January 2008 Entries
It snowed in Jerusalem today. That doesn't happen very often. We took this rare opportunity to show you what Jerusalem - the "golden" city - looks like with a mantle of white. Enjoy!
You may never have heard of Etan Steinberg, but you might want to know what he had to say.
Two weeks ago, President George Bush visited Israel and the Palestinian territories. Both in Jerusalem and Ramallah, he called for "two states living side by side in peace and security."
For the past two days, the world watched as tens of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza poured through the blasted border walls separating them from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
The nuclear confrontation between Iran and the West is the most volatile situation in the world today. In fact, President Bush said a few months ago a conflict with Iran might mark the beginning of World War III.
How would you have liked to travel with President Bush on his recent trip throughout the Middle East? On Thursday afternoon, we interviewed Bill Koenig just after the President completed his last stop in Sharm el-Sheik and his meeting with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarek.
Israeli soldiers in Gaza are now engaged in perhaps the most dangerous and difficult kind of fighting, urban warfare.