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Israel fighter jets stage mock raids AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Israel's fighter jets roared over Hezbollah strongholds Tuesday, staging mock raids in its strongest show of force since its war with the guerrilla group ended more than two months ago.Israel defense minister eyes Arab plan AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Israel's defense minister said Tuesday that a dormant Saudi initiative for Mideast peace could be a "basis for negotiation," indicating a new possibility for talks with the Palestinians after years of stalemate.Talks on Israel prisoner swap have begun: Hezbollah Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 3:24 PM
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday indirect negotiations between his group and Israel over a prisoner exchange had begun through a U.N.-appointed mediator.Israel Labour leader ready for talks on Arab peace plan AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 11:29 AM
The leader of the second party in Israel's governing coalition, Defence Minister Amir Peretz, said that he was open to negotiations on a four-year-old Arab peace initiative.Israel May Be Open To Saudi Peace Plan CBS News - Oct 31 5:01 PM
Israel's defense minister says a dormant Saudi initiative for a comprehensive Mideast peace could be a basis for talks with the Palestinians after years of stalemate.Hezbollah confirms Israel talks BBC News - Oct 31 2:52 PM
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Nasrallah says "serious" talks on a prisoner exchange with Israel are under way.Israel jets stage mock raids over Beirut AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 2:33 AM
Israeli fighter jets staged mock raids over Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut and two southern towns on Tuesday in the heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since an August cease-fire ended the war between Israel and the guerrillas.Hezbollah Confirms Israel Talks On Prisoner Exchange Nasdaq - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - In a major development aimed at cementing the Middle East peace process, Hezbollah's chief has confirmed that "serious" indirect talks with Israel on a possible prisoner exchange are under way.Israel stocks advance to near records; Retalix slumps Market Watch - Oct 31 8:50 AM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Israel's main stock indexes rose, led by strength in Israel Chemicals and putting the benchmarks within small fractions of their closing records. Analysis: Israel prepares raids in Gaza UPI - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz Tuesday made an apparent effort to cultivate public opinion for military raids into the Gaza Strip to stop Palestinian rocket attacks and prevent the development of a stronger military force there.Olmert Says Israel May Widen Military Role in Gaza New York Times - Oct 30 8:56 PM
Israel?s prime minister said the military operation would be intended to halt Palestinian rocket fire, not to reoccupy the territory.PM: Israel will stop Palestinian arms AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 7:56 PM
Israel will take action to stop Palestinian arms smuggling and rocket fire in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday, but he could not point to specific solutions.Unease over new Israel coalition BBC News - Oct 31 5:09 AM
Press in Israel and the Middle East reacts with concern to the admission of ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party to the ruling coalition.Israel proposes bunker-busters for Gaza weapons tunnels World Tribune - Oct 31 2:24 PM
TEL AVIV Israel has been mulling a technological solution to end arms smuggling along the Egypt-Gaza border. Military sources said the General Staff has drafted a plan to bomb the 14-kilometer Egypt-Gaza border.Israel again buzzes German ships near Lebanon World Tribune - Oct 31 12:53 PM
LONDON Israel has confronted Germany near Lebanon in the latest of a series of incidents. For the second time in less than a week, Germany reported that Israel Air Force aircraft confronted a German Navy vessel off the coast of Lebanon.Olmert: Israel will expand military activities in Gaza Strip USA Today - Oct 30 5:10 PM
Israel will take action to stop Palestinian arms smuggling and rocket fire in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday, but he could not point to specific solutions.Talks on Israel prisoner swap have begun -Hezbollah AlertNet - Oct 31 2:50 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds quotes, background) By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday indirect negotiations between his group and Israel over a prisoner ... Hoping to shed conflict image, Israel launches branding campaign JTA - Oct 31 11:03 AM
