THE CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST |
"Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. "( Zechariah 12: 2-4 )
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Dec 25 -- 2001 : One IDF soldier killed, three wounded in Jordan Valley attack
(December 25: 13:00) -- IDF troops with the assistance of Jordanian forces have crossed into Jordan to track down the terrorists who opened fire on IDF soldiers in two separate incidents in the Jordan Valley. One of the soldiers was killed and another is listed in serious condition in hospital. More on JPostRadio.
Dec 23 -- 2001 : Palestinian state within 8 weeks -- Israel will recognize a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip within eight weeks, according to a report appearing this morning in the Yediot Aharonot Hebrew daily. More
Dec 21 -- 2001 : Hamas to stop suicide bombings, mortar attacks (13:00) -- Hamas announced Friday that it is putting a stop to suicide bombings and mortar attacks until further notice. The announcement followed several clashes between the group's supporters and Palestinian police in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. More
Dec 20 -- 2001 : French envoy to UK: Israel threatens world peace -- LONDON (December 20) - The diplomatic career of French Ambassador to Britain Daniel Bernard was said to be in jeopardy yesterday, after he was quoted as having referred to Israel as "that shitty little country" which threatens world peace. More
Dec 20 -- 2001 : IDF remains in Ramallah area -- (18:00) --Tensions ran high in the territories Thursday after the IDF maintained its presence in the Ramallah area. Meanwhile, Palestinian police clashed with Hamas supporters in the Gaza Strip when they attempted to arrest one of the group's leaders, Abdel Aziz Rantisi. More
Dec 18 -- 2001 : Arafat's call to sacrifice: 'We are all martyrs in paradise' -- RAMALLAH – Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has appealed for martyrs in the war against Israel.
In an address in Ramallah, Arafat said Palestinians should regard a Palestinian youngster killed in a crossfire between PA and Israeli forces killed in the Gaza Strip as an example for the Palestinian people. Arafat said all Palestinians are martyrs.More
Dec 15 -- 2001 : Four die in anti-Israel protests -- GAZA (CNN) -- Four Palestinians were killed and about 50 wounded as thousands of Palestinians challenged an Israeli incursion into a town in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics said. More on CNN
Dec 13 -- 2001 : Six dead as Israel arrests terror suspects -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The Israeli army said Friday it had arrested about 35 people during raids into three West Bank towns and in Gaza in its campaign to capture suspected Palestinian terrorists. More
Dec 13 -- 2001 : Is Arafat provoking
full-scale war? -- Evidence grows that leader seeks major Mideast conflict. More
Dec 13 -- 2001 : Israelis cut ties to Arafat -- The Israeli Cabinet early today cut off contact with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat and announced it will send in troops to arrest suspected terrorists. Cabinet members said they held Arafat "directly responsible" for the ambush on a bus by Palestinian gunmen Wednesday that killed 10 and wounded 30. More
Dec 12 -- 2001 : Israeli officials say at least 8 people are dead after a bus attack today in the West Bank. Between 25 and 30 people are reported wounded. More on CNN
Dec 11 -- 2001 : Sharon: Israel will not tolerate attacks on its citizens -- (18:00) Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Tuesday told the European Union's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, that he wants to ease restrictions on the Palestinians not involved in terrorism. But he said that's difficult to do because of the unending attacks. More on JPostRadio
Dec 10 -- 2001 : Two Palestinian children killed in Israeli strike (21:00) -- Israel targeted Hebron's Islamic Jihad leader, Mohammed Sider, in a helicopter strike on Monday afternoon. The attack wounded Sider, but killed two Palestinian children aged three and 13. More
Dec 09 -- 2001 : Suicide bombing near Haifa wounds 23 (13:00) -- A suicide bomber wounded 23 people when he blew himself up at a bus stop outside of Haifa on Sunday morning. Meanwhile, IDF troops shot and killed four Palestinian policemen east of Tulkarm earlier on Sunday. Israel charged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has not cracked down on terrorism. More on JPostRadio.
Dec 07 -- 2001 : IDF Chief Tells Emergency Services 'Get Ready' -- (IsraelNationalNews.com) Over recent weeks, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Shaul Mofaz met with emergency service heads, instructing them to 'get ready by mid January' ‘Ynet’ reported.More
Dec 07 -- 2001 : Mubarak warns Israel over killing Arafat -- BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday warned that if Israel kills Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during retaliatory raids, violence would increase and the region would be plunged into chaos. More on WENT
Dec 07 -- 2001 : Israel to Arafat: Time's up
(13:00) -- Israeli fighter jets bombed a Palestinian security compound on Friday morning, signalling Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's grace period to crack down on terrorism has ended. More on JPostRadio
Dec 05 -- 2001 : Eight people lightly wounded in suicide bombing (13:00) -- Jerusalem Police Chief Mickey Levy says the suicide bomber outside Jerusalem's David Citadel Hotel may have blown himself up prematurely. Five of the eight people wounded currently remain in Jerusalem area hospitals. More on JPostRadio.
Dec 04 -- 2001 : Iraq officially threatens Israel
if U.S. attacks -- NICOSIA — For the first time, Iraq has specifically threatened Israel with retaliation for any U.S.-led campaign against the regime of President Saddam Hussein.More
Dec 04 -- 2001 : Israel increases its pressure on Arafat (21:00) -- Israel took a major step against the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday. The government declared the PA is an entity that supports terrorism. It then launched a series of aerial strikes on Palestinian security installations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. More on JPostRadio.
Dec 04 -- 2001 : IAF launches strikes in Ramallah and Gaza (13:00) -- IAF helicopters have struck PA targets in the West Bank and Gaza, including PA Chairman Yasser Arafat's Ramallah headquarters. Arafat was in the building at the time but escaped uninjured. More on JPostRadio.
Dec 03 -- 2001 : Israeli missiles strike Gaza --
Israeli helicopters today fired at least nine missiles in Gaza City. Palestinian officials said missiles landed close to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's headquarters in Gaza City, but Arafat was not in the headquarters at the time of the attacks. The strikes come after suicide bombings over the weekend killed 25 Israelis. More
Dec 02 -- 2001 : World: Militants celebrate attacks as world leaders urge Arafat to halt violence -- LONDON (December 2, 2001 1:19 p.m. EST) - World leaders pressed Yasser Arafat on Sunday to crack down on militants after suicide bombings in Israel. But some Palestinian refugees and radicals celebrated the attacks.More
Dec 02 -- 2001 : Sharon seeks Bush OK for attack that could end Arafat era -- WASHINGTON — In his meeting with President George Bush today, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon may seek U.S. backing for a counterattack that would either exile Yasser Arafat or destroy the Palestinian Authority altogether. More
Dec 02 -- 2001 : Ten killed, 40 wounded in Haifa terror attack (13:00) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up on a city bus in Haifa on Sunday morning, killing at least 10 people and wounding at least 40. The bombing occured about 12 hours after the terrorist attacks in Jerusalem on Saturday night. More on JPostRadio
Dec 01 -- 2001 : Terrorists hit Jerusalem mall -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Three explosions tore through the entrance to a crowded pedestrian mall in downtown Jerusalem late Saturday, killing six people and wounding more than 150 people, according to Israeli television reports. More on CNN
Nov 29 -- 2001 : Major Terrorist Attack in Wadi Ara Area – Large Bomb Explodes on Passenger Bus (IsraelNationalNews.com) A powerful explosive device exploded a short time ago on an Egged passenger bus in the Wadi Ara area, at the intersection known as 'Machane 80'. There appear to be dead and injured. Additional confirmed details will be published as they become available. (Source: Arutz 7 )
Nov 27 -- 2001 : Three Israelis killed in separate terror attacks
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Palestinian terrorists shot and killed an Israeli woman in Gush Katif on Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, terrorists shot and killed two Israelis by Afula's central bus station. Fatah's military wing and Islamic Jihad jointly claimed responsibility for the Afula attack. More on JPostRadio
Nov 27 -- 2001 : Terror attack in Afula (13:00) -- Terrorists opened fire Tuesday morning on Israelis at Afula's open-air market and central bus station, killing at least one person and wounding at least 13 others.
More on JPostRadio.
Nov 26 -- 2001 : Hamas claims responsibility for suicide bombing -- Hamas member Teissir al-Ajarmi, 22, blew himself up at the Erez checkpoint in Gaza this morning, in retaliation for the killing by Israel of Hamas leader Mahmoud Abu Hanoud last Friday. More on JPostRadio
Nov 25 -- 2001 : Sharon: We want a cease-fire (13:00) -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday that his government will make every effort to reach a cease-fire. US Middle East envoy Anthony Zinni is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Sunday night in a bid to stop the violence
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Nov 23 -- 2001 : 8 Palestinians die in renewed violence -- NABLUS, West Bank (CNN) -- Three Palestinians killed in a helicopter missile attack near Nablus, West Bank, were among eight Palestinians who died in Mideast violence on Friday. More
Nov 22 -- 2001 : Sharon: No peace deal any time soon (18:00) -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday said that anyone who thinks Israel will reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians in the near future is mistaken. Meanwhile, security forces continued to crack down on militants and terrorists in the territories. More on JPostRadio
Nov 22 -- 2001 : Five Palestinian children killed in explosion in Gaza Strip( 13:00) -- PA officials are reporting five schoolboys were killed this morning after a shell launched by an IDF tank exploded. The IDF has flatly denied the accusations, saying it was not in the area at the time. More
Nov 21 -- 2001 : Israel continues terror crackdown -- ( 21:00) Security forces Wednesday captured five Palestinian suspected of involvement in terrorist activity. They arrested a wanted Hamas activist and his brother in Labad in the Tulkarm area, while nabbing three suspected terrorists in Kalkiliya.
