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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Wednesday for an international conference to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict and urged Israel to drop its opposition to a meeting that would address all outstanding issues.Israel warns losing patience over truce violations AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 9:04 AM
Israel has warned that the Jewish state was losing patience with Palestinian rocket attacks that have violated a fragile four-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.Iran Leader Scolds U.S. On Iraq, Israel CBS News - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
In an open letter, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the American people to demand the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and reject what he called the government's "blind support" for Israel.Rice to meet Israel's Olmert on Thursday: radio Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 6:40 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday, Israel Radio said.Israel general strike paralyses air travel, public sector AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 12:42 AM
Israel's public sector and air travel mostly ground to a halt as the country's powerful workers' union went on general strike in protest at long-delayed salary payments.Palestinian President Calls For International Conference On Israel Nasdaq - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for an international conference to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict and urged Israel to drop its opposition to a meeting that would address all outstanding issues.Israel 'losing patience' News 24 South Africa - 1 minute ago
Israel says it is losing patience over Palestinian rocket attacks that have continued to violate a tentative four-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.Problems in Israel a result of their own irresponsibility The Echo - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Israel. The very name of the nation has stirred controversy since its inception on May 14, 1948, when the British replaced Palestine with the new state.Mizo Jews reach Israel New Kerala - 18 minutes ago
Aizawl, Nov 29: All the 217 Mizo Jews, called the 'Bnei Menashe,' have reached Israel with the last batch of 63 landing today at Tel Aviv by Israel Airlines.Egyptian mediator meets Israeli leaders; U.S. plans talks in West Bank, Israel CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 29 11:23 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Egyptian mediator's attempts in Israel Wednesday to hasten the release of a captured Israeli soldier made little progress, a senior Israeli official said, despite a ceasefire and new diplomatic moves including a scheduled visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Palestinian PM calls for more pressure on Israel to accept Palestinian state on 1967 borders People's Daily - Nov 29 5:08 PM
Visiting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haneya Wednesday called on here the international community to pressurize Israel to force it accept an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders.Israel Pleasantly Surprised by UN Human Rights Report Crosswalk.com - Nov 29 9:14 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - After absorbing five months of Israel-bashing resolutions, Israel was pleasantly surprised by the "balanced" report presented by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights following her visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, Israel's ambassador to the world body in Geneva said on Wednesday.UN marks Palestinian Solidarity Day with calls for peace with Israel People's Daily - Nov 29 5:09 PM
The United Nations marked on Wednesday the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people with urgent calls for resuming the suspended peace process between Israel and Palestine.Iran Leader Scolds U.S. On Iraq, Israel KDKA Pittsburgh - Nov 29 3:52 PM
In an open letter, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the American people Wednesday to demand the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and reject what he called the U.S. government's "blind support" for Israel and its "illegal and immoral" actions in fighting terrorism.Israel's Shimon Peres calls Iran weak AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres appealed for united action against Iran Wednesday, saying the country appears stronger than it really is because of a lack of an international consensus over its nuclear ambitions.Israel warns it is losing patience over truce violations Japan Today - Nov 29 2:50 PM
JERUSALEM Israel warned Wednesday that it was losing patience with Palestinian rocket attacks that have violated a fragile four-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.Israel PM threatens to react to rocket attacks AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 12:57 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that Israel would react if Palestinian militants continued rocket attacks in violation of a Gaza Strip ceasefire, his spokesman said.Israel warns losing patience over truce violations Channel NewsAsia - Nov 29 10:48 AM