TEL AVIV, Oct. 31 (JTA) What kind of image does the average American have of Israel? According to recent focus groups, the picture of the Jewish state is a grim one: gray and fortress-like, militarized, male-dominated, uniformly religious and generally uninviting.Hezbollah says in talks on Israel prisoner swap AlertNet - Oct 31 2:05 PM
Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday indirect negotiations between his group and Israel over a prisoner exchange had begun through a U.N.-appointed ... Solomon Schechter schools complete project for Israel News Transcript - Oct 31 6:07 PM
MARLBORO - David Ben-Gurion once said, "In Israel, to be a realist, one must believe in miracles." Indeed, the themes of miracles, hope and community were what the seventh- and eighth-graders from the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County, Marlboro, and the Solomon Schechter AcademUS must press Israel: Saudi ambassador AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 12:15 PM
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States firmly urged the Bush administration to push Israel into opening final peace talks with the Palestinians.Solana says Israel risks derailing Lebanon peace AlertNet - Oct 31 8:20 AM
Source: Reuters MADRID, Oct 31 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana made a fresh call on Israel on Tuesday to stop operations that risked derailing the United Nations-brokered ceasefire which ... Israel will fight arms buildup in Gaza Strip The Columbus Dispatch - Oct 31 4:39 AM
JERUSALEM Israel will take action to stop Palestinian arms smuggling and rocket fire in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said yesterday, but he did not offer specific solutions.Egypt pushes Hamas to hand over soldier, recognize Israel CNN.com - Oct 31 4:34 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- In an effort to resolve a deepening political crisis in the West Bank and Gaza, Egypt has stepped up pressure on Hamas to recognize the Jewish state and swap a captured Israeli soldier for Palestinian prisoners.Israel ultra-nationalist leader voted into gov't AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 7:48 AM
Israel's ultra-right party leader Avigdor Lieberman was voted in to join the government as police looked into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's alleged involvement in selling bank shares.Israel stages mock raids over Lebanon WTOL News 11 - Oct 31 12:54 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel has carried out its heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas ended in August.Israel may expand offensive in Gaza AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 7:42 AM
Israel plans to expand its military offensive in the Gaza Strip and will decide soon on the what kind of operation it will conduct, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday.Israel kills Palestinian in Gaza: security sources Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 4:25 PM
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian on Wednesday in an air strike in northern Gaza and wounded half a dozen gunmen in a separate gun battle, security sources and witnesses said.Moody's rates State of Israel's $750m global bond A2 Globes Online - Oct 31 11:00 AM
Moody's Investors Service analyst Kristin Lindow: Israel's rating trajectory remains positive.FRANCE CALLS ON ISRAEL TO STOP MILITARY FLIGHTS OVER LEBANON The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 31 8:02 AM
PARIS, Oct 31, 2006 (AFP) - France on Tuesday called on Israel to cease military overflights of Lebanon, describing them as a "violation of Lebanese sovereignty".Speaker to discuss peace in Palestine, Israel and Gaza Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 31 8:25 AM
CORVALLIS Non-violent resistance in Palestine, Israel, and Gaza will be the subject of a program presented by Joy Ellison at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Martha Room at the First United Methodist Church, 1165 N.W. Monroe Ave., Corvallis.Olmert says Israel may widen role in Gaza Orange County Register - Oct 31 3:30 AM
JERUSALEM Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said Monday that the Israeli military may expand operations in the Gaza Strip in an attempt to halt Palestinian rocket fire, but that there was no intention to reoccupy the territory.Kazakh oil fund to pour millions in Israel Middle East Times - Oct 31 5:17 AM
JERUSALEM -- A $1 billion Kazakh oil fund will invest millions of dollars in Israel, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Karim Masimov said Sunday.Suez crisis: Israel's forgotten war Middle East Online - Oct 31 6:43 AM
Forgotten war strengthened Israel s resolve to build up its armed forces, triggered improved ties with US.Avigdor Lieberman: rising star of Israel's right AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 6:08 AM
Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's ultra-nationalist poised to join the cabinet, is an immigrant from the former Soviet Union whose hardline stances have won him admiration from supporters and charges of racism from critics.Israel Jets Stage Mock Raids Over Beirut phillyburbs.com - Oct 31 1:58 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli fighter jets staged mock raids over Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut on Tuesday in the heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since an August cease-fire ended the war between Israel and the guerillas.Croatia squad unchanged for Israel CNN.com - Oct 30 5:34 AM
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic named an unchanged squad on Monday for the Euro 2008 qualifier away against Israel in Tel Aviv on November 15.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Oct 31 9:06 AM
President George W. Bush is personally committed to helping create a Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria and Gaza because he believes that Israel s survival depends on it.Israel stages mock raids over Lebanon WIS News 10 Columbia - Oct 31 5:00 AM
Israel has carried out its heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas ended in August. Lebanese security officials say Israeli fighter jets staged mock raids over Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut Tuesday. No confirmation from Israel.Christians, Jews join to honor Israel The Times - Oct 31 4:25 AM
Pentecostal worship and Jewish prayers came together in a unified plea for peace Monday night. An overflowing crowd packed Broadmoor Assembly of God in a first of its kind event for Shreveport, A Night to Honor Israel.Islamic Jihad continues launching rockets at southern Israel AngolaPress - Oct 31 9:04 AM
GAZA, 10/31 - A Palestinian home-made rocket landed in an open area near "a strategic site" in the south of Israel`s coastal city of Ashkelon, Israeli Radio quoted Israeli army sources on Monday.Israel Cabinet to integrate hardliners AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 4:26 AM
The Israeli Cabinet voted overwhelmingly Monday to bring into the government a hawkish party that opposes ceding territory to the Palestinians and wants to redraw Israel's borders to exclude many Israeli Arabs.Israel presses Lebanon overflights despite growing criticism AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 11:34 AM
Israeli warplanes carried out intensive mock air raids at low altitude over Beirut and south Lebanon despite mounting international pressure to respect an August ceasefire.Israel cabinet votes to bring in ultra-nationalist AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 3:32 AM
Israel's cabinet has voted in favour of bringing Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, into the government as minister for strategic affairs.Israel's Labor Party to stay in gov't AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 3:27 AM
An ideology-bending vote by Israel's dovish Labor Party cleared the way for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to bring in a hard-liner who has called for bombing Iran and Palestinian populated centers.Israel jets stage mock raids over Beirut Syracuse.com - Oct 31 2:54 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Israeli fighter jets staged mock raids over Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut and two southern towns on Tuesday in the heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since an August cease-fire ended the war between Israel and the guerrillas.Israel stages mock raids over Lebanon WOAI - Oct 31 2:34 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel has carried out its heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas ended in August.Israel stages mock raids over Lebanon NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Oct 31 2:18 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel has carried out its heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas ended in August. Lebanese...Israel Recalls Australian Envoy over Racial Remarks Israel National News - Oct 31 8:06 AM
Tamir denied making the statement that "We are in Asia without the characteristics of Asians. We don't have yellow skin and slanted eyes. Asia is basically the yellow race. Australia and Israel are not - we are basically the white race.Israel stocks little changed; Discount Investments advances Market Watch - Oct 30 11:49 AM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Israel stocks were little changed, with Teva Pharmaceutical and the banks finishing in the red, and Discount Investments rising after its Cellcom unit filed a prospectus that might lead to an initial public offering. Saakashvili Visits Israel Civil Georgia - Oct 31 2:53 AM
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili left for Israel on a two-day visit on October 31, the President s Administration reported. President Saakashvili will hold talks with Israeli President Moshe Katsav, Prime Minister Shimon Peres and other officials.Cellcom of Israel Seeks NYSE Listing AP via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 30 10:19 AM