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Nov 19 -- 2001 : Powell: Two states for two nations -- (21:00) US Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday outlined his government's policy to end the violence and resume peace talks. He called on the Palestinians to immediately crack down on violence and terrorism, while Israel must stop all settlement construction. More on JPostRadio
Nov 13 -- 2001 : Hunt on for possible Palestinian terrorist -- (13:00)
Police have arrested two out of three Palestinians,who stole a car in Petah Tikva early Tuesday morning. There are fears that the man still at large could be on his way to carry out a terror attack in the Tel Aviv area. More on JPostRadio
Nov 11 -- 2001 : Security forces arrest suspected Iranian spy (13:00) -- Security forces have arrested Mark Idan, an Australian married to an Israeli woman, who is suspected of volunteering to spy for Iran. Idan has served in the IDF and the reserves since 1991. More on JPostRadio
Nov 09 -- 2001 : Israeli woman killed near Jenin (13:00) -- Palestinian gunmen Friday shot and killed an Israeli woman near Yabed in the Jenin area. Meanwhile, security forces have ordered Minister without Portfolio Danny Naveh to leave his home after learning he is the possible target for a terrorist attack. More
Nov 08 -- 2001 : Two Border Police injured in suicide bomb explosion (09:00) -- A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in Baka al-Sharkiyah in the West Bank near Tulkarm early Thursday morning. One policeman is listed in moderate condition, the other in light condition. More on JPostRadio
Nov 06 -- 2001 : Suicide bombing averted in Jerusalem (21:00) -- Security forces Tuesday prevented a suicide bomber from carrying out a large-scale attack in Jerusalem. They arrested the would-be bomber in a taxi on the eastern edge of the city. More on JPostRadio
Nov 06 -- 2001 : Arafat to declare an independent state? (13:00) -- According to a report in the London-based Al Hayat Arabic newspaper, PA Chairman Yasser Arafat may unilaterally declare an independent state at the UN General Assembly this weekend. However, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres says it's unlikely. More on JPostRadio
Nov 05 -- 2001 : Three Israelis injured in explosion in Samaria (13:00) -- One person is listed in moderate condition, and two in light condition following an explosion in the Shaked industrial zone. The reason for the blast is still unclear. More
Nov 04 -- 2001 : (16:05) Two dead, 45 wounded in Jerusalem terrorist attack
-- A Palestinian terrorist fired at a No. 25 Egged bus near French Hill in northern Jerusalem a short while ago, killing two Israelis and wounding 45, one very seriously, five seriously, and the rest moderately to lightly. More
Nov 04 -- 2001 : Israel attacks Palestinian targets in Gaza -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli helicopters attacked three Palestinian targets in northern Gaza early Sunday in response to the firing of mortar bombs in the area over the weekend and last week, the Israel Defence Forces said. More.
Nov 01 -- 2001 : Sharon takes a small step towards peace talks ( 22:00) -- As British Prime Minister Tony Blair Thursday called on Israel and the Palestinians to end the bloodshed and resume peace talks, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced he is forming a negotiating team that includes himself and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. More
Nov 01 -- 2001 : Israeli strike kills two Hamas members (13:00) -- Israeli helicopters Thursday morning targeted a Hamas cell on its way to carry out a suicide bombing inside the Green Line. Two Hamas activists were killed and a third person was wounded. More
Oct 31 -- 2001 : Israel kills Hamas activist in Hebron (13:00) -- Israeli helicopters shot and killed a senior Hamas military activist in Hebron on Tuesday afternoon. Israel said Jamil Jadalah planned the suicide bombings at Tel Aviv's Dolphinarium and the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem. More
Oct 30 -- 2001 : (14:30) Police on high alert against terror attacks
-- Police have received urgent intelligence warnings about planned terror attacks along the Green Line and in the Sharon region.
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Oct 28 -- 2001 : A day of terror
(21:00) -- Five Israelis were killled in two separate shooting attacks on Sunday. Four were gunned down by Palestinian terrorists in Hadera, and St.Sgt. Yaniv Levy, was shot in the head near Wadi Ara in the north of the country. More
Oct 28 -- 2001 : Arafat calls for continued fighting -- JERUSALEM (October 28) - As soldiers remained entrenched in Palestinian Authority areas due to continuing violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the failure of the PA to stop firing at Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood, PA Chairman Yasser Arafat called on his people "to continue fighting, fighting, determinedly and forcefully." His statements in Gaza were broadcast on Channel 2 last night.More
Oct 26 -- 2001 : Israel to begin West Bank withdrawal (13:00) -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's inner security has to decided to gradually withdraw IDF troops from Palestinian-controlled areas of the West Bank. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said Friday that Israel will first withdraw from Bethlehem and Beit Jala. More
Oct 25 -- 2001 : PM plans to offer Arafat a state - if he stops the violence -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is working on a plan to offer the Palestinians a state even before a final agreement - provided Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat puts a halt to the violence.More
Oct 25 -- 2001 : IDF withdraws from Beit Rima (09:00) -- Twenty four hours after Israel went into the PA controlled village of Beit Rima, troops have pulled out. The incursion saw the arrest of 11 militant activists and the death of at least six Palestinian terrorists. More on JPostRadio
Oct 24 -- 2001 : (08:55) Report: Israel preparing to attack Syrian military -- Israel is preparing to attack Syrian military positions and installations in Lebanon, according to the US ambassador in Beirut. More
Oct 24 -- 2001 : Palestinian death toll rises in West Bank clashes (13:00) -- Following the IDF's incursion into the PA village of Beit Rima overnight, at least eleven Palestinians have now been killed in the ensuing clashes with IDF troops. More on JPostRadio
Oct 23 -- 2001 : US to Israel: Get out now
-- WASHINGTON - Fearing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has decided to dismantle the Palestinian Authority, the US told Israel yesterday to withdraw immediately from Palestinian-controlled areas and never return. More
Oct 22 -- 2001 : Palestinian gunman opens fire in Jerusalem suburb (13:00) -- A lone Palestinian gunman opened fire in Jerusalem's Talpiot Industrial zone a short while ago, injuring four. The gunman was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier. Two of the injured Israelis are listed in moderate to serious condition at Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital. More on JPostRadio
Oct 21 -- 2001 : Report: Hizbullah building up border arsenal -- HAIFA (October 21) - Hizbullah has reportedly deployed new lines of weapons along Israel's northern border, in case of attacks by the US or the IDF as part of a second stage of a war on global terrorism. More
Oct 20 -- 2001 : Violence escalates in Israel; eight Palestinians killed -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- A day of violence extended into the night Saturday in the West Bank, as Palestinian security sources reported that an Israeli helicopter gunship fired two missiles at a building in Bethlehem Saturday night. More
Oct 19 -- 2001 : Israel says Arafat era is over -- FROM CHRISTOPHER WALKER IN JERUSALEM -- PLO fears leader is target of assassination plot -- Sharon warning of war within a week. -- THE Middle East moved closer to a new war yesterday as Ariel Sharon declared the Arafat era over and moved tanks into three West Bank towns. More
Oct 17 -- 2001 : (21:35) Sharon to Powell: Israel must retaliate -- Israel cannot refrain from retaliating in response to the assassination of Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi today in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Secretary of State Colin Powell this evening.
Powell asked Sharon not to retaliate in a manner that would harm efforts to attain a cease-fire.
The security cabinet is currently deliberating what Israel's response to the assassination should be, Army Radio reported. (Source: Jpost )
Oct 17 -- 2001 : Rehavam Ze'evi. Dead at 75 (10:15) -- Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi died at 10 am local time after being shot in the head and neck at close range earlier this morning. More on JPostRadio
Oct 16 -- 2001 : Dershowitz: ID cards can aid war against terror (17:30) -- Harvard University law professor and civil libertarian Alan M. Dershowitz is calling for the creation of national identity cards in the US. More
Oct 15 -- 2001 : (16:15) Ben-Eliezer: Iraqi threat to Israel very real -- Israel could be drawn into the worldwide conflict with Afghanistan, Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said this afternoon. More
Oct 15 -- 2001 : Arafat calls for peace talks (18:00) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Monday that he wants to return to peace talks as soon as possible. He made his comments in London after meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. More on JPostRadio.
