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Abbas, Hamas still at loggerheads on Israel recognition 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 1:12 PM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and the Hamas-led government remained at loggerheads on recognizing Israel despite efforts by Qatar to break the deadlock on creating a unity government.Ukraine Seeks Missile Alliance With Israel by Staff Writers Kiev (UPI) Oct 11, 2006 Space War - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Pro-Western Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko wants to forge what could be a dramatic and strategically far-reaching missile defense alliance with Israel.Israel: No Syria talks unless it shuns militants Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 3:32 AM
Israel said on Tuesday it would not negotiate with Syria as long as the country continued to back militant groups, rebuffing remarks by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he was ready for peace talks.Small Businesses a War Casualty in Israel ABC News - Oct 10 12:14 PM
War Damage to Israel's Economy Mostly Confined to Small Businesses So FarSyria can live side-by-side in peace with Israel: Syrian President AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 2:34 AM
Syria and Israel can live side-by-side, in peace and harmony, accepting each other's existence, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said.Israel Extends Hand Of Peace To Syria Nasdaq - 25 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - In what could be another boost to the Middle East peace process, Israel has extended a hand of peace to Syria. Israel's deputy Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, has said that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was welcome to come to Jerusalem for peace talks.Israel Used New Weapon Prototype In Gaza Strip Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
[Middle East News Service comment: For several months there have been reports circulating of a new weapon being used by Israel in Gaza. As a person committed to high scepticism I have tended to dismiss them especially since hard-left friends in Israel with contacts in the UN operation in Gaza said that the UN medical specialists have dismissed the story.Emergency drive tops $320 million; shifts toward rebuilding Israel s North JTA - Oct 10 4:48 PM
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (JTA) Since the early days of Israel s war with Hezbollah, the North American federation system has garnered some $320 million in pledges from the Jewish community.Israel stocks higher; banks climb and Tower Semi leaps Market Watch - Oct 10 7:43 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israel shares were higher in trading on Tuesday led by banks, but the real-estate sector took a hit. UN says Israel has provided maps of minefields in southern Lebanon Northwest Herald - Oct 10 5:57 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Israel on Monday handed over maps of minefields it laid in southern Lebanon during its nearly two-decade occupation, meeting a key requirement of the U.N. cease-fire resolution that ended this summer s war with Hezbollah militants, a U.N. statement said.Israel Bars New Palestinian Students From Its Universities, Citing Concern Over Security New York Times - 56 minutes ago
Israeli officials said they needed to balance the country?s security needs with the desire of Palestinians to receive an education.Call for Israel to leave Shebaa Guardian Unlimited - Oct 10 7:00 AM
Hizbullah 'will resume fight against Israel unless it withdraws from Shebaa farms'.Call for Israel to leave Shebaa farms area Guardian Unlimited - Oct 10 7:00 AM
World: Hizbullah will resume its military campaign against Israel unless it withdraws from disputed area, speaker of the Lebanese parliament warns.Israel concerned about North Korea's nuclear program ABC 13 Toledo - Oct 10 2:05 PM
Israel also feared North Korea would transfer materials and technology for the development of nuclear weapons to Iran, officials said.Friendly incumbents bolstered by pro-Israel funds Cleveland Jewish News - Oct 10 2:49 PM
Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) moved out of one political home when Democrats rejected him in an August primary, but an influx of campaign cash since his loss shows he's more welcome than ever in another - the pro-Israel community.Israel ready to cooperate with India on Barak probe Outlook India - Oct 10 1:06 PM
Israel tonight said it will cooperate with India in any investigation into the alleged corruption in the Rs 1,150 crore Barak Missile deal with a firm of that country during the previous NDA rule in 2000.Israel submits maps showing minefields The Buffalo News - Oct 10 6:09 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel on Monday handed over maps of minefields it laid in southern Lebanon during its nearly two-decade occupation, meeting a key requirement of the U.N. cease-fire resolution that ended this summer's war with Hezbollah militants, the U.N. said.India s ex-defense minister George Fernandes denies charge of bribe-taking in Barak missile deal with Israel DEBKAfile - Oct 10 12:25 PM
