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Rocket fired at Israel from Gaza despite truce 
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A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip slammed into southern Israel on Sunday in the latest violation of a truce called a week ago, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.Israel accused of violating ceasefire as Abbas sees top diplomats AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 7:41 AM
Palestinians have accused Israel of violating a fragile Gaza Strip ceasefire as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met European diplomats in a string of meetings aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.Israel violates ceasefire as Abbas sees top diplomats AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 3:02 AM
Israel has violated a fragile Gaza Strip ceasefire for the first time as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was to meet European diplomats for a string of meetings aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.Israel expresses 'regret' over critical UN resolutions AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 2:06 AM
Israel has expressed "great regret" after a series of UN General Assembly resolutions reaffirmed the need for an Israeli withdrawal from occupied Palestinian and Syrian lands.Israel sliding to disappearance, Ahmadinejad tells Haniya AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 1:09 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya that Israel is sliding toward disappearance.Protesters demand Canada end its support of Israel in Middle East conflicts CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 02 1:14 PM
TORONTO (CP) - About 100 people protested outside the Israeli consulate in Toronto on Saturday, demanding Canada end its support of Israel in conflicts with Lebanon and the Palestinians.Taylor returns from Israel trip Neosho Daily News - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Mark Taylor, general manager of KNEO 97.1 FM, has returned from a week-long trip to Israel. This trip was a way to see and experience the culture of Israel and Jerusalem, noted Taylor.Israel violates ceasefire Dawn - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Dec 2: Palestinians accused Israel of violating a fragile Gaza Strip ceasefire on Saturday as Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas met European diplomats in a string of meetings aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.Samba time for Brazil and Israel Haaretz Daily - Dec 02 4:01 PM
A delegation from Brazil's third largest bank, Unibanco, will arrive this week in Israel. It will meet with representatives of a number of financial institutions to interest them in direct investment in Brazil.Iran president sees Israel 'disappearing' UPI - Dec 02 1:22 PM
DOHA, Qatar, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Israel is an "enemy" created to "penetrate the heart of Muslim land." The remarks were reported by The Jerusalem Post, quoting the official Islamic Republic News Agency.Turkish Company Voted Firm of Year in Israel Zaman Online - Dec 02 2:13 PM
A joint group of businessmen from Israel and Turkey voted Flying Carpet, a tour operator company that takes Israeli tourists to Turkey, the company of the year.Israel accused of violating ceasefire as Abbas sees top diplomats AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 02 3:25 AM
Palestinians have accused Israel of violating a fragile Gaza Strip ceasefire as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was to see European diplomats for a string of meetings aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.Iranian Leader Says Israel Fading Away Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 02 6:22 AM
December 2, 2006 -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has told Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah that Israel is "on the slope of disappearance."Israel rules out blanket truce for moment AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:23 AM
Israel has ruled out any immediate blanket truce with the Palestinians, despite US calls for a comprehensive ceasefire, and demanded a complete halt to Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza.Israel accused of violating ceasefire Khaleej Times - Dec 02 4:25 AM
GAZA CITY - Palestinians accused Israel of violating a fragile Gaza Strip ceasefire on Saturday as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was to see European diplomats for a string of meetings aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.UN Approves Six Anti-Israel Resolutions Israel National News - Dec 02 10:15 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved six anti-Israel resolutions, overruling objections from Israel and the United States.Israel 'unfazed' by U.N. resolutions EARTHtimes.org - Dec 02 8:18 AM