Oct 15 -- 2001 : Hamas man killed in Nablus blast (13:00) -- So far no one has claimed responsibility for killing Ahmed Marshoud. He was on Israel's wanted list and served a seven-year jail term in the 1990s. More
Oct 14 -- 2001 : Sharon is denying Peres more talks with Arafat
-- Tension between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres is on the rise, with the latter sensing that the former is leading Israel toward a dangerous diplomatic impasse. The prime minister, for his part, is critical of the foreign minister's efforts to continue talks with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.
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Oct 14 -- 2001 : Israeli snipers kill senior Hamas activist
-- IDF snipers Sunday morning shot and killed Abdel Rahman Hamad, a member of Hamas' military wing, in Kalkiliya. Israeli sources said Hamad helped plan the June 1st suicide bombing at Tel Aviv's Dolphinarium.
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Oct 08 -- 2001 : PM: Israel key to peace
-- TONY BLAIR last night warned Israel must give ground to demands for a separate Palestinian homeland — to save the world from terrorism.
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Oct 08 -- 2001 : Israel bracing for chemical attacks? (13:00) -- National Emergency Economy Board head Brig.-Gen. Arnon Ben-Ami says the committee is readying itself for possible chemical and biological missile attacks from either Iraq or Iran. More
Oct 08 -- 2001 : Israel warns against panic (13:00) -- Government ministers say the US-led attack on the Taliban is not Israel's war and people should carry on life as usual. The Home Front Command says it is not increasing gas mask supplies but that is not stopping an increase in demand. More
Oct 07 -- 2001 : As US launches strikes in Afghanistan... (21:00) -- Israel prepares for a possible backlash. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Defense Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer are currently meeting with top military officials to discuss steps to be taken should there be reprisals against Israel in the wake of the US attacks. More
Oct 06 -- 2001 : Jerusalem police bar Temple Mount Faithful ceremony -- JERUSALEM (October 4) - In a reversal of policy, Jerusalem police announced last night that they would not permit members of the ultra-nationalist Temple Mount Faithful to drive two symbolic "cornerstones" for a third Temple to a parking lot outside the walls of the Old City near the Dung Gate this morning.
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Oct 05 -- 2001 : White House: Sharon comments 'unacceptable' -- WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House on Friday said Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's warning to the United States not to "appease" Arabs at Israel's expense is "unacceptable." More
Oct 04 -- 2001 : Terrorist attack in Afula (14:35) -- A gunman, dressed as an IDF soldier, opened fire on civilians inside Afula's central bus station. More on JPostRadio
Oct 04 -- 2001 : Israeli couple wounded in Jerusalem drive-by shootingn (09:00) -- Mali Cohen, 24, and her husband Pinchas, 26, are currently listed in moderate condition, after Palestinian gunmen opened fire on the car they were traveling in on the French Hill-Ramot road late last night. More on JPostRadio
Oct 03 -- 2001 : Israel freezes the cease-fire (21:00) -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Wednesday cancelled all upcoming meetings between Israeli and Palestinian officials after the terrorist attack on Elei Sinai. More
Oct 03 -- 2001 : 'Third Temple' event on again -- Israeli government sanctions laying of cornerstones -- In what could trigger further violence between Jews and Palestinians, an Israeli organization says it has rescheduled earlier plans to "lay and anoint" the cornerstones for the "Third Temple of Israel."
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Oct 03 -- 2001 : Palestinians say Israelis kill 5 -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Five members of the Palestinian security forces have been killed after Israel launched attacks on targets in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian sources. More on CNN.
Oct 02 -- 2001 : Palestinians 'attack Jewish settlement' -- Two Israeli children have been killed and several people have been injured by Palestinian gunmen in a raid on a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has said. More on the BBC
Oct 02 -- 2001 : U.S. Was Set To Support Palestinian Statehood -- The Bush administration had been preparing a major Middle East peace initiative that would have held out the prospect of U.S. recognition of a Palestinian state in a speech to be given by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, but the plan was derailed by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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Oct 01 -- 2001 : Bomb blast in Jerusalem -- A car bomb exploded in Jerusalem on Monday morning, wounding three people lightly. More on JPostRadio
Sept 30 -- 2001 : The cease-fire is over (21:00) -- The Palestinians are reporting 18 people killed in three days of clashes with the IDF. More on JPostRadio
Sept 30 -- 2001 : Arafat blames Israel for weekend violence (13:00) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat made the comment during his latest diplomatic mission in the Middle East. Israel is giving the Palestinians another 48 hours to rein in the terror. More on JPostRadio
Sept 29 -- 2001 : Update violence in the Middle East : 9 Palestinians killed; 11 Israelis hurt in clashes in territories. More on Ha'aretz.
Sept 28 -- 2001 : Three Palestinians killed -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- It has been a day of tension and violence in the Middle East as Muslims marked the first anniversary of the Palestinian uprising, the al-Aqsa Intifada. More on CNN.
Sept 26 -- 2001 : Israel, PA resume full security cooperation
-- Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat decided this morning that Israeli and Palestinian security forces will resume full cooperation. Peres and Arafat met this morning at Gaza International Airport near Dahaniya in the south of the strip
More on WENT
Sept 24 -- 2001 : Israeli woman killed in drive-by shooting (09:00) -- A young Israeli woman was shot and killed early this morning in the Jordan Valley. There are fears the killing will jeopardize a Peres-Arafat meeting, approved late last night by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. More on JPostRadio
Sept 24 -- 2001 : Israeli woman killed in drive-by shooting (09:00) -- A young Israeli woman was shot and killed early this morning in the Jordan Valley. There are fears the killing will jeopardize a Peres-Arafat meeting, approved late last night by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. More on JPostRadio
Sept 23 -- 2001 : Coalition in crisis
(21:00) -- Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and his Labor Party are considering their future in the government after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called of Peres' meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. More
Sept 20 -- 2001 : Violent clashes bring cease-fire to a halt (21:00) -- Israel and the Palestinians reported dead and injured in a day of violence that may have signalled an end to the latest peace initiative. More on JPostRadio
Sept 20 -- 2001 : Rabbi to American Jews: Time to Come Home To Israel!
-- Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi of the Galilee city of Tsfat, made the following remarks on Arutz-7 2 days after the catastrophic attacks in the United States: "The perpetrators of these attacks are, amazingly, people who just love death. As the verse says, "Those who hate Me [G-d] love death." We, on the other hand, love life, we constantly pray for life, and especially during these High Holy days we say, Remember us for Life, Inscribe us in the Book of Life, etc. G-d, too, loves life. His Temple is totally dedicated to life.. More on WENT
Sept 20 -- 2001 : Israeli woman killed in drive-by shooting (09:00) -- An Israeli woman has been killed and her husband seriously injured in a shooting attack near Tekoa in the West Bank. More on JPostRadio.
Sept 19 -- 2001 : Two Injured in Oranit Bomb Attack
-- (IsraelNationalNews.com) Two persons were injured a short time ago near the security fence of the Shomron community of Oranit, very close to the Green Line of the Gush Dan area.
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Sept 18 -- 2001 : PA Apologists Claim Celebration Video 'Faked' -- In another attempt at damage control, the Palestinians are now claiming that video footage of Palestinians celebrating the attacks on New York and Washington were faked. More on Hallinsey's site (Left column, halfway the page)
Sept 18 -- 2001 : Cease-fires ordered in Mideast -- Israel says it is canceling all offensive operations against the Palestinians after Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat publicly reaffirmed his determination to honor a cease-fire. More
Sept 17 -- 2001 : Security forces on high alert for New Year (13:00) -- There were violent clashes throughout the territories on New Year's eve. Two Palestinians were reportedly killed and one Israeli was injured. More on JPostRadio.
Sept 16 -- 2001 : IDF soldier killed in Ramallah incursion ( 21:00) -- Staff Sergeant David Gurdukel, 23, of Bat Yam will be buried Friday morning. More on JPostRadio
Sept 16 -- 2001 : Israel launched first Ramallah incursion (09:00) -- IDF troops and tanks entered Ramallah for the first time during the current intifada on Sunday morning, killing a Palestinian security official. The incursion followed the murder of an Israeli man in northern Jerusalem. More on JPostRadio.
Sept 15 -- 2001 : Israel strikes at Gaza
-- Israel has attacked Palestinian targets across the Gaza Strip, firing missiles from helicopter gunships and warships.
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Sept 14 -- 2001 : US terror fallout in Israel
(13:00) -- At least eight Israelis were in New York's World Trade Center when it collapsed, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Meanwhile, several cabinet ministers publicly opposed any attempt by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres to meet with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. More on JPostRadio
Terror in the USA - The Palestinians Celebrate!
We all saw how Yassir Arafat - THE father of world terrorism, spoke about how bad he felt over the greatest terror attack in the history of humanity - but we also saw how his people, the Palestinains, drunk on their "victory" in Durban, South Africa, went dancing in the streets, giving out sweets, and shooting in the air, to show how happy they were. The Palestinains wern't alone, as the article we bring below from Egypt tells us...
On the other hand - reports in the Israeli media tell us of threats that were received by the foreign press agencies to destroy any and all pictures and videos taken of these celebrations. That is why you will only see pictures from East Jerusalem and Lebanon below.
