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Israel says 2 captured soldiers wounded AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
In their first comment about the fate of two soldiers whose capture triggered a monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas last summer, Israeli officials said Wednesday the two were seriously wounded raising the prospect they may no longer be alive.Israel's War With Iran New York Times - Dec 06 9:21 AM
Summary: The recent fighting in Lebanon may have looked like yet another Arab-Israeli battle, but it also pitted Jerusalem against Tehran for the first time. Why did Israel strike when it did? What did it accomplish? And what should it do now to prepare for the next showdown with Iran? .Palestinian rocket hits Israel on 11th day of truce AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 7:43 AM
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket at southern Israel afternoon, causing no damage or casualties, in the latest violation of a frail 11-day ceasefire.Israel stocks fall; country underweighted at Citigroup Market Watch - Dec 06 9:01 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israeli shares fell from their record highs on Wednesday, after Bezeq shares were downgraded at Deutsche Bank and Israel as an investment alternative was rated underweight at Citigroup. Israel predicts no switch of US policy on Palestinians Financial Times - Dec 06 6:28 PM
Israel decided not to issue an immediate comment but weigh its response yesterday to the Iraq Study Group report, which called for a revived commitment to Arab-Israeli peace on all fronts and talks between Syria and Israel.For pro-Israel crowd, Iraq report has some unwelcome proposals JTA - Dec 06 4:12 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (JTA) The Iraq Study Group s near-term recommendations for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict international conferences, dealings with Syria and Iran already are raising hackles in some pro-Israel quarters.Textbooks In Israel to Designate West Bank Washington Post - Dec 05 6:09 PM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 -- Maps in future Israeli public school textbooks will show the boundary that existed between Israel and the West Bank before the 1967 Middle East war, Israel's education minister announced Tuesday. The move drew sharp protest from lawmakers, settler groups and religious leaders who claim the West Bank as part of the Jewish state.... Report: Israel, Iran holding debt talks AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 05 4:15 PM
While Iran continues to deny that Israel has the right to exist, representatives of the two countries are holding clandestine talks in Europe to settle an old Israeli debt, a newspaper reported Wednesday.Israel predicts no switch of US policy on Palestinians Financial Times - Dec 06 10:57 AM
Israel decided not to issue an immediate comment but weigh its response on Wednesday to the Iraq Study Group report, which called for a revived commitment to Arab-Israeli peace on all fronts and talks between Syria and Israel.India-Israel to sign PTA shortly New Kerala - 17 minutes ago
New Delhi, Dec 6: With a view to boost bilateral trade, India and Israel have embarked upon negotiating a Preferential Trade Agreement eventually leading to a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).Israel asked to release frozen Palestinian fund People's Daily - Dec 06 4:39 PM
The Council of Arab Economic Unity Wednesday called on the international community and the quartet committee to press Israel to release a frozen Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) fund of 550 million U.S. dollars.France Calls on Israel To Halt Flybys Israel National News - 15 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) French President Jacques Chirac is calling on Israel to halt military intelligence flights over southern Lebanon that have become routine since the Second Lebanon War this summer.Carter's Book on Israel 'Apartheid' Sparks Bitter Debate Washington Post - 9 minutes ago
A veteran Middle East scholar affiliated with the Carter Center in Atlanta resigned his position there Monday in an escalating controversy over former president Jimmy Carter's bestselling book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.France, Israel still at odds over Lebanon overflights The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 06 1:22 PM
France and Israel failed to patch up differences concerning Israeli military flights over Lebanese airspace on Wednesday, which French officials call menacing but Israel claims are needed for security. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni defended the Israeli position, saying the flights were necessary to monitor alleged arms smuggling by Hizbullah.Israel: a Peace Offering New York Times - 38 minutes ago
An Israeli businessman is offering the Palestinian prime minister $1 billion if he and his Israeli counterpart can reach a peace agreement. Avi Shaked, who made his fortune in Internet gambling sites, says he has lined up international financiers who are ready to pay if a deal is struck. A down payment of $100 million would be made if Prime Minister Ismail Haniya and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of France, Israel Fail To End Dispute On Lebanon Overflights Nasdaq - Dec 06 7:38 AM
PARIS (AP)--France and Israel failed to patch up differences Wednesday over Israeli military flights over Lebanese air space, which French forces call menacing and Israel insists are needed for security.EMC sees more investments in Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 05 11:16 AM
