Crucial Prayer Topics : Israel & Middle East

Iran on brink of nuclear weapon, warns watchdog
Telegraph - September 7, 2010

A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iranian nuclear scientists had made at least 22 kilograms of enriched uranium at least 20 per cent purity, a technical hurdle that is the hardest to overcome on the way to weapons-grade uranium....[view article]

U.N. report says Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium
The Washington Post - September 7, 2010

Iran is steadily stockpiling enriched uranium, even in the face of toughened international sanctions, according to a U.N. inspection report that raises new concerns about the ability to monitor parts of the nation's nuclear program that could be used to make a bomb....[view article]

Radical Islam is world's greatest threat - Tony Blair
BBC - September 7, 2010

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has described radical Islam as the greatest threat facing the world today....[view article]

Israeli breakthrough: Nano-vehicle targets cancer cells
The Jerusalem Post - September 6, 2010

Tel Aviv researchers develop new intravascular vehicle that selectively delivers a chemotherapy drug into tumors, sparing healthy cells....[view article]

Iraqi Christians - even harder times ahead
OneNewsNow.com - September 6, 2010

An organization dedicated to persecuted Christians worldwide believes life for believers in Iraq will only get worse now that American combat troops are being pulled out of the country....[view article]

Garden Tomb Threatened by Muslim Construction
CBN News - September 5, 2010

JERUSALEM - More than a quarter of a million Christians visit Jerusalem's Garden Tomb every year. The holy site is believed by many to be the place where Jesus rose from the dead....[view article]

Ground Zero Mosque countered with Ground Zero Christian Center
Daily Jot - September 3, 2010

Bill Keller is this on fire-for-the-Lord internet evangelist who founded LivePrayer.com. I have known Bill for about five years and believe him to be a take-no-prisoners, Bible believing, Bible teaching man. He is not one to see a problem and cower away from it, he attacks it. He was criticized years ago for going on Howard Stern. But Bill handled Howard Stern and because of his appearances on Stern's show, literally thousands came to the Lord, recommitted their lives to...[view article]

U.S. Terror History Map
- September 1, 2010

Investigative Project on Terrorism has issued an interactive map that displays the history and activity of Muslim Jihad terrorists along with mosque locations in the U.S. You can draw your conclusions. Do the math!...[view article]

4 Israelis shot dead in West Bank
The Washington Post - September 1, 2010

ON ROUTE 60, WEST BANK - Four Israelis traveling in a car near the West Bank city of Hebron were shot dead Tuesday night as the Obama administration prepared to host Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington....[view article]

House GOP leader to make 'prebuttal' on upcoming Obama speech
CNN - August 31, 2010

In an op-ed published Friday in the conservative news site Human Events, Boehner said Tuesday's shift of U.S. forces from combat to an advisory mission "was made possible by the very surge that President Obama and Vice President Biden opposed....[view article]

Israel braces for difficult month
Washington Times - August 31, 2010

As Israeli and Palestinian negotiators prepare for the first direct negotiations since 2008, the Jewish state is braced for one of the most difficult diplomatic months in its history....[view article]

PA TV to kids: Israeli cities Haifa, Jaffa, Lod, Ramle, Acre are all "occupied cities"
- August 31, 2010

Official Palestinian Authority TV continues to teach children that all of Israel is "occupied Palestine." A repeating message on the children's show The Best Home, currently broadcast three times a week during the month of Ramadan, is that all Israeli cities are "occupied" Palestinian cities....[view article]

Hamas' large-scale terror plot sets off high Israel, Palestinian alerts
DEBKA - August 29, 2010

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 25, 2010 -- The belligerent speech delivered by Hamas' Damascus-based political leader Khaled Meshaal Tuesday, Aug. 24 only confirmed the information reaching Israel and the Palestinian Authority intelligence services that the extremist Palestinian group is set for large-scale terror attacks against Israeli and Palestinian West Bank targets. debkafile's intelligence and counter-terror sources report Hamas is setting its sights on torpedoing the direct Israel-Palestinian negotiations Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas are to launch...[view article]

Muslims Coming to Christ at Historic Rate
YWAM - August 27, 2010

It seems that all we hear in the news about Muslims is discouraging: An American imam is trying to build a mosque at Ground Zero in New York. A Somalian version of the Taliban are taking over their nation.  Iran is getting closer to having nuclear weapons. And in various parts of the world, suicide bombers continue to murder innocents. I'd like to share some good news today from the Muslim world. In doing some research for an upcoming book, I've stumbled across incredible reports of the Living...[view article]

LEBANESE SOLDIERS patrol in Kafr Kila, across the border from Metulla, on Wednesday. Photo by: Associated Press 'Israel ready to destroy Lebanese Army in four hours'
The Jerusalem Post - August 27, 2010

Report: Lebanese paper claims US envoy told LAF chief that if border incident occurred again IDF would enact plan to destroy Lebanese military within four hours....[view article]

Iran: Who's Afraid of Ahmadinejad's New Drone?
Time - August 26, 2010

Iran's weapons-development efforts have long had a wisp of The Wizard of Oz about them - in other words, don't look behind the curtain. In the movie, of course, it was Toto who tugged back the curtain to show the lever-pulling wiz was a fraud. But it was Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad himself who stood proudly on the stage at Tehran's Malek-Ashtar University of Technology as a sky-blue curtain rose to unveil Iran's first armed drone. It also showed...[view article]

Palestinians and settlers work side by side in dozens of stores, factories, wineries, and restaurants in West Bank.
YNet News - August 26, 2010

Talks of boycotts alongside reports of violent "price tag" retribution policies. In pictures, one can see the hostility, the rage, in people's eyes. The words we hear coming from the mouths of politicians and leaders on both sides are indicative of a bitter conflict, the kind only God knows when and how it can be solved. However, in reality, it turns out that even in the land of moratoriums and boycotts, a quiet, authentic co-existence exists below the surface....[view article]

Reports from India, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Voice of the Martyrs - August 26, 2010

1. Twelve Christians arrested in India On August 15, police arrested 12 believers in Mandya district, Karnataka state, India. Pastor Satish and Ravi, an evangelist with India Campus Crusade for Christ, were conducting a service in a believer's home when approximately 30 people entered the building and started to accuse them of forcibly converting locals. Later that day, 10 of the believers were released; Pastor Satish and Ravi remained in detention at last report. (Source: VOM-USA, Christian Persecution Update India) ...[view article]

BORDER CLASH NEARLY SPARKS NEW MIDEAST WAR
- August 24, 2010

By David Dolan Israel was almost plunged into a major war in early August when Lebanese Army troops opened fire on Israeli soldiers along their shared Northern Galilee border, not far from the tense Golan Heights. One long-serving IDF reserve officer was instantly killed and another soldier severely wounded during the unprovoked attack. Subsequent press reports said Defense Minister Ehud Barak was on the verge of responding by launching a large military operation against Lebanon, which...[view article]

Palestinians Threaten to Pull Out of Peace Talks
VOA News - August 24, 2010

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says his faction will pull out of peace talks with the Israelis - set to resume next week - if Israel does not extend a freeze on construction in West Bank settlements that is set to expire September 26....[view article]

Venezuela defends controversial flights to Iran and Syria
CNN - August 24, 2010

Washington (CNN) -- Venezuela's ambassador to the United States is defending his country's controversial airline service to the capitals of Syria and Iran -- both countries that are designated by the U.S. as state sponsors of terrorism....[view article]

Why Palestinians Do Not Want Talks to Succeed
YNet News - August 24, 2010

Anyone familiar with the sly way of thinking characterizing the current Palestinian leadership knows the truth: Following the show in Washington, they shall find a way to thwart the direct negotiations....[view article]