He accused Congress leader Sonia Ghandi of being behind the charge leveled by India s investigation agency, CBI, that in 2000 he approved the purchase of the anti-missile defense system from Israel for $450,000. The money was allegedly paid to the president of his Samata Party, Jaya Jaitley.Israel rules out talks until Syria ends support for militant groups The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 10 1:05 PM
Israel said Tuesday that it would not negotiate with Syria as long as the country continued to back militant groups, rebuffing remarks by Syrian President Bashar Assad that he was ready for peace talks.Assad told the BBC in an interview broadcast late Monday that he was willing to listen if Israel was ready for rapprochement.PetroMed Gets Official Green Light from Israel for Exclusive Oil and Gas Exploration Offshore Haifa with Aim of Curing [Press Release] CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 10 4:55 PM
In the wake of ongoing Middle East turmoil, PetroMed, PLC, an independent oil and gas exploration company, has officially received permit approval from the Israel Ministry of National Infrastructures to begin exclusive exploratory pursuit of hydrocarbons within the identified shallow water prospects offshore Haifa in northern Israel.6 Colleges in Northern Israel Delay School Year Opening Israel National News - Oct 10 2:34 PM
(IsraelNN.com) College presidents at six institutions of higher learning in northern Israel decided Tuesday night to delay the opening of the fall semester.Israel urges economic sanctions against Iran Middle East Online - Oct 10 7:17 AM
Israel fears possible atomic cooperation between Iran and North Korea after Pyongyang's nuclear test.Israel hands over map of minefields Boston Globe - Oct 10 1:39 AM
BEIRUT -- Israel yesterday handed over maps of minefields it laid in southern Lebanon during its nearly two-decade occupation, meeting a key requirement of the UN cease-fire resolution that ended this summer's conflict with Hezbollah militants, a UN statement said. Disclosing the locations of several hundred thousand mines that were laid during Israel's 1982-2000 occupation of a border zone in ...French cancel book fete over author's Israel view Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 10 2:34 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The French Embassy on Monday cancelled a New York party for a book about Vichy France's collaboration with Nazi Germany because of the author's postscript that says Israel has oppressed Palestinians.Israel rejected Syria s offer to hold peace talks, saying that Damascus must first stop supporting resistance groups in Al Jazeera - Oct 10 9:02 AM
President Bashar al-Assad said in a BBC interview on Monday that he was ready to negotiate with Israel, but questioned if the Israeli government had the will to move toward peace.Indian defense minister investigated for irregularity in missile deal with Israel Yahoo! India News - Oct 10 8:53 AM
Federal investigators on Tuesday formally launched an investigation into former Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes, a political associate and a former navy chief for alleged irregularities in the purchase of a missile system from Israel six years ago. Israel urges Iran sanctions Nine O'Clock - Oct 10 1:04 PM
Tehran: ban on weapons of mass destruction should be imposed globally. JERUSALEM - Israel urged yesterday that economic sanctions be slapped on Iran over its nuclear program, warning of possible atomic cooperation between Tehran and North Korea.Hezbollah: Unless Israel Leaves Shebaa Area We Will Drive Them Out Free Internet Press - Oct 10 12:53 PM
Hezbollah will resume its military campaign against Israel unless it withdraws from the disputed Shebaa farms area and other pockets of territory occupied during this summer's 34-day war, Nabih Berri, speaker of the Lebanese parliament, has warned. If Israel does not pull out we will have to drive them out, said Berri, who acted as a link to the militant organization during this summer's war Israel and North Korea / Maybe now they'll take Iran seriously Haaretz Daily - Oct 10 9:15 AM
From Israel's perspective, North Korea's nuclear test is primarily important because of its ramifications on the behavior of Pyongyang's ally Iran, and because of its impact on international efforts to curb Iranian nuclear plans.Analysis: Israel's oil hopes rekindled Middle East Times - Oct 10 2:25 AM
BINYAMINA, Israel -- An Israeli drilling company has struck oil near the shores of the Dead Sea, but this latest discovery still cannot compare with the reserves held by Israel's major oil-producing neighbors.Israel worried North Korea may help Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 11:06 AM
Israeli officials said Tuesday they were concerned that North Korea's reported nuclear test would set a dangerous precedent and encourage Iran to press ahead with its nuclear program.Israel Railways to test safety systems Globes Online - Oct 10 10:44 AM
