Israel PM-Elect Sharon Rejects Palestinian Peace Call Before Car Bomb Explodes
In an ominous sign of the difficult way ahead in Middle East peacemaking, a top aide to Israeli prime-minister elect Ariel Sharon rebuffed Thursday Palestinian calls for talks to resume where they broke off with Ehud Barak's outgoing administration.
Israeli Analyst Says Israelis Want Conflict
Israeli society has given neighboring Arab countries a message of war after Israeli voters chose hardline Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon as their new prime minister, Middle East analysts said Wednesday.
Wahid Announces Trip To East Java Stronghold As Supporters Riot
Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Thursday he would travel to his East Java stronghold on Friday as police again fired warning shots to disperse thousands of loyalists rioting there.
Muslim Scholar Banned From Entry To U.S.
A leading Islamic scholar said Tuesday the U.S. State Department banned him from entry into the country due to his appeal to Muslims to resist Israeli occupation of Palestine and holy Muslim sites, a weekly Egyptian magazine said.
Israel PM-Elect Sharon Rejects Palestinian Peace Call Before Car Bomb Explodes
Israeli Analyst Says Israelis Want Conflict
Wahid Announces Trip To East Java Stronghold As Supporters Riot
Muslim Scholar Banned From Entry To U.S.
