Sunday, April 19, 2009

Christian News

United States special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell meets
with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday. (AP Photo)

After meeting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo,
George Mitchell said on Saturday that the US would put
"great energy" into pursuing a two-state Mideast peace settlement.
In Ramallah on Friday Mitchell had said, "a two-state solution is the only solution."

Mitchell had met on Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who told him the Palestinian
people expect the U.S. to press Israel to carry out its diplomatic obligations in regard to the peace process.

Friday afternoon: 4.2 mag earthquake felt in northern Israel...
Friday evening: 3.5 mag earthquake felt in northern Israel

Residents from Haifa to Nahariya and Kfar Blum report earth moved
at 2:04 pm Friday for several seconds; no injuries reported

A mild earthquake registering 3.5 on the Richter scale hit northern Israel Friday evening.

Spring snowstorm shuts down Colorado, Wyoming roads...
Up to 36 inches of snow expected by Saturday evening

A 140-mile stretch of Interstate 80 and many smaller roads in Wyoming were closed Friday.
A 30-mile stretch of Interstate 25 from Wellington, Colo., to Cheyenne, Wyo., was closed briefly.

Lieberman to Mitchell:
New approach needed for talks

Lieberman, who upon taking office said that Israel is no longer bound by the decisions of the Annapolis Summit, described the two's meeting as "important and in-depth," adding that they spoke of various matters concerning security and the economy and that he was looking forward to their future meeting.

Mitchell, however, told the Israeli foreign minister that the US expects the Israeli government to strive to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to implement a "financial peace" does not suffice, he stressed, telling Lieberman that the Obama administration expects financial steps to be part of the ongoing process.