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Israel revamps its training after Hezbollah conflict 
USA Today - Dec 03 6:12 PM
Israel's military is overhauling its training and expanding a guerrilla warfare school in response to problems the army had in fighting Hezbollah militants in Lebanon this summer.Israel approves completion of Lebanon pullout AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 03 7:54 AM
Israel has authorized UN troops to deploy in the Lebanese part of the divided border village of Ghajar, completing its pullout from Lebanon following the war with Hezbollah.Rocket fired at Israel from Gaza despite truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 03 2:41 AM
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, Palestinians Threaten Violence ABC News - Dec 03 10:30 AM
Israel, Palestinians Threaten to End Gaza Truce; Rocket Strikes, West Bank Operations ContinueIsrael's wall has forced Palestinians to move home - right into Jerusalem Times Online - Dec 03 2:53 PM
East to West, the flight has begun. Israel's controversial "separation barrier", expanding inexorably over wadis and high streets, is near completion along large stretches of its route....Royal stumbles in row over attack on Israel as 'Nazi' Times Online - Dec 03 2:53 PM
Ségolène Royal, the French presidential candidate, was embroiled in a damaging row on a visit to the Middle East yesterday after appearing to condone a Hezbollah MP who denounced US "insanity" and compared Israel to the Nazis....Israel's barrier in Jerusalem causes upheaval, spurs Arab migration CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 03 12:49 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The lives of tens of thousands of Jerusalem Arabs have been changed in ways big and small by a 100-kilometre ring of walls and fences - Israel's biggest undertaking in the city since it captured and annexed the Arab sector in the 1967 Mideast War.Hamas drops out truce with Israel People's Daily - Dec 03 4:52 PM
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on Sunday that it decided to quit the truce with Israel from now on.Israel, Palestians threaten to abandon truce CTV.ca - Dec 03 1:01 PM
Israelis and Palestinians threatened Sunday to scrap a truce that has largely ended five months of Gaza violence, as Israel complained that Gaza rocket squads remain active.Israel withdraws from Lebanese side of Ghajar The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 03 1:21 PM
Israel's Security Cabinet on Sunday approved the deployment of UN peacekeeping troops in the northern part of the village of Ghajar, which straddles the Israeli-Lebanese border, completing its pullout following the July-August war. The Security Cabinet "adopted an ... agreement on the status of Ghajar under which UNIFIL forces.Israel to quit Lebanon border village - officials Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Dec 03 6:55 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel decided on Sunday to hand over to U.N. peacekeepers responsibility for a village on the Lebanese border, government officials said, a step that would complete an Israeli pullout from Lebanon.Israel Refuses to Extend Ceasefire to West Bank, Troops Kill Palestinian Boy Voice of America - Dec 03 7:16 AM
News reports from Israel says the government has decided not to extend its current ceasefire with the Palestinians to the West Bank. The reports say Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told the cabinet today that the week-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip should not be broadened.Palestinian militants threaten new attack on Israel Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 03 6:58 AM
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad threatened to attack Israel "in the coming hours" on Sunday in retaliation for what it said was Israel's repeated violation of a week-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.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 to quit Lebanon border village -officials AlertNet - Dec 03 6:40 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Israel decided on Sunday to hand over to U.N. peacekeepers responsibility for a village on the Lebanese border, government officials said, a step that would complete an ... Palestinian militants threaten new attack on Israel AlertNet - Dec 03 6:55 AM
Source: Reuters GAZA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad threatened to attack Israel "in the coming hours" on Sunday in retaliation for what it said was Israel's repeated violation ... Israel, Palestinians threaten violence AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 03 10:14 AM
Israelis and Palestinians threatened Sunday to scrap a truce that has largely ended five months of Gaza violence, with Palestinian militants insisting it must also apply to the West Bank and Israeli leaders complaining that Gaza rocket squads are still active.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.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-03 15:46 GMT: Israel approves completion of Lebanon pullout Interactive Investor - Dec 03 8:13 AM
JERUSALEM (AFX) - Israel has authorized UN troops to deploy in the Lebanese part of the divided border village of Ghajar, completing its pullout from Lebanon following the war with Hezbollah, a senior government official said.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.Almost 300 Attacks on Israel in November Israel National News - Dec 03 8:45 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Arab terrorists attacked Israel 287 times, including 157 rocket attacks, in November, according to statistics compiled by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies.Israel accused of violating ceasefire Japan Today - Dec 03 12:41 AM
