports from Washington suggest that Mr Clinton is preparing to give up the search for a full deal and settle for some kind of declaration that would set a point of departure for future talks under the next US administration.

Source: BBC

See also: Jewish law forbids giving up Temple Mount, say rabbis

Syria joins Iraq, Iran against Israel

Jan. 5, 2001 - The new Syrian President, Bashar Assad, was expected to be more conciliatory toward Israel than his late father, Hafez Assad. Instead, he has launched a new era of Syrian foreign policy that is on a collision course for war, not peace, with Israel, and confrontation with the United States. He is encouraging close economic and military cooperation with Iraq. He is also encouraging renewed ties between Iraq and Iran.

Source: Virtual New York

Arabs unhappy with peace plan

Jan. 4, 2001 - Yasser Arafat has given "conditional acceptance" to President Clinton's peace plan, but some of the foreign ministers of Arab countries do not think he should settle without giving the Palestinian refugees the right to return to Israel.

The Arab League said it believed the Palestinians' right to return to their homes in Israel was "sacred".

Source: BBC

Mid-East peace talks falter

Jan. 3, 2000 - President Clinton and Yasser Arafat met for hours yesterday, but no real progress was reported.

Source: BBC

2000 In Review: The Year In Prophecy

Jan. 1, 2000 - See our summary of the significant events of the year 2000. Much attention is devoted to the violence and attempts to achieve peace in Israel.

Palestinians say Sharm summit in four days

The peace summit in Egypt was not cancelled permanently, but called off for a few days so that both sides could have detailed questions answered. Israeli Prime Minister Barak is said to be eager to finish the process.

Palestinian sources said the Palestinians want clarification what kind of Palestinian sovereignty the Americans and Israelis envision concerning the Temple Mount. Palestinian officials said they had told the Americans that they would not agree to cede control over archeological remains underneath.

If the Egyptian meeting is successful, the final round of talks would move to Washington D.C. where President Clinton will participate.

Source: Jerusalem Post - Linked by WorldNetDaily

See also: The Sharm el-Sheikh agreement - BBC

Clinton plan rocks Barak cabinet; Minister raises specter of Israel's 'suicide'

Dec. 27, 2000 - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is reluctantly willing to accept President Clinton's peace proposals because, if Israel refuses, most of the nations of the world will consider Israel unreasonable and increase their isolation.

Several ministers have expressed dismay over Clinton's bridging proposals that would end Israeli rule over virtually the entire West Bank and Gaza Strip and eastern Jerusalem, including the Temple Mount, holy to both Jews and Muslims. The plan also calls for a corridor that would link the West Bank and Gaza Strip as well as the transfer of territory within Israel's pre-1967 borders.

Source: World Tribune

Israel awaits Arafat's answer to Clinton

Dec. 26, 2000 - President Clinton's last-resort conditions for a peace plan will put great pressure on Israel if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat agrees to them. Arafat is studying the proposals now.

If both the Palestinians and the Israelis accept the proposal, an Israeli source said, the next move will be for Barak and Arafat to hold separate meetings with Clinton, possibly as early as the end of this week, in Washington. If those talks progress well, then a three-way summit to flesh out the final obstacles could be held the following week.

Clinton has set January 10 as the final deadline for coming to an agreement under his watch.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Israel ready to accept 1967 line as border basis

Dec. 22, 2000 - With a target date of January 10 for a peace settlement, fragile hopes are built on Israeli negotiators' apparent willingness to return to the basic borders that existed before the 1967 war. Slight differences are proposed to allow Israel's access to parts of the Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, and its annexation of a few Jewish settlements. Equivalent land area would be traded so that Arafat could claim 100% of the land lost in 1967.

Israel has also agreed to the general concept of giving the Palestinians sovereignty over Arab East Jerusalem and religious sites holy to Islam and Christianity, including the flashpoint Temple Mount, which Israel captured in the 1967 war.

Source: Ha'Aretz

Are Renewed Talks Over Truce or Temple Mount?

Dec. 21, 2000 - A last big push for peace in Israel before the end of President Clinton's term is going on in Washington. The key issue seems to be realistic conceptions about the control of the Temple Mount, and wording that could be accepted by both sides.

Source: Worthy News

Israel, Palestinians announce return to negotiations ...

Dec. 15, 2000 - Intense efforts by America and an effort by some Arab nations to create the right conditions for renewing peace talks have resulted in renewed hope by both Israeli and Palestinian negotiators. They have announced future formal talks in the United States if both parties feel there is a chance for success.

