...attacks and increased the risk of escalation along Israel's tense northern border. Raanan Gissin, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, suggested that more air raids could follow if Syria failed to restrain Lebanese guerrillas, including...

...last chance (for the Palestinians) to do what they are supposed to do," said Raanan Gissin, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said he told Arafat he had 12 hours to arrest key militants...

...activities in one place, but keep murdering women and children somewhere else?" said Raanan Gissin, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. "As long as the terror activities continue ... we will implement our right of self-defense...

...we captured this ship, it just corroborates and reinforces our position," said Raanan Gissin, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. "The Palestinian Authority must decide that it wants to go toward a cease-fire and peace, and...

...lift the travel ban on the Palestinian leader unless he takes decisive steps against militants, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday. Israel will make its decision by Tuesday, the day before the summit, said the adviser...

...normal relations with Israel," Lebanese Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud said. Raanan Gissin, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, called the Arab offer "a very interesting development, something that should be pursued." Gissin...

...the church. Madani said Israeli officials were not responding to the appeals. Raanan Gissin, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said the gunmen "abuse churches and holy sites in Bethlehem as a refuge and as a place from which...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Stepping up attacks Thursday, Israel fired missiles and tank shells at Palestinian Authority targets, including Yasser Arafat's West Bank headquarters, and Israeli troops entered Gaza City for the first time in 17 months of fighting.

...that began in March, he has been largely confined to his Ramallah headquarters. Raanan Gissin, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said the speech was meaningless and that Palestinian reform would not work with Arafat in power.

JERUSALEM - Palestinians cheered their parliament Thursday for forcing the resignation of Yasser Arafat's Cabinet, widely considered corrupt and inefficient, but many stopped short of criticizing the Palestinian leader himself.