Ronny Lashno, a Foreign Ministry deputy director, told YNetNews that Israel was not fazed by the General Assembly's resolutions.Israel expresses regret over critical UN resolutions Khaleej Times - Dec 02 12:49 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel expressed great regret Saturday after a series of UN General Assembly resolutions reaffirmed the need for an Israeli withdrawal from occupied Palestinian and Syrian lands.Memorial in Israel to honour Light Horse Brigade ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 01 6:00 PM
A new memorial will be built at Beersheba in Israel to mark the 90th anniversary of the charge of the Australian Light Horse Brigade against Turkish forces in 1917.Lebanon-Israel War Prompts Call For Cluster Bomb Ban Nasdaq - Dec 01 10:09 AM
GENEVA (AP)--Three international law experts assigned by the U.N. human rights watchdog to investigate Israel's devastation of Lebanon said Friday one of their main conclusions is that Israel's use of cluster bombs proves the weapons should be banned.Israel should compensate damage in Lebanon - U.N. team Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Dec 01 9:35 AM
GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights inquiry said on Friday that Israel should be made to pay compensation for damage caused by its month-long war in Lebanon, especially losses incurred by civilians.Israel Panicked About Rapist on the Run Newsweek - Dec 02 12:36 PM
A convicted serial rapist is striking fear into a city that should have been enjoying a new calm. UN report says Israel should compensate Lebanon for war The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 01 1:51 PM
A United Nations human rights inquiry said on Friday that Israel should be made to pay compensation for damage caused by its month-long war in Lebanon this past summer, especially losses incurred by civilians. It suggested setting up an international compensation program similar to the one which has paid.Israel Pellot & Madelin Garcia Pocono Record - 3 minutes ago
The Rev. Stephanie Thompson performed the ceremony in which the bride was given in marriage by her sons, John Garcia and Marc Cortes, and her father. She is the daughter of Santiago Rivera and Luz D. Ramos of Brooklyn, N.Y.'Lost Jewish Tribe' From India Arrives in Israel Crosswalk.com - Dec 01 7:59 AM
Carmiel, Israel (CNSNews.com) - Moved by the desire to fulfill ancient Biblical prophecies and undaunted by bureaucratic stumbling blocks and security concerns in a volatile Middle East, more than 200 members of a "lost" Jewish tribe have arrived in Israel from India.Israel turns to intifada boss to broker ceasefire Daily Telegraph - Dec 02 4:25 PM
A man seen by many Israelis as a cold-blooded terrorist who deserves to rot in his prison cell has emerged as a central figure in the ceasefire between the two sides.Israel should compensate damage in Lebanon--UN team AlertNet - Dec 01 9:10 AM
Source: Reuters (recast after commission news conference; adds speech by U.S.) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights inquiry said on Friday that Israel should be made to pay ... UN human rights inquiry: Israel should compensate Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Dec 01 11:15 AM
A United Nations human rights inquiry said on Friday that Israel should be made to pay compensation for damage caused by the month-long Lebanon, especially losses incurred by civilians.Israel accused of violating ceasefire Middle East Online - Dec 02 6:37 PM
Israeli naval vessel fires at three Palestinian fishing boats, Abbas meets European diplomats to revive peace talks.Some facts about the Jerusalem barrier AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 9:05 AM
In the 1967 Mideast War, Israel captures Jordanian-ruled east Jerusalem, an area of about four square miles, which had been separated from the Jewish western side by walls and fences for 19 years. Government enlarges Jerusalem's boundaries, adding 43 square miles of war-won land. Population of expanded, united Jerusalem now consists of 196,000 Jews and 71,000 Arabs.France's Royal condemns Nazi jibe on Israel, late Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 02 12:56 PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - French Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal condemned on Saturday a Lebanese Hezbollah lawmaker's description of past Israeli occupation as "Nazism", a day after she failed to react to the remark.Norwalk Virus Outbreak At Needham Hospital WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 8:47 AM
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham is being disinfected after 24 workers and two patients are sickened by the Norwalk virus.Palestinian suicide blasts in Jerusalem AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 9:06 AM
Palestinian suicide bombers have carried out 120 attacks in Israel during six years of fighting, including 27 in Jerusalem. Among the city's deadliest:Israel denounces U.N. rights probe on Lebanon AlertNet - Dec 01 5:10 AM