EMC Corp. , the world's largest computer storage company, plans to be more active in Israel following a spate of acquisitions of Israeli companies, a senior executive said on Tuesday.Report: Israel soldier may be freed soon AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 5:37 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said negotiations for the release of an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants are in their final stage, according to a newspaper report on Wednesday.Iraq panel urges push for Israel-Arab peace Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 3:53 PM
President George W. Bush must push for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace as part of a U.S. effort to defuse broader regional tensions, an elite panel on the Iraq war urged on Wednesday.France, Israel Fail To Resolve Lebanon Overflight Issue Nasdaq - Dec 06 4:23 AM
PARIS (AP)--France and Israel Wednesday failed to patch up differences over Israeli military flights over Lebanese air space, which French forces call menacing and Israel insists are needed for security.Israel minister wants pre-1967 borders shown in textbooks AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 05 8:17 AM
Israel's dovish Education Minister Yuli Tamir has said she wants school textbooks to show the country's borders from before the 1967 Middle East war, stirring a storm of controversy.Israel, India keen to expand two-way trade - minister Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Dec 06 4:10 AM
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Israel wants a preferential trade pact with India and would like to see two-way trade double to $5 billion in the next few years, senior officials said on Wednesday.ISRAEL-OPT: Vital Gaza food conduit to open, Israel says AlertNet - Dec 06 6:12 AM
Source: IRIN An important commercial crossing from Israel into the Gaza Strip could be re-opened next week, Israeli officials told IRIN, allowing vital food supplies into Gaza. Report urges direct Israel, Syria talks AlertNet - Dec 06 6:41 AM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The bipartisan Iraq Study Group on Wednesday called for direct talks between Israel and Syria as part of a revived U.S. commitment to a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace & ... Iran, Israel holding secret talks over debt Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Dec 06 2:28 AM
JERUSALEM -- While Iran continues to deny that Israel has the right to exist, representatives of the two countries are holding clandestine talks in Europe to settle an old Israeli debt, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.Palestinian rocket hits Israel on 11th day of truce Khaleej Times - Dec 06 7:20 AM
JERUSALEM - Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at southern Israel on Wednesday afternoon, causing no damage or casualties, in the latest violation of a frail 11-day ceasefire, the army said.Koor Industries Conducts Negotiations for the Sale of Sheraton Moriah Hotels & Resorts (Israel) Ltd. SYS-CON Media - Dec 06 4:54 PM
Koor Industries Ltd. ('Koor') a leading Israeli holding company announced today that Koor and Clal Tourism Ltd. ('Clal Tourism') are conducting negotiations with Azorim Development & Construction Co. Ltd. ('Azorim') for a combined transaction regarding a potential sale to Azorim of Koor's holdings (56.5%) in its subsidiary, Sheraton Moriah Hotels & Resorts Israel Ltd. and Clal Tourism's holdings Israel: Move And Invest In Golan Heights India Daily - Dec 06 9:40 AM
Israelis should move to and invest in the Golan Heights, which Israel annexed from Syria in 1967, in order to make it impossible to reverse its inclusion in the country, Israeli Interior Minister Roni Bar-On said Dec. 6.SEATTLE: Switzerland, Israel order three Boeing 787 planes Tacoma News Tribune - Dec 06 1:41 AM
The Boeing Co. said Tuesday that customers in Switzerland and Israel have ordered three of its fuel-efficient 787 jets. The news came one day after European rival Airbus formally launched a wide-body jet designed to compete with the new plane.Israel should prepare for non-conventional war: Peretz AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 05 4:23 AM
Israel should prepare itself for a possible attack on the Jewish state with non-conventional weapons, Defense Minister Amir Peretz has said.Key Israeli official says state a natural partner for Israel Tennessean - Dec 06 12:10 AM
A high-ranking Israeli official in Nashville to promote economic, cultural and academic collaborations between Tennessee and Israel said he believes the state's religious landscape makes it a natural partner.Israel Should Prepare For Non-Conventional War by Staff Writers Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 05, 2006 Space War - Dec 05 7:11 PM
Israel should prepare itself for a possible attack on the Jewish state with non-conventional weapons, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Tuesday.Israel destroys homes of Palestinian Bedouins Al Bawaba - Dec 06 7:16 AM
The Israeli interior minister, Roni Bar-On, declared that his ministry has planned the demolition of more than 42,000 homes of Palestinian Bedouins that were built even before 1948 when Israel was proclaimed.Koor Industries Conducts Negotiations for the Sale of Sheraton Moriah Hotels & Resorts (Israel) Ltd. [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 06 1:07 PM
Koor Industries Ltd. a leading Israeli holding company announced today that Koor and Clal Tourism Ltd. are conducting negotiations with Azorim Development & Construction Co. Ltd. for a combined transaction regarding a potential sale to Azorim of Koor's holdings in its subsidiary, Sheraton Moriah Hotels & Resorts Israel Ltd. and Clal Tourism's holdings in its subsidiaries Accor-Clal Israel Hotels Soldiers seized by Hezbollah seriously hurt: Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 10:30 AM
