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.30 -- 2004 : Palestinians: Israeli strike kills 3 in Gaza-- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- An Israeli drone fired three rockets into Khan Yunis in southern Gaza early Thursday, killing two field commanders from the militant group Hamas and another person, Palestinian security forces said. More

Dec.17 -- 2004 : Israel launches Gaza operation to end rocket attacks -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops raided the Khan Yunis refugee camp in southern Gaza overnight, opening fire on five armed Palestinians with helicopter gunships as the men approached the troops, an IDF spokesman said Friday. Israeli media reports all five were killed. More

Dec.12 -- 2004 : Attack kills 4 Israelis at Gaza checkpoint-- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- Four Israeli troops were killed Sunday when Palestinian militants set off an explosion in a tunnel beneath an Israeli military checkpoint and opened fire on the checkpoint, Israeli officials said. More

Nov. 14 -- 2004 : Gunfire Erupts at Gaza Memorial for Arafat -- GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gunfire erupted Sunday in the tent set up for mourners of Yasser Arafat (search) just after his successor as PLO leader arrived, and one Palestinian policeman was killed and five other people were wounded, witnesses and hospital officials said. More

Nov. 12 -- 2004 : Leaders gather in Egypt for Arafat's funeral Palestinian leader to be buried in West Bank -- CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- World leaders are gathering in Egypt for Yasser Arafat's funeral on Friday, a day after the Palestinian leader died of a lengthy and unknown illness at a Paris hospital. More

Nov. 01 -- 2004 : Police: 3 dead in Tel Aviv suicide bombing-- TEL AVIV, Israel (CNN) -- At least three people were killed and 35 others wounded in a suicide bombing at an open-air market in Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli police and ambulance services said. More

Oct. 25 -- 2004 : Palestinian sources: Airstrikes kill 5 in Gaza -- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- Israeli troops moved into the Khan Yunis refugee camp in southern Gaza early Monday, backed by airstrikes that killed five people, Palestinian security sources said More

Oct. 22 -- 2004 : Israeli strike kills Hamas leader -- An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed a senior commander of Hamas known as a master bomb maker, along with his bodyguard. Hamas has vowed revenge for the death of senior commander Adnan al-Ghoul, killed as he rode in a vehicle in Gaza City. More

Oct. 19 -- 2004 : EU sanction expected over Gaza -- The Foreign Ministry fears an increase in European pressure on Israel, up to and including the possibility of suspending Israel's free-trade agreement with the European Union, in light of the growing European criticism of Israel's actions in the territories and of the policy declarations emanating from Jerusalem More

Oct. 14 -- 2004 : Sanhedrin Launched In Tiberias -- A unique ceremony - probably only the 2nd of its kind in the past 1,600 years - took place in Tiberias today: The launching of a Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish-legal tribunal in the Land of Israel. More

Oct. 09 -- 2004 : 8 Palestinians die in Gaza violence-- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- Six Palestinians died in four separate attacks by the Israeli military in Gaza on Saturday, according to Palestinian security and medical sources. Two others were killed but the circumstances of their deaths were unclear. More

Oct. 06 -- 2004 : Violence rocks Gaza for seventh straight day -- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- For the seventh day Tuesday, explosions rocked Gaza as Israel kept up its attacks aimed at ending Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel. More

Oct. 02 -- 2004 : Gaza death toll rises to 16 Fighting fierce as Israelis try to build Gaza buffer -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli forces have shot and killed four armed Palestinians near a security fence in northern Gaza, according to Israel Defense Forces, bringing the death toll in two days of clashes to 16. More

Sept 30 -- 2004 : Bloody day in Gaza takes 28 lives -- Israel says it will mount major operation to stop rocket attacks -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- At least 25 Palestinians and three Israelis were killed in northern Gaza on Thursday as Israeli soldiers fought Palestinian militants in an attempt to stop rocket attacks against Israel, according to sources from both sides. More

Sept 29 -- 2004 : Israeli military: Rocket kills 2 children At least 15 Israelis wounded in Qassam strike-- JERUSALEM (CNN ) -- A Palestinian Qassam rocket hit a street between two buildings Wednesday in the Israeli town of Sderot, killing two children and wounding at least 15 other people, the Israeli military said. More

Sept 26 -- 2004 : Hamas leader killed in Syria -- A Hamas leader was killed Sunday when a car exploded in Damascus, Syria, an official of the Palestinian militant group told CNN. It was not clear if the explosion that killed Izz al-Din al-Sheikh Khalil, described as a mid-level figure within the organization, was from his own car or a nearby one. More

Sept 23 -- 2004 : Palestinian gunmen kill 3 Israeli soldiers-- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Two armed Palestinians infiltrated an Israeli military outpost near the Jewish settlement of Morag in southern Gaza on Thursday morning, killing three Israeli soldiers and wounding another, according to Israeli military sources. More

Sept 22 -- 2004 : Female bomber sets off blast in Jerusalem -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- A female suicide bomber set off a blast Wednesday in the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem killing one person, police and emergency services said. More

