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NewsWatch: Week in Review - Bill Koenig
July 28, 2002
It appears we will continue to have events in Israel and the Middle
East each week or two that bring things to a greater level of
intensity. We have a couple of days or week of calm, and then a
significant event happens. It has been ebbing and flowing like this
for quite awhile.
This week the main news was Israel's firing of a missile into a Gaza
house to kill top Hamas militant Salah Shehada. The world community
and President Bush spoke out against the attack. Yes, the civilian
deaths were tragic, but the terrorist had lodged himself in between
civilians to keep himself from being killed, other militant leaders
are doing the same thing throughout Gaza. The biased world
newspapers presented pictures of the injured and dead Palestinian
children (which typically does not happen when an Israeli child is
killed).
We continue to watch world leaders chasing the ever-illusive dream
of peace in Israel. They think, "If only Israel would cooperate, we
could have world peace!" This thinking is even prevalent at the
Vatican.
The Arab nations continue to salivate over the thought of Israel's
destruction. We know that won't happen. As a matter of fact, the
Bible is very descriptive of what happens to the enemies of Israel;
they are destroyed. (Please review a few of the pertinent
Scriptures: Isaiah 13, 17, 19; Zechariah 12-14; Joel 3.)
We are also continuing to hear mixed messages out of Washington:
The Bush Administration says they don't want to deal with Arafat,
but a senior Palestinian official said on Saturday the United States
had invited senior Palestinian cabinet ministers to Washington for
talks with top officials early next month-most likely the State
Department.
Then the Washington Post stated today that the Bush Administration
wouldn't press for an end to settlement freezes in Israel-one of the
greatest irritants to the Palestinians. The US concluded there is no
benefit in further pressing the Sharon government at this time.
In reference to the Israeli missile event, State Department
Spokesman Robert Bouchard stated US made weapons can only be used
for defensive purposes. Is Israel expected to catch the militant
leader in the act, or is it wiser to take him out before the
homicide act?
Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria:
The Observer (UK) stated that British Prime Minister Tony Blair did
not want to go to war with Iraq without first gaining UN approval.
The only major nation in the world who is willing to physically
eliminate Saddam Hussein is the United States.
The Observer (UK) also stated Saudi Arabia is teetering on the brink
of collapse, fueling Foreign Office fears of an extremist takeover
of one of the West's key allies in the war on terror.
Anti-government demonstrations have swept the desert kingdom in the
past months in protest at the pro-American stance of the de facto
ruler, Prince Abdullah.
This week we also furnished two articles on the situation in Syria,
where Israel has warned them to reign in the Hezbullah or face the
consequences. Two warnings were relayed through the United States,
and one message was relayed though Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak. This situation continues to deteriorate
weekly. Stratfor Intelligence stated a neutralized Syria would
actually help the United States in their battle against Iraq.
The international community will continue to pressure Israel. The US
will continue to vacillate between the Israelis and the Arab
interests. When the Arabs become vocal, the United States will
continue to appease them through phone calls or meetings. When there
is a terror strike in Israel, the United States will say Israel has
the right to defend herself.
It appears the Lord is continuing to maneuver Middle East events to
the point Israel, India, and the United States will be used to
devastate radical Islam. If this is correct, the Lord only knows how
and when this will happen.
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Bush Won't Press End to Israeli Settlements
White House Stance Leaves Palestinians Cold
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/w...ul27?language=p
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Washington Post - Sunday, July 28, 2002
As President Bush develops his latest approach to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the administration does not intend to
make a significant effort to curb the continued expansion of Israeli
settlements in the West Bank, one of the most troubling irritants to
Palestinians.
The White House routinely calls on the Israelis to stop settlement
activity, but U.S.
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Angry White House must keep pushing Mideast foes
By Carl Jeffers - Special to The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ht...on/134500410_ca
rl26.html
A blunt response from the White House capped this week's signature
event in the Palestinian-Israeli war: President Bush called Israel's
aerial attack on the home of a Hamas leader, which contributed to
the death of more than a dozen civilians, "heavy handed."
Not justified, not understandable and not simply ignored, Bush's
response to the targeting of Sheik Salah Shehada by an F-16 attack
aircraft was anger. News accounts had White House sources saying the
U.S. had to indicate red lines around some behavior.
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Washington Invites Palestinians for Talks
AP - Sat Jul 27, 5:05 PM ET
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...ncid=578&e=7&u=
/nm/20020727/ts_nm/mideast_dc_3164
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Palestinian official said on Saturday
the United States had invited senior Palestinian cabinet ministers
to Washington for talks with top officials there early next month.
It would be the most senior contact between the U.S. administration
and Palestinian Authority officials since President Bush called last
month for Yasser Arafat to be sidelined as Palestinian leader.
Palestinian cabinet minister and senior negotiator Saeb Erekat said
the delegation would include himself and new Interior Minister Abdel
Razzak al Yaha, who is in charge of the Palestinian security forces.
There was no immediate confirmation from the United States.
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Britons left in jail amid fears that Saudi Arabia could fall to
al-Qaeda
Sunday July 28, 2002 - The Observer - UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/saudi/sto...,764617,00.html
Saudi Arabia is teetering on the brink of collapse, fuelling Foreign
Office fears of an extremist takeover of one of the West's key
allies in the war on terror.
The Foreign Office believes that the failure of Abdullah's recent
Middle East peace plan could have terminally undermined his
position.
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RIFT OVER SADDAM
http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/homep...objectid=120699
70&method=sm_full&siteid=81959
July 28, 2002 - Sunday Mirror (UK)
TONY Blair has clashed with President George Bush over the go-ahead
for a war on Saddam Hussein.
The PM wants a fresh mandate from the United Nations for any
military action.
He fears a split in the Government and a serious diplomatic rift
between the West and Middle East states if the US and Britain go it
alone. Foreign office advisers have told him the present UN mandate
for sanctions against Iraq does not cover an armed attempt to topple
Saddam.
And they insist a new vote for action should be taken by the UN
security council, which would need the backing of Russia and China.
But Mr Bush wants to press ahead with an attack to wrongfoot
Saddam - and before opposition builds up too far in Western-friendly
countries such as Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
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Koenig's International News - http://watch.org
http://www.watch.org/showart.php3?i...owsubj=1&mcat=1
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God bless,
Kindgo
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