Cracks in the Iranian Monolith
Wall Street Journal - August 24, 2010

The Iranian regime loves to boast of its military strength, international clout and hold on domestic power. Much of this is accepted by outside experts, but in fact the regime is in trouble. Iran's leaders have lost legitimacy in the eyes of the people, are unable to manage the country's many problems, face a growing opposition, and are openly fighting with one another....[view article]

US-Israel space co-operation agreement strengthens already-strong ties
Flight Global - August 24, 2010

Obama's push to bring space exploration into the diplomatic arena has been boosted by the signing of a formal co-operation pact between NASA and the Israel Space Agency (ISA)....[view article]

Iran Begins Fueling First Nuclear Reactor
Fox News - August 21, 2010

BUSHEHR, Iran -- Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel Saturday into Iran's first nuclear power plant, which Moscow has promised to safeguard to prevent material at the site from being used in any potential weapons production....[view article]

Iran successfully tests new missile
The Jerusalem Post - August 20, 2010

Iran's defense minister says military forces have successfully test-fired a missile with enhanced guidance systems to hit ground targets. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi did not say when or where the test was carried out. But Vahidi's comments come a day before the startup operations at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran and could raise Western fears about another advance in Iran's missile arsenal, which already can target Israel and other parts of the region....[view article]

Pakistan reluctantly accepts $5 million in aid from India
The Jerusalem Post - August 20, 2010

Pakistan agreed to accept a $5 million aid donation from India Friday to combat floods that have left over 20 million people homeless. The donation had been on hold, allegedly for political reasons, but international and US pressure convinced Pakistan to accept....[view article]

Analysis: Is Anti-Muslim Fervor Just Latest Fear?
AOL News - August 20, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Are Muslims the new Jews? Or Irish Catholics? Perhaps Mormons? Or are they really the war on terror's Japanese? Religious experts and historians say: all of the above....[view article]

U.S. Assures Israel That Iran Threat Is Not Imminent
The New York Times - August 20, 2010

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration, citing evidence of continued troubles inside Iran's nuclear program, has persuaded Israel that it would take roughly a year - and perhaps longer - for Iran to complete what one senior official called a "dash" for a nuclear weapon, according to American officials....[view article]

Palestinians say Arab states cutting aid
Reuters - August 20, 2010

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Arab states have cut financial aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) so far this year, according to PA figures seen by Reuters, and the United Nations has warned of a looming Palestinian cash crisis....[view article]

Pakistan to clamp down on Islamist militant charities
Reuters - August 20, 2010

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said it will clamp down on charities linked to Islamist militants amid fears their involvement in flood relief, exploiting anger against the government, will undermine the fight against groups like the Taliban....[view article]

Worst-Case Scenarios: Possible Strike Plans for Iran Involve Risky Options
Fox News - August 20, 2010

At some point, military leaders in the United States and in Israel will have to decide: Which is more dangerous -- an Iran capable of launching a nuclear weapon? Or an Iran that just got hit with tons of artillery and is out for revenge?...[view article]

Amnesty urges Saudi not to paralyse man
Breitbart - August 20, 2010

Amnesty International urged Saudi authorities on Friday not to medically paralyse a man in retribution for similar injuries he allegedly caused during a fight. The London-based group quoted reports that a court in the northwestern town of Tabuk had approached a number of hospitals to ask if they could cut the man?s spinal cord in retribution, as requested by the victim....[view article]

Last US Combat Brigade Pulls Out of Iraq
AOL News - August 19, 2010

KHABARI CROSSING, Kuwait (Aug. 18) -- As their convoy reached the barbed wire at the border crossing out of Iraq on Wednesday, the soldiers whooped and cheered. Then they scrambled out of their stifling hot armored vehicles, unfurled an American flag and posed for group photos....[view article]

Disastrous flooding in Pakistan creates dire conditions for surviving families
- August 19, 2010

(WORLD VISION eNews) -- Nasreen and her family were forced to flee their home and seek refuge at a crowded shelter, where World Vision first reached them with a distribution of food and water....[view article]

Iran says to unveil array of weapons next week
Breitbart - August 18, 2010

Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Tuesday that Iran will unveil next week an array of weapons, including missiles, speedboats and a long range drone, the ISNA news agency reported....[view article]

Iran's secret pipeline into the U.S.
WTOP News - August 18, 2010

WASHINGTON - Iran Air 744 is a bimonthly flight that originates in Tehran and flies directly to Caracas with periodic stops in Beirut and Damascus. The maiden flight was Feb. 2, 2007....[view article]

Israel and Greece seek to expand military ties
Reuters - August 18, 2010

(Reuters) - Israeli and Greek leaders discussed expanding military ties on Tuesday including sharing military know-how and holding joint war games, officials said....[view article]

Israel Economic Growth Unexpectedly Accelerates to Fastest Pace Since 2008
Bloomberg - August 18, 2010

Israeli economic growth unexpectedly accelerated to an annualized 4.7 percent in the second quarter, its fastest pace in more than two years, as exports and consumer spending increased....[view article]

U.S., Israel Build Military Cooperation
Wall Street Journal - August 17, 2010

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Israel sees battlefield hidden in southern Lebanon
MSNBC - August 17, 2010

MOUNT ADIR, Israel - With tensions mounting along their shared border, Israel's military says Hezbollah is moving fighters and weapons into the villages of south Lebanon, building up a secret network of arms warehouses, bunkers and command posts in preparation for war....[view article]

Israel to build elevator to Western Wall
Maan News - August 17, 2010

JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israel is planning to construct an elevator leading to the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Israeli media reported Monday....[view article]

In Israel, Commerce amid Conflict
Time - August 17, 2010

The city of Nazareth - a town of 65,000 residents, bearing the weight of more than 2,000 years of history - sits at the southern end of Galilee, at the bottom of a sloping bowl formed out of a chalky mountain range that overlooks the Jezreel Valley. Not far from Nazareth's Byzantine-era ruins and the sites where Jesus is said to have once trod, you come upon something less historic: a dense, rubble-strewn industrial zone....[view article]

Israel has '8 days' to hit Iran nuclear site: Bolton
AFP - August 17, 2010

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US envoy to the UN has said....[view article]

Petraeus: No Guarantee of Afghanistan Drawdown in July 2011
Fox News - August 16, 2010

Gen. David Petraeus will not say whether U.S. troops will begin to pull out of Afghanistan next summer as President Obama pledged last year, saying any drawdown will be conditions based....[view article]

Petraeus Calls Afghan Strategy 'Sound' but Says Progress Takes Time
Politics Daily - August 16, 2010

Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday that U.S. strategy was "fundamentally sound" and that progress was being made in the war, but he cautioned that "to win overall" was "going to be a long-term proposition."...[view article]

Israel aims to be space superpower
The Huffington Post - August 13, 2010

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is set to approve an ambitious plan to turn Israel into a satellite superpower. According to details obtained by The Jerusalem Post, the aim is to increase sales of Israeli space platforms to nearly $8 billion a year....[view article]

Netanyahu, the anti-Obama
The Washington Post - August 12, 2010

Two photographs adorn the office of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Together they illuminate a portentous fact: No two leaders of democracies are less alike -- in life experiences, temperaments and political philosophies -- than Netanyahu, the former commando and fierce nationalist, and Barack Obama, the former professor and post-nationalist....[view article]

Flotilla Activists Fired First, Israeli Army Chief Testifies
The New York Times - August 12, 2010

JERUSALEM - Israel's top military chief said Wednesday that activists on a Turkish ship were the first to open fire as Israeli naval commandos raided the vessel, part of a six-boat flotilla bound for Gaza, fomenting a bloody confrontation on board that left nine activists dead....[view article]