JERUSALEM : Israel has warned that the Jewish state was losing patience over Palestinian rocket attacks that have continued to violate a tentative four-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.Hamas minister freed by Israel-witnesses AlertNet - Nov 29 12:10 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds minister's quote, Israeli spokeswoman) By Wael al-Ahmed JENIN, West Bank, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Israel on Wednesday released one of the Hamas government ministers it detained after gunmen from ... Hamas minister released by Israel Independent Online - Nov 29 5:12 PM
Israel has released Abdel-Rahman Zidan - one of the Hamas government ministers it detained after gunmen from the Gaza Strip abducted an Israeli soldier in June - in Jenin, according to witnesses.Senior Egyptian Offcial in Israel as Palestinians Prepare for Rice Meeting Voice of America - Nov 29 7:01 AM
A senior Egyptian intelligence official is visiting Israel Wednesday for talks on a possible prisoner exchange between Israel and the Palestinians.Israel warns losing patience over truce violations Khaleej Times - Nov 29 9:16 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel warned on Wednesday that the Jewish state was losing patience with Palestinian rocket attacks that have violated a fragile four-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.Temple Israel Holds Gift Boutique Sunday WestportNow - Nov 29 1:31 PM
Temple Israel will hold its third annual Gift Boutique on Sunday at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the synagogue on Coleytown Road. Over 40 vendors will be on hand to sell jewelry, ceramics, stationary and children s clothing.Rice to meet Israel's Olmert on Thursday- radio AlertNet - Nov 29 6:55 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday, Israel Radio said. Rice also plans to meet Palestinian President ... Egyptian envoy in Israel for prisoner talks AlertNet - Nov 29 5:40 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Palestinian prime minister) By Matthew Tostevin JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Egypt's intelligence chief held talks in Israel on Wednesday on a possible prisoner exchange between Israel and ... ISRAEL-OPT: Wall creates Palestinian cultural divide AlertNet - Nov 29 4:56 AM
Source: IRIN Israel's seperation wall cuts through Jerusalem and has created a hierarchy of desirability among Palestinians based on the colour of the plastic ID cards the youths carry. Those with orange or blue cards count as Israeli citizens and can live in Jerusalem, while those with green West Bank cards are mostly barred from the city. Israel to let Abbas deploy loyalist brigade in Gaza Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 5:27 AM
Israel has agreed in principle to let Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas send a security force loyal to him into Gaza, where a fragile truce is in effect, an Israeli diplomatic source said on Tuesday.ANC receives $120K from Temple Israel Northeast Arkansas Town Crier - Nov 29 9:57 AM
The Arkansas Northeastern College Foundation recently received a gift of $120,000 presented by the trustees of the former Temple Israel of Blytheville.Egypt's intelligence chief to hold talks with Israel on prisoner swap CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 29 2:19 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Egyptian official negotiating an Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swap plans to deliver to Israel on Wednesday a Hamas demand that Israel free 1,400 detainees in exchange for a soldier held since June, Palestinian officials said.Israel strike paralyzes air travel, public sector Middle East Times - Nov 29 5:06 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel's public sector and air travel mostly ground to a halt Wednesday as the country's powerful workers' union went on general strike in protest against long-delayed salary payments.Egyptian envoy in Israel for prisoner talks AlertNet - Nov 29 3:55 AM
Source: Reuters By Matthew Tostevin JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Egypt's intelligence chief held talks in Israel on Wednesday on a possible prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestinian militants following a ... Israel's Elbit wins $19 mln S. Korean tank deal Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 29 2:05 AM
TEL AVIV, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd. said on Wednesday its subsidiary Elop will supply thermal imaging kits for the South Korean tank K1A1 in a deal valued at $19 million.Egyptian envoy in Israel for prisoner talks Khaleej Times - Nov 29 5:56 AM
