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Rabbis: Olmert come back now!

Leading rabbis call on Olmert to come back to Israel now because even talking about withdrawal is dangerous

Leading rabbis, members of the Rabbinical Congress for Peace which is comprised of over 350 prominent rabbis in Israel have sent an urgent letter to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert calling on him to come back to [...]

Israelis take to streets to protest Annapolis

Tens of thousands converge at Western Wall, rallies across country

 By Aaron Klein

JERUSALEM – Israelis across the country today protested Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s attendance at tomorrow’s U.S.-sponsored Annapolis summit, blasting the Israeli leader for his expressed willingness to evacuate strategic territory, including possibly swaths of Jerusalem.

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Palestinian state by ‘08, says Bush

Tells PA president in private meeting U.S. committed to Israeli withdrawal

By Aaron Klein

JERUSALEM – President Bush told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a private meeting today the U.S. will ensure the Palestinians will have a state on the ground before Bush leaves office, a senior Palestinian negotiator told WND.

“Bush and [...]

More churches preaching ‘environmental gospel’

In a growing number of churches, salvation means saving the Earth.

(AP Wire) A movement called Interfaith Power and Light offers ministers sermon tips on how to convert churchgoers into environmental activists. One program encourages people to switch to energy efficient light bulbs on each night they light a holiday candle for Advent [...]

Bush: “personally committed” to two state solution

“I remain personally committed to implementing my vision of two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security,” US President George W. Bush pledged in a statement released by the White House Sunday, ahead of the Annapolis conference.

I remain personally committed to implementing my vision of two democratic [...]