The Middle East in Focus
This week, for all the headlines cited below, please join us in proclaiming THIS DECREE:
"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer." (Psalm 19:14)
1. Olmert tells Post: 'Not one refugee can return' - Jerusalem Post
While the Prime Minister's Office had no formal reaction to the Arab League's land-and-refugees-for- peace initiative relaunched in Riyadh on Thursday, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told The Jerusalem Post there is absolutely no wiggle room on the refugee issue.
2. Construction of massive IDF base gets government go-ahead - Ha'aretz
The government on Thursday is expected to approve the construction of a town in the Negev that will accommodate several army training camps currently located in the center of Israel, Haaretz has learned.
3. Report: Peres calls for direct talks between Israel and Arabs - Ha'aretz
Israel hold direct talks on peace with Arab states, Vice Premier Shimon Peres said Thursday after Arab leaders renewed a peace offer first drafted by Saudi Arabia in 2002.
4. 'Arrow can fully protect against Iran' - Jerusalem Post
Recent modifications made to the Arrow enable Israel's ballistic missile defense system to successfully intercept and destroy any ballistic missile in the Middle East, including nuclear-capable missiles under development by Iran, Arieh Herzog, the head of the Defense Ministry's Homa Missile Defense Agency, has told The Jerusalem Post.
5. White House slams Pelosi's planned visit to Syria - CNN
The White House has criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plans to stop in Syria during a Middle East trip that began Friday. "We discourage members of Congress to make such visits to Syria," said White House deputy spokeswoman Dana Perino. "This is a country that is a state sponsor of terror." Pelosi is scheduled to meet with Syria's president next weekend, according to Syria's ambassador to the United States. 5. White House slams Pelosi's planned visit to Syria - CNN The White House has criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plans to stop in Syria during a Middle East trip that began Friday. "We discourage members of Congress to make such visits to Syria," said White House deputy spokeswoman Dana Perino. "This is a country that is a state sponsor of terror." Pelosi is scheduled to meet with Syria's president next weekend, according to Syria's ambassador to the United States.