Iran says it will make up for the cutoff of U.S. aid to Lebanon
Los Angeles Times - August 12, 2010

The promise comes the day after disclosures that Reps. Berman and Lowey decided to freeze the money because of concerns that it might be buying arms that could be turned against Israel....[view article]

U.S.: Iran's actions compromise Lebanon's sovereignty
Haaretz.com - August 12, 2010

State Department spokesman responds to Iran announcement it will support Lebanon's army if U.S. halts its military funding....[view article]

Christians Praying for the lost Muslims during Ramadan
- August 12, 2010

For Day 03, 13 August 2010 Friday Prayer Focus Across the entire Islamic World men called the muezzin call the faithful to prayer five times per day: at dawn (fajr), noon (dhuhr), in the afternoon (asr), at sunset (maghrib) and nightfall (isha’a). On Fridays all male Muslims are supposed to attend the noon time prayers which are usually accompanied by a sermon. So today literally hundreds of thousands...[view article]

Anti-Israel policy spells disaster for U.S.
OneNewsNow.com - August 11, 2010

A conservative author and activist is warning of the consequences to the United States if President Barack Obama continues on a path to carve a hostile Islamic state out of God's covenant land....[view article]

Ramadan inspires Christian prayer calendar
OneNewsNow.com - August 11, 2010

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins today, one Christian leader points out that there is a role Christians can take. Until September 9, Muslims will fast from dawn until dusk, believing that in the process they will shed their sins through acts of restraint. They consider it to be a time of purification accomplished through good deeds and self control....[view article]

Pakistanis set for Ramadan fast amid flood misery
Reuters - August 11, 2010

SUKKUR, Pakistan, Aug 11 (Reuters) - They've been left homeless and hungry by the worst flooding in decades, but for many Pakistanis, their suffering is no reason to ignore the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan....[view article]

US revises Israel travel warning after complaint
AP - Associated Press - August 11, 2010

WASHINGTON - The State Department has revised its travel warning for Israel after the Israeli government complained it unfairly singled out an Israeli resort....[view article]

Israel: Under the Sea
- August 11, 2010

The soldiers of the little-known Underwater Missions Unit dive to the depths of the sea fixing vessels, recovering remnants of accidents and patrolling Israel's coasts....[view article]

The Point of No Return
Atlantic Monthly - August 11, 2010

For the Obama administration, the prospect of a nuclearized Iran is dismal to contemplate- it would create major new national-security challenges and crush the president's dream of ending nuclear proliferation. But the view from Jerusalem is still more dire: a nuclearized Iran represents, among other things, a threat to Israel's very existence. In the gap between Washington's and Jerusalem's views of Iran lies the question: who, if anyone, will stop Iran before it goes nuclear, and how? As Washington and...[view article]

Charity Group Has No Plans to Leave Afghanistan Despite Murders of Aid Team
Fox News - August 10, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Christian charity said Monday it had no plans to leave Afghanistan despite the murders of 10 members of its medical aid team and repeated that the organization does not attempt to convert Muslims to Christianity....[view article]

Poland: 7,000 pairs of shoes burnt at concentration camp
The Jerusalem Post - August 10, 2010

A fire broke out Monday night at the Majdanek concentration camp barracks in Poland, seriously damaging two-thirds of the wooden structure and seven thousand pairs of shoes belonging to former prisoners, a spokesman from the Lublin fire brigade reportedly said....[view article]

Zardari returns to flood-stricken Pakistan
CNN - August 10, 2010

(CNN) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari returned home Monday to face growing criticism of his actions following massive flooding in his country that has affected millions of people....[view article]

Iran Claims It's Digging Graves for U.S. Troops in Case of Attack
Fox News - August 10, 2010

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has dug mass graves in which to bury U.S. troops in case of any American attack on the country, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday, warning that a military strike would spark an "extensive war" in the region....[view article]

IAEA: Iran activates enrichment equipment
AP - Associated Press - August 10, 2010

VIENNA - Iran has activated equipment to enrich uranium more efficiently in a move that defies the U.N. Security Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday. The Vienna-based nuclear watchdog said Iran has started using a second set of 164 centrifuges linked in a cascade, or string of machines, to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent at its Natanz pilot fuel enrichment plant. Another cascade there has been producing uranium enriched to near 20 percent since February....[view article]

Hamas on killing spree in Gaza
YNet News - August 10, 2010

News stories about bodies found at sea are occasionally published by Gaza newspapers. The number of such bodies isn't huge, yet not all those drowning victims chose to go swimming voluntarily. The Gazans who found their death at sea include mid-level officials at sensitive government ministries, the Interior Ministry for example, alongside police and security officers....[view article]

Foreign medical workers among 10 killed by Taliban in Afghanistan
ASSIST News Service - August 9, 2010

BADAKHSHAN, AFGHANISTAN (ANS) -- Eight foreigners and two Afghans have been found shot dead next to abandoned vehicles in the north-eastern Afghan province of Badakhshan, officials say, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report. Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard...[view article]

US has it wrong on Lebanon
The Jerusalem Post - August 6, 2010

The sniper fire directed at IDF soldiers by the Lebanese Armed Forces on Tuesday, which killed Lt.- Col. Dov Harari and seriously wounded Capt. Ezra Lakia, has spurred a flurry of speculation about the precise causes of the incident. UNIFIL made it clear that Lebanese forces were to blame for the attack. But this did not prevent foreign news media - including the New York Times and AP - from taking a "neutral" approach, as though Israel was also somehow...[view article]

U.S. Considers Push for U.N. Action in Syria
Wall Street Journal - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON-The Obama administration is considering pressing the United Nations to pursue a "special inspection" of alleged Syrian nuclear sites, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, a move that could leave Damascus facing a Security Council reprimand if it doesn't comply....[view article]

Congress may pull Lebanon military aid
The Jerusalem Post - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON - Some members of Congress are threatening to reassess US aid to the Lebanese military following its border clash with Israel on Tuesday. "To start shooting as they did - one person killed, one seriously injured - is a very serious move by the Lebanese army," said Florida Rep. Ron Klein, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in response to a question from The Jerusalem Post....[view article]

The Widening Rift Among Iran's Clerics
The New York Times - August 6, 2010

Just a few years ago, it was rare to hear public declarations from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claiming vast authority as a theologian. But today it is unusual if a few weeks go by without a public pronouncement from him boasting of his Islamic credentials....[view article]

Afghan woman whose nose, ears cut off travels to U.S.
CNN - August 5, 2010

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Bibi Aisha, a young Afghan wife whose ears and nose were cut off by her husband, is heading to the United States on Wednesday for reconstructive surgery....[view article]

Ahmadinejad says Iran building three-stage rocket
Breitbart - August 5, 2010

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is working on a three-stage rocket to carry a satellite 1,000 kilometres (more than 600 miles) into space, Fars news agency reported on Thursday....[view article]

U.N. Supports Israeli Account of Border Clash
The New York Times - August 5, 2010

JERUSALEM - The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, Unifil, said Wednesday that it had concluded that Israeli forces were cutting trees that lay within their own territory before a lethal exchange of fire with Lebanese Army troops, largely vindicating Israel's account of how the fighting started....[view article]

PALESTINIANS CARRY Lebanese and Palestinian flags during a protest in front of the Lebanese Parliame Photo by: Associated Press Analysis: Why is Lebanon so tense?
The Jerusalem Post - August 5, 2010

Lebanese leaders referred to Israeli "aggression" - a "violation of Lebanese sovereignty" in which an Israeli patrol crossed into Lebanon to trim trees despite orders from UN peacekeepers to stop....[view article]