Sept 19 -- 2004 : Israel kills Hamas leader in Gaza -- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday its air force attacked a car in Gaza City, killing a Hamas field commander. More

Sept 14 -- 2004 : Suicide bomber injures 3 IDF soldiers in West Bank blast -- A suicide bomber blew himself up near an armored IDF jeep early Tuesday outside the West Bank city of Qalqilyah, wounding three Israel Defense Forces soldiers, one seriously, rescue workers said. More

Sept 7 -- 2004 : Palestinians: 15 killed in airstrike -- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- Israeli helicopters fired four rockets at a camp in Gaza City where they believed Palestinian militants were training, killing at least 15 people, Palestinian medical sources told CNN. More

Aug 31 -- 2004 : 15 killed in bus explosions in Israel Hamas claims responsibility-- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The Islamic militant group Hamas Tuesday claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous explosions on two buses in the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva that officials said killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 80. More

Aug 11 -- 2004 : 2 dead, 15 wounded in bombing near Jerusalem-- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- An explosion at a checkpoint north of Jerusalem killed two Palestinians Wednesday and wounded another seven, medical officials said. More

July 17 -- 2004 : Gaza state of emergency imposed --Group frees French hostages -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- A state of emergency has been declared in Gaza by the Palestinian National Security Council after a spate of kidnappings, a Palestinian security official told CNN. More

July 11 -- 2004 : Deadly blast hits Tel Aviv-- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- An explosion at a Tel Aviv bus stop has killed one woman and wounded more than 20 others, according to Tel Aviv police and Israeli emergency services. More

July 08 -- 2004 : Sources: 10 Palestinians killed in Gaza clashes -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and Palestinian militants ambushed and killed an Israeli man, Israeli officials said on Sunday. More

July 10 -- 2004 : Four Palestinians Killed in Car Explosion in Gaza -- GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - An explosion Saturday destroyed a black Mercedes in the Gaza Strip, killing four people and injuring one. Palestinian officials claimed it came under Israeli tank fire. More

July 06 -- 2004 : Six Pa lestinians, one Israeli die in fighting -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and Palestinian militants ambushed and killed an Israeli man, Israeli officials said on Sunday. More

July 04 -- 2004 : 3 die in latest Mideast violence-- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and Palestinian militants ambushed and killed an Israeli man, Israeli officials said on Sunday. More

June 28 -- 2004 : Rockets fired from Gaza kill 2 Israelis -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Two rockets fired from Gaza into the Israeli town of Sderot landed near a kindergarten, killing two people and injuring several others Monday morning, according to an Israeli Emergency Services official. More

June 14 -- 2004 : Two Palestinians Reported Dead in W.Bank Car Blast-- NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Two Palestinians were killed in an explosion in a car in the West Bank city of Nablus Monday, Palestinian medics said. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. More

may 30 -- 2004 : Hamas leader killed in Israeli helicopter strike -- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- An Israeli Apache helicopter fired two rockets at a motorcycle in Gaza City Saturday, killing a civilian and two Hamas militants, one of them a senior leader of the military wing of the group, according to Palestinian sources.More

may 24 -- 2004 : IDF thwarts Hamas suicide attack planned for Jerusalem -- Security forces last Sunday evening foiled a major terrorist attack by Hamas, which was planned for the ultra-Orthodox Mea She'arim neighborhood of Jerusalem, according to information released Monday. More

may 23 -- 2004 : Report: Two Dead in West Bank Blast -- NABLUS, West Bank — An explosion rocked this West Bank city on Sunday, killing at least two people, hospital officials said. More

may 22 -- 2004 : Israelis: Suicide bomber attacks West Bank checkpoint-- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- A suicide bomber attacked a military checkpoint Saturday near the Jewish settlement of Bekaot in the northern West Bank, Israeli military officials said. More

may 19 -- 2004 : Demonstration turns deadly in Gaza -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Palestinians said an Israeli strike hit a crowded demonstration in Gaza, killing 10 and wounding scores, but a top Israeli official said the helicopter seen over the march in Rafah did not cause the deaths. More

may 18 -- 2004 : Sources: At least 13 Palestinians killed in Rafah -- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- About 100 Israeli tanks and bulldozers early Tuesday rolled into the Rafah refugee camp near the Gaza-Egypt border, Palestinian sources said. More

may 12 -- 2004 : Witnesses: At least 5 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza -- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- At least five Israeli soldiers were killed Wednesday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah in an apparent attack on an Israeli patrol, witnesses told CNN. More

may 02 -- 2004 : Sources: 4 Israeli children, mother killed in Gaza -- GUSH KHATIF, Gaza (CNN) -- Four Israeli children and their mother were killed Sunday in a terrorist attack near a bloc of Jewish settlements in Gaza, according to Israeli military sources. More

April 17 -- 2004 : Hamas leader killed in blast -- GAZA CITY, GAZA (CNN) -- Abdel Aziz Rantisi, the leader of the militant group Hamas in Gaza, was killed on Saturday in Gaza City when his car exploded, hospital officials said. More