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Israel denounced a United Nations investigation that accused the Jewish state of human rights violations in Lebanon and said it ignored Hezbollah ... Israel, A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken cmi valparaíso - Dec 01 10:18 AM
This is a totally suppressed article. This is how Israel came to be in the land of the north(Jer. 16:15). First published in 2001.Israel might free terror group founder WorldNetDaily - Dec 01 7:31 AM
TEL AVIV According to sources in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office, Israel is considering the release of a convicted murderer, terror group founder and alleged planner of the second Palestinian intifada, Marwan Barghouti, in exchange for the freedom of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.Local Jewish community rallies to Israel's support The Plain Dealer - Dec 01 2:42 AM
When Israel appears in peril, local Jews do more than pray and send letters of support. They send money. A campaign launched to support the Jewish state during its summer war with Hezbollah netted some $20 million in five months, a rate of giving unparalleled in North America.Israel rules out blanket truce for moment Middle East Times - Dec 01 3:32 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel has ruled out any immediate blanket truce with the Palestinians, despite US calls for a comprehensive ceasefire, and Friday demanded a complete halt to Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza.Israel: Truce With Palestinians Rejected India Daily - Dec 01 8:09 AM
Israel said Dec. 1 it will not declare a blanket truce with the Palestinians despite U.S. pressure for a comprehensive cease-fire.Cease-fire and Olmert fuel peace hopes AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 1:44 AM
A new cease-fire and a strikingly conciliatory speech by Israel's prime minister are raising hopes for progress in Mideast peacemaking.Director of fund for Israel terrorism victims to speak here Birmingham News - Dec 01 3:02 AM
Avihu Cohen, director of the One Family Fund for victims of terrorism in Israel, will speak tonight at Temple Emanu-El, Saturday at Temple Beth-El and Sunday at South Highland Presbyterian Church.Israel mulling Free Trade Agreement with India Outlook India - Dec 01 3:19 AM
Israel is considering a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India to reach a bilateral trade target of USD five billion, deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Eliyahu Yishai has said.Israel To Mull Over Free Trade Agreement With India Nasdaq - Nov 30 10:07 PM
(RTTNews) - The Deputy Prime Minister and Mister for trade and Industry, Eliyahu Yishai, who will be on a five-day visit to India from December 3, said that Israel is considering a Free Trade Agreement with India to reach a bilateral trade target of $5 billion.Iran president sees Israel 'disappearing' EARTHtimes.org - Dec 02 1:33 PM
The remarks were reported by The Jerusalem Post, quoting the official Islamic Republic News Agency.Jerusalem Barrier Causes Major Upheaval ABC News - Dec 02 10:01 AM
Israel's Barrier in Jerusalem Causes Major Upheaval, Spurs Arab Migration Into the CityFirst experience for Israel Times of Malta - Dec 01 1:22 AM
Israel, Romania, Slovakia, Wales and Northern Ireland will enter the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying draw on December 13, taking on the continent's strongest nations for a place in the 12-team finals in Finland.Israel stocks off records; banks mixed and shekel up Market Watch - Nov 30 10:46 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israel stocks closed gently lower Thursday, finishing below the records they set Wednesday, as the banks were mixed and the shekel again strengthened sharply against the dollar. Gaza gunmen fires rocket at Israel despite truce People's Daily - Dec 01 1:07 AM
Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning fired a rocket at the southern Israel, in violation of a six-day-old Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire, local daily Ha'aretz said.Physicians for Human Rights - Israel New Report: Surviving on Scraps UN Observer - Dec 01 3:42 AM
2006-12-01 | In honor of International AIDS Day, observed on December 1 every year, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel is publishing a new report describing the severe conditions of people living with HIV/AIDS with no civil status and receiving no medical care.India for direct talks to solve Palestine-Israel dispute Outlook India - Dec 01 1:19 AM
Observing that violence would not produce any durable solution to the Palestinian-Israel dispute, India has sought direct face-to-face dialogue between the two sides based on the roadmap prepared by the International Quartet.Palestinian access through the Rafah border has been severely impeded by Israel Aljazeera - Nov 30 9:48 PM