In a pilot, four companies will install systems at twelve level crossing, on eight locomotives and in Israel Railways control room.Israel Awaits Outcome Over N. Korea's Missile Test KYW News Radio 1060 - Oct 10 4:19 AM
North Korea's detonation of a nuclear device made Israel shudder at the thought that Iran, which is the Jewish state's ultimate menace, could follow suit.North Korea test 'alarm bell': Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 6:12 AM
Israel has slammed North Korea's nuclear test as "provocative," arguing that it sounded an "alarm bell" for a world also facing the prospect of an atomic-armed Iran unless firm action is taken.Syria can live side-by-side in peace with Israel: Bashar Financial Express - Oct 10 9:18 AM
LONDON, Oct 10 (AFP): Syria and Israel can live side-by-side, in peace and harmony, accepting each other's existence, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said Monday.Israel turns over maps of minefields in Lebanon Arizona Daily Star - Oct 10 12:10 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel handed over maps of minefields it laid in southern Lebanon during its nearly two-decade occupation Monday, meeting a key requirement of the U.N. cease-fire resolution that ended this summer's war with Hezbollah militants, a U.N. statement said.Syria can live side by side in peace with Israel: president People's Daily - Oct 10 2:08 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has promised that his country could live side by side in peace with arch-foe Israel, the official Syria Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.Israel Railways Head Questioned on June Train Wreck Israel National News - Oct 10 7:19 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The head of Israel Railways was questioned by police Tuesday in an investigation of a fatal train wreck at Beit Yehoshua in June that left 5 dead and dozens of other passengers wounded.Gillerman: New UN Secretary-General Should be Pro-Israel Israel National News - Oct 10 11:04 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel s ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday praised the appointment of South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon to be the new U.N. Secretary General.Syria welcome in Israel - Peres BBC News - Oct 10 4:47 PM
Shimon Peres responds warmly to a suggestion by Syria that the two countries could hold peace talks.Abbas: Recognizing Israel not required WorldNetDaily - Oct 09 10:14 PM
JERUSALEM Fresh from claiming in a meeting last week with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that he will demand Hamas recognize the existence of Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in an Arabic-language interview neither Hamas nor his own Fatah party is required to recognize the Jewish state.EXCLUSIVE - French cancel book fete over author's Israel view Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 09 7:22 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The French Embassy on Monday canceled a New York party for a book about Vichy France's collaboration with Nazi Germany because of the author's postscript that says Israel has oppressed Palestinians.In N.Y., Sparks Fly Over Israel Criticism Washington Post - Oct 08 9:26 PM
NEW YORK -- Two major American Jewish organizations helped block a prominent New York University historian from speaking at the Polish consulate here last week, saying the academic was too critical of Israel and American Jewry.Israel stocks advance; banks up as Elran Investments soars Market Watch - Oct 09 8:47 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Tel Aviv stocks advanced Monday, with banks and real-estate investor Africa Israel Investments standing out as prominent gainers but with Israel Chemicals and conglomerate Koor Industries declining among the blue chips. Assad: Syria and Israel can achieve peace UPI - Oct 09 9:41 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with the BBC that the United States cannot function as "an impartial arbiter" in talks with Israel.A New Fence Is Added to a Border Town Already Split New York Times - 56 minutes ago
The fence in Ghajar, Lebanon, is a reminder of the possible flash points that remain as Lebanon and Israel continue working to quell border tensions.Lebanese PM: Israel Failed in War Israel National News - Oct 10 3:04 AM
(IsraelNN.com) President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon stated that Israel seriously failed in the recent war in Lebanon.Qatari Rep Discusses Unity Plan, Recognition of Israel with PA Leaders Israel National News - Oct 10 6:34 AM
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassem al Thani is in Gaza to present a new unity initiative to the Palestinian Authority leadership that would include recognition of Israel s right to exist a move which would pave the way for renewed peace talks.Israel worried about possible NKorea-Iran nuclear cooperation AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 1:34 AM