AP Exclusive: Iran defiant in nuclear documents
AP - Associated Press - August 5, 2010

VIENNA - As Iran and world powers prepare for new nuclear talks, letters by Tehran's envoys to top international officials and shared with The Associated Press suggest major progress is unlikely, with Tehran combative and unlikely to offer any concessions....[view article]

Al-Qaida militants kill 5 Iraqi troops, plant flag
AP - Associated Press - August 3, 2010

BAGHDAD – Suspected al-Qaida militants killed five Iraqi soldiers in a brazen dawn attack Tuesday at a western Baghdad checkpoint and planted the terror group's black banner before fleeing the scene, officials said....[view article]

Over 800 dead in Pakistani floods as rescuers struggle to reach the marooned, disease looms
Fox News - August 1, 2010

NOWSHERA, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems....[view article]

Israeli Warplanes Strike in Gaza
Wall Street Journal - July 31, 2010

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip-Israeli warplanes fired missiles at five targets across Gaza, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people, the group said Saturday....[view article]

Christian nursing student brutally assaulted
Voice of the Martyrs - July 30, 2010

Magdalene Ashraf, a 22-year-old Christian nurse trainee, was brutally attacked on July 13 by several Muslim men who raped her and threw her from the fourth-floor window of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center in Karachi, Pakistan....[view article]

Prerequisites for a two-state solution
Jewish World Review - July 29, 2010

Will the world applaud Israel's just-announced decision to restrict its military forces by imposing even more stringent rules to avoid accidental civilian casualties? Don't bet on it. The world remained silent as Israel endured hundreds of Palestinian suicide bombers, stabbings, drive-by shootings, and kidnappings....[view article]

NATO confirms death of 1 of 2 sailors missing in Afghanistan, relative of Colorado legislator
Fox News - July 28, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - One of two U.S. sailors missing in Afghanistan since last week - a 30-year-old father of two - has been confirmed dead and his body recovered, a NATO spokesman said Tuesday....[view article]

Iran studying fusion reactors
The Jerusalem Post - July 24, 2010

Iran's nuclear agency began studies Saturday to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor, something that has yet to be achieved by any nation....[view article]

Obama phones Jordan's Abdullah to discuss peace efforts
The Jerusalem Post - July 24, 2010

In a phone conversation with Jordan's King Abdullah Friday night, US President Barack Obama discussed the necessary steps to advance the peace process and achieve a two state solution between Israel and the Palestinians Israel Radio reported Saturday....[view article]

Two more Guantanamo detainees sent to other countries
CNN - July 23, 2010

(CNN) -- Two more people held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility have been transferred to other countries, the Pentagon announced Thursday....[view article]

Israel plans to have anti-missile system operational in 4 months
CNN - July 21, 2010

Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel's anti-missile system, the Iron Dome, will become operational within four months, the Israeli Defense Ministry said Monday....[view article]

Europe Considers New Penalties for Iran
The New York Times - July 20, 2010

BRUSSELS - The European Union is considering tough new sanctions against Iran to protest its nuclear program, including banning investment in the oil and gas sector and tightening restrictions on shipping and finance....[view article]

For good or ill, change is coming to Egypt and Saudi Arabia soon
- July 20, 2010

THE fate of the Arab world's two most important states lies in the hands of ageing autocrats. Hosni Mubarak, an 82-year-old air-force general who has ruled Egypt since 1981, is widely reported to be grievously ill. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who assumed the throne of the Arabs' richest country five years ago but has run the show for longer, is reckoned to be 86. The grim reaper will bring change in both places soon....[view article]

Gov't calls for immigration crackdown
The Jerusalem Post - July 18, 2010

Illegal immigrants were the main topic of Sunday's Ministerial Committee on Legislation meeting on Sunday, as a number of immigration regulations were discussed....[view article]

Israel: 'Conversion law bad for the Jews'
The Jerusalem Post - July 18, 2010

Relations between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman have reportedly hit a low after the government's budget meeting and the prime minister's reaction to the conversion bill; the two plan to meet on Monday to mend ties....[view article]

Report: Nuke Scientist Was Longtime CIA Informant in Iran
Fox News - July 16, 2010

The Iranian nuclear scientist who says he was abducted a year ago by U.S. agents was an informant for the CIA inside Iran for several years, The New York Times reported late Thursday, citing U.S. officials....[view article]

Friday 7/09/10 News Video Find, view and share videos about news and entertainment from around the Web. See Videos » Suicide bombers kill 62, wound 111 in Pakistan
AOL News - July 9, 2010

KHAR, Pakistan -A pair of suicide bombers struck outside a government office Friday in a tribal region where the army has fought the Taliban, killing 62 people and wounding 111 in one of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan this year....[view article]

'Cairo, Amman worried about Iran nukes'
The Jerusalem Post - July 9, 2010

Egypt and Jordan are growingly concerned with Teheran's nuclear program, a senior defense official said this week, noting an increase in anti-Iranian rhetoric in both Arab countries. Top Israeli delegations recently traveled to Jordan and Egypt for high-level talks with the political and security echelons on a widerange of issues including the Iranian nuclear threat....[view article]

Iran promotes 'Islamic' haircuts
CNN - July 8, 2010

(CNN) -- Iran has laid down the law: mullets won't make the cut. The Islamic regime, which strictly enforces head coverings for women, issued grooming guidelines for the guys this week....[view article]

US throws three billion dollars at Afghan bombs
Breitbart - July 8, 2010

The United States is set to deliver three billion dollars worth of equipment to Afghanistan aimed at countering Taliban-made crude bombs used in the war, a US official said Thursday....[view article]

Netanyahu spells out Israeli security concerns to Gates
American Family Association - July 8, 2010

WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday underscored security concerns that would need to be addressed in any peace initiatives, in talks with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Israeli officials said....[view article]

Secret document affirms U.S.-Israel nuclear partnership
Haaretz.com - July 8, 2010

Israel's Army Radio reported on Wednesday that the United States has sent Israel a secret document committing to nuclear cooperation between the two countries....[view article]

Hezbollah readying for urban war in southern Lebanon, IDF warns
Haaretz.com - July 8, 2010

Israel's military on Wednesday offered evidence of what it says is a growing threat from Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, using aerial images to highlight the militants group's activities in towns and villages close to the Israeli border....[view article]

Airstrike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops
AP - Associated Press - July 7, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO mistakenly killed five of its Afghan army allies in an airstrike Wednesday while the Afghans were attacking insurgents in the country's east, officials said....[view article]

Mexico thwarts Hezbollah bid to set up South American network
Haaretz.com - July 7, 2010

Mexico foiled an attempt by Hezbollah to establish a network in South America, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Tuesday. Hezbollah operatives employed Mexicans nationals with family ties to Lebanon to set up the network, designed to target Israel and the West, the Al-Seyassah daily said....[view article]

U.A.E. diplomat mulls hit on Iran's nukes
Washington Times - July 7, 2010

ASPEN, Colo. | The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States said Tuesday that the benefits of bombing Iran's nuclear program outweigh the short-term costs such an attack would impose....[view article]

Turkey wants Israel apology, Israel rejects demand
Reuters - July 6, 2010

ANKARA, (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister was quoted on Monday as saying that Ankara would cut ties with Israel unless it apologised or accepted an international inquiry into its deadly raid on a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza....[view article]

Sanctions are biting in Iran, exiled group says
Reuters - July 6, 2010

BRUSSELS,(Reuters) - Sanctions imposed on Iran over the past four years are having a direct impact on its nuclear programme and causing widespread bank liquidity problems, according to an exiled Iranian opposition group....[view article]

Photo: Tsafrir Abayov Kerem Shalom crossing (archives) Photo: Tsafrir Abayov Gaza goods list: Cement in, gliders out
YNet News - July 6, 2010