A UN report has accused Israel of breaking all provisions in a year-old US-brokered agreement on Gaza's border crossings, as Condoleezza Rice visits the region.Some Facts About the Jerusalem Barrier Los Angeles Times - Dec 02 9:23 AM
In the 1967 Mideast War, Israel captures Jordanian-ruled east Jerusalem, an area of about four square miles, which had been separated from the Jewish western side by walls and fences for 19 years. Government enlarges Jerusalem's boundaries, adding 43 square miles of war-won land.Israel army chief under fire in Lebanon war probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:17 AM
Israeli chief of staff Dan Halutz has been criticised in the second half of an internal military report over failures during the summer war in Lebanon, army radio has revealed.Israeli Overflights Continue, U.N. Says New York Times - Dec 01 9:06 PM
The U.N. said the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah was holding, but Israeli overflights in the border area were occurring almost daily.Israel defiant over prisoners The Scotsman - Dec 01 5:09 AM
ISRAEL will not free prisoners to Hezbollah unless the Lebanese guerrilla group proves that two Israeli soldiers it captured before this year's war are alive, Israel's prime minister Ehud Olmert has told foreign envoys.Sunday December 3, 2006 The New Zealand Herald - Dec 02 4:54 PM
The former head of Israel's army yesterday praised the New Zealand government for rescinding a warrant for his arrest, and said he was continuing his trip around the country.Palestinians seek conference on Israel USA Today - Nov 29 7:06 PM
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.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-01 08:34 GMT: Engel East Europe chairman sells his stake in Lagna Holdings to Israel's Azorim Interactive Investor - Dec 01 12:42 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Central and Eastern European residential property developer Engel East Europe NV said its executive chairman Jacob Engel has sold his entire stake in its holding company Lagna Holdings Ltd to Israel-based Azorim Development & Construction Co Ltd.Israel attacks Palestinians fishing boats in Gaza - Al Jazeera - Dec 02 2:42 AM
Palestinian security sources reported Saturday that an Israeli navy boat attacked Palestinian fishing vessels in the southern Gaza Strip twice, once at 6:30 am (0430 GMT) and another at 7:15 am, the first Israeli violation of a recent truce reached with Palestinian factions.Annan raps UN council over Israel Cleveland Jewish News - Dec 01 12:08 AM
(JTA) - Kofi Annan chided the new United Nations human rights agency for focusing too much on Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.Survey finds that Americans like Canada, England and Israel the best CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 30 3:09 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans have the warmest feelings about England, Canada and Israel, and good feelings have improved about China and India more than any other country since an August poll, according to a survey measuring U.S. attitudes toward foreign countries.Beth Israel Cantors Cap 50th Baltimore Jewish Times - Nov 30 10:06 PM
It has been a milestone year for Beth Israel Congregation, a time for celebration. For 50 years, the synagogue has served Baltimore's Conservative community both at its present Owings Mills site and its former Randallstown location.Israel expresses 'regret' over critical UN resolutions Middle East Online - Dec 02 1:07 AM
Israeli navy boat fires at Palestinian fishing vessels in breach of ceasefire, boy dies from earlier Israeli attack.India for direct talks to solve Palestine-Israel dispute New Kerala - Dec 01 12:55 AM
Dharam Shourie, United Nations, Dec 1: Observing that violence would not produce any durable solution to the Palestinian-Israel dispute, India has sought direct face-to-face dialogue between the two sides based on the roadmap prepared by the International Quartet.Reaction against Israeli crimes sought at UN ArabicNews.com - Dec 02 6:41 PM
The Ambassador and deputy permanent representative of Iran in the UN Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi on Thursday asked more influential international reaction against "Israel's crimes in Palestine and other Arab occupied lands."Israeli bulldozers destroy water well in Bethlehem ArabicNews.com - Dec 02 6:40 PM
Israeli bulldozers destroyed this morning a water well in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee said. It added that an Israel bulldozer destroyed a water well in Wadi Abu al-Hassan area, west al-Khader town of Bethlehem, which irrigates arable trees in the area.Rice Calls On Israel And Palestine To Step Up Efforts On Peace Deal Nasdaq - Nov 30 1:08 PM