Source: Ha'aretz

Egypt Urges Alternative To Full-Sacle War

Dec. 13, 2000 - Fearing a pre-emptive military strike like the one in 1967 by Israel, Egypt is urging other Arab nations to find some means of avoiding all-out war while still supporting the Palestinians.

Source: Middle East Newsline

U.N. Criticizes Israel on Palestinians

Dec. 1, 2000 - Once again the U.N. General Assembly has passed a series of resolutions opposing Israel's treatment of Palestinians, and claiming that their occupation of the Golan Heights and Jerusalem is illegal.

Only the United States stood with Israel on four resolutions about their treatment of Palestinians. the U.S. abstained on the resolution which called Israel's control of Jerusalem illegal.

Source: Yahoo

Situation in territories on brink of anarchy

Nov. 30, 2000 - There are six different Palestinian security organizations functioning without coordination. And it is doubtful that any of them will confront the "gangs" that threaten Israelis because of their previous ties with them, and because it might involve firefights between the Palestinian security forces and the gangs.

Arafat, the official said, has not set foot in the West Bank since October 3, meaning that some two million Palestinians are physically cut off from his leadership.

Source: Jerusalem Post - Article by Herb Keinon

Russia sends hundreds of missiles to Iran

Nov. 25, 2000 - Russia plans to export 325 shoulder-fired SA-16 anti-aircraft missiles to Teheran. Israelis fear that they will be used against Israel by the Hizbullah in Lebanon. A partial shipment of hundreds of missiles have already been placed on a Russian train and ship for Iran.

Source Middle East Newsline

Arafat to Russia with expectations

Nov. 24, 2000 - Yasser Arafat will go to Moscow today to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They will discuss the possibility of a Russian initiative to curb violent outbreaks between Israel and the Palestinians .

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said the deteriorating situation has reached a stage threatening not only regional security but also possibly the world at large.

Source: Jerusalem Post

US blasts Israel for 'excessive force'

Nov. 23, 2000 - As violence in Israel escalates, the U.S. still condemns the Palestinians for "heinous" activites, such as the bombing of a school bus, but is now also accusing Israel of using "excessive force" in reaction.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Barak Bending Even as Arafat is up to His Old Tricks

Nov. 18, 2000 - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak still refuses to renew peace talks until the violence has stopped, but he has lowered his standard for determining when the conflict has abated enough. He has begun to offer other concessions to hasten resolution of the turmoil.

Yasser Arafat has finally said that he has called for a cease fire in Areas A, fully Palestine occupied areas.

An IDF source dismissed Arafat's remarks as not enough, noting that it does not include areas B and C. "Therefore there is no change in the Palestinian policy of terror," the source said. And in any event, Palestinians continued to shoot at Israeli targets on Friday. At the same time, the Fatah movement has continued to urge Palestinians to keep up the new intifada.

Source: Worthy News - from International Christian Embassy Jerusalem

Iran proposes Mideast plan as Islamic world looks to unite against Israel

Nov. 12, 2000 - Speaking at the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit in Doha, Quatar, Iran's President Mohammad Khatami proposed a peace plan quite different from the one suggested by the U.S. Under his plan, Palestine would be a multi-faith state encompassing all the land of in the former Palestine before the creation of Israel in 1948.

Khatami called for the "return of all Palestinian refugees to Palestine" and a democratic referendum of the original Muslim, Jewish and Christian inhabitants to decide on a future form of government.

Source: Yahoo

Arafat at Doha: 'Continue holy war'

Nov. 12, 2000 - PA Chairman Yasser Arafat, at an opening speech for the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit in Doha, Quatar, called for holy war and a continuation of the "Al-Aksa Intifada" against Israel. He said the Palestinians would continue the sturggle "until the Israeli occupation is ended."

Source: Jerusalem Post

Palestinians 'at war' with Israel

Nov. 10, 2000 - After Hussein Abayat, a Palestinian militia chief was killed by rocket fire from an Israeli helicopter, Hussein al-Sheikh, one of the leaders of Fatah said, "We in Fatah consider ourselves in a state of war with Israel."

Source: Prophezine / from The Telegraph (UK)

PA: Intifada until statehood

Nov. 4, 2000 - Rejecting the demand by Israel to stop the fighting within two days, Palestinian Authority cabinet secretary Ahmed Abdul Rahman said that the current intifada is the Palestinian people's response to the occupation and to settlements. According to Rahman, the fighting will continueuntil there is a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Source: Jerusalem Post

The Cease-Fire That Never Was

Nov. 3, 2000 - Two nights ago an agreement was reached to reduce violence [not quite a formal cease-fire - between Yasser Arafat and former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres], but violence has continued. Yesterday a car bomb in West Jerusalem killed two Israelis. This should not be surprising in the light of Yasser Arafat's history of breaking such agreements.