Foreign Ministry releases amended list of products, services Israel will allow into Strip as part of its efforts to alleviate residents' daily lives, while impeding efforts to carry out terror attacks. Black list includes weapons, dual-use items...[view article]

Egypt Afraid of the Palestinians?
Haaretz.com - July 6, 2010

Egypt is afraid of the Palestinians on its border, and Jordan, the majority of whose population is Palestinian, desires no more of them....[view article]

Are Palestinians Building a State?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - July 6, 2010

The international community's understandable admiration for Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and his efforts to rebuild the West Bank obscures a dangerous regression in democracy and human rights. Just back from the West Bank, Nathan J. Brown contends that the United States is once again confusing support for an admirable individual with that of a sound policy....[view article]

Analysis: US officials cite synergy of terrorists with 'expanding desire to kill Americans'
Fox News - July 5, 2010

U.S. officials boast that al-Qaida has never been weaker, its upper ranks decimated because of the stepped-up drone attacks in Pakistan and special operations raids in Afghanistan. At the same time, they warn, in seeming contradiction: An even greater number of well-trained terrorists are setting their sights on the United States....[view article]

Rockets Fired at U.S. Embassy as Biden Visits Iraq
Fox News - July 5, 2010

Rockets were fired at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad while Vice President Biden visits Iraq. The rockets were fired at the embassy, located inside the International Zone.Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard icon....[view article]

Suicide Blasts Kill at Least 42 in Pakistan
VOA News - July 2, 2010

Pakistani authorities say two suicide blasts have killed at least 42 people and wounded about 175 others at a Muslim shrine in the eastern city of Lahore....[view article]

4 killed in Taliban attack on U.S. aid agency compound in Afghanistan
CNN - July 2, 2010

(CNN) -- Taliban militants attacked the compound of a U.S. aid agency subcontractor in northern Afghanistan early Friday, killing at least four people and wounding 20 others, government officials said....[view article]

Petraeus: Progress in Afghanistan, but Tough Times Ahead
VOA News - June 29, 2010

The U.S. Army General who President Barack Obama wants to send to lead American and coalition forces in Afghanistan told members of the Senate on Tuesday that there are already signs of success from the new strategy and troop surge the president announced in December. General David Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the effort to establish security and develop Afghanistan's government and security forces will continue to be difficult, but he said he believes it can...[view article]

Suspected US Missile Strike Kills 10 in Pakistan
VOA News - June 29, 2010

Pakistani security officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least 10 militants, including a suspected al-Qaida operative, in the country's northwest....[view article]

Iran postpones nuclear talks
- June 28, 2010

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has said that talks over his country's nuclear programme will be postponed until late August....[view article]

Kyrgyzstan Endorses New Constitution
Wall Street Journal - June 28, 2010

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan-Voters in Kyrgyzstan decisively endorsed a new constitution on Sunday, reducing the power of the chief executive but legitimizing the country's shaky interim leadership after months of political turmoil....[view article]

Corruption Suspected in Airlift of Billions in Cash From Kabul
Wall Street Journal - June 28, 2010

KABUL-More than $3 billion in cash has been openly flown out of Kabul International Airport in the past three years, a sum so large that U.S. investigators believe top Afghan officials and their associates are sending billions of diverted U.S. aid and logistics dollars and drug money to financial safe havens abroad....[view article]

Foreign companies stepping away from Iran
- June 28, 2010

June 28 (Reuters) - Spain's largest oil company Repsol has pulled out of a contract it won with Royal Dutch Shell to develop part of the South Pars gas field in Iran, a spokesman said on Monday...[view article]

10,000 join Schalit 'Freedom March'
The Jerusalem Post - June 27, 2010

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu extended an invitation to Noam Schalit on Sunday to meet with him and discuss the government's efforts to free his son, Army Radio reported....[view article]

EXCLUSIVE: AWOL Afghans Found ... on Facebook
Fox News - June 25, 2010

At least 11 of the 17 members of the Afghan military who went AWOL from an Air Force base in Texas and are considered deserters by their nation have turned up in the exact place you'd expect to find them in the year 2010....[view article]

Abbas slams Israel's plan to expel Hamas legislators
The Jerusalem Post - June 25, 2010

Israel's decision to revoke the permanent residency status of four Hamas representatives from east Jerusalem is extremely dangerous and complicates efforts to achieve peace, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas cautioned on Thursday....[view article]

IDF braces for Iran & Lebanon ships
The Jerusalem Post - June 25, 2010

The IDF is gearing up for the possible arrival next week of two flotillas of Gaza aid ships - from Iran and Lebanon. IDF sources said that the navy would intercept the ships and would operate under the assumption that hostile elements could be aboard....[view article]

Palestinians stealing water in West Bank
YNet News - June 25, 2010

The Israel Defense Forces recently thwarted an attempt made by Palestinians to illegally connect to the Mekorot Israel National Water infrastructure in order to siphon off water from it....[view article]

Rocket explodes in south; none injured
YNet News - June 25, 2010

Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard icon....[view article]

Getting ready to bury the hatchet
The Jerusalem Post - June 25, 2010

WASHINGTON - The date for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's return to Washington was set this past week for July 6, a month after the navy's deadly raid on a ship bound for Gaza caused him to cancel....[view article]

What Afghanistan lawmakers want General Petraeus to do
Christian Science Monitor - June 25, 2010

As Gen. David Petraeus prepares to take command of the Afghanistan war, the call from Taliban hot spots Marjah and Kandahar is coming in loud and clear: Do something different, and do it fast....[view article]

Grisly Attack on Civilians Reported in Southern Afghanistan
VOA News - June 25, 2010

Afghan police say they have found the mutilated bodies of 11 civilians in a field in the southern part of the country....[view article]

New US General Prepares to Take Lead in Afghanistan
VOA News - June 24, 2010

The general picked by U.S. President Barack Obama to lead the war effort in Afghanistan is winning praise from both American lawmakers and Afghan officials....[view article]

Deadliest Month for International Troops in Afghanistan
VOA News - June 24, 2010

June has become the deadliest month for international troops in Afghanistan since the conflict began....[view article]

Gates advocated keeping McChrystal, source says
CNN - June 24, 2010

Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates backed keeping Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the job because he was vital to the war effort in Afghanistan, but Gates was overruled, a senior Pentagon official told CNN's Barbara Starr....[view article]

Crisis in Afghanistan
WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News - June 23, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 23, 2010) - The Religious Liberty Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA RLC) is deeply disturbed over the recent developments in Afghanistan, calling for the death of converts from Islam to other religions. The anti - Christian reaction followed the airing of a controversial television documentary on 27th May 2010, on ‘Afghan Christian Converts' by a local television station in Afghanistan wherein they revealed the identities of a some supposed Afghan Christian converts. WEA RLC...[view article]

U.S. indirectly paying Afghan warlords as part of security contract
The Washington Post - June 22, 2010

The U.S. military is funding a massive protection racket in Afghanistan, indirectly paying tens of millions of dollars to warlords, corrupt public officials and the Taliban to ensure safe passage of its supply convoys throughout the country, according to congressional investigators....[view article]

Russia denounces US, EU sanctions on Iran
The Jerusalem Post - June 17, 2010

MOSCOW - Russia's Foreign Ministry sharply criticized the US and EU sanctions on Iran Thursday, which come on top of the United Nations' sanctions....[view article]

U.S. Identifies Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan
The New York Times - June 14, 2010

WASHINGTON - The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials....[view article]

Israeli Cabinet Votes For Gaza Flotilla Inquiry
VOA News - June 14, 2010

Israel's Cabinet has unanimously agreed to set up an "independent public commission" to examine last month's deadly raid on a convoy of Gaza-bound aid ships....[view article]