JERUSALEM - Egypt s intelligence chief held talks in Israel on Wednesday on a possible prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestinian militants following a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, officials said.Rice to meet Israel PM, moderate Arabs in Mideast drive AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 11:02 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will try to shore up a fragile Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire and court moderate Arab allies in a two-pronged bid to revive Middle East peace efforts and end the anarchy in Iraq.Ampal-American Israel Corporation Acquires Additional Interest in East Mediterranean Gas [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 29 1:30 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel----Ampal-American Israel Corporation announced today that a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company has agreed to acquire additional shares of East Mediterranean Gas Company from Merhav M.N.F.Ampal-American Israel Corporation Announces Private Investment in Public Equity [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 29 1:30 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel----Ampal-American Israel Corporation announced today that it has entered into securities purchase agreements with certain institutional investors in Israel for the sale of 8,142,705 shares of Class A Stock of the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $37,863,577 and Warrants to purchase 4,071,352 shares of the Class A Stock for an exercise price of $4.65 per share.Israel, local survivors seek control of Holocaust Claims Conference Haaretz Daily - Nov 29 4:15 AM
Israel is trying to gain control over one of the world's richest Jewish organizations, in the name of promoting the welfare of Holocaust survivors.ISRAEL-OPT: Wall creates Palestinian cultural divide IRIN - Nov 29 4:56 AM
JERUSALEM, 29 Nov 2006 (IRIN) - Israel began building an eight-metre high, 703 km-long concrete barrier through the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territories in 2002. To date, some 670 km of it has been completed.Israel backs in principle Jordan-trained force for Gaza AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:12 AM
Israel has agreed in principle for a Palestinian force, trained and based in Jordan, to deploy in the Gaza Strip as part of efforts to restore security.A widespread labor strike is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. local time Nov. 29 in Israel India Daily - Nov 29 6:38 AM
A widespread labor strike is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. local time Nov. 29 in Israel, following a breakdown in negotiations between the Histradut labor federation and the Israeli government.Bangladesh urges Israel to pull out its troops from Palestine Financial Express - Nov 29 8:41 AM
Bangladesh Wednesday urged Israel to unconditionally pull out its troops from Palestine and the occupied Arab territories to create condition for the negotiation to prove the sincerity of the Israeli Prime Minister's latest peace proposal, reports UNB.Saudi ambassador: Israel key to end of Mideast turmoil Standard Speaker - Nov 28 9:14 PM
SCRANTON - Turmoil in the Middle East stems from the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and it will not cease until there is a resolution.Israel, Manitoba partner on agricultural deal Canadian Jewish News - Nov 29 5:09 AM
WINNIPEG Israel s consul general to Toronto and Western Canada, Cobie Brosh was here this month to meet with several Manitoba ministers to promote co-operation between the province and the State of Israel.Israel crippled by general strike Independent - Nov 28 10:43 PM
Israel's largest trade union began a sweeping general strike today, shutting down the country's only international airport and all the ports.Baker Panel Aide Expects Israel Will Be Pressed The New York Sun - Nov 28 9:52 PM
WASHINGTON An expert adviser to the Baker-Hamilton commission expects the 10-person panel to recommend that the Bush administration pressure Israel to make concessions in a gambit to entice Syria and Iran to a regional conference on Iraq. The assessment was shared in a confidential memorandum obtained yesterday by The New York Sun to expert advisers to the commission from a former CIA FRANCE'S ROYAL TO VISIT ISRAEL ON SUNDAY The Tocqueville Connection - Nov 28 11:33 PM
JERUSALEM, Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - France's Segolene Royal, Socialist candidate for next year's presidential election, will arrive in Israel on a two-day visit Sunday, a senior Israeli official said.Free gym at Israel s activity beach World Leisure News - Nov 29 5:55 AM
A free-of-charge activity beach has recently opened in Herzlia, Israel, to encourage beachgoers to engage in more physical activity during their leisure time.Chanukah campaign helps needy children in Israel Canadian Jewish News - Nov 29 5:08 AM
TORONTO - After a visit to Israel just after the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Goldie Burstein, a member of what was then called Pioneer Women, returned home determined to make Chanukah brighter for needy kids in that country.U.S. Denies Trade-off Between Iraq, Israel Fox News - Nov 29 3:41 PM
A senior State Department official traveling with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Jordan denied Wednesday that the Bush administration and moderate Arab allies in the Middle East are 'trading off against each other' issues critical to both sides.218 Indian Jews immigrate to Israel New Kerala - Nov 29 2:42 AM
