Middle East Crisis Headlines – 1/19/2001
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is proposing another round of peace talks in an attempt to reach an agreement before Israeli elections on February 6th.
Peace Talks
Middle East Crisis Headlines – 12/27/2000
In a dramatic sign that the Palestinians are leaning toward accepting US President Bill Clinton’s latest peace proposals, Yasser Arafat will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in Egypt tomorrow.
Ready for Reconciliation in Indonesia?
“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 Robert Pollard.
Jerusalem’s Temple Mount remains obstacle in peace talks
JERUSALEM, Israel, 31 August 2000 (Newsroom) — As Israeli and Palestinian leaders continue their pursuit of an illusive peace agreement, the question of who will control Temple Mount — sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims — looms as the biggest obstacle to a settlement.
Barak Barely Taps Brakes on Taba Talks After Israeli Murders
Just as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were reporting serious progress in the marathon Taba talks, a double murder of two Tel Aviv residents shopping in Tulkarm prompted Prime Minister Ehud Barak to suspend the intensifying effort for an election-eve peace deal. The move appears to be temporary, however, as the two sides are set to meet back in Taba on Thursday, once the terror victims are in the ground.