Clashes and Protests Reported in Iran
The New York Times - June 13, 2010

TEHRAN - The first anniversary of Iran's disputed presidential election passed largely without violence on Saturday, as protesters generally stayed off the streets amid a heavy presence of the riot police....[view article]

Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites
Time - June 12, 2010

Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down its air defences to enable Israeli jets to make a bombing raid on Iran's nuclear facilities, The Times can reveal....[view article]

The myth of Iran's 'isolation'
The Washington Post - June 11, 2010

In announcing the passage of a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran, President Obama stressed not once but twice Iran's increasing "isolation" from the world. This claim is not surprising considering that after 16 months of an "extended hand" policy, in response to which Iran accelerated its nuclear program -- more centrifuges, more enrichment sites, higher enrichment levels -- Iranian "isolation" is about the only achievement to which the administration can even plausibly lay claim....[view article]

Russia now says Iran sanctions ban S-300 missiles
AP - Associated Press - June 11, 2010

MOSCOW - The new U.N. sanctions prevent Russia from delivering S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, a Kremlin official said Friday, in a reversal of the position announced by Russia's Foreign Ministry the day before....[view article]

Obama, Abbas Meet Wednesday To Discuss Mideast Peace Process
VOA News - June 9, 2010

U.S. President Barack Obama hosts Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday, to discuss ways to keep the Middle East peace process going. Fallout from Israel's May 31 commando raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza may threaten the talks....[view article]

Iran, Turkey Vie to Be Palestinians' Champion
VOA News - June 9, 2010

In the Middle East Iran has always presented itself as the major champion of the Palestinian cause. However, analysts say that Turkey has stolen some of that mantle with the Gaza flotilla incident. As VOA senior news analyst Gary Thomas reports, Turkey is engaged in a competition with neighboring Iran for regional influence....[view article]

UN Security Council Approves New Iran Sanctions
VOA News - June 9, 2010

The United Nations Security Council has approved a fourth round of sanctions against Iran for its controversial nuclear program....[view article]

Iran Revolutionary Guards ready to escort Gaza ships
Reuters - June 8, 2010

(Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are ready to provide a military escort to cargo ships trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday....[view article]

Afghans Debate Value of Peace 'Jirga' Resolution
VOA News - June 8, 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's three-day peace assembly, known as a jirga, has ended with delegates from across the country agreeing that reaching out to the Taliban is the best way forward to end more than eight years of war....[view article]

US Defense Secretary Optimistic UN Will Pass New Iran Sanctions
VOA News - June 8, 2010

Robert Gates says he is optimistic the United Nations Security Council will approve new sanctions against Iran. Gates made the comments after talks in London and as the Security Council prepared to take up the sanctions issue in New York....[view article]

Israeli Navy Fires on Palestinian Divers Off Gaza, Killing Four
VOA News - June 7, 2010

Israeli forces have killed four Palestinian divers that Israel says were heavily armed and preparing to carry out a terrorist attack....[view article]

White House Backs UN Stance on Israeli Flotilla Raid
VOA News - June 2, 2010

The Obama administration is refusing to condemn Israel for its deadly raid on a convoy of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip....[view article]

Gaza flotilla attack: world unites in condemnation of Israel's actions
Guardian - June 1, 2010

Israel's calculated gamble in sending commandos to raid the Mediterranean flotilla looked likely last night to exact a high price, leaving it increasingly isolated internationally and diplomatically and losing the vital public relations war in the Middle East....[view article]

'Peace convoy'? This was an Islamist terror ambush
The Jerusalem Post - June 1, 2010

As the international community rushes to condemn Israel for the violence on board one of the ships in the Gaza flotilla, which left a reported 10 people dead and dozens injured, it is now obvious that the real purpose of this ‘armada of hate’ was not merely the further delegitimisation of Israel but something far worse.  Gaza’s markets are full of produce, thousands of tons of supplies are travelling into Gaza every week through the Israeli-controlled border crossings,...[view article]

U.N. condemns Israeli flotilla raid; calls for investigation
AP - Associated Press - June 1, 2010

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council called early Tuesday for an "impartial" investigation of Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and condemned the "acts" that resulted in the loss of at least nine lives....[view article]

Israel allows construction materials for Gaza projects
AFP - June 1, 2010

KEREM SHALOM, Israel (AFP) - Israel on Monday gave the go-ahead for the international community to import construction materials into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in an easing of its blockade that won cautious praise....[view article]

Report: Syria arming Hezbollah from secret bases
YNet News - May 29, 2010

The chances that Israel may send a "calibrated signal" to Hezbollah and Syria by launching a precise airstrike against a weapons convoy are increasing, the British Times reported on Friday, following reports of Israeli plans to bomb a Syrian arms convey as it crossed the border into Lebanon. The Israeli strike was reportedly called off at the last minute....[view article]

Obama Invites Israeli PM to Talks in Washington
VOA News - May 26, 2010

A top White House official has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to formal talks with U.S. President Barack Obama next week....[view article]

Israel Holds Defense Drill as Lebanon PM Visits US
ifapray.org - May 24, 2010

Lebanon's prime minister is visiting Washington as Islamic militants in Lebanon appear to be preparing for an offensive against Israel in the near future....[view article]

Russia to Sell Iran Missiles Despite UN Sanctions
VOA News - May 21, 2010

A senior Russian lawmaker says proposed United Nations sanctions against Iran will not affect Russia's plans to sell Tehran surface-to-air missiles....[view article]

Palestinians Offer Wider Concessions on Land
Wall Street Journal - May 21, 2010

JERUSALEM-Palestinian negotiators have surprised Washington with a bold opening offer to White House peace envoy George Mitchell that includes concessions on territory beyond those offered in past Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, according to officials briefed on the current negotiations....[view article]

US Presents Iran Sanctions Draft to Security Council
VOA News - May 19, 2010

The United States on Tuesday presented to the U.N. Security Council a draft resolution containing a fourth round of tough new sanctions aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear activities. The draft is the product of weeks of negotiation among the five permanent veto-wielding members of the council plus Germany. And comes just a day after Iran agreed to a deal brokered by council members Brazil and Turkey to export some of its enriched uranium in return for fuel for a medical...[view article]

Iraq starts official negotiations with US to reclaim Hebrew-language archive
Fox News - May 13, 2010

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government is negotiating with U.S. authorities the return of millions of documents seized by U.S. troops and sent to Washington after the 2003 invasion. The director of the Iraq National Library and Archives, Saad Eskander, says the most valuable of these documents is the Iraqi Jewish Archive of books, manuscripts and records....[view article]

Israel sees no discord with U.S. on nuclear issue
Reuters - May 11, 2010

(Reuters) - Israel voiced confidence on Tuesday that U.S. President Barack Obama would not challenge its long-standing policy of neither confirming nor denying it has nuclear weapons....[view article]

Bombings Raise Death Toll to 84 Across Iraq
Fox News - May 10, 2010

A homicide bomber blew himself up outside a textile factory in a crowd that gathered after two car bombings at the same spot in the worst of a series of attacks that killed at least 84 people across Iraq, the deadliest day this year....[view article]

Israel bombs Gaza in retaliation for rocket attack
Haaretz.com - May 10, 2010

Israel Air Force planes bombed two targets in the southern Gaza in the early hours on Monday warning in retaliation for a rocket attack on Saturday night, the army said....[view article]

Israel won't move on U.N. call for nuclear-free zone
AP - Associated Press - May 7, 2010

(Reuters) - Israel has no plan to review its nuclear policies, a government official said on Friday, playing down efforts by world powers at a U.N. non-proliferation conference to promote a Middle East free of atomic arms....[view article]