GAZA CITY Palestinians on Saturday 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 fears Siniora government may fall Haaretz Daily - Dec 03 1:15 AM
Israel and several Arab states, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, are increasingly worried that Fouad Siniora's government in Lebanon will fall, resulting in a Hezbollah takeover that would turn the country into what an Israeli government source termed "the first Arab state to become an Iranian protectorate."Iran: Israel's demise is near Jerusalem Newswire - Dec 03 3:47 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad assured the Palestinian Arabs on Friday that their dedication to Israel's demise will soon bear fruit. The Iranian demagogue met in Doha, Qatar with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of the Iranian-backed Hamas terrorist organization.Israel creates new ministry to deal with Iran threat AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 03 6:12 AM
The Israeli government has approved the creation of a new ministry for strategic affairs, to be headed by a controversial ultra-nationalist and deal mainly with Iran's nuclear ambitions.Seventh Qassam fired into Israel since ceasefire People's Daily - Dec 03 12:22 AM
The seventh Qassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed Sunday morning near a Kibbutz in southern Israel, Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported.Israel is on freshman lawmakers' to-do list The Times of Northwest Indiana - Dec 02 10:18 PM
WASHINGTON | New office on Capitol Hill? Check. Orientation to congressional protocols? Check. All-expense paid trip to Israel? Add that to the freshman lawmaker's calendar.Jerusalem slams latest anti-Israel UN resolutions Jerusalem Newswire - Dec 03 3:02 AM
Like every year, the UN General Assembly on Friday wrapped up its annual three-day conference on the "Palestine Question" by adopting a bevy of anti-Israel resolutions.Rocket fired at Israel from Gaza despite truce Times of Malta - Dec 03 1:07 AM
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip slammed into southern Israel in the latest violation of a truce called a week ago, an Israeli military spokeswoman ...Israel to open drug rehabilitation centre in Goa New Kerala - Dec 03 1:47 AM
Jerusalem, Dec 3: Israel will open a drug rehabilitation centre in Goa to provide treatment to its young "backpackers" who abuse drugs during their stay in India, officials here said.Carter criticizes U.S. approach to Israel Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Washington Former President Jimmy Carter on Sunday said the only hope for peace in the Middle East is for America to take a more "balanced view" of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, something he believes may be politically impossible. Carter, promoting his new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," in a marathon, nationally broadcast interview on C-Span, said that, given widespread support for FRANCE'S ROYAL ARRIVES IN ISRAEL The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 02 9:48 PM
BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel, Dec 3, 2006 (AFP) - The presidential candidate of France's Socialist Party, Segolene Royal, arrived in Israel Sunday, three days after kicking off a Middle East tour in neighboring Lebanon.Gaza rocket lands inside Israel as Olmert rejects Italy border plan Al Bawaba - Dec 03 12:31 AM
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel on Sunday in the latest violation of a truce called a week ago, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.Israel accused of violating truce Gulf Times - Dec 02 10:30 PM
GAZA CITY: Palestinians accused Israel of violating a fragile Gaza Strip ceasefire yesterday as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met European diplomats in a string of meetings aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.Eitan: Iran in Lebanon Poses a Threat to Israel Israel National News - Dec 03 1:45 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Retire Affairs Minister Rafi Eitan, a former director of the Mossad Intelligence Agency, stated if Iran gets to Lebanon, it will represent a new situation and a threat to Israel.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 - Dec 02 7:53 PM
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.Gaza ceasefire teeters as accusations fly AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 03 12:44 PM
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians teetered as militants and Israel accused each other of violating the week-old agreement and each threatened to resume attacks.Israel stocks decline, led by real estate and banks Market Watch - Dec 03 9:16 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israeli stocks fell, led lower by the banks and the real estate sector. Gaza Truce Won't Be Widened to West Bank Washington Post - Dec 03 12:50 PM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 3 -- Extending a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip to the far larger West Bank proved elusive Sunday as Israel's security cabinet decided against doing so and the governing Hamas movement withdrew from negotiations on the matter.Israel violates ceasefire Dawn - Dec 02 8:03 PM
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, Palestinians threaten to end weeklong Gaza truce CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 03 11:31 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israelis and the Palestinians both threatened Sunday to scrap a truce that has largely ended five months of Gaza violence, with the Palestinians insisting it must also apply to the West Bank and Israeli leaders complaining that Gaza rocket squads are still active.Israel, Palestinians Threaten To Scrap Peace Deal Nasdaq - Dec 03 10:52 AM