GAMLA will do it's best to bring more of these picture from the other cities, Bethlehem, Nablus, Hebron, Tul Karem and more of the huge celebrations that went on there last night. More pictures.
Sept 13 -- 2001 : IDF enters Jenin and Jericho overnight (09:00) -- IDF tanks and bulldozers entered both Jenin and Jericho in the West Bank. Palestinian sources report at least three Palestinians have been killed in subsequent gunfire exchanges with IDF troops. More on JPostradio.
Sept 12 -- 2001 : Mideast reporters preparing to evacuate -- U.S. newspapers telling staff to get ready to move out of Israel -- Newspapers in the United States have told their correspondents based in Israel to prepare to go to Syria, Egypt and elsewhere in the Persian Gulf, ostensibly in preparation for U.S. military responses following Tuesday's serial terrorist attacks. More
Sept 12 -- 2001 : Palestinians, Israeli killed in West Bank (21:00) -- Palestinian gunmen shot and killed an Israeli woman south of Kalkiliya on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, IDF troops and security forces killed nine Palestinians in the Jenin area earlier in the day. More on JPostRadio
Sept 11 -- 2001 : Solidarity in Tel Aviv
(21:30) -- Dozens of young Israelis are staging a rally in support of the United States outside the American embassy in Tel Aviv. More on JPostRadio
Sept 11 -- 2001 : Palestinian gunmen kill two near Tulkarm (10:15) -- Two Border Police officers were killed and another injured in the attack on their base. It was one of a number of violent incidents overnight. More on JPostRadio.
Sept 10 -- 2001 : Swap land for an end to terrorism (16:45) -- Gush Shalom's Adam Keller says Israel and the Palestinians should negotiate the following agreement and soon: Israel withdraws to its 1967 borders, while the Palestinians put a complete end to terrorism.
More on JPostRadio
Sept 9 -- 2001 : Mideast violence escalates -- Israeli helicopters attacked Palestinian targets Sunday after at least five Israelis died in three separate incidents -- two explosions and a drive-by shooting. More on CNN.
Sept 9 -- 2001 : Bomb blast at Israeli rail station -- A bomb has exploded at a busy Israeli railway station and two Israelis have been killed in a drive-by shooting in the West Bank. Initial reports from the bomb site at Nahariya, northern Israel, said four people died and more than 20 were injured in the attack. More on CNN.
Sept 6 -- 2001 : Israeli shot and killed inside Green Line (21:00) -- Gunmen shot and killed an Israeli man southeast of Hadera just inside the Green Line on Thursday evening. A woman suffered serious wounds in the attack. Fatah activists in Tulkarm claimed responsibility for the shooting, saying they avenged Israel's prior killing of two Tanzim activists. More on JPostRadio.
Sept 6 -- 2001 : Israel kills two Tanzim activists, misses main target (18:00) -- Israel attempted to assassinate the top Tanzim leader in Tulkarm on Thursday afternoon, but it killed two other activists instead. The target sustained serious wounds in the attack. More on JPostRadio.
Sept 6 -- 2001 : (08:35) Iran claims Israel destroying Al-Aksa Mosque -- Israel is constructing two tunnels in a bid to cause the Aksa Mosque to collapse, the Iranian state news agency claimed this morning. More on The Jerusalem Post
Sept 4 -- 2001 : Suicide bomb blast in Jerusalem - 11 injured. (09:00) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up in downtown Jerusalem shortly before 8 am. Eleven people were wounded in the blast, one seriously. More on JPostRadio.
Sept 3 -- 2001 : Syria calls for EU peace role -- Europe must take on a larger role in the region, the Syrian government newspaper Al-Thawra demanded today. There is a need to "curb the Israeli brutality and halt the extermination war," the paper said. More
Sept 3 -- 2001 : Israel, US pull out of Durban (21:00) -- Israel and the US withdrew their representatives from the UN World Conference Against Racism on Thursday evening. Both countries said it appeared there was no chance of removing harsh anti-Israel and anti-Semitic language from the conference's final declaration. More on JPostRadio
Sept 3 -- 2001 : Four bombs explode in Jerusalem (8:30) -- Jerusalem was the target of four bombs overnight and this morning. Luckily, injuries were minor. Etgar Lefkovits ( JPostRadio ) reports.
Sept 2 -- 2001 : Israel threatens to leave Durban (13:00) -- After a series of anti-Israel resolutions were approved Saturday by non-governmental organizations at the UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said Sunday that Israel may leave the conference. More
Sept 2 -- 2001 : IDF kills two Tanzim members (09:00) -- Soldiers shot the men in Hebron overnight. The IDF says they were armed. Three other Tanzim operatives were injured in the incident. More on JPostradio.
Aug 31 -- 2001 : Terror attack thwarted in Jerusalem (13:00) -- A terror attack by three Palestinians was averted in northern Jerusalem late Thursday night when Border police captured two of the three men. The third managed to flee into Palestinian Authority controlled territory.
More on JPostRadio.
Aug 30 -- 2001 : Israeli man murdered near Modi'in (13:00) -- An Israeli man was shot in the head at point blank range outside a restaurant in the village of Na'alin just over the Green Line. More on JPostRadio.
Aug 29 -- 2001 : Gunfire returns to Gilo, IDF withdrawal in doubt ( 21:00) -- Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat ordered gunmen in Beit Jala to stop shooting at the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo on Wednesday afternoon, but the order was broken in the evening. Israel said it will withdraw from Beit Jala once the gunfire stops. More on JPostRadio
Aug 29 -- 2001 : Three Palestinians shot dead -- Three Palestinian men were shot dead early Wednesday in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. More on CNN.
Aug 28 -- 2001 : Palestinians fire mortar shells at Gilo (21:00) -- As the Palestinians and the US condemned Israel's incursion into Beit Jala on Tuesday, Palestinians in the village fired several mortar shells at the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. More on JPostRadio
Aug 28 -- 2001 : IDF enters Beit Jala (09:00) -- Following ongoing shooting attacks on the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo last night, IDF tanks and bulldozers entered Beit Jala and took over five houses. Shooting continued throughout the night and this morning. The IDF still remains in Beit Jala. More on JPostRadio
Aug 27 -- 2001 : IDF sets places Patriot missiles near Haifa -- A Patriot missile installation was set up last night in suburban Kiryat Ata east of Haifa. The area was declared a closed military zone.According to the IDF Spokesman, the installation, which is capable of intercepting incoming missiles, was set up merely as a military exercise. However, local residents expressed concern over reports that Hizbullah in Lebanon possesses long-range missiles capable of reaching the Haifa region, Israel Radio reported.
(Source: JPost.com )
Aug 27 -- 2001 : PFLP head killed in IAF missile strike (13:00) -- Mustafa Zibri (Abu Ali Mustafa), deputy head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has been killed in an IAF helicopter strike outside his office in Ramallah. More on JPostRadio
Aug 27 -- 2001 : Sharon convenes kitchen cabinet (09:00) -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met with his inner security cabinet last night, following the killing of seven Israelis within the last 48 hours. The cabinet agreed to continue with its current policies. More on JPostRadio.
Aug 26 -- 2001 : Israeli killed in drive-by shooting (18:00) -- An Israeli man was shot and killed by Palestinian terrorists near Kibbutz Magal, inside the Green Line, just east of Hadera. More on JPostRadio.
Aug 26 -- 2001 : Israeli jets hit Palestinian targets -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli fighter jets carried out attacks on Palestinian targets in Gaza and the West Bank early Sunday, after a day of violence that left seven dead.
More on CNN.
Aug 25 -- 2001 : Deadly shootout in the Gaza Strip -- Three Israeli soldiers, two Palestinian militants killed -- KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip, Aug. 25 -- Three Israeli soldiers and two Palestinian militants were killed in an early morning shootout Saturday at an Israeli military outpost in the southern Gaza Strip, officials from both sides said. ( Source: MSNBC )
Aug 24 -- 2001 : IDF enters Abu Sneineh, then withdraws (13:00) -- IDF forces entered the Palestinian-controlled neighborhood of Abu Sneineh in Hebron early Friday morning. Troops blew up two houses used as sniper posts. The incursion came hours after a shooting attack that wounded two Israeli brothers. More on JPostRadio
Aug 23 -- 2001 : Israeli vehicles enter Palestinian area of Hebron -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- About one dozen Israeli military vehicles entered a Palestinian-controlled area in Hebron Thursday, according to Palestinian security forces. More on CNN
Aug 23 -- 2001 : Hebron brothers wounded in attack (21:00) -- Two Israeli brothers in Hebron's Beit Schneerson housing complex were shot and wounded in a sniper attack on Thursday evening. More on JPostradio.
Aug 22 -- 2001 : Israel assassinates Hamas activist (21:00) -- Two Israeli helicopters fired several missiles at two cars in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, killing Bilal al-Ghoul. More on JPostRadio.
Aug 22 -- 2001 : 4 Palestinians found dead -- Four Palestinians died Wednesday morning in a gun battle in the West Bank, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. More on CNN.