Mobile phone company Cellcom Israel Ltd. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a plan to list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange, the company's principal owner said Monday.Israel considering military action on Rafah border: report AngolaPress - Oct 31 12:48 AM
GAZA, 10/31 - Israel is considering an unprecedented military action in the Palestinian-ruled Rafah town on the Gaza-Egypt border to stop what it calls arms smuggling, independent Sama news agency reported on Monday.Israel May Expand Offensive in Gaza ABC News - Oct 30 8:03 AM
Olmert Says Israel May Expand Military Offensive in Gaza StripServing up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Oct 31 1:36 AM
Saudi Ambassador to the US Prince Turki al-Faisal told a gathering in Washington Monday that America's standing in the Middle East is an an all-time low, and can only be elevated by forcing Israel to surrender all lands being demanded by the Palestinian Arabs.Nortel Powers Broadband Wireless Services, Enables New Municipal Services In Israel FiberOpticsOnline - Oct 30 1:02 PM
Nortel has launched a municipal wireless mesh network trial in the city of Ariel, Israel, to deliver high-speed broadband wireless access and advanced wireless services to Ariel residents and municipal employeesIsrael and Germany at odds over air incident Tiscali - Oct 31 12:04 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel denied a German newspaper report on Wednesday that two of its air force planes had fired twice as they flew over a German navy ship patrolling the Lebanon coast as part of an international peacekeeper force.Israel may boost military in Gaza to halt rocket fire Denver Post - Oct 30 10:53 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that Israel's military may expand operations in the Gaza Strip in an attempt to halt Palestinian rocket fire, but that there was no intention to reoccupy the territory.Israel kills three Palestinian militants in Gaza Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 4:42 AM
Israeli troops killed three Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday during clashes between gunmen and soldiers, ambulance crews and doctors said.Saudi Arabia World Largest Arms Importer, Israel Number Two Israel National News - Oct 31 2:21 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel is the world s seventh largest arms exporter and the world second biggest arms importer after Saudi Arabia according to the Congressional Research Service s annual report.Christian Networks Sponsor Nationwide 'Bless Israel' Telethon on Eve of U.S. Elections Christian News Wire - Oct 30 9:27 PM
PITTSBURGH, Penn., Oct. 31 / Christian Newswire / -- Noted evangelical leader Dr. John Hagee, one of America s most vocal defenders of Israel and the Jewish people, will guest host a national telethon in support of Israel on November 6th, the eve of America s national elections.Israel Cabinet brings hardline party into government in blow to Mideast peace efforts San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 30 12:15 PM
Associated Press Surrounded by bodyguards, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, center, arrives to a meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Defence committee at Israel's parliament in Jerusalem.Israel Cabinet to Integrate Hardliners ABC News - Oct 30 4:48 AM
Israel Cabinet Votes to Bring Hardline Party Into Government, Shoring Up Olmert's CoalitionHezbollah Says Talks About Release of 2 Israeli Soldiers Have Begun New York Times - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said that ?serious negotiations? were under way over the release of two soldiers whose capture sparked Israel?s 34-day war in Lebanon.Saudi ambassador calls for U.S. pressure on Israel People's Daily - Oct 30 6:57 PM
Saudi Ambassador to the United States Turki al-Faisal on Monday urged Washington to press Israel to have peace talks with the Palestinians.Israel kills two Hamas militants in Gaza: doctors Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 12:53 AM
Israeli troops killed two Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday during clashes between Palestinian gunmen and soldiers, Palestinian doctors said.Israel's Nathan Shaked Captures Title of International Mr. Gay Competition 2007 Gay Wired - Oct 30 4:22 PM
(Palm Springs, CA) - For second year in a row the desert community of Palm Springs hosted the International Mr. Gay Competition, selecting Israel's Nathan Shaked to assume the title of the Mr. Gay Competition 2007 from last year's winner Jesse Bashem of the U.S.A.Africa Israel to build giant Bucharest center Haaretz Daily - Oct 30 4:38 PM
Africa Israel Investments has received regulatory permission to build a giant shopping and commercial center in Bucharest, it announced to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange yesterday.Israel planes stage mock raids in Beirut AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 12:06 AM