(RTTNews) - The Israelis and Palestinians on Sunday threatened to pull out of the peace deal that has brought peace, even though temporarily, to the region after five months of violence.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.Olmert warns against Palestinian truce violations AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 03 6:56 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned Palestinian militants over continuing violations of a fragile truce with the Jewish state as Israel's security cabinet met to review the measure."Israel's continued control and colonization of Palestinian land have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive Al Jazeera - Dec 03 11:14 AM
Speaking on November 28th in Virginia, Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who has been involved in Middle East policies for the past three decades, stepped up criticism against the Jewish State, according to Democracy Now, accusing it of creating an apartheid system in the West Bank and Gaza.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, Palestinian militants see ceasefire at risk AlertNet - Dec 03 7:55 AM
Source: Reuters By Luke Baker JERUSALEM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert voiced concern on Sunday about Palestinian violations of a week-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, while militants accused ... 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's continued control and colonization of Palestinian land have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive Al Jazeera - Dec 03 10:12 AM
Speaking on November 28th in Virginia, Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who has been involved in Middle East policies for the past three decades, stepped up criticism against the Jewish State, accusing it of creating an apartheid system in the West Bank and 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.Shock And Awe About-Face by Arnaud De Borchgrave UPI Editor at Large Washington (UPI) Dec 01, 2006 Space War - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
President Bush promoted Pakistan in 2004 to MNNA, the same status enjoyed by close allies Israel, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Egypt and Jordan. Major Non-NATO allies get priority in defense purchases. They have no North Atlantic Treaty obligations, but club rules preclude undermining NATO.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 creates 'Iran' ministry News 24 South Africa - Dec 03 1:58 PM
The Israeli government has approved the creation of a new ministry for strategic affairs, to deal mainly with Iran's nuclear ambitions.Obituaries in the news Boston Globe - Dec 03 5:44 PM
Leonard Freed, a documentary photographer who covered the American civil rights movement as well as societal issues in Israel, Germany, Cyprus and other parts of the world, died Thursday. He was 77.Talk set on how Israel was named after founding in '48 Baltimore Sun - Dec 03 5:40 AM
East Columbia Briefs East Columbia 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.Carter's frontal attack Calendarlive.com - Dec 03 5:32 PM
* The ex-president knows criticizing Israel and the U.S. will bring fallout. NEW YORK As an ex-president, Jimmy Carter has intervened in some of the world's most troubled hot spots, trying to reduce tensions in North Korea, Cuba, Yugoslavia, Haiti, Africa and Central America.Israel raises alert level in Lebanon UPI - Dec 03 6:07 AM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Israeli military raised its alert level in Lebanon Sunday out of concern Hezbollah was organizing demonstrations against Prime Minister Fuad Saniora.Israel Proposes New Ministry On Iran Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 03 5:52 AM
December 3, 2006 -- An Israeli official said his government today approved the creation of a new ministry for strategic affairs, to deal mainly with Iran's nuclear ambitions.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.Ceragon Announces Next Generation Wireless High Capacity PDH and Ethernet Solution RedNova - 34 minutes ago
TEL AVIV, Israel, December 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ceragon Networks Ltd.IN MY OPINION: Israel Gutierrez | For Gators, a good end to a long evening Miami Herald - Dec 03 12:31 AM
ATLANTA -- What is it football coaches are always saying about knowing time and situation? Saturday, 6:47 p.m.: UCLA kicks a 22-yard field goal to take a 10-9 lead on massive favorite USC. Gators hold a 3-0 lead against Arkansas in the SEC Championship.Israeli Property, Electra to invest in India NDTV Profit - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Property and Building Corp. and Electra Ltd. on Sunday said they had agreed on a joint venture to invest $100 million in real estate projects in India.Israel-Palestine conflict core source of Anti-Americanism - Al Jazeera - Dec 03 1:27 AM
With Iraq slowly sliding into a bloody civil war and calls rising for U.S. withdrawal, the U.S. government is under increasing pressure to change the course in Iraq, after its strategy brought unexpected mayhem to the country that threatens to spill over the entire Middle East region.Israel's Jerusalem barrier causes major upheaval Daily Bulletin - Dec 03 12:17 AM
JERUSALEM - The manager of a clinic switches from car to motorcycle to speed blood samples to the lab. A homeowner abandons his suburban villa for a small city apartment.Walled Jerusalem: Israel's barrier in Jerusalem causes major upheaval, spurs Arab migration into the city Milford Daily News - Dec 03 12:09 AM
EDITOR'S NOTE -- A towering wall cutting through Jerusalem has become a symbol of the troubled city. To Israelis, it's a bulwark against Palestinian suicide bombers. To Palestinians, it means hardship and theft of their future capital.Truce deal falters following Israeli operations in West Bank People's Daily - Dec 03 4:39 PM