April 17 -- 2004 : Suicide blast wounds 4 at Israel-Gaza border -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Military officials said a suicide bomber wounded four people on Saturday in an attack at Erez Crossing between Israel and Gaza. More

April 13 -- 2004 : 10 suicide bombings foiled over Passover holiday -- Israeli security forces managed to scuttle a total of 10 attempted suicide bomb attacks on Israeli targets during the Passover holiday, which ended Monday night, Army Radio reported on Tuesday. More

March 24 -- 2004 : Palestinian teen stopped with bomb vest-- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli soldiers on Wednesday stopped a 14-year-old boy wearing a vest of explosives at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus. More

March 22 -- 2004 : Quartet to meet in Cairo to discuss Yassin assassination -- Envoys from the United Nations, United States, Russia and the European Union have arranged to meet for talks on the consequences of Israel's killing of the Palestinian militant leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said Monday. More

March 22 -- 2004 : Hamas: Sharon has opened the gates of hell -- Hamas leaders vowed Monday to "cut off" the head of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, after their spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was killed in a missile strike by Israeli helicopter gunships in Gaza City.More

March 22 -- 2004 : Airstrike kills Hamas chief -- Thousands of Palestinians jammed the streets of Gaza City for the funeral procession today of Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, killed earlier in the day in an Israeli missile strike. As Palestinian militant groups vowed revenge, Israeli officials said Yassin was a "terrorist" who deserved death. More

March 17 -- 2004 : Palestinians: Israeli strikes kill 4 in Gaza-- GAZA CITY (CNN) -- Tensions were high Wednesday across Gaza as two Israeli missile strikes in a refugee camp killed four Palestinians and wounded 11 others, Palestinian sources said. More

March 15 -- 2004 : Israeli helicopters fire at Gaza targets -- JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli helicopters fired at several Palestinian locations in Gaza City early Monday, just hours after twin suicide bombs in the Israeli port city of Ashdod killed 10 people and wounded at least 20 more. More

March 14 -- 2004 : Seven killed in terror attacks at Israeli port city -- At least seven people were killed and 20 others were wounded today in two suicide bombing attacks in the Israeli port city of Ashdod, Israeli police said. The militant groups al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and Hamas claimed responsibility for the terror attacks. As a a result, talks set for this week between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei on the next step in the Mideast road map for peace have been canceled, Sharon's office said. More

Feb 29 -- 2004 : First the Men, then the Women - Now we have Children Suicide Bombers -- The youngest suicide bomber in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was 16 years old, until today. Israeli security forces have arrested two Palestinian boys, ages 13 and 14, who were planning suicide attacks over the West Bank security fence More

Feb 27 -- 2004 : New Clashes Shake Flashpoint Jerusalem Shrine -- JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police stormed the square outside the al-Aqsa mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites, to confront stone-throwing Palestinians on Friday while tension rose over Israel's West Bank barrier. More

Feb 22 -- 2004 : Terror attack kills 7 in Jerusalem-- A suicide bomber kills at least seven passengers on a crowded bus in Jerusalem at the height of rush hour, according to police in the city and Israeli ambulance services. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the terror attack More

Feb 11 -- 2004 : Fifteen die in Israeli Gaza raids -- Israeli troops have killed at least 15 Palestinians and wounded more than 50 in two incursions into the Gaza Strip. More

Jan 29 -- 2004 : 10 killed in Jerusalem terror attack -- At least 10 people were killed and 45 wounded today in a terror attack when a suicide bomber detonated explosives aboard a bus near Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's residence in Jerusalem, Israeli police and medical sources said. The bomber also died. More

Jan 21 -- 2004 : SYRIA COMPLETES CW WARHEADS --WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Syria has completed chemical warheads for its arsenal of Scud-based missiles. U.S. officials said Syria, with help from North Korea, has succeeded in designing and installing CW warheads for the Scud B, Scud C and Scud D missiles. This provides Syria with warheads that can reach distances from 250 to nearly 700 kilometers. More

Jan 20 -- 2004 : IDF Attacking Terrorist Targets in Southern Lebanon -- (IsraelNN.com) PRELIMINARY: IDF fighter planes are attacking terrorist targets in southern Lebanon. The attack comes following yesterday’s fatal Hizbullah rocket attack that claimed the life of a soldier and wounded a second along the northern border. Source: Arutz sheva

Jan 14 -- 2004 : Homicide Bomber Kills Four at Gaza Border-- JERUSALEM — A female Palestinian homicide bomber blew herself up Wednesday at the main crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip , killing four other people, emergency officials said. More

Jan 07 -- 2004 : Arafat's Fatah 'ready with 5,000 bombers' -- Jerusalem (jnewwire.com) - A senior leader of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said in an interview Tuesday that his terror group has more than 5,000 "suicide" bombers waiting in the wings to strike Israel More

Jan 02 -- 2004 : Roadside Blast Hits Nablus; No Casualties -- A roadside bomb blew up next to an Israeli army jeep Friday night in the West Bank city of Nablus, where the military has been carrying out raids against militants, the army said. There were no casualties More



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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