U.S., Iran Expected To Spar At U.N. Nuclear Meeting
NPR.org - May 3, 2010

Delegations from 189 nations convene Monday in New York for a month-long U.N. conclave on the spread of nuclear weapons. The states are all signatories to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and they gather periodically to discuss how the treaty is working and whether it needs fixing....[view article]

The Second San Remo Conference 1920
ifapray.org - April 28, 2010

San Remo, 26 April, 2010 - Invited guests from three continents, among them the Deputy Speaker of the Knesset MK Danny Danon, commemorated on Sunday 25 April the 90th Anniversary of the signing of the San Remo resolution of 1920 at a gathering at the actual site of the original conference, the historical Villa Devachan in San Remo, Italy. At the event Deputy Speaker Danon spoke about "the importance of raising awareness of the reconstitution of the Jewish state 90...[view article]

Israel-Palestine conflict: Imposing solutions
Guardian - April 26, 2010

Peace talks in the Middle East could be about to resume this week after a gap of 16 months. The optimism, if such a concept applies to this moribund lifeform, is contained in hints last week that Palestinian negotiators were considering inducements to start talking: the release of 1,000 prisoners, the lifting of some roadblocks, the easing of the Gaza blockade....[view article]

Iran: Russia's Strategic New Client
The Washington Post - March 29, 2010

Iran is fast becoming one of Russia's best business clients. While Russia is not entirely comfortable with Iran acquiring advanced nuclear technology and is concerned about combating terrorism, Russia is more concerned about becoming a broker in the Middle East, independent of the West. Strategic economic relations with Iran are quickly becoming a top priority....[view article]

Pentagon puts pressure on Karzai over corruption
The Washington Post - March 29, 2010

KABUL (Reuters) - The Pentagon's top military officer followed his commander-in-chief to Kabul on Monday to keep pressure on President Hamid Karzai over corruption, which he said could ruin the war's new strategy....[view article]

Israeli Officials Rally Around Netanyahu in Dispute With US
AOL News - March 26, 2010

JERUSALEM (March 25) - Top Israeli officials on Thursday rallied behind embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his dispute with the U.S., deepening the rift between the two allies over Israeli construction in east Jerusalem....[view article]

U.S. pushing Netanyahu to accept demands for peace talks
The Washington Post - March 16, 2010

In an effort to get peace talks back on track, the Obama administration is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to reverse last week's approval of 1,600 housing units in a disputed area of Jerusalem, make a substantial gesture toward the Palestinians, and publicly declare that all of the "core issues" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the status of Jerusalem, be included in upcoming talks, U.S. officials said....[view article]

'Islamic nations will back Iran strike'
The Jerusalem Post - March 12, 2010

An Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would be quietly supported by a wide coalition of Islamic nations, including a number of extremist states, Deputy Minister of the Negev and Galilee Ayoub Kara said Saturday....[view article]

'They Need to Be Liberated From Their God'
Wall Street Journal - March 8, 2010

'I absolutely know that in anybody's eyes I was a traitor," says Mosab Hassan Yousef. "To my family, to my nation, to my God. I crossed all the red lines in my society. I didn't leave one that I didn't cross."...[view article]

'They Need to Be Liberated From Their God'
Wall Street Journal - March 8, 2010

'I absolutely know that in anybody's eyes I was a traitor," says Mosab Hassan Yousef. "To my family, to my nation, to my God. I crossed all the red lines in my society. I didn't leave one that I didn't cross."...[view article]

Identity of American Arrested in Pakistan Is Unclear
AOL News - March 8, 2010

ISLAMABAD (March 8) - An American member of al-Qaida was picked up in a raid in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, Pakistani officials said Monday, but reversed earlier assertions that the detained man was the terror network's U.S.-born spokesman....[view article]

Yemeni Separatists Flaunt Stars and Stripes
AOL News - March 8, 2010

ADEN, Yemen (March 6) -- Sheikh Abdu Alrib al-Naqib, a gray-haired separatist leader from Yemen's rural south, sat on his couch in this ramshackle port city, waving two American flags and humming an approximate version of "The Star-Spangled Banner."...[view article]

Ayatollahs desert Iran's besieged regime
The Australian - January 14, 2010

AYATOLLAH Ruhollah Khomeini established his Islamic regime on the premise of velayet-e faqih, the undisputed moral and religious authority of the supreme leader as a successor to the prophet Mohammed and the infallible Shia imams....[view article]

Iraqi Forces Sweep Baghdad for Car Bombs Ahead of Elections
Politics Daily - January 13, 2010

Iraqi security forces set up surprise vehicle checkpoints across Baghdad on Tuesday as part of an effort to increase security in the country's capital ahead of its elections in March, the Associated Press reports. Reacting to tips on bomb-making activities, the security force locked-down neighborhoods and searched hundreds of cars....[view article]

Leading Religious Newswire Republishes Controversial Muhammad Cartoons
Christian Newswire - January 5, 2010

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 /Christian Newswire/ In 2006 Christian Newswire was criticized for publishing the controversial Muhammad cartoons. Christian Newswire was the only US based newswire to publish the cartoons....[view article]

Jewish Christian in Israel Seeks Protection from Repeated Attacks
Compass Direct News - December 28, 2009

JERUSALEM, December 28 (CDN) - A Christian of Jewish origin who has been attacked on the streets here four times because of his faith in Christ is seeking police protection....[view article]

Airports raise security on U.S.-bound flights
Reuters - December 26, 2009

LONDON (Reuters) - European airports tightened security checks on U.S.-bound flights on Saturday after a man tried to set off an explosive device on a flight between Amsterdam and Detroit....[view article]

Israeli company finds oil beneath Rosh Ha'ayin
Haaretz.com - December 26, 2009

An Israeli oil exploration company on Thursday announced that it had found a huge amount of oil and gas during drilling below the city of Rosh Ha'ayin this week. Givot Olam Oil Exploration Limited Partnership said that more than 60 percent gas was measured in the drill, indicating the first such find in Israel.  ...[view article]

Israel uncovers first Jesus-era house in Nazareth
Haaretz.com - December 24, 2009

Israeli archaeologists said Monday that they have uncovered remains of the first dwelling in the northern city of Nazareth that can be dated back to the time of Jesus. The find sheds a new light on what Nazareth might have been like in Jesus' time, said the archaeologists, indicating that it was probably a small hamlet with about 50 houses populated by poor Jews....[view article]

The Forgotten Palestinian Refugees
Wall Street Journal - December 24, 2009

Meet Yussuf Khoury, a 23-year old Palestinian refugee living in the West Bank. Unlike those descendents of refugees born in United Nations camps, Mr. Khoury fled his birthplace just two years ago. And he wasn't running away from Israelis, but from his Palestinian brethren in Gaza....[view article]

Water from Hadera desalination plant enters National Water Carrier
The Jerusalem Post - December 24, 2009

The latest desalination plant began pumping water into the National Water Carrier on Wednesday, Mekorot, the national water company announced....[view article]

Nazi Archive Made Public
CBSNews.com - December 7, 2009

Documents of Nazi atrocities during the Holocaust were kept locked for decades. Now that the archive is being made public, Scott Pelley brought three Holocaust survivors to examine their records....[view article]

Paris comes out against Swedish plan
The Jerusalem Post - December 3, 2009

France has "several strong reservations" about a draft resolution on the Middle East put forward by Sweden that would recognize east Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state, French Ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot told The Jerusalem Post Wednesday....[view article]

Iran earmarks $20 million to support terrorists
OneNewsNow.com - November 29, 2009