During Yasser Arafat's war against the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the early 1970s, the PLO was known to have reached 22 cease-fire agreements, each of which it subsequently broke.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Hizbullah deploying Katyushas, mortars

Nov. 1, 2000 - Anti-Israeli Hizbullah forces in Lebannon have installed Katyusha rocket launchers and mortars closer to the Israeli border in what used to be the buffer zone between the two countries.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Arafat defiant after Israeli raids

Oct. 31, 2000 - Israeli helicopters have discharged rockets into several of Yasser Arafat's Fatah buildings in the West Bank and Gaza.

Mr Arafat reacted defiantly, saying the raids "cannot shake one eyelash from the eyelashes of a Palestinian child holding a Palestinian stone to defend holy Jerusalem".

Source: BBC

Israel's new German subs to be equipped for for firing nukes

Oct. 30, 2000 - According to Der Spiegel in Germany, the German government has provided Israel with financial and technical aid to them to launch a nuclear second strike in response to any Arab nuclear attack.

Three Dolphin-class submarines, which just arrived in Israel last week, will be converted to allow them to fire nuclear warheads.

Source: World Tribune

Fear rises in Afghanistan and Pakistan that US attack may be imminent

Oct. 28, 2000 - Since Yemeni and U.S. investigators have reportedly found clues linking the attack on the USS Cole to Osama bin Laden, an attack by the U.S. against the Taliban targets in Afghanistan is considered likely. The Taliban regime has asked Pakistan and Iran not to allow Washington to fire missiles over their territories.

Source: Virtual New York

Report of US plan to offer Arafat an instant mini-state

Oct. 28, 2000 - It is reported that President Clinton will try to forestall unilateral action by both sides in the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict by suggesting a joint declaration by both parties to create a separate Palestinian state in certain areas. Both sides would also need to agree to continue to work out the details after the fact.

The Guardian Unlimited

Child sacrifice is Palestinian paganism

Oct. 27, 2000 - According to Jerusalem Post reporter Gerald M. Steinberg, some 40 Palestinian children have been killed in the current violence in Israel. The Palestinian strategy has been to train and place them on the front line of the conflict, where danger is the greatest, and laud them as martyrs for the cause.

In an unbelievably shocking scene, one mother boasted that she bore her son precisely for this purpose, and the father proudly claimed credit for providing the training. The parents will also receive a sizeable financial "reward" from the Palestinian Authority.

The death of the children has provided a great propaganda advantage for Palestinians as the pictures of the slain youth are plastered on front pages of the news. However, many are beginning to compare this to ancient practices of child sacrifice and are asking what kind of people will allow such a thing.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Israel Situation Gets Worse

Oct. 23, 2000 - The following headlines describe the gathering storm in Israel-Palestinian violence:

Arafat's response to Barak's timeout: 'Go to hell'

Source: CNN

Israeli Air Force commander: We are ready

Source: Jerusalem Post

Israeli plan to build fences, not bridges

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Iran's Khomeini: Only way to solve crisis is to eradicate Israel

Source: Ha/Aretz

Barak, Hamas reject Arab League declaration

Oct. 22, 2000 - An emergency meeting of the Arab League has concluded with a harsh list of demands about Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak rejected the demands as too threatening, while Hamas, and Islamic Jihad also rejected them for being "too mild." they include:

The statement's demands and recommendations included:

* A call for countries who have not signed peace treaties with Israel to consider lowering the degree of relationships with Israel, or to cut-off ties completely.

* A demand for Israelis responsible for the violence to stand trial as war criminals in front of an international tribunal.

* A call for the creation of an international UN force to protect Palestinians in the territories.

* A call on Arab nations to cut economic ties with Israel.

* A decision to stop the channel of multi-lateral communication.

* A call for countries not to move their embassies in Israel to Jerusalem.

* The establishment of two funds to aid Palestinian families and offices of the Palestinian Authority.

* An international examination of the nuclear site in Dimona.

Source: Ha'Aretz

IDF fears Arafat is pushing for war

Oct. 20, 2000 - It appears that Yasser Arafat does not intend to return to the Oslo process, but to either use controlled violence to accomplish further diplomatic gains, or even to precipitate an all-out regional war.

Source: Ha'Aretz

'Arafat will step up violence for November 15'

Oct. 19, 2000 - A reliable source, quoted by Israel Radio, said that Yasser Arafat will try to lower the level of violence before the Arab summit on Saturday, but will step it up towards a November 15 declaration of a Palestinian state.