Harinder Mishra, Tel Aviv, Nov 29: A fresh batch of Mizo Jews, who claim to be descendants of an ancient Jewish tribe, arrived here today, taking the total number of Indian jews who have immigrated to Israel over the past week to 218.UN reports Israel laid landmines in Lebanon Gulf Times - Nov 28 11:59 PM
GENEVA: The UN said yesterday Israel used anti-personnel landmines, banned by most countries, as well as cluster bombs during its July-August war in Lebanon.Israel's largest trade union declares strike Gulf News - Nov 29 12:15 AM
Jerusalem: Israel s largest trade union began a large-scale strike on Wednesday, shutting down the country s only international airport and all seaports.Israel says ready to free prisoners Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 27 6:49 PM
Israel is ready to release many jailed Palestinians in return for a soldier seized by militants in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday, saying he was reaching out for peace.US calls for end to rocket attacks on Israel WIS News 10 Columbia - Nov 28 6:33 PM
As Israel endures a third straight day of rocket attacks, the Bush administration is warning the Palestinians to stop the assault.Israel stocks at records; shekel leaps against dollar Market Watch - Nov 29 10:16 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israeli stocks traded at records Wednesday as investors sifted a sharply stronger shekel, a stack of economic data, the impact of a general strike by the country's major labor federation, and earnings from some top corporate movers. Report: Hamas & Israel at Odds Regarding Number of Prisoners & More Israel National News - Nov 29 12:15 AM
(IsraelNN.com) According to reports from Cairo, Hamas remains at odds with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert regarding a prisoner release agreement. Two major points of contention seem to surround Hamas demands that Israel free women and children from jails, even before the release of Gilad Shalit.Iran leader appeals to Americans on Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 5:08 PM
Iran's president urged the American people in an open letter Wednesday to demand the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and reject what he called the Bush administration's "blind support" for Israel and its "illegal and immoral" actions in fighting terrorism.Labor strike to close Israel's airports UPI - Nov 28 5:37 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Israeli labor officials say a general labor strike will close government offices and the nation's airports and seaports.Africa Israel cut to neutral at UBS; shares off Market Watch - Nov 28 3:01 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Africa Israel Investments was downgraded to neutral from buy at UBS on Tuesday, though analyst Darren Shaw also raised his price target on the real estate investment company. Israel to Let Abbas Deploy Own Force Arab News - Nov 28 4:14 PM
GAZA CITY, 29 November 2006 Israel has agreed in principle to let Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas send a security force loyal to him into Gaza, where a fragile truce is in effect, an Israeli diplomatic source said yesterday.Kadima Gains, But Likud Would Win in Israel Angus Reid - Nov 28 10:11 PM
- The Likud party maintains a large advantage in Israel, according to a poll by Teleseker published in Maariv. The results suggest Likud, led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would secure 29 seats in the next election to the Knesset.Qassam rocket fired from Gaza falls in Israel despite truce People's Daily - Nov 28 4:23 PM
Defying the fragile ceasefire reached between Israel and the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, gunmen in the Gaza fired a Qassam rocket into Israel on Tuesday evening, local Yedioth Ahronoth said.Israel's Livni takes on justice portfolio AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 8:00 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has given Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni the additional responsibility for the justice portfolio while the current minister faces legal proceedings, the prime minister's office has said.Egyptian mediator meets Israeli leaders, U.S. plans high-level talks in West Bank, Israel San Diego Union-Tribune - Nov 29 4:40 PM
JERUSALEM, 12:52 p.m. Nov. 29 (AP): An Egyptian mediator's attempts to hasten the release of a captured Israeli soldier made little progress Wednesday, a senior Israeli official said, despite a cease-fire and new diplomatic moves, including a planned visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.ANALYSIS - Hamas sticking to tough line on Israel Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Nov 28 8:20 AM
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal's latest remarks on conditions for peace in the Middle East did not signal any change in the Islamist group's fundamental refusal to accept the existence of the state of Israel, analysts said.Israel s Annexation of Golan Void U.N. Rights Body UN Observer - Nov 28 6:13 PM