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's parliament passed a law on Sunday earmarking $20 million to support terrorist groups opposing the West and investigate alleged U.S. and British plots against the Islamic Republic....[view article]

Saudi floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajj
TownHall.com - November 27, 2009

Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains that killed at least 77 people....[view article]

U.N. Watchdog in 'Kafkaesque' Limbo After Criticizing World Body
UCI - November 20, 2009

The United Nations detained an outspoken critic and booted her from its New York headquarters in what the woman, a human rights watchdog, is calling an effort to silence her opposition to the world body....[view article]

Prosecutors tie Iran, U.S. assets
The Washington Post - November 14, 2009

Federal prosecutors on Thursday moved to seize several U.S. assets allegedly controlled by entities linked to the government of Iran, including a mosque and Islamic school in Potomac, land in Prince William County and a Manhattan skyscraper....[view article]

Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options
TownHall.com - November 12, 2009

President Barack Obama rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and asked for revisions, his defense secretary said Thursday, after the U.S. ambassador in Kabul argued that a significant U.S. troop increase would only prop up a weak, corruption-tainted government....[view article]

Israel putting forth 'unprecedented' concessions, Clinton says
The Washington Post - November 1, 2009

JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had offered "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settlement construction in an effort to restart peace talks, a departure from the administration's earlier criticism of Israel and a possible signal of impatience with the refusal of Palestinian leaders to join negotiations....[view article]

Secret Mission Rescues Yemen's Jews
Wall Street Journal - October 31, 2009

MONSEY, N.Y. -- In his new suburban American home, Shaker Yakub, a Yemeni Jew, folded a large scarf in half, wrapped it around his head and tucked in his spiraling side curls. "This is how I passed for a Muslim," said the 59-year-old father of seven, improvising a turban that hid his black skullcap....[view article]

Mashaal: Fate of Jerusalem will be determined by confrontation, not talks
The Jerusalem Post - October 25, 2009

Following a day of clashes between security forces and Arab rioters in Jerusalem, Damascus-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Sunday evening stated that the fate of the capital would be determined by force, not negotiations....[view article]

Palestinians urge Israeli punishment over Gaza
The Washington Post - October 15, 2009

UNITED NATIONS -- The Palestinians called Wednesday for global action to punish Israel for alleged war crimes during its military assault on Gaza last winter, warning that the credibility of the United Nations and international human rights law was at stake....[view article]

URGENT ACTION ALERT - Tell President Obama, Stop Training Fatah Terrorists with US Money!
Unity Coalition for Israel - October 6, 2009

Dear Action Alert Responders,President Obama has sustained the deployment of General Dayton's training of Fatah militia in Ramallah as arranged by the Bush administration. Apparently, this is in connection with his own administration's vision for the speedy creation of a "contiguous" Palestinian state. Also of concern is that Fatah members are indoctrinated against America in spite of this military training. Fatah making show of strength -thanks to US taxpayer dollars...[view article]

Christians Worldwide Gather in Homes, Churches, and Cities to Unite in Prayer for Jerusalem
Christian Newswire - October 5, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Millions of Christians marked the 8th annual Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (DPPJ) (www.daytopray.com) on Sunday, October 4th with concerted, worldwide worship and prayer. From soaring cathedrals to simple grass huts, hundreds of thousands of churches, involving millions of Christians in well over 175 nations, prayed for Jerusalem's peace on Sunday, October 4th. According to the New York office of Eagles' Wings Ministries, the prayer initiative's sponsor, these...[view article]

Netanyahu to U.S.: Time is now for action on Iran nukes
Haaretz.com - September 26, 2009

Now is the time to act to halt the Iranian nuclear program, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Senators and Congress members over the weekend....[view article]

Concern Rises Ahead of Islamic Prayer in D.C.
CBN News - September 25, 2009

A massive Islamic prayer service scheduled to take place on Capitol Hill, Friday, is raising concerns among Christians....[view article]

The UN Passes a Nuclear Nonproliferation Resolution
LA Times - September 24, 2009

The United Nations Security Council approved a nuclear nonproliferation resolution this morning, granting President Obama an early, first step toward his ultimate goal of eliminating nuclear weapons....[view article]

U.S. charges Afghan-born man with bombing plot
Reuters - September 24, 2009

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A Colorado airport shuttle bus driver has been charged in New York with conspiring to carry out a bombing attack in the United States, accused of acquiring the same bomb-making chemicals used in the 2005 London transit attacks....[view article]

Persecution reports from Egypt, Somalia, Eritrea and China
Voice of the Martyrs - September 23, 2009

Persecution reports from Egypt, Somalia, Eritrea and China1. Christian murdered, others wounded in EgyptA Coptic Christian man was murdered and three others suffered severe stab wounds when a Muslim man, Osama Araban (35), attacked three villages in northern Egypt on September 16, according to a September 21 report from Assyrian International News Agency. Abdo George Younan (63) was stabbed nine times and his head severed from his body in the village of Bagour. Araban then travelled...[view article]

Terror Arrest Sparks Gov't Warning on Mass Transit
ABC News - September 22, 2009

An airport shuttle driver under arrest in Colorado may have been planning with others to detonate backpack bombs on New York City trains in a terrorism plot similar to past attacks on London's and Madrid's mass-transit systems, officials said....[view article]

Christian and Muslim Leaders to Hold Joint News Conference to Discuss Islamic Prayer Vigil on the Grounds of the United States Capitol this Week
Christian Newswire - September 21, 2009

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /Christian Newswire/ -- Christian and Muslim leaders plan to hold a joint news conference to discuss an Islamic prayer vigil on the grounds of the United States Capitol this week. News Conference Details: When: Tuesday, September 22, at 11:00 A.M. Where: 109 2nd Street NE, Washington, D.C. (Which is right behind the United States Supreme Court.) Who: Christian and Muslim leaders Why: To discuss Islamic prayer vigil on the grounds of the United States...[view article]

Christian hotel owners hauled before court after defending their beliefs in discussion with Muslim guest Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1214666/Christian-hotel-owners-hauled-court
Daily Mail News - September 20, 2009

A Christian couple have been charged with a criminal offence after taking part in what they regarded as a reasonable discussion about religion with guests at their hotel. Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang were arrested after a Muslim woman complained to police that she had been offended by their comments.  ...[view article]

Stop Islamization of America Holds Capitol Hill Event
SIOA - September 19, 2009

WASHINGTON – Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) will hold an organizational launch and press conference with speakers and panel discussion on September 25th, to coincide with Islam on Capitol Hill Day and the 220th anniversary of the passage of the Bill of Rights....[view article]

FMR. SENIOR ISRAELI OFFICIAL: "WE MAY HAVE TO ATTACK IRAN BY DECEMBER"
Flash Traffic - September 16, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 16, 2009 -- War clouds over Iran are building rapidly. On Friday night during the 9/11 National Town Hall Meeting, I explained that because Washington and the Western powers are doing nothing decisive to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, there is an increasingly likelihood that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will feel the need to matters into his own hands, and soon. In light of that assessment, I would draw to your attention...[view article]

Iran announces plan to purge universities of Western influences
The Pew Forum - September 7, 2009

Reporting from Beirut - A hard-line deputy of Iran's supreme leader announced steps Sunday to purge Iranian universities of Western influences even as the government faced accusations of "fascism and totalitarianism" leveled by the country's former president....[view article]

Senior diplomats in New York said Tuesday it was highly unlikely that U.S. President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would hold a three-way meet
Haaretz.com - September 1, 2009

Senior diplomats in New York said Tuesday it was highly unlikely that U.S. President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would hold a three-way meeting at the end of the month....[view article]

'Hezbollah plotting attacks abroad'
WorldNetDaily - August 11, 2009

Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard icon....[view article]