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.
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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.
‘Left Behind’ production company tries unorthodox promotion methods
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Cloud Ten Pictures, the production company responsible for “Left Behind,” a new film dealing with the rapture of the church, has come up with a provocative way to promote the picture before it has a theatrical release. The producers released the video to stores on Oct. 31.
Powell Urges Mideast Leaders to Focus on Saddam
During his whirlwind “listening tour” to the Middle East, US Secretary of State Colin Powell is finding his efforts to urge Arab leaders to re-enlist in an American-led alliance against resurgent Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is complicated by increasing hostility towards Israel and the US.
Christians in Indonesia’s Moluccas fear ‘religious cleansing’
Christian communities in Indonesia’s Moluccas fear the onslaught of “religious cleansing” as some 3,000 extremist Muslim fighters prepare to converge on the archipelago, according to a British-based group that recently returned from a fact-finding mission. Many families already have fled to other islands as predominantly Christian villages have been razed, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) said.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/16/2000
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators resumed peace talks today, after a one day suspension following the killing of a Jewish resident of the Gaza Strip.
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US envoy Dennis Ross has indefinitely postponed a Mideast peace mission amid growing doubts the two sides can reach any agreements before President Bill Clinton leaves office on January 20th.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/10/2000
There is confusion and uncertainty over the scheduled visit of US envoy Dennis Ross, casting a shadow over the latest US peace efforts. Israeli and US officials here say the visit is still on, despite Palestinian claims to the contrary. A senior Palestinian source told Reuters today that President Clinton and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat agreed in a late-night phone conversation to cancel the Ross visit. Israeli officials were surprised by the report.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/9/2000
In one of the biggest demonstrations ever in Jerusalem, at least 200,000 Israelis came to the gates of the Old City last night to protest against President Clinton’s peace plan which calls for the division of Jerusalem. They waved Israeli flags and sang Biblical songs as the ancient walls of Jerusalem and David’s Citadel reflected a mystical purple, green and blue.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/5/2000
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has given a conditional “yes” to the US peace proposal, giving peace one last chance before President Clinton leaves office on January 20th.
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/3/2000
President Clinton held two rounds of talks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at the White House, but as expected, failed to achieve a breakthrough. It now seems highly unlikely that a peace agreement will be signed before Clinton leaves office on January 20th