Source: Jerusalem Post

U.N. Plans Emergency Mideast Meeting

Oct. 18, 2000 - The United Nations' special session on the Middle East will meet Wednesday for just the 10th time, following an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians at a summit in Egypt to end nearly three weeks of deadly fighting.

Source: News Max

Mideast talks reach cease-fire deal

Oct. 17, 2000 - A cease-fire agreement has emerged from the summit at Sharm el-Sheikh. Israel and the Palestinians are both satisfied with the terms, but unclear details left lingering uncertainty. In the past 19 days over 100 people have died in the struggle. The agreement included three major points:

Both sides agreed to issue public statements calling for an end to violence and take steps to end clashes in the region and restore the areas of conflict to their status prior to the recent crisis. Palestinian areas closed by Israeli forces would be reopened, as would the airport in Gaza. The United States will assist with security operations “as needed.”

A “committee of fact-finding” would be set up to determine the root causes of the recent violence. Participants would include the United States and United Nations, as well as Israel and the Palestinians.

All sides would work on “a pathway back to negotiations.” Clinton said that U.S. officials would consult with the two sides in the next two weeks about how to get back to the bargaining table.

Source: MSNBC

Stakes high At Mid-East talks

Oct. 16, 2000 - Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak hosts an emergency summit at the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. A complete peace accord is not anticipated, but it is hoped that a cease-fire will result, stopping the current round of violence in Israel. President Clinton, Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, and Yasser Arafat are expected to participate.

Source: BBC

Articles to Balance the Perspective

Oct. 16, 2000 - The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America

www.camera.org

Source: News Report From Jerusalem

Middle-East Crisis

Oct. 16, 2000 - BBC's Coverage

Source: BBC

Bin Laden Made Tape Vowing Attack

Oct. 15, 2000 - Clues from the bomb attack of the USS Cole point to the work of Osama bin Laden from his mountain hideout in Afghanistan.

Source: New York Post

Is this how World War III begins?

Oct. 14, 2000 - Read a summary of Joseph Farah's article in our Wars section.

Is this how World War III begins?

Oct. 14, 2000 - The explosive situation in Israel and the rest of the Mid-east matches the scenarios of the prophets about Jerusalem and it's profound effect on the rest of the world.

Source:WorldNetDaily - Joseph Farah, Editor and CEO

Israel launches reprisal attacks on PA

Oct. 13, 2000 - In retaliation against the Palestinians for killing two soldiers, Israeli forces launched rocket attacks against targets in Yasser Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah.

"We haven't declared war on the PA. I hope that the PA doesn't want to be in a full-scale war with us," said OC Operations Maj.-Gen. Giora Eiland.

Source: Jerusalem Post

11 Americans die in bomb attack on warship

Oct. 13, 2000 - The death toll has risen to at least 11 in the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, and President Clinton has vowed retribution against the backers of the suicide mission. The chief suspect at this time is Osama bin Laden, mastermind of earlier attacks against U.S. targets.

Source: Electronic Telegraph

Oil prices skyrocket; Dow falls 379 points

Oct. 13, 2000 - Fear of a Mid-east war had a big effect on the economy yesterday!

Source: Washington Times

6 die, 11 missing in Navy ship blast

Oct. 12, 2000 - In an apparent terrorist attack, a small ship helping to moor a U.S. destroyer in Yemen, exploded causing serious damage and casualties to the USS Cole. At least six sailors were killed and 11are missing. Thirty-five others were injured.

The Cole was on duty enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq.

The State Department issued a worldwide alert, saying it was extremely concerned about the possibility of violence against U.S. citizens and interests. Americans were urged to maintain “a high level of vigilance.”

Source: MSNBC

Barak calls for emergency coalition

Oct. 12, 2000 - Prime Minister Ehud Barak called on Ariel Sharon and others to join an emergency coalition to deal with the deteriorating situation in Israel.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Anatomy of a lynching

Oct. 13, 2000 - Two Israeli reservists accidentally wandered into the town of Ramallah, Yaser Arafat's heatquarters. They were detained at the police station, then brutally beaten to death by Palestinians returning from an emotional funeral.

An Italian TV crew filmed the attack, which showed them tossing the body of one soldier out of the second-story window to the ground.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Myths of the Middle East

Oct. 11, 2000 - Must-read article about the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Written by Joseph Farah, who happens to be an Arab-American.

Source: WorldNetDaily

More myths of the Middle East

DEBKAfile

Middle-East Crisis - BBC

Guardian Unlimited

Myths of the Middle East

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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