What's next for Lebanon?

by Aaron Klein -- As a whirlwind week of demonstrations and counter-demonstrations in Beirut comes to an end, with reports that Syria's occupation of Lebanon is on weak footing, two major opposition more…

Thousands protest Gaza evacuation

by Aaron Klein -- JERUSALEM – Tens of thousands rallied yesterday in a Gaza settlement to mark the conclusion of a special worldwide fast to protest the planned withdrawal of Jewish residents more…

Americans move in
with Israel settlers

by Aaron Klein -- GUSH KATIF, Gaza – A group of forty Americans, led by a New York state lawmaker, moved here for three days this week as part of a larger more…

10,000 Jews to ascend Temple Mount

by Aaron Klein -- JERUSALEM -- A grass-roots Jewish organization plans to bring 10,000 Jews to the heavily restricted Temple Mount to spark Israeli dialogue about reclaiming the holy site from its more…

Rachel's Tomb: Back in business

by Aaron Klein -- BETHLEHEM – In a decision hailed by many in Israel, the Knesset yesterday voted to keep Rachel's Tomb, Judaism's third holiest site and the area most directly associated more…

Father demands Syria release American son

by Aaron Klein -- The father of an American-born Israeli soldier who disappeared 23 years ago is applying next week for a visa to visit Syrian president Bashar Assad and demand the more…

Rabbis protest 'dangerous' Gaza plan

by Aaron Klein -- Two of Israel's leading rabbinic authorities have declared a public fast day tomorrow to protest Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's planned withdrawal this summer from Gaza and parts more…

Hundreds of thousands
rally in Beirut

by Aaron Klein -- JERUSALEM – An estimated 800,000 rallied this afternoon in central Beirut in the largest anti-Syrian protest in Lebanon since the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, and more…

Lebanon: Syria out, Iran in

by Aaron Klein -- JERUSALEM – As Syria prepares to withdraw some of its troops from positions in Lebanon, Iran has been fortifying Hezbollah bases and positioning itself to become the dominant more…

U.S. to move consulate from East Jerusalem

by Aaron Klein -- JERUSALEM -- The United States has quietly approved a plan to relocate its consulate from the eastern section of Jerusalem to a western Jerusalem neighborhood, with construction of more…