2006-11-28 | The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Monday slamming Israel for the 1981 annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights.Israel PM threatens to react to rocket attacks Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Nov 28 2:32 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned that Israel would react if Palestinian militants continued rocket attacks in violation of a Gaza Strip cease-fire, his spokesman has said.Rice begins new push to end Arab-Israeli conflict Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 12:49 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice launched a new push to revive peace moves between Israel and the Palestinians with the United States under pressure from Arab allies to make it a priority.U-S calls for end to rocket attacks on Israel WHNT-TV Huntsville - Nov 28 2:42 PM
WASHINGTON As Israel endures a third straight day of rocket attacks, the Bush administration is warning the Palestinians to stop the assault. A State Department spokesman...U.N. says Israel laid anti-personnel mines in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Nov 28 8:15 AM
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. said on Tuesday Israel used anti-personnel landmines, banned by most countries, as well as cluster bombs during its July-August war in Lebanon.Israel PM warns over rocket attacks News Interactive - Nov 28 10:21 AM
PRIME Minister Ehud Olmert warned today that Israel would react if Palestinian militants continued rocket attacks in violation of a Gaza Strip ceasefire.Catalytic Inc. Appoints AST Ltd. As New Distributor in Israel RedNova - Nov 28 12:10 PM
Catalytic Inc., a technology innovator that accelerates signal processing algorithm design, verification and implementation, announced the appointment of Advanced Semiconductor Technology Ltd. (AST) of Ra'anana, Israel as its new distributor and technical representative in Israel.UN rights chief warns of 'climate of impunity' in Middle East AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 10:54 AM
UN human rights chief Louise Arbour warned of a "climate of impunity" operating in the Palestinian territories and urged Israel to carry out credible and transparent probes into civilian deaths resulting from military action.Bush, Abdullah discuss Lebanon, Israel UPI - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush and Jordan's King Abdullah Wednesday discussed Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian situation at dinner in Amman.Egyptian mediator meets Israeli leaders, U.S. plans high-level talks in West Bank, Israel Boston Herald - Nov 29 1:39 PM
JERUSALEM - An Egyptian mediator's attempts to hasten the release of a captured Israeli soldier made little progress Wednesday, a senior Israeli official said, despite a cease-fire and new diplomatic...UN says Israel laid anti-personnel mines in Lebanon AlertNet - Nov 28 8:10 AM
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The U.N. said on Tuesday Israel used anti-personnel landmines, banned by most countries, as well as cluster bombs during its July-August war in ... In open letter, Iran's president urges U.S. pullout from Iran International Herald Tribune - Nov 29 2:48 PM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran urged the American people to reject what he called the American government's "blind support" for Israel and its "illegal and immoral" actions in fighting terrorism.Rice to meet with Olmert in Jerusalem AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 8:09 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Thursday with Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as the U.S. tries to pave the way for revived peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.RPT-Palestinian militants fire rocket into Israel AlertNet - Nov 28 8:25 AM
Source: Reuters (fixes typo in headline) GAZA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Palestinian militants fired at least one rocket into Israel on Tuesday, breaching a truce that started on Sunday, Palestinian witnesses said. ... Israel offers peace concessions to Palestinians CNN.com - Nov 27 7:16 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered wide-ranging concessions if the Palestinians turn away from violence, saying Monday that they would be able to achieve an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza through real peace talks with Israel.Bangladesh urges Israel to pull out its troops from Palestine News From Bangladesh - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
"We have to remain cautious that the proposal made last Monday is a serious one We strongly believe that for any peace proposal to be workable, it must be sincere and acceptable to the Palestinian people," Foreign Secretary Hamayetuddin told a symposium marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.Proud Israel make step forward UEFA News - Nov 28 2:32 AM
Israel's four-goal hero Sarit Shenar and coach Alon Shraier were delighted after booking their ticket to take on the top sides in the European women's game.Palestinian PM pushes 1967 borders proposal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 6:29 AM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday set the tone for his first foreign tour since taking office by promoting a Palestinian initiative based on an independent state on land outside Israel's 1967 borders.Rice to meet Israel PM, moderate Arabs in Mideast drive AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 29 8:34 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will try to shore up a fragile Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire and court moderate Arab allies Thursday in a two-pronged bid to revive Middle East peace efforts and end the anarchy in Iraq.Gaza militants fire 2 rockets at Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 27 5:33 AM