(RTTNews) - U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, addressing a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said Israel and Palestine should step up their efforts for a sustainable peace deal, calling upon both countries not to take any action that might prejudge a final solution.Women Cope Better With Breast Biopsy When Hypnosis Used Medical News Today - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
Radiologists are using an unusual approach, hypnosis, to ease patient pain and anxiety during breast biopsy procedures. A new study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston found that women who were guided into a state of hypnotic relaxation during biopsy experienced less pain and anxiety during the procedure. [click link for full article]Ethnic Cleansing And Israel s Racist Discourse Scoop.co.nz - Dec 02 12:01 AM
The term ethnic cleansing refers to various policies of forcibly removing people of another ethnic group. At one end of the spectrum, it is virtually indistinguishable from forced emigration and population transfer, while at the other it merges with deportation and genocide. Israel mulls FTA with India Business Standard India - Nov 30 9:10 PM
Israel is considering a free trade agreement (FTA) with India to reach a bilateral trade target of $5 billion, deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Eliyahu Yishai has said.Israel Dy PM on India visit from Dec 4 New Kerala - Nov 30 11:12 PM
New Delhi, Nov 30: Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Eliyahu Yishai will undertake a four-day visit here from December 4 during which the two countries will explore ways to enhance cooperation, particularly in the economic field.RAMALLAH (-), 12/02 (AFP) - MIDEAST-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-PROTEST RAMALLAH (-), 12/02 (AFP) - An elderly Pal La Croix - Dec 02 6:06 AM
An elderly Palestinian stands between posters calling for national unity during a protest in the West Bank city of Ramallah 02 December 2006. The ruling Islamist Hamas movement squandered an opportunity to end a crippling aid boycott on the Palestinian Authority, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said.Israel fires on Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza Khaleej Times - Dec 02 12:44 AM
GAZA CITY - An Israeli navy boat fired at Palestinian fishing vessels in the southern Gaza Strip Saturday, the first Israeli violation of a fragile week-old ceasefire, Palestinian security sources said.Terror Alert for Sinai Israel National News - 14 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Israel s counter-terror officials have issued an alert for Sinai, calling on Israelis to avoid visiting the area and for the immediate return of those already in Egypt.Business in Brief Haaretz Daily - Dec 02 4:01 PM
The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) saw its profits drop 85 percent in the third quarter of 2006, compared to 2005. For the January-September period, the IEC showed NIS 198 million in profits, compared to NIS 1.4 billion over the same period of the previous year.Another airport strike looming on the horizon Haaretz Daily - Dec 02 4:01 PM
The threat of a new strike in the aviation industry is clouding the skies for airlines flying to and from Israel.Injured soldier attends ceremonies at LAFB Del Rio News Herald - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Though he sustained burns to more than three-quarters of his body and faces a lifetime of surgery and rehabilitation, Air Force Staff Sgt. Israel Del Toro Jr. still supports the war on terrorism.Ethnic Cleansing and Israel s Racist Discourse Middle East Online - Nov 30 3:23 PM
It is important that when we examine the subject of ethnic cleansing in Palestine, we take into account its various dimensions, one of which is the accompanying racist discourse, which has become part and parcel of Israel s ethnic cleansing policies, says Ramzy Baroud .The Bottom Line / What's the big deal? Haaretz Daily - Dec 02 4:00 PM
While the Israeli economy was shut down, and all eyes were on the municipal workers' fight to receive their measly, unpaid salaries, a completely different battle was being waged in the Bank of Israel. This fight was really over the cherry on top of the whipped cream on top of the already rich cake.Decision today on railway budget Haaretz Daily - Dec 02 4:01 PM
The Transportation and Finance ministries will hold a meeting today to discuss the Israel Railways request to increase its development budget, by NIS 8 billion, to a total of NIS 32 billion.Cabinet to Discuss Ceasefire Israel National News - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) The cabinet on Sunday, in the weekly session, will discuss the weeklong ceasefire between Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority) in Gaza.Stop support for Israel s war crimes! Scoop.co.nz - Nov 30 1:32 PM