A top Israeli official said that the Jewish state was worried about possible nuclear cooperation between arch-enemy Iran and North Korea following Pyongyang's announcement that it had conducted an underground nuclear test.Palestinian PM: Hamas won't recognize Israel USA Today - Oct 08 5:08 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Sunday his Hamas-led government will not recognize Israel and has problems with a widely touted Arab peace plan because it does.Hamas rejects demands in Qatar proposal AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
Qatar's attempt to end a growing crisis in the Palestinian territories appeared to end in failure Tuesday after Hamas rejected the plan's key demands that it recognize Israel and renounce violence.UN urges Israel's complete, quick pullout from Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 09 9:25 PM
The United Nations (UN) on Monday called for complete and quick withdrawal of Israeli forces from Ghajar, a village straddling the border between Lebanon and Israel-occupied Golan Heights.As North Korea tests nuke, Israel worries about precedent for Iran JTA - Oct 09 1:48 PM
JERUSALEM, Oct. 9 (JTA) In Israel, many see North Korea s nuclear brinkmanship and the West s response to it as a dress rehearsal for a threat far closer to home.Israel warned: Lebanon war could start again Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
· Hizbullah may fight over territory, says speaker · Shia leader speaks of fear UN troops will not leaveDoes Israel's "right to exist" actually exist? Crikey - Oct 09 8:03 PM
During the recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Prime Minister Howard said that the refusal of Syria, Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas "to accept Israel's right to exist is still at the core of the whole dispute." But does such a right exist?Olmert: Syria peace overtures are a ploy AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 2:26 PM
Israel has brushed off the Syrian president's recent calls to restart peace talks as a ploy by Bashar Assad to deflect international pressure from his increasingly isolated regime. But some in Israel say Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may be making a major mistake in ignoring even a slim chance to pursue peace with one of his country's most implacable enemies.Syria wonders if Israel too weak for talks - Assad Stuff - Oct 09 5:54 PM
LONDON: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told the BBC he is ready for talks with Israel but queries whether the current Israeli government has the strength to move towards peace and if the United States has the will to help.Israel divides Palestinian families - Al Jazeera - Oct 09 12:32 PM
Palestinians who were born abroad and do not have Palestinian identity cards complain about Israel s sudden restrictions following the sweeping victory of the anti-occupation Islamist movement, Hamas, in January elections, which prompted a united Western decision to cut yearly aid sent to the Palestinian population and a total halt to Israel s ministry-level contacts with the Palestinian Israel air strike hits Gaza militant Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 10 3:40 PM
A missile fired from an Israeli aircraft has wounded at least one gunman in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian security source says. -Christian Zionists Boost Post-War Tourism for Israel Crosswalk.com - Oct 09 9:29 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Thousands of Christian Zionist tourists who are visiting here this week are giving Israel a much needed boost and signaling a major recovery of Israel's tourism industry following the Israeli-Hizballah war this summer, Israel's Tourism Minister Isaac Herzog said.Israel expresses concern about North Korea's nuclear ambitions Fox21 - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
JERUSALEM Israeli officials say they're concerned North Korea's claims to an atomic weapons test will embolden Iran to press ahead with its own nuclear program.Devout Christians march for Zionism in Jerusalem Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 10:39 AM
More than 5,000 evangelical Christians, including believers from as far afield as Congo and New Zealand, marched through Jerusalem on Tuesday to voice their support for Zionism and the state of Israel.UPDATE:Israel Concerned N Korea Test Will Encourage Iran Nasdaq - Oct 10 11:05 AM
JERUSALEM (AP)--Israeli officials said Tuesday they were concerned that North Korea's nuclear test would set a dangerous precedent and encourage Iran to press ahead with its own nuclear program.Abbas Says Hamas Doesn't Need to Recognize Israel Crosswalk.com - Oct 09 3:59 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - P.A. Chairman Mahmoud Abbas says that neither Hamas nor his own Fatah faction needs to recognize Israel. Abbas has been trying to form a unity government with Hamas, a terrorist group that calls for the destruction of the State of Israel.Hamas Rejects Demands in Qatar Proposal ABC News - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Hamas Rejects Demands in Qatar Proposal That It Recognizes Israel and Renounces ViolenceLebanese children go back to school with tales of horror AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 11:15 AM