Aug 21 -- 2001 : Bomb explodes in central Jerusalem (14:45) -- A bomb exploded in central Jerusalem less than 30 minutes ago. No one was injured. David Zev Harris ( JPostRadio ) reports from the scene of the blast.
Aug 20 -- 2001 : Jerusalem Retaining Wall May Fall -- JERUSALEM (AP) - Part of the retaining wall of Jerusalem's most hotly contested holy site is in danger of collapse, with a large bulge in a stone wall near the Al-Aqsa Mosque, archaeologists say.
The Israelis and Palestinians blame each other for the ominous 35-foot-wide bulge in the wall holding up the southern end of the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, built on the site of the biblical Jewish Temples. Despite warnings the wall could cave in, the fingerpointing is holding up repairs. More
Aug 20 -- 2001 : (11:15) Report: Syria moving forces towards Beirut -- Syria military forces have begun moving westward towards Beirut, according to a report in the Lebanese daily An-Nahar. More
Aug 19 -- 2001 : IDF helicopters attacks Gaza Force 17 base (21:00) -- Two IDF helicopters fired air-to-surface missiles at the Khan Younis offices. The attack follows mortar fire at Israeli targets in the Gaza Strip. More on JPostRadio
Aug 19 -- 2001 : Violence fails to subside (09:00) -- A gunman shot up at an Egged bus in northern Jerusalem, injuring two people, including a six-year-old girl. Meanwhile, security forces prevented a major suicide bombing in central Haifa. More on JPostRadio.
Aug 17 -- 2001 : High security after terror warnings (13:00) -- Security officials have thrown a ring around the Haifa region in a bid to prevent a terror attack. Three West bank cities are also under curfew. More on JPostRadio.
Aug 15 -- 2001 : Tensions, accusations keep rising (21:00) -- Israel said Wednesday it did not abandon its plans of attacking the Palestinian-controlled village of Beit Jala. One cabinet minister dropped hints of an attack. Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat accused Israel of building a third temple. More on JPostRadio
Aug 15 -- 2001 : ISRAEL MONITORS EGYPTIAN TROOP MOVEMENT -- JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel's military is closely monitoring the movement of Egyptian troops and tanks near the Sinai peninsula. Israeli military sources said military intelligence has increased its alert over the prospect that Egyptian troops would be ordered to cross the Suez Canal to the western Sinai peninsula. The sources said the effort would climax next month when Egypt's Third Army is scheduled to hold an exercise.
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Aug 15 -- 2001 : Arafat: Israel to build Third Temple on Al-Aksa site -- Israel intends to build the Third Temple on the Temple Mount in order to strengthen its hold on Jerusalem, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat told Arab information ministers in Cairo today. The Third Temple will be built on the site of Al-Aksa Mosque, Arafat said. Arafat called upon the ministers to prevent the United States from moving its embassy to Jerusalem, Israel Radio reported. (Source: WENT )
Aug 14 -- 2001 : Palestinians prepare for another strike (21:00) -- Palestinians in Bethlehem prepared for an IDF assault on their city on Tuesday night. They reported seeing a heavy Israeli military presence, including tanks, on the outskirts of the city. More on JPostRadio.
Aug 14 -- 2001 : Gilo under fire for six hours (13:35) -- Today's attack on the Jerusalem suburb is the most serious since the intifada began last September.
More on JPostRadio
Aug 13 -- 2001 : Russia projects Middle East war within six months -- MOSCOW — Russian defense officials and strategists project that an Arab-Israeli war could erupt in the Middle East over the next three to six months. The widely-held scenario described a war that would engulf Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, according to Middle East Newsline. The officials and strategists said Egypt could be swept into such a conflict.More
Aug 13 -- 2001 : Israeli troops massing -- Israeli troops began massing Monday night near a town in the West Bank as Palestinians braced for possible Israeli action following a Sunday bomb attack. More on CNN
Aug 13 -- 2001 : Orient House protests rage on (21:00) -- As Palestinians held a general strike in east Jerusalem and the territories in protest of Israel's takeover of the PLO's Orient House, Palestinian and foreign protesters clashed with police near the building for a third straight day on Monday. More on JPostRadio.
Aug 12 -- 2001 : (17:42) Suicide bombing in Kiryat Motzkin restaurant -- By The Jerusalem Post Internet Edition Staff -- Dozens of people were wounded in a suicide bombing in a suburban Haifa restaurant about 5:25 p.m. today. More on jpost.com
Aug 12 -- 2001 : Palestinians vow intifada in Jerusalem (09:00) -- The intifada leadership, comprised of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other rejectionist groups, has vowed to bring the uprising to Jerusalem. The announcement follows Israel's capture of the PLO's Orient House. More on JPostRadio.
Aug 12 -- 2001 : Egypt threatens show of armed force to aid Arafat -- THE threat of a wider Middle East conflict is growing as the Egyptian government considers sending its 3rd Armoured Army into the Sinai peninsula if Israel moves into Palestinian territories. More
Aug 10 -- 2001 : Israel hits back after deadly bombing -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Citing the 'very basic rules of self defense,' Israel retaliated early Friday after 14 people were killed and dozens injured by a suicide bomber who attacked at a busy Jerusalem pizzeria. More on CNN.
Aug 9 -- 2001 : Second terrorist attack in Jerusalem (16:15) -- An explosion occured at Jerusalem's central bus station minutes ago. Etgar Lefkovits, JPostRadio, reports.
Aug 9 -- 2001 : Fatal blast devastates Jerusalem -- At least 19 people are killed, including six children, and more than 70 injured after a large explosion at a pizza restaurant in central Jerusalem. Police say they believe the blast was caused by a suicide bomber who entered the restaurant and detonated explosives attached to his body. More on CNN.
Aug 9 -- 2001 : Hebron Jews: Expel the international observers (13:00) -- The Hebron Jewish community is furious over the revelation that the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) is passing on sensitive information to Tanzim militia. More on JPostRadio
Aug 8 -- 2001 : Violence continues in territories (18:00) -- Attacks and counter-attacks centered on Samaria today. IDF helicopters targeted Palestinian posts in response to two terror attacks. More on JPostRadio.
Aug -- 2001 : War in Mideast -- Article, written by Hal Lindsey.
Wed, Aug 8 -- 2001 : Suicide car bombing in Jordan Valley (13:00) -- One soldier was lightly wounded when a Palestinian blew himself up near the B'kaot junction in the Jordan Valley. More on JPostRadio.
Wed, Aug 8 -- 2001 : Israeli killed in shooting attack (9:00) -- Zohar Shurgi, 40, was shot and killed by terrorists late last night as he drove on the Samaria bypass road near the Tapuach junction close to the Ariel community. More on JPostRadio.
Tue, Aug 7 -- 2001 : Iraq Attacked -- (CBS) U.S. fighter planes bombed an air defense site in northern Iraq Tuesday after taking fire from Iraqi surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft artillery, U.S. officials said. More
Tue, Aug 7 -- 2001 : Israeli killed in Jordan -- (13:00) -- An Israeli businessman from the center of the country has been shot and killed in Amman, Jordan. Motivation for the attack is still unclear. And an Israeli-Arab has been shot and killed in a drive-by shooting near Kalkilya. More on JPostRadio
Tue, Aug 7 -- 2001 : Israeli killed in shooting attack -- (11:30) -- An Israeli motorist was killed just a short time ago when he was shot while traveling near the Tzofim community in Samaria. Margot Dudkevitch of JPostRadio reports.
Mon, Aug 6 -- 2001 : 'Moderate' Saudis now talking war -- Ambassador says taking on Israel must not be ruled out . For more on this breaking news click here (Source: WorldNetDaily)
Mon, Aug 6 -- 2001 : Israeli woman killed in ambush -- Tehiya Blumberg, 40, of Ginot Shomron was killed by Palestinian gunmen while traveling along the Azour bypass road last night. Her husband and daughter were seriously wounded, as was a third person. The attack may have been in response to Sunday's killing of Hamas activist Amar Madiri.More on JPostRadio
Sun, Aug 5 -- 2001 : Terrorist attack at Defense Ministry (13:00) -- In one of the gravest security breaches over the last 10 months, a terrorist opened fire on a group of IDF soldiers by the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv. More on JPostRadio.
Sun, Aug 5 -- 2001 : Israeli helicopters attack Palestinian security headquarters -- RASAH, Gaza (CNN) -- Israeli helicopters attacked a Palestinian police headquarters in Rasah, Gaza, early Sunday, an Israeli military spokesman told CNN.
The attack was in response to mortar attacks launched from Gaza during the previous week, the spokesman said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. More on CNN
Aug -- 2001 : Major Propaganda War Against Israel -- Note from Bill Koenig. --
Sat, Aug 4 -- 2001 : Israeli helicopters fire missile at Fatah head in West Bank -- RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 4 (AFP) -
Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles at the car of a top official of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement in the West Bank town of Ramallah Saturday, witnesses told AFP. More
Sat, Aug 4 -- 2001 :The latest news on the Iraqi forces in Jordan. -- TROUBLE IN THE HOLY LAND -- Iraqi forces still in Jordan. -- Report says agent-commandos infiltrated Amman, stopped on way to West Bank. More on WorldNetDaily
Thu, Aug 2 -- 2001 : Bus driver prevents 'major' bomb attack -- (18:00) A bus driver threw a young Palestinian man off his bus on Thursday afternoon after he noticed a package of wires and a switch in the man's bag. The bag contained a large cellphone-activated bomb.