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets at Israel on Monday, despite a day-old cease-fire that was intended to end five months of violence in the area, Palestinian witnesses said.Rice makes new push to break Arab-Israeli impasse Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 5:41 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice embarks on a new U.S. push to revive peace moves between Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday after being criticized for not doing enough to resolve the conflict.Credible Israeli probes key to break Mideast impunity: UN rights chief AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 4:43 AM
UN human rights chief Louise Arbour has said transparent and credible investigations by Israel into incidents such as the killing of Palestinian civilians in Beit Hanun were key to breaking a climate of impunity in the region.ISRAEL-OPT: Ghettos form in shadow of the wall AlertNet - Nov 28 3:26 AM
Source: IRIN Barely five kilometres separate holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, where Christians believe that Jesus Christ was born. Tourists used to stream between the two cities but the route is now blocked by the eight-metre-high concrete slabs of the wall Israel calls its 'security fence'. Israel to let Abbas deploy loyalist brigade in Gaza Reuters.co.uk - Nov 28 4:01 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has agreed in principle to let Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas send a security force loyal to him into Gaza to help police a truce, an Israeli diplomatic source said on Tuesday.Hamas minister freed by Israel-witnesses AlertNet - Nov 29 11:40 AM
Source: Reuters JENIN, West Bank, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities on Wednesday released one of the Hamas government ministers that it detained after gunmen from Gaza abducted an Israeli soldier in June, ... Israel to let Abbas deploy loyalist brigade in Gaza Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 28 12:18 AM
Israel has agreed in principle for a Jordan-based security force loyal to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to deploy in the Gaza Strip to help police a truce, an Israeli diplomatic source said on Tuesday.Israel must withdraw entirely The Oregonian - Nov 28 12:19 AM
Your editorial on Israel's settlements being built illegally on private Palestinian land within the West Bank ("Secret land study shows complexity of peace puzzle," Nov. 25) strains at the gnat and swallows the camel, [stating that "as much as 39 percent of the land occupied by Israeli settlements in the West Bank is private property owned by Palestinians"].U.S. to Israel: No Point in Talking to Syria Israel National News - Nov 28 12:30 PM
(IsraelNN.com) United States National Security Advisor Steven Hadley said Tuesday that it makes no sense for Israel to consider negotiations with Syria, the first such public statement made by an American official.Ampal Buys Added Stake in Egyptian Firm AP via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 29 2:58 PM
Ampal-American Israel Corp., which holds stakes in Israeli commercial real estate and leisure firms, said Wednesday one of its subsidiaries agreed to pay about $128.3 million to boost its stake in East Mediterranean Gas Co.Israel, PNA: Could Send Badr Brigade Into Gaza India Daily - Nov 28 8:25 AM
Israel has agreed in principle to let Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas send the 1,000-strong Jordanian-based Badr Brigade into Gaza, Reuters reported Nov. 28, citing an Israeli diplomatic source.Rice to meet Israel's Olmert News Interactive - Nov 29 10:06 AM
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tomorrow in Jerusalem, the prime minister's office announced.The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Monday slamming Israel for the 1981 annexation of the Syrian Golan Al Jazeera - Nov 28 4:27 AM
Meeting in Geneva, the 47-member body voted 32-1 with 14 abstentions to condemn Israel s annexation of the Golan Heights and slam its attempts to impose Israeli laws in the area as null and void .None of the real issues are on Israel's agenda Socialist Worker - Nov 28 10:08 AM
Israel s prime minister Ehud Olmert is being lauded for accepting a ceasefire with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. While Palestinians will welcome a respite in the continuing bombardment, shooting and economic siege that has made their lives unbearable, the deal offers nothing of substance.Police to probe Bank of Israel leak Globes Online - Nov 28 9:06 AM
Bank of Israel: In filing the complaint we re not pointing to any particular suspects.Third batch of Mizo Jews reach Israel The Times of India - Nov 28 3:36 AM
With the arrival of the third batch of 53 Mizo Jews in Tel Aviv, the largest exodus of the lost Israeli tribe from India to Israel has almost concluded.