CNSNews.com - September 26, 2005
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Israeli lawmakers have honored Christian groups in Jerusalem, for their work among needy Israelis. At a gathering on Sunday, the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus (KCAC) and the World Jewish Congress highlighted the importance of Jewish-Christian relations. "The World Jewish Congress sees the Christian community worldwide as natural allies in our struggle against anti-Semitism and hatred and in favor of justice and freedom," Bobby Brown, executive director of the WJC, said in a statement. KCAC and WJC gave thanks to Bridges for Peace, Christian Friends of Israel, the East Gate Foundation, Christian Friends of Israeli Communities and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem for their participation in a joint project, which donated and distributed school bags with school supplies to 16,000 Israeli first graders. ICEJ Executive Director Malcolm Hedding said that projects like this had helped thousands of Israelis. "We look forward to a growing relationship with positive consequences for the people of Israel," Hedding said. Christian Zionist groups bring thousands of tourists and pilgrims to Israel each year. They support Israel's right to the Biblical Land of Israel.

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Transport George Orwell's novel 1984 — in which a totalitarian Big Brother government tries to rule citizens' lives and control their thoughts — into the 21st century, and it would look a lot like China today.
Consider what happened this week. Continuing a long battle to curb what it considers a subversive information source — the Internet — China tightened its censorship of online news services and bulletin boards.
Major search engines and portals have been ordered to stop posting unauthorized commentary. Only opinion pieces from government-controlled sources are allowed. Private individuals and groups must register as “news organizations” before operating e-mail distribution lists. Anyone who violates the rules faces prison. Already, China has jailed a journalist for sending text of a Communist Party memo to foreign websites.
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United Nations Headquarters
New York City
September 20, 2005
Secretary Rice's press availability after Middle East Quartet Meeting with (left to right) European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Secretary Rice, and  EU High Representative Javier Solana. State Department Photo by Michael Gross.

( look close at the UN banner behind speakers )

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Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has purchased 5.46 percent of the Fox corporation, according to Gulf Daily News, raising concern that the conservative Fox News may soften its anti-terror stance due to the views of the new shareholder.
Al-Waleed, the nephew of the late Saudi King Fahd, was in the news when he visited the World Trade Center's remains just after the September 11th attacks and offered then-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani a $10 million check for relief efforts. Al-Waleed then released a statement blaming US foreign policy and support for Israel for the attacks.

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Redacted from an interview by Ruthie Blum
Jerusalem Post International, September 22, 2005
Uzi Landau is a married father of three who lives in Ra’anana. Landau first became a Member of the Knesset (MK) in 1984. He has chaired or been a member of numerous Knesset committees since then, including foreign affairs and defense, economic affairs, justice, and immigration and absorption.
Between March 2001 and February 2002, he served as minister of public security and as minister without portfolio between February 2002 and October 2004, when he resigned from the cabinet due to his fierce opposition to disengagement from Gaza.
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