More on JPostRadio
Thu, Aug 2 -- 2001 : PA vows to track down collaborators -- (13:00) Three Palestinians arrested by the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday have been sentenced to death for aiding Israel in its attack on Hamas headquarters in Nablus. The PA says it will hold speedy trials for all collaborators. More
(Note EIW: We fully agree with the following comment from Hal Lindsey's site : "So where are the human rights people now ? Consider for a minute what the global reaction would be if the Israelis were to pass down a death sentence to anyone".
Thu, Aug 1 -- 2001 : Article from WorldNetDaily: "The Temple Mount uprising" -- Every year, it seems, I write that title, and every year the same copy follows it. This year, the only thing significantly different is that the Arabs aren't claiming the uprising was "spontaneous." In fact, the PA-controlled media and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem had begun preparing for this uprising weeks in advance. More on WordlNetDaily
Wedn, Aug 1 -- 2001 : Hamas: A time for Jihad ( 21:00) -- Hamas said on Wednesday the time has come for every Palestinian to act against Israel. It said it is not acceptable that the "tens of thousands of guns" in the Palestinian Authority are quiet in the face of Israeli "massacres." More
Wedn, Aug 1 -- 2001 : On The Brink?
(Commentary - Jack Kinsella) -- Something big is up in the Middle East. Real big. There are reports that Iraq has moved troops into Jordan. The reports are largely based on the Middle East intelligence website DebkaFile and carried by WorldNetDaily. Both sources, from my experience, have always proved utterly reliable. Further confirmation of the story comes in the form of a letter written to Bill Koenig from a colleague of his on the ground in Jordan. Where there is smoke, there is usually fire. More
Wedn, Aug 1 -- 2001 : (12:40) Assad puts Syrian army on alert
-- By The Associated Press -- DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria may look to strengthen its army in the face of spiraling Mideast violence, President Bashar Assad said today. More
Wedn, Aug 1 -- 2001 : Five Israelis injured in shooting attack (9:00) -- Five Israelis were injured, one seriously, when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on the two cars they were traveling in on the Talman-Dolev road in the Binyamin area. Three of the injured were from the same family. More on JPostRadio.
Tue, July 31 -- 2001 : Six Hamas activists killed in attack (15:05) -- Six Hamas activists and two children were killed in a rocket attack in Nablus this afternoon.
More on JPostRadio.
Mon, July 30 -- 2001 : Multiple attacks, day of tension-- (18:00) An Israeli was stabbed in the Old City, while border policemen were shot north of Tulkarm on Monday. Meanwhile, the IDF attacked a Palestinian police station in Gaza. More on JPostRadio.
Mon, July 30 -- 2001 : Fatah vows revenge -- (13:00) Fatah has promised to avenge the deaths of six of its activists, killed in this morning's explosion in the West Bank. While Fatah blames Israel for the deaths, to date Israel has denied any involvement in the blast.
More on JPostRadio
Mon, July 30 -- 2001 : Five Palestinians killed in West Bank explosion -- NABLUS, West Bank, July 30 (AFP) -
Five Palestinians were killed by an explosion overnight near the Farah refugee camp in the Nablus region of the West Bank, a Palestinian security source said Monday.
The five were said to be members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed faction of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement. They were wanted by Israeli authorities for involvement in several anti-Israeli attacks.More
Sun, July 29 -- 2001 : Jerusalem mosque stormed -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli police firing tear gas and stun grenades have stormed a Jerusalem site sacred to both Muslims and Jews. Police entered the compound after Jewish worshippers were pelted with stones by Muslims above them, police said. More on CNN.
Sun, July 29 -- 2001 : Temple Mount tense (09:00) -- On the Tisha Be'Av holiday - a day that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples - a massive police presence surrounds the Temple Mount. The Temple Mount Faithful plan to lay a cornerstone for the third temple outside the walls of the Old City. More on JPostRadio.
Sat, July 28 -- 2001 : Israeli helicopters strike Gaza -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli helicopters launched an attack Saturday on a Palestinian target in Gaza, Israeli and Palestinians sources say. More on CNN.
Fri, July 27 -- 2001 : Jordan faces Iraq's war move on a regional scale -- Iraq military units have reportedly been infiltrating neighboring Jordan for the past 10 days. Their mission, qouting DEBKA sources, is to reach the Israeli border, cross the Jordan River and move into the main Palestinian cities of the West Bank – Ramallah, Jenin, Nablus and Bethlehem – and fight alongside the Palestinians.More
Thu, July 26 -- 2001 : Bombs explode in West Bank -- (18:00)
At least three bombs exploded in the West Bank on Thursday afternoon, one of them by a school bus. One person sustained light injuries in that attack. More on JPostRadio.
Wedn, July 25 -- 2001 : Israeli woman killed in car crash following stone-throwing attack. Mirit Skori, 27, of Kedumim in Samaria was killed when a Palestinian taxi driver hit her car head on, after stones were thrown at his vehicle. Police believe the taxi driver was targeted by Jews. More on JPostRadio
Tue, July 24 -- 2001 : MUBARAK WARNS ISRAEL AGAINST WAR -- CAIRO [MENL] -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, warning Israel against war, said the military is undergoing constant improvement. Addressing cadets of Egypt's military academy, the president warned that anybody who seeks to launch a war with Egypt will be defeated. Mubarak warned that such a war will be a catastrophe for the entire Middle East.More
Tue, July 24 -- 2001 : Body of teenager found in Ramallah -- The body of a 17-year-old, believed to be an Israeli, was found stabbed and shot in Ramallah this morning. PA officials handed the body over to Israeli authorities. More on JPostRadio
Mon, July 23 -- 2001 : Expert: Arafat provokes Jewish terrorism -- (21:30) Counterterrorism expert Boaz Ganor says one of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's goals is to provoke Jewish terrorist attacks in order to further internationalize the conflict. More on JPostRadio.
Sun, July 22 -- 2001 : Haifa bomb-scare ends without injury -- For five hours large areas of downtown Haifa were closed off as sappers dealt with a bomb. The chaos affected much of the west of the Galilee region as the police hunted the perpetrators. More on JPostRadio
Sun, July 22 -- 2001 : Jews, move to Israel now -- (14:45) Forget about the US and its comfortable life because anti-Semitism is rising fast there, according to Shifra Hoffman, director of Shuva, the emergency aliya movement. She says the time has come for American Jews to move home. More on JPostRadio
Sun, July 22 -- 2001 : G-8 approves monitors, Israel says no -- Leaders of the G-8 approved a resolution by their foreign ministers to send international monitors to the region to observe the implementation of the Mitchell Report. However, Israel said it will not accept the idea of monitors. Meanwhile, security forces are on high alert for potential terrorist attacks in the territories and inside the Green Line. More on JPostRadio.
Fri, July 20 -- 2001 : US intelligence: Israel will attack -- By RICHARD SALE, UPI Terrorism Correspondent -- The CIA believes Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has decided to launch a retaliatory full-scale attack on Palestinian-controlled territory if there is another suicide bombing attack, several former Agency and other U.S. intelligence officials said. More
Fri, July 20 -- 2001 :Ceasefire ? What ceasefire ? More
Thu, July 19 -- 2001 : U.S. signs G-8 resolution backing peacekeeping monitors in Israel -- More
Thu, July 19 -- 2001 :Three Palestinians killed, Jewish group claims responsibility -- Israelis opened fire on a Palestinian vehicle near Hebron on Thursday evening, killing three people, including an infant. Four other Palestinians sustained injuries in the attack. A group called the Committee for Road Safety claimed responsibility. More on JPostRadio.
Thu, July 19 -- 2001 : Islamic Jihad holds suicide camp for kids -- (18:15) Twelve to 15 year olds are learning of the best way to kill themselves and earn a place in paradise. More
Thu, July 19 -- 2001 : GSS arrests four Israeli-Arabs -- The General Security Service announced the arrest of four Israeli-Arabs in the town of Umm el-Fahm, suspected of collaborating with Palestinians in the territories to perpetrate attacks within Israel. And a Palestinian was arrested in Abu Ghosh just outside Jerusalem after a pipe-bomb was discovered in his car. More on JPostRadio
Tue, July 17 -- 2001 :
Palestinians on alert as mosque threatened -- JERUSALEM, July 17 (UPI) -- An anonymous threat Tuesday to blow up one of Islam's holiest sites had Palestinian security scrambling to search Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque for explosives and other possible threats, said a senior Palestinian official. More
Tue, July 17 -- 2001 :
Israel deploys military reinforcements in West Bank -- JERUSALEM, (AFP) - The Israeli army deployed military reinforcements Tuesday night in the West Bank in response to armed clashes that followed an Israeli helicopter raid, Israeli military radio reported. Troops and tanks were sent to various parts of the West Bank including around Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem, the same source said.