Hours after Israel's rejection to expansion of a Palestinian-Israeli truce deal to the West Bank, Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian boy in the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday afternoon, putting an already fragile truce agreement in jeopardy.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.Manufacturers side with IEC on sector reform Haaretz Daily - Dec 03 3:30 PM
The Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI) yesterday attacked National Infrastructures Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer and his ministry for their "do-nothing" policy, which it said could cause an electricity shortage within a year or two.New power plant opens, but only on paper Haaretz Daily - Dec 03 3:30 PM
The Israel Electric Corporation will inaugurate today its new Tzafit power station, adjacent to Gedera, but the plant will not supply electricity for an indefinite period. The facility will undergo requisite inspections over the next month, but the law forbids it from operating for the meantime.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.Gaza ceasefire teeters The Australian - Dec 03 10:43 AM
A FRAGILE ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians teetered today as militants and Israel accused each other of violating the week-old agreement and each threatened to resume attacks.Burnett on top Down Under The Herald - Dec 03 5:11 PM
Darren Burnett staged a stunning fightback to claim the World Champion of Champions singles' title in New Zealand with a 2-10, 11-8, 2-1 win over Jeff Rabkin from Israel.FIBI strike renewed Haaretz Daily - Dec 03 3:30 PM
First International Bank of Israel workers will shut down some 20 branches in Gush Dan today, as the labor dispute that seemingly ended erupted again yesterday. The branches are located in Holon, Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv, and include the main branch.Epsilon offers insurance agents trips for hawking its wares Haaretz Daily - Dec 03 3:31 PM
Just as the Israel Securities Authority is ramping up its supervision of the banks' investment advisors, insurance agents are being tempted to hawk specific funds.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.Weapons illegally flow into Gaza despite cease-fire WorldNetDaily - Dec 03 11:01 AM
JERUSALEM Since Israel and Palestinian militants agreed to a cease-fire one week ago, Palestinians have continued smuggling weapons into the Gaza Strip from neighboring Egypt, intelligence officials told Israel's Knesset today.Israel Pellot & Madelin Garcia Pocono Record - Dec 02 9:41 PM
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.Israel to continue military restraint policy imposed a week ago for ceasefire - despite continuing Qassam missile DEBKAfile - Dec 03 8:01 AM
The security cabinet meeting in Jerusalem was divided over renewing the restriction on Israeli fire because the Palestinians have launched 15 Qassam missiles in seven days and are keeping up preparations for suicide attacks.Israel's Ormat sells 4 mln shares in OPTI Canada Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 03 2:29 AM
Israeli geothermal energy producer Ormat Industries said on Sunday it has sold 4 million shares in OPTI Canada Inc. for $69 million.'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.UC limits support for travel studies San Jose Mercury News - Dec 03 7:34 AM
Concerned by last summer's Hezbollah missile attacks that threatened archaeology students in northern Israel, the University of California-Berkeley has suspended courses in countries subject to a U.S. State Department travel warning. Besides Israel, the list includes Indonesia and the Philippines.A historic moment for peacemaking Chicago Sun-Times - Dec 03 2:27 AM
When the leaders of Israel and Hamas in the same weekend offer each other long-term peace deals, you just know in your bones that we are passing through a potentially historic moment.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.Soccer / Levi, U. Nazareth agree to part ways Haaretz Daily - Dec 03 3:32 PM
Israel Under-21 coach Guy Levi left his team Upper Nazareth by mutual consent yesterday. The decision followed the club's 4-0 home defeat to Hapoel Be'er Sheva Friday, which left it in fifth place in the National League, 10 points behind leader Bnei Sakhnin.Horseback riding: The basics Haaretz Daily - Dec 03 3:34 PM
? Where: There are horse stables all over Israel. Contact information for many of them can be found on the Israeli horse portal (www.soos.co.il). The most common riding style is western (American), although some stables also teach the English style.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 ... Israeli Shekel Up 6.74% Against Dollar In First 11 Months Nasdaq - Dec 03 9:07 AM
JERUSALEM -(Dow Jones)- The Israeli shekel has appreciated 6.74% against the dollar since the beginning of the year, but has depreciated 0.66% against the dollar from the end of October to the end of November, the Bank of Israel said Sunday.Water projects draining Jordan River of life NorthJersey.com - Dec 03 5:14 AM
DEGANYA, Israel -- At a baptismal site on the Jordan River just south of the Sea of Galilee, pilgrims kneel in the water as a priest intones a blessing, a high point of their visit to the Holy Land.Born a Mizo, fighting for Promised Land The Times of India - Dec 03 11:36 AM
Several Jews from Mizoram who travelled to Israel are busy fighting the Hezbollah in Lebanon.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.UN secretary general's update to the Security Council on Resolution 1701 The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 03 1:21 PM
I have the honor to submit a factual update on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) (S/2006/270), in particular on UNIFIL's operations and other relevant UN activities. In doing so, I have noted and welcome the continuing commitment of the Government of Lebanon and the Government of Israel to all aspects of the implementation of [1701].