JERUSALEM
- Israel today faces one of the most traumatic times in its history.
The division within Israel over Ariel Sharon's plan to evict Jews from
Gaza has put Israel on the brink of a civil war. Many believing Jews
and Christians say it also puts both Israel and the U.S. on the wrong
side of the Bible.

Jewish Week
"The
Bible says that land belongs to the Jews," the Rev. James Vineyard of
the Windsor Hill Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, said in an interview.
"The Lord, God of Israel, is not going to look favorably on the
giving-away of one grain of sand."

President Bush cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday
[April 11] against West Bank settlement growth but Sharon gave no
commitments... Sharon pledged his commitment to a U.S.-backed peace
"road map" but sent conflicting signals about abiding by its call for a
halt to Israeli "settlement activity." -- Reuters, April 11, 2005.