According to military sources, the reinforcements were sent to defend against Palestinian retaliation
for the deaths of four Palestinians, including two Hamas activists, killed Tuesday in Israeli helicopterraids on Bethlehem.Palestinian witnesses also said that Israeli bulldozers had arrived in the sector. (Source: Yahoo News
Tue, July 17 -- 2001 :
IDF kills three Hamas activists -- (15:50) An Israeli helicopter fired missiles at a Bethlehem house, killing three Hamas activists. A fourth man sustained critical wounds. Dave Bender of JPostRadio reports.
Mon, July 16 -- 2001 :
Two killed in suicide bombing -- A suicide bombing at the Binyamina train station, between Netanya and Haifa, killed two Israelis and wounded at least eight others, three of them seriously. The terrorist attack came less than an hour before the official opening of the 16th Maccabiah Games got underway. More on JPostRadio.
Mon, July 16 -- 2001 :
Jewish Priests Proclaim Arrival Of Messiah "Imminent"!!!!!!! -- NEWS BRIEF: "Imminent Arrival and Identity of King Messiah Proclaimed by Rabbis Worldwide", msn.com, quoting from Messiah Watch International, but officially announced on Art Bell Show, July 12, 2001. More
Mon, July 16 -- 2001 :
Bomb explodes prematurely in Jerusalem -- Two Palestinians were killed when the bomb they were preparing detonated prematurely in southern Jerusalem early this morning. The blast occurred very close to Teddy Stadium where the opening ceremony of the 16th Maccabiah Games is scheduled to take place tonight. More on JPostRadio
Sat, July 14 -- 2001 :
Egypt Threatens Israel – Will Stand With Syria -- (IsraelNationalNews.com) Senior aide to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Osama el-Baz, announced over the weekend that if Israel makes the "major mistake" and attacks Syria, Syrian would not stand alone. Egypt announced it would come to Syria’s side against Israel. El-Baz added that Israel better think twice before launching attacks against any Arab nations, especially Syria "that fulfills an important role in the peace process." (Source: Arutz Shiva Israel Natrional News )
Sat, July 14 -- 2001 :
SYRIA TESTS SCUD B WITH CHEMICAL WARHEAD --
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Syria has tested a Scud B missile tipped with a chemical weapons warhead.
Israeli sources said the missile was tested on July 1 in northern Syria near the city of Aleppo. The missile flew 300 kilometers and the test was said to have been a success.More on Middle East Newsline
Thu, July 12 -- 2001 :
IDF fires tank shells at Palestinian targets -- (13:35) The IDF has fired some 10 shells at targets in the Nablus area, seemingly in response to this morning's terror attacks. More on JPostRadio
Thu, July 12 -- 2001 :
Second terror attack, Israeli in critical condition -- (11:50) The latest shooting attack happened minutes ago outside Kiryat Arba, near Hebron. More on JPostRadio.
Thu, July 12 -- 2001 :
Father, mother and daughter shot in head in terror attack -- (10:35) A helicopter is ferrying the family to hospital from Har Bracha near Nablus. More on JPostRadio
Wedn, July 11 -- 2001 :
Arafat tells his gunmen to kill "a settler per day" -- Ha'aretz
Wedn, July 11 -- 2001 :
Desecration Uncovered in Muslim Excavation of Temple Mount -- Israeli scholars are warning of a travesty at the holiest site in Judaism. They say Palestinian Muslims are bulldozing tons of stone containing priceless historical treasures at the famed Temple Mount, and the government of Israel has done nothing to stop it. More on CBN.com
Tue, July 10 -- 2001 :
Hamas: End Oslo and we'll join Arafat -- (15:30) Hamas official Ismail Abu Shanab says his group will join Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's government, if he meets two conditions: He ends the Oslo process and he promises to continues the resistance against Israel. More on JPostRadio
Mon, July 9-- 2001 :
2 dead in Mideast violence -- An Israeli soldier has died from wounds he suffered Monday morning when a roadside bomb exploded while he was on patrol near Hebron in the West Bank, Israeli media reports said. Also, one person died in an apparent car-bomb attack in Gaza. More on CNN
Sun, July 8-- 2001 :
Mideast violence rages after child's death -- RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Violence is raging around an Israeli military post in the occupied Gaza Strip, at the place where Israeli soldiers had earlier shot dead an 11-year-old boy.
The Israeli army said Palestinians had fired shots and thrown more than 60 grenades at the army post on the border with Egypt, and at another post guarding an Israeli settlement bloc in southern Gaza. Soldiers returned fire.More
Tue, July 3-- 2001 :
Israeli shepherd shot and stabbed to death
( 09:30) The body of 51-year-old Yair Har Sinai was discovered early Tuesday morning near his community of Suissa in the Hebron hills. Margot Dudkevitch reports on JPostRadio
Mon, July 2-- 2001 :
Israeli killed in Green Line terror attack -- Palestinian gunmen shot and killed an Israeli man who was driving inside the Green Line, near Baka el-Garbiya. Meanwhile, IDF troops shot a Palestinian man near Itamar, east of Nablus, who was laying a roadside bomb. More on JPostRadio.
Mon, July 2-- 2001 :
Cease-fire's out, escalation's in -- (19:40) The US-brokered cease-fire has failed to bring peace and quiet to the region. Instead, it appears that the violence is escalating, says Bar-Ilan Prof. Gerald Steinberg. More on JPostRadio.
Mon, July 2-- 2001 :
Israeli killed in terror attack north of Tulkarm
(16:50) An Israeli man was shot and killed north of Tulkarm in a terror attack less than an hour ago. More on JPostRadio
Mon, July 2-- 2001 :
Car bombs explode in Israel -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Two car bombs have rocked the central Israeli town of Yehud following a weekend of violence in the region. More on CNN.
Sun, July 1-- 2001 :
Israeli warplanes strike Lebanon -- Israeli warplanes have struck Syrian radar positions in Lebanon, injuring at least three Syrian military personnel and one Lebanese soldier. The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement confirming the airstrike. It said the attack was launched in retaliation for the injury of two Israeli soldiers on Friday in an attack in northern Israel. More on CNN
Sun, July 1-- 2001 :
IDF forces kill two Palestinian terrorists -- (09:45) IDF troops killed two Palestinian terrorists - one belonged to Hamas, while the other was a Palestinian security officer - who planted a roadside bomb in the Jenin area. Dave Bender reports. More on JPostRadio.
Thu, June 28 -- 2001 :
Israeli woman killed near Jenin -- (18:30) Palestinian gunmen shot and killed an Israeli woman from Ganim, east of Jenin, as she drove along the Jenin bypass road this evening. A second woman is in light to moderate condition.
More on JPostRadio
Thu, June 28 -- 2001 :
Powell, Arafat call for Mideast peace monitors -- RAMALLAH, West BANK (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday monitors will need to be a part of confidence-building measures between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. More on CNN
Tue, June 26 -- 2001 :
Sharon: Arafat is the head of a terrorist gang -- Speaking in New York, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat should be seen for the terrorist he is and not as the head of an imminent state.
More on JPostRadio.
Mon, June 25 -- 2001 :
No signs of cease-fire -- Seven Israelis were injured in separate shooting attacks south of Jerusalem and in Hebron on Monday afternoon. Security forces captured guns at border crossing in the Gaza Strip and prevented an armed Palestinian from entering the Green Line in the northern West Bank. A senior IDF official said the cease-fire did not exist. More on JPostRadio
Fri, June 22 -- 2001 :
Bomb kills 2 Israeli soldiers as violence goes on
-- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The military wing of Hamas claimed responsibility Friday for a suicide bombing earlier in the day in Gaza that killed two Israeli soldiers and slightly wounded a third. More on
CNN
Wedn, June 20 -- 2001 :
Israeli killed inside Nablus-area community -- An Israeli man was killed inside the Homesh community, which is between Nablus and Jenin, this evening. More on JPostRadio
Wedn, June 20 -- 2001 :
Bomb explodes in Hadera -- A pipe bomb exploded at a main intersection in Hadera earlier this moring. No injuries were reported. The bomb is the first to explode since the implementation of the cease-fire accords and while the security cabinet is meeting to discuss what steps to take. More on JPostRadio.
Tue, June 19 -- 2001 :
Israel: Arafat not serious about cease-fire -- After two Israelis were killed on Monday in separate shooting attacks, the government is wondering what it should do about the cease-fire. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will convene his security cabinet on Wednesday to reevaluate the security situation. More on JPostRadio.
Mo, June 18 -- 2001 :
One dead, one injured in West Bank shooting -- (14:00) The Jerusalem Post's Margot Dudkevitch has the latest details on the attack near Nablus. More on JPostRadio.
Mo, June 18 -- 2001 :
Volunteer police prevent Haifa bomb blasts -- (12:20) Police sappers have removed at least four bombs from downtown Haifa over the last 12 hours. More on JPostRadio.