Israeli warplanes staged mock raids Tuesday over Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut in the heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since an Aug. 14 cease-fire.Israel Plans to Expand Offensive in Gaza Strip, Says Olmert Arab News - Oct 30 4:21 PM
GAZA CITY, 31 October 2006 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said yesterday that Israel plans to expand its military offensive in the Gaza Strip and will decide soon on the what kind of operation it will conduct.Livni shuns Qatar conference, but Israel is there AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 1:59 PM
Mired in Middle East politics, an international conference on democracy opened in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, boycotted by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni but with Israel still attending.Israel?s President Urged to Step Aside New York Times - Oct 29 2:08 PM
Israel?s attorney general said today that President Moshe Katsav should temporarily step aside while prosecutors decide whether to charge him with sex crimes.Israel Planning To Expand Military Offensive In Gaza, Says PM Nasdaq - Oct 30 9:28 AM
(RTTNews) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday that Israel is planning to expand its military offensive in the Gaza strip and added that Israel will soon decide on the type of operation it will conduct, reported AP. Addressing Israeli Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Olmert said that the proposed military offensive is not intended for an Israeli re-occupation of Hamas touts 10-year ceasefire plan instead of recognising Israel Guardian Unlimited - Oct 31 4:16 PM
World: Foreign Office rules out talks with 'terrorist group'.Saudi ambassador urges US to press Israel into yielding land WIS News 10 Columbia - Oct 30 2:30 PM
Saying it's in America's interest for "peace to reign" in the Mideast, Saudi Arabia's ambassador has a suggestion. He wants Israel to give all Arab land it occupies to the Palestinians - including Jerusalem. And he says the US needs to press the Israelis into doing it.Israel's Venture Capital In 3Q 13% Greater Than Last Year Nasdaq - Oct 30 9:01 AM
Jerusalem -(Dow Jones)- Israeli high-tech companies raised $381 million in venture capital during the third quarter, an increase of 13% from the $336 million raised in the same period of last year, the Israel Venture Capital Research Center said in a report released Monday.Israel Cabinet brings hard-line party into government Deseret Morning News - Oct 30 8:16 AM
The Cabinet voted overwhelmingly Monday to bring into the government a hawkish party that opposes ceding territory to the Palestinians and wants to redraw Israel's borders to exclude many Israeli Arabs.Saudi ambassador urges U-S to press Israel into yielding land WRIC 8 - Oct 30 2:00 PM
WASHINGTON Saying it's in America's interest for "peace to reign" in the Mideast, Saudi Arabia's ambassador has a suggestion. He wants Israel to give all Arab land it...Israel Likely Used Radioactive Bombs Zaman Online - Oct 30 2:15 PM
Following the completion of investigations conducted in areas hit by Israeli bombs during the Israeli offensive in Lebanon last summer, it was revealed that Israel used uranium-tipped bunker-buster bombs.Solana: Chance of Peace Between Israel and the PA Low Israel National News - Oct 30 7:51 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Wrapping up a Mideast visit, European Union (EU) Foreign Minister Javier Solana stated that the chance of Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority) reaching a peace agreement at present is low.Soccer / Bilic: Israel will be tougher than England Haaretz Daily - Oct 30 4:40 PM
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic yesterday announced no changes to his squad that will face Israel at the Ramat Gan Stadium in a Euro 2008 qualifier on November 15.US must press Israel: Saudi ambassador TurkishPress.com - Oct 30 12:17 PM
WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States on Monday firmly urged the Bush administration to push Israel into opening final peace talks with the Palestinians.Israel Cabinet brings hard-line party into government Boston Herald - Oct 30 6:47 AM
The Cabinet voted overwhelmingly today to bring into the government a hawkish party that opposes ceding territory to the Palestinians and wants to redraw Israel's borders to exclude many Israeli...Hamas delegation in Cairo for prisoner swap talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 12:00 PM
Damascus-based officials from the ruling Palestinian Hamas movement have arrived in Cairo to hold talks with Egyptian officials on a prisoner exchange with Israel, airport sources said.Local Jewish efforts net nearly $10m for Israel Boston Globe - Oct 30 1:27 AM