Former Israel Chief of Staff Moshe Ya alon was spared arrest or any proper prosecution process in New Zealand this past Tuesday, despite a decision the day before, by His Honour Judge Avinash Deobhakta in the District Court at Auckland to issue warrants ...Left-Wing Protest in Tel Aviv Israel National News - 44 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Several hundreds people gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday night under the banner Against the Siege in Gaza to protest Israel s policies vis- -vis PA (Palestinian Authority) controlled Gaza.Rice and Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel Tzipi Scoop.co.nz - Dec 01 10:16 PM
FOREIGN MINISTER LIVNI: I would like to welcome Secretary Rice to Jerusalem and to the region once again. Thank you so much.Palestinian Suicide Blasts in Jerusalem AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 02 9:06 AM
Palestinian suicide bombers have carried out 120 attacks in Israel during six years of fighting, including 27 in Jerusalem.Sports Shorts Haaretz Daily - Dec 02 4:02 PM
Sue Bird, the playmaker for the U.S. national team and a former WNBA No. 1 draft pick, landed in Israel Friday but will not play for Ramle.Security Flaws at Defense Ministry Israel National News - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) IDF officials working undercover succeeded in carrying out a number simulated mega terror attacks at the Kiriya in Tel Aviv, the Defense Ministry complex which houses the General Staff, Israel s equivalent of the Pentagon.Israel in prisoner deal? News 24 South Africa - Nov 30 3:28 PM
Israel may free Palestinians jailed for deadly militant attacks as part of efforts to recover a soldier held captive in Gaza, a source says.Principled Dutch ASN Bank ends relations with Veolia Indymedia Chiapas - Dec 02 12:59 PM
This week, ASN Bank, a Dutch bank based in The Hague,1 announced that it would end its relationship with Veolia Transport, and all companies that benefit from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory.This article explains how the successful action came about.Security Cabinet to Decide on UN Role in Rajar Israel National News - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) The Security Cabinet will convene on Sunday to determine the UN role in the northern border village of Rajar, which is situated in both Israel and Lebanon. The ministers must decide if the UN will be granted authority to oversee the village.Ceasefire and Olmert speech fuel peace hopes, but Hamas now holds the cards Boston Herald - Dec 02 6:08 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank - A new cease-fire and a strikingly conciliatory speech by Israel's prime minister are raising hopes for progress in Mideast peacemaking. Whether that can happen is up to Hamas,...Zeal for combat filling the Palestinian ranks Boston Globe - Dec 02 12:54 AM
KHAN YUNIS REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip -- Young militants have flooded the ranks of the Palestinian factions, bringing a new mixture of lethal zeal and contempt for practical, political solutions to a long-term war against Israel they don't expect to win in their lifetimes.'The Pulitzer Prize of decaf' Gloucester Daily Times - Dec 02 9:12 AM
Gloucester playwright Israel Horovitz always has an innovative way to get his thoughts across.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.Iranian president: Israel soon to collapse Al Bawaba - Dec 02 7:16 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah held talks in Doha, Qatar on Friday.ISRAEL-OPT: For farmers, much of their land remains out of reach AlertNet - Nov 30 7:41 AM
Source: IRIN Israel's West Bank barrier has separated Palestinian villages along it from around 60 percent of their farmland. With Israeli authorities reducing the number of permits they grant to those wanting to access this land, Palestinians face losing their farmland altogether. 24 in hospital stricken with stomach virus Boston Globe - Dec 02 12:39 AM
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham is being disinfected after a gastrointestinal virus sickened 22 employees and two patients. Caused by a family of germs known as noroviruses, the disease, often incorrectly referred to as a stomach flu, causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps. It is not life-threatening.Lebanon opposition keeps up government pressure AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
Lebanon's political rift has deepened as a thousands-strong protest led by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah entered its third day, with the Western-backed government vowing to resist calls to resign.A Sense of Israel The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Nov 30 1:25 PM
The Israel Ministry booth opened with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony with Israel's top ministers and Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz.Iran Leader Scolds U.S. On Iraq, Israel CBS News - Nov 29 7:37 PM
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.