"What I liked most was the victory of the resistance and what I hated most was the death." Pupils in this southern Lebanese village began the school year by being asked what they felt about 34 days of war with Israel.Haniyeh says Israel won't be recognized Baltimore Sun - Oct 09 4:20 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip // Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said yesterday his Hamas-led government will not recognize Israel and has problems with a widely touted Arab peace plan because it does. International assistance to the Palestinians has dried up because the militant Hamas movement will not recognize Israel and renounce violence. But Haniyeh, addressing those at a feast at the end Israel denounces 'threat' as Assad says war possible AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 7:26 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that a war with arch-enemy Israel cannot be ruled out as long as a lasting peace in the Middle East is not achieved, with the Jewish state denouncing his words as a "threat".Israel air strike hits Gaza militant base AlertNet - Oct 10 1:48 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds Israeli army comment) GAZA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A missile fired from an Israeli aircraft wounded at least one gunman in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a Palestinian security source said. A ... UN in talks with Israel on completing Lebanon pullout AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 6:51 AM
Talks are continuing with Israel on completing its pullout from Lebanon after its summer war with Hezbollah, UN peacekeeping spokesman Alexander Ivanko said.Assad says war with Israel can't be ruled out AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 5:50 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that a war with arch-enemy Israel cannot be ruled out as long as a lasting peace in the Middle East has not been achieved.Haniyeh: Hamas Won't Recognize Israel ABC News - Oct 08 4:19 PM
Palestinian Premier: Hamas Will Not Recognize Israel, Has Problem With Arab Peace PlanIsraelis divided on invoking Holocaust against Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 5:39 AM
Israel was founded as the Jews' ultimate response to the Holocaust: the embodiment of a pledge, backed by diplomatic and military power, that the Nazi genocide would not recur.Palestinian unity talks stalled: Hamas government AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 5:54 AM
The Hamas-led government has said that talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on forming a unity government had stalled on recognition of Israel and renouncing the "resistance".Israel Joins World Condemnation of N. Korea s Nuclear Test Israel National News - Oct 09 2:19 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel Foreign Ministry officials on Tuesday released a statement officially condemning North Korea s test firing of a nuclear weapon, calling the move an irresponsible provocation. Israel fears North Korea test will embolden Iran Calcutta News - Oct 10 2:06 PM
A senior Israeli official says North Korea's announcement that it has conducted a nuclear test shows the failure of the international community's efforts to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program and will only embolden others, like Iran, to step up their own efforts to develop such weapons.Assad: Syria, Israel could live side-by-side in peace Al Bawaba - Oct 09 6:43 AM
Syria is ready to hold talks with Israel and wants a peaceful solution to the Middle East conflict, President Bashar al-Assad was quoted as saying on Monday.Olmert: Syria Peace Overtures Are a Ploy Los Angeles Times - Oct 10 12:28 PM
JERUSALEM -- Israel has brushed off the Syrian president's recent calls to restart peace talks as a ploy by Bashar Assad to deflect international pressure from his increasingly isolated regime.Busy Beth Israel pondering major expansion BizJournals - Oct 08 10:24 PM
Anxious that it could run out of space within the next five years, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is in the early stages of planning for an expansive reorganization of its facilities and as much as $500 million in new construction to handle future growth.Leviev slams land regulation in Israel Globes Online - Oct 09 8:41 AM
Africa-Israel chairman Lev Leviev: Anyone buying land for construction sentences himself to a ten-year run-around.Israel would react harshly if attacked by Syria: report People's Daily - Oct 09 2:37 AM
Once attacked by Syria, Israel's retaliation will be much harsher than its reaction to the July 12 cross-border raid launched by Lebanese Hezbollah, the Jerusalem Post reported on Monday.Israel relinquishes map of minefields Seattle Times - Oct 10 12:22 AM
U.S. attorneys representing families of some of the victims in Brazil's worst air disaster said Monday they were conducting their own investigation...Academic to quit post in anger over Israel The Age - Oct 10 7:22 AM