-- IRAQ PROCURES HUNDREDS OF TANK TRANSPORTERS -- LONDON [MENL] -- Iraq has procured hundreds of tank transporters from Russia in what has been termed as an effort to improve military logistics and respond quickly to the prospect of regional conflict.More.
Su, June 17 -- 2001 :
Bomb explodes in southern Gaza -- A Palestinian man suffered serious wounds after he detonated a bomb near an IDF post in the southern Gaza Strip. More on JPostRadio
Thu, June 14 -- 2001 :
Funeral for murder victim -- IDF Lt.-Col. Yehuda Edri, 45, will be laid to rest on Thursday evening in Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery. A Palestinian gunmen killed Edri as he drove on a road outside of Jerusalem on Thursday morning. More on JPostRadio.
Wedn, June 13 -- 2001 :
Second shooting attack after cease-fire -- An Israeli sustained light wounds in a shooting attack south of Tulkarm this afternoon. Meanwhile, a 21-year-old woman is in moderate to serious condition after she was shot near Ofra this morning. In Tel Aviv, Israeli and Palestinian security officials are meeting with CIA head George Tenet to discuss the implementation of the cease-fire. More on JPostRadio
Tue, June 12 -- 2001 :
Israelis, Palestinians agree to cease-fire plan -- Both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have agreed to a U.S. blueprint for a cease-fire. Palestinians accepted the steps to implement a cease-fire, but Palestinian sources said they rejected proposal for a buffer zone between Israeli and Palestinian territory. Israel agreed to accept the plan in principle earlier Tuesday if the Palestinians agreed to it.More on CNN
Tue, June 12 -- 2001 :
Israel accepts Tenet's cease-fire proposal... -- ...but Tenet may leave the region. While Israel responded positively to CIA Chief George Tenet's cease-fire plans, there has yet to be an official response from the PA. The sides are due to meet again today. Tenet says he will leave if there is no breakthrough. More on JPostRadio
Mon, June 11 -- 2001 :
Shoham family mourns infant -- Five-month-old Chaim Yehuda Shoham, of Shilo, will be laid to rest on Thursday night. He died this afternoon after suffering critical injuries, including brain damage, during a stone-throwing attack last Tuesday. More on JPostRadio
Sun, June 10 -- 2001 :
Palestinian Deaths Blow to Mideast Diplomacy
-- JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A fragile Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire hung precariously in the balance on Sunday after Israeli tank fire killed three Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip.More
Sun, June 10 -- 2001 :
Security forces bust Fatah cell -- Security forces uncovered a cell of seven Fatah members who planned to carry out large-scale terror attacks in the Sharon coastal region, including a suicide bombing at a hitchhiking post and a car bombing at bus station. More on JPostRadio
Fri, June 8 -- 2001 :
Hezbollah says it will attack if Israel invades Palestinian areas -- BEIRUT - Hezbollah guerrillas, who have largely held their fire since Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon a year ago, have warned they will renew attacks against Israel if it invades Palestinian territories. More on the Ha'aretz
Wedn, June 6 -- 2001 :
Defense Ministry warns of more attacks -- With the cease-fire hanging in the balance, Deputy Defense Minister Dalia Rabin-Pelessof says Palestinian groups are intending to carry out more terror attacks.More on JPostRadio
Wedn, June 6 -- 2001 :
Clashes at site of stone-throwing attack -- (12:30) Border police were forced to bring under control a demonstration by Shilo area residents at the site of last night's attack in which a baby was critically injured. Mark Provastor, head of security for the Shilo area, talks about why tensions are running high. More on JPostRadio
Tue, June 5 -- 2001 :
Hamas: We won't stop the violence -- As Palestinian gunmen and IDF troops clashed in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, a senior Hamas leader says Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat never ordered a cease-fire. More on JPostRadio
Mon, June 4 -- 2001 :
Israel says ceasefire is having little effect -- Israel's security forces say the ceasefire declared by Palestinian leaders is having little effect. The death of another victim of last Friday's suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv has taken the number of dead to 21. A pipe bomb exploded overnight at a Jewish settlement on the West Bank causing no injuries. A military spokesman says Palestinian militia fighters fired a number of mortar shells at a settlement in the Gaza. More on NBC News Online.
Sun, June 3 -- 2001 : IDF receives green light to strike -- The IDF has been granted permission to launch operations against Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists as well as PA targets. More on JPostRadio
Sun, June 3 -- 2001 : Six Palestinian Shootings Since Arafat's "Cease Fire" Order -- Yasser Arafat ordered his police late last night to "take all steps to enforce a ceasefire," but some of his underlings have apparently not gotten the message. Shots were fired at an IDF convoy west of Tul Karem this morning; no one was hurt. In addition, there were four incidents of Palestinian shooting during the night, at IDF outposts in Gaza near Gadid, N'vei Dekalim, Morag, and Rafiach. In a sixth incident since Arafat's "orders," Arabs shot at the northern-Shomron community of Chomesh; no one was hurt, and IDF soldiers returned fire. Source: Arutz
Sat, June 2 -- 2001 : Israel calls off Mideast cease-fire -- RAMALLAH, West Bank, June 2 — Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, facing the possibility of strong Israeli retaliation for a Palestinian suicide bombing, promised on Saturday to do his utmost to reach a cease-fire with Israel. Almost simultaneously, however, Israel called off its self-declared policy of restraint and prepared to launch military strikes against Palestinian areas to punish Arafat for Friday’s deadly bombing attack. More on MSNBC
Fri, June 1 -- 2001 : Suicide bombing kills at least 17 in Tel Aviv -- An apparent suicide bombing outside a Tel Aviv disco tonight killed at least 17 people and injured 70. An angry adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon blamed the Palestinian Authority and its leader Yasser Arafat. More on CNN.
Thu, May 31 -- 2001 : Lieberman urges 'wiping out' PA in 48-hour blitz -- Cabinet minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursday that Israel must "militarily topple" the Palestinian Authority in an intense 48-hour blitz to "wipe out the entire Palestinian Authority military infrastructure." "We must militarily topple the governmental bodies of the Palestian Authority," he told Israel Radio. "Today it is not outlaw bodies that are conducting the acts of murder and killing against us, but the Palestinian Authority itself, Force 17, the Tanzim, the police, the governmental bodies of the Authority are waging war on us." (Source: WENT )
Thu, May 31 -- 2001 : Sharansky: 'If violence doesn't end, we'll go to war' -- The current unilateral cease-fire cannot continue indefinitely, and if Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat does not take this opportunity to stop the violence, Israel's next step will likely be to go to war to wipe out the military and terror infrastructure in the PA, Housing Minister Natan Sharansky told The Jerusalem Post yesterday. (Source: WENT)
Thu, May 31 -- 2001 : Faisal Husseini dies of heart attack -- (10:00) Faisal Husseini, the top PLO official on Jerusalem affairs, has died in Kuwait at the age of 61.
More on JPostRadio
ANTI-ISRAELI NEWSCOVERAGE ?
I received the following email from 'The Temple Institute' the other day: A(nother) case of anti-Israeli newscoverage ?
The New York Times exposed.
You need to look at the attached picture before you read this!
Subject: To the Editor
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 00:15:07 -0500
From: aaronnoach aaronnoach@21stcentury.net
To: letters@nytimes.com
Regarding your picture on page A5 (Sept. 30) of the Israeli soldier and the Palestinian on the Temple Mount - that Palestinian is actually my son , Tuvia Grossman, a Jewish student from Chicago. He, and two of his friends, were pulled from their taxicab while travelling in Jerusalem, by a mob of Palestinian Arabs and were severely beaten and stabbed.
That picture could not have been taken on the Temple Mount because there are no gas stations on the Temple Mount and certainly none with Hebrew lettering, like the one clearly seen behind the Israeli soldier attempting to protect my son from the mob.
Aaron Grossman, M.D.
6737 N Richmond
Chicago, IL 60645
(773) ###-####
Subject: (no subject)
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 14:54:39 EDT
From: Heshygiss@aol.com
To: letters@nytimes.com
CC: aaronnoach@21stcentury.net, JPeditor@aol.com
Dear Editor,
Even the typically biased and slanted NY Times middle east reporting has hit a new low. Since the Times wishes to convey the belief that the Palestinians are all innocent lambs being tormented by an aggressive oppressor, it can not even conceive that the wounded and injured are NOT Palestinians. The current case in point is very personal to me. In the Saturday's Times on page A6, the picture of the "wounded Palestinian" is, in fact, my nephew, Tuvia Grossman, an AMERICAN Jewish student learning in Israel. His only crime was being Jewish. He was not in "crossfire" but merely the target of Palestinian lambs who stoned his cab, dragged him from the vehicle, smashed his head with stones and stabbed him in the leg. The Israeli soldier, whom you obviously wished to portray as victimizing the poor, wounded Palestinian was actually saving my nephew's life. A casual look at the background of the picture can tell anyone that it's not the Temple Mount at all. I believe that a retraction, in a prominent position in the paper, is necessary and an apology to the parents, forthcoming.
Howard Gissinger
2809 Avenue S
Brooklyn, New York 11229
718-###-####
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