The Boston-area Jewish community, jolted by this summer's conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, has raised nearly $10 million to help rebuild northern Israeli cities and towns and is sending a delegation to the region this week to assess how best to spend the money.Lebanon war puts damper on Israeli pot smokers Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 10:26 AM
Israel's recent war with Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas has sent cannabis prices sky high in the Jewish state. Boosted security on the Lebanon frontier brought a drastic reduction in drug smuggling, with the cost of cannabis in Israel up eight-fold, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Tuesday.Israel kills Palestinian in Gaza -security sources AlertNet - Oct 31 4:35 PM
Source: Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed a Palestinian on Wednesday in an air strike in northern Gaza and wounded half a dozen gunmen in a separate gun battle, security ... Hezbollah talking to Israel about captured soldiers USA Today - Oct 31 12:13 PM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a television interview aired tonight that "serious negotiations" about a prisoner swap involving two captured Israeli soldiers were taking place with a U.N. mediator. The soldiers' July 12 capture triggered a month of fighting... Israel breaches UN resolutions, once again ArabicNews.com - Oct 31 6:37 PM
A senior United Nations envoy today expressed serious concern at continuing Israeli over-flights of Lebanon, especially intensive mock air raids over Beirut this morning, calling them a breach of the Security Council resolution 1701, which ended this summer's conflict with Hizbullah.Israel's Labor to vote on hardliner in government AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 8:40 AM
Israel's bitterly divided Labor Party, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's main coalition partner has begun a raucous meeting to decide whether to agree to include ultra-nationalists in the government.Olmert: Israel May Soon Expand Offensive in Gaza Voice of America - Oct 30 4:52 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel may soon expand its military offensive in Gaza. Mr. Olmert says any increase in the effort to stop Palestinian militant attacks against Israel will not be a prolonged operation.Israel may be road map for U.S. interrogations The Olympian - Oct 30 3:51 AM
JERUSALEM - Long before the Bush administration launched its war on terrorism, opened secret detention centers or debated the wisdom of harsh interrogation techniques, Israel wrestled with similar questions about what it could do to protect itself.Commentary: Between Syria and Israel, strategic breakthrough for peace possible Middle East Times - Oct 30 6:05 AM
ATHENS -- Nearly unnoticed amid the justified global furor over North Korea's nuclear test is that Syria has been flashing peace signals at Israel and the United States. It is unwise to ignore them.Israel to step up operations in Gaza WorldNetDaily - Oct 30 7:17 AM
JERUSALEM The Israel Defense Forces in the coming days will expand its military operations against terrorists in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Knesset today.Bili names side for Israel trip UEFA News - Oct 30 4:55 AM
Croatia coach Slaven Bili is expecting "a most difficult away match" after naming his squad for next month's Group E qualifying fixture in Israel.Israel, Palestine, And Canada News From Bangladesh - Oct 30 10:31 AM
Canada's Thirty-Percent Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, just made a speech at a B'nai Brith banquet. Normally, there would be nothing notable in this, but his words this time reinforced controversial statements he made while Israel savagely bombed Lebanon.Israel impeding functioning of Palestinian parliament: Quba a The Peninsula - Oct 31 4:59 PM
DOHA Members of the newly-elected Palestinian National Council (Parliament) have been forced to conduct business through video-conferencing since Israeli forces do not allow them to hold meetings, Tayseer Quba a, Deputy Speaker of the Council said yesterday.UN Investigates Israel's 'Uranium Weapons' Common Dreams News Center - Oct 30 7:31 AM
UN Investigates Israel's 'Uranium Weapons'Livni shuns Qatar conference, but Israel will be there AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 7:10 AM
Mired in Middle East politics, an international conference on democracy was to open in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar has been boycotted by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni but with Israel still attending.Israel's Labour Party staying in coalition despite addition of hawkish party CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 30 3:45 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - An ideology-bending vote by Israel's dovish Labour Party cleared the way for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to bring in a hardliner who has called for bombing Iran and Palestinian populated centres.