Prominent left-wing Israeli academic and author Tanya Reinhart plans to quit as emeritus professor at Tel Aviv University in protest against her Government's handling of the Palestinian issue.Assad: War with Israel possible Middle East Online - Oct 09 2:02 AM
Israel says Syrian President's comments about possibility of war must be taken seriously.Concert for Israel to be held in Camden Courier-Post - Oct 09 12:20 AM
A solidarity concert for Israel will be held at 6 tonight at Campbell's Field.Israel on alert for Syrian attack WorldNet Daily - Oct 08 10:25 PM
JERUSALEM In spite of assertions by some officials here to the contrary, Israel has placed its forces in the Golan Heights bordering Syria on heightened alert for possible confrontations following a series of statements by Syrian President Bashar Assad that his military is preparing for war with the Jewish state, WND has learned.Israel cultural needs program topic Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter - Oct 10 7:37 AM
Israels cultural needs will be part of the discussion at an informational program at Anshe Poale Zedek Synagogue, 435 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc, set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Oct 09 3:33 AM
The current Iranian regime on Monday looked to further ingrain hatred for Israel in the minds of the next generation of Iranians.Mideast politics enter Calif. local race AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 12:46 AM
Mideast politics have usurped traffic congestion and job creation as the hot topic in an upcoming municipal election, with a powerful GOP operative accusing a city council candidate of pro-Hezbollah and anti-Israel activities.Minnis says failure to report Israel trip was 'unintentional' KATU Portland - Oct 09 12:11 AM
Oregon House Speaker Karen Minnis said today that she did not report a private group that paid $4,000 to send her to Israel last year. Minnis is in the midst of a heated re-election battle, and says the omission was unintentional.Author says Jewish complaints stopped launch party Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
United States: Author Carmen Callil embroiled in dispute over freedom of speech after comments about state of Israel.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Oct 09 2:48 AM
In a video address to the 5,000 Christians attending the International Christian Embassy's Feast of Tabernacles celebration, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated that Jerusalem will forever remain the undivided capital of Israel.Olmert: Syria peace overtures are a ploy Boston Globe - Oct 10 12:32 PM
Israel has brushed off the Syrian president's recent calls to restart peace talks as a ploy by Bashar Assad to deflect international pressure from his increasingly isolated regime. But some in Israel say that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may be making a major mistake in ignoring even a slim chance to pursue peace with one of his country's most implacable ...Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Oct 09 12:48 AM
Israel is on heightened alert for a possible Syrian assault on the Golan Heights, say defense officials and local Golan residents.Israeli leader not interested in talking to Syrians Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - 7 minutes ago
JERUSALEM Six years after peace talks broke down, Israel's leader is turning down Syrian offers to get them going again. Israel's prime minister believes it's little more...Israeli leader not interested in talking to Syrians KRON 4 Bay Area - 5 minutes ago
JERUSALEM Six years after peace talks broke down, Israel's leader is turning down Syrian offers to get them going again.World/nation briefs Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Oct 10 6:39 PM
GAZA STRIP Qatar's mediation effort ends Qatar's attempt to end a growing crisis in the Palestinian territories by mediating between the Fatah and Hamas factions appeared to end in failure when its proposed six-point peace plan, including recognition of Israel, was rejected by Hamas. LIBERIA Truth panel convenes atrocity hearings Liberia's truth commission began taking public testimony around the Soros pairing with dovish Jews to consider an alternative to AIPAC JTA - Oct 10 4:48 PM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (JTA) A top staffer for billionaire philanthropist George Soros met recently with senior representatives of the dovish pro-Israel community to discuss setting up an alternative to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, JTA has learned.Hamas govt will not recognise Israel NDTV - Oct 08 8:58 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said that his Hamas-led government will not recognise Israel and said a widely touted Arab peace plan is problematic.Far-right Israel MP visits Jerusalem mosque compound AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 5:09 AM
A far-right Israeli MP has visited Islam's third holiest shrine, drawing angry warnings that the visit to the Jerusalem mosque compound that is also holy to Jews could spark violence.