By Peter Wallsten, Times Staff Writer

WASHINGTON — Just days after a bitterly divided Senate committee voted along party lines to approve her nomination as a federal appellate court judge, California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown told an audience Sunday that people of faith were embroiled in a "war" against secular humanists who threatened to divorce America from its religious roots, according to a newspaper account of the speech.

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By The Associated Press  
MOSCOW - On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Israel, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Tuesday that Moscow would go ahead with its sale of Strelets missile systems to Syria.
"This will not harm the balance of forces in the region," the Interfax news agency quoted Ivanov as saying. "In our estimation, Israel significantly surpasses Syria in military terms."

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A new study says that the market for RFID products for use in hospitals and the healthcare industry will grow to $8.8 billion by 2010.
Apr. 26, 2005—A new industry study, RFID & Emerging Technologies Guide to Healthcare, forecasts that the U.S. market for RFID and related technologies in the hospital and healthcare sector will grow to $8.8 billion by 2010. The study says the market will be segmented into three general categories: RFID hardware and software integration ($1.3 billion), infrastructure support for RFID enablement ($2.7 billion) and hospital connectivity ($4.8 billion).

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Julie Stahl
Jerusalem Bureau Chief
Ma'anit, Israel (CNSNews.com) - An American oil company is relying on science and the Bible to find oil in Israel.
The U.S.-based Zion Oil Gas Corporation, led by an Evangelical Christian, says it wants to help the Jewish state become energy independent.
This is not the first time that Evangelical Christians have used biblical prophecy to search for oil in Israel. But this time, they could be onto something: Zion Oil Gas believes it may be on the verge of a very large find.
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By AMY TEIBEL

NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip (AP) - Thousands of Israelis poured into the Gaza Strip's main Jewish settlement bloc Wednesday to protest this summer's planned withdrawal, show support for the settlers and bid farewell to the area Israel occupied for 38 years.

Gaza settler leaders said they expect at least 100,000 people, which would make it one of the largest demonstrations since Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced the pullout plan last year. Turnout was expected to be bolstered by warm weather and the Passover holiday, when schools are closed and many people are on vacation.

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   The ancient people called Magog are commonly believed to have been the ancestors of the Russian nation. The prophet Ezekiel spoke of an invasion of Israel by Russia, which has not yet been fulfilled. What could cause Russia to come against the tiny nation of Israel -- which has no oil and no real strategic value? This question has puzzled Bible scholars for centuries. However, recent developments in the Middle East have for the first time in history lent credence to this long-awaited prophecy.

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