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World News and Trends: Newest Middle East peace proposal in jeopardy

  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
According to a report from Jerusalem published in the International Herald Tribune, "Hamas has now sent hundreds of its fighters, most of them to Iran. . . Israel is watching as Hamas, in control of Gaza, is building an army there on the model of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon—constructing positions and fortifications."

Jerusalem: A Trembling Cup

  • by Amanda Stiver
"In the larger perspective of human history, many turning points past and present gravitate around Jerusalem. The name itself means peace, but the city has rarely seen sustained tranquility."

The Future of Jerusalem

  • by Gary Petty
Jerusalem, although holy to three major religions, is a city of seemingly endless strife with no equitable solutions. What does the future hold for this long-troubled city?

The Six-Day War—40 Years Later

  • by Melvin Rhodes
Many events have shaped the modern Middle East—perhaps none more than the Six-Day War in 1967. Sadly, Israel and Jerusalem remain a source of contention, with more conflict to come.

Jerusalem: City of Contention

  • by Darris McNeely
Until Jesus Christ returns and makes Jerusalem the capital of His world ruling kingdom, that city will not experience any lasting peace.

Forty Years after the Six Day War

  • by Rex Sexton
In June 1967 the tiny nation of Israel crushed an attempted invasion by Egypt, Jordan and Syria in less than a week. Israel's complete military victory should have ended its security problems. But in the forty years since that conflict the Middle East has been anything but secure. Peace was not victorious.

When History and Prophecy Converge

  • by Mario Seiglie
What happens when key events of history have a connection to Bible prophecy? The result is a better appreciation for God's guiding hand in all of history.

The Quiet Islamic Movement to Restore the Caliphate

  • by Jerold Aust
Bible prophecy reveals that a significantly influential ruler over the peoples who occupy territories surrounding the Holy Land, possibly a modern day Muslim confederation, will in some manner attack a "king of the North"—a modern version of the ancient Roman emperor.
A statue of John Winthrop by Richard Saltonstall Greenough (1873).

This Is the Way Walk in It: The City That Will Not Fade

  • by Robin Webber
Each of the great cities of antiquity has ultimately crumbled and been buried by sand, volcanic ash or the layered rebuilding of its current inhabitants upon the faded ruins of the old. Today's "great" cities will no doubt fade as well.

Abbas and Sharon: Showdown Over Jerusalem

  • by Cecil Maranville
How to resolve the opposing claims over the world's most controversial city, Jerusalem, was to be part of the international efforts to bring peace to the Middle East this year. The Sharon administration yanked it out of the end of the "Roadmap for Peace" and is making it an issue now. Barely established in office, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has to get help from the Bush...

World News and Trends: Clerics oppose Jerusalem gay fest

  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
An American evangelist generated an unusual gathering of clerics from three faiths—Christianity, Islam and Judaism—to oppose an international WorldPride gay festival in Jerusalem planned for August (The New York Times, March 31). The festival's intent is to generate worldwide publicity for the gay-rights cause in the Holy City, home to three great religious traditions.