The two Israeli soldiers seized by Hezbollah in a cross-border raid that sparked the Lebanon war in July were taken away in serious condition, a senior military source said.Israel Aerospace Industries Reports 263% Increase in Profits Israel National News - Dec 06 8:15 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel Aerospace Industries, the leading Israeli aviation manufacturer, reported today that the company has seen a 263% increase in profits in the third quarter of 2006. Reported profits were 42 million dollars, as opposed to 16 million dollars in Q3 2005.Israel commentator delivers grim news on Mideast Canadian Jewish News - Dec 06 5:54 AM
The strategic environment in the Middle East for Israel has changed to its disadvantage, says Ehud Ya ari, one of Israel s leading pundits and lecturers.Group's proposals span beyond Iraq into Iran and Israel USA Today - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
The Iraq Study Group made 79 recommendations on changing Iraq policy. Some highlights.Uri Geller turns into reality TV star in Israel Daytona Beach News-Journal - Dec 06 12:10 AM
JERUSALEM -- When the young Uri Geller packed his spoons and self-styled supernatural powers to seek fortune abroad, no one could have predicted he would return to his native Israel in triumph 35 years later as a reality TV star -- no one, presumably, except Uri Geller.Israeli Diplomat Touts Tennessee-Israel Connection Israel National News - Dec 06 5:45 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The Israeli Consul General has told Nashville,Tennessee leaders that the state's religious character makes it a natural partner for Israel.Israeli Official Discusses Iran and His Controversial Agenda New York Times - 56 minutes ago
The portfolio for Israel?s new minister for strategic affairs includes developing the country?s strategy on Iran.Pro-Israel Lobby Cools to Edwards' Likely 2008 Bid The New York Sun - Dec 05 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON Word that a 2008 presidential aspirant, John Edwards, has tapped a former House minority whip, David Bonior, to run his campaign has the pro-Israel lobby cooling on the former Democratic senator's likely run. The Associated Press yesterday reported that Mr. Edwards had tapped Mr. Bonior, who retired as a Democratic representative from Michigan in 2002, to manage his campaign if he Offering Video, Israel Answers Critics on War New York Times - Dec 04 7:18 PM
Israel is using photographs and video to buttress its accusation that Hezbollah systematically fired from civilian neighborhoods in southern Lebanon.India raises issue of visas with Israel New Kerala - Dec 05 9:33 PM
New Delhi, Dec 5: India today asked Israel to grant long-term visas to diamond traders of Indian origin even as both sides agreed to expand bilateral trade and investment relations building on the respective strengths of the two economies.Watchdog finds breakdown in Israel's military culture World Tribune - Dec 05 11:58 AM
JERUSALEM Israel's military is suffering from a breakdown of standards at top echelons, according to a new government report which found that top brass have been operating without training, ethics and clear communications.Iraq Study Group urges Bush action on Israeli-Arab front AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 3:11 PM
A high-level US policy team urged President George W. Bush to launch a sustained effort to end the Arab-Israel conflict as a cornerstone of any new strategy for ending the crisis in Iraq.Update -- Analyst Predicts Sales Miss For Oracle Forbes - Dec 06 4:05 PM
Lehman Brothers analyst Israel Hernandez told clients Oralce may miss his sales forecast of $871 million.Israel reportedly ups offer for soldier UPI - Dec 05 2:52 PM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Israel would be willing to exchange 1,000 prisoners for captured soldier Gilad Shalit, a senior source told Haaretz.And for his next trick, Uri Geller turns into reality TV star in Israel CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 05 11:16 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - When the young Uri Geller packed his spoons and self-styled supernatural powers to seek fortune abroad, no one could have predicted he would return to his native Israel in triumph 35 years later as a reality TV star.India, Israel ink agreement to cooperate in trade standards The Economic Times - Dec 05 5:37 PM
NEW DELHI: India and Israel have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of standards, technical regulations and sanitary measures.Textbook maps disputed in Israel UPI - Dec 05 2:07 PM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Israeli Education Minister Yuli Tamir ordered that all new editions of school textbooks show Israel's pre-1967 borders. A group of right-wing rabbis responded with a Halakhic decree that bans the use of such textbooks, Haaretz reported.Analyst Predicts Sales Miss For Oracle Forbes - Dec 06 2:34 PM
Lehman Brothers analyst Israel Hernandez advised clients to sell shares of the IT company.Israel moves to bolster truce with Palestinians AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 04 12:52 PM
Israel moved to bolster a fragile ceasefire with Palestinian militants by ordering its troops in the occupied West Bank to avoid "unnecessary friction" as the truce entered its ninth day.Jordan, Israel, PA to launch study into Dead Sea canal The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 05 1:04 PM
Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority meet Sunday to launch a feasibility study to build a canal linking the Red Sea to the slowly vanishing Dead Sea, a Jordanian official said Tuesday. "Representatives of Jordan, Israel, Palestine will meet on the shores of the Dead Sea with representatives of the World Bank and countries willing to finance the project.This Hanukkah, a lesson from Israel: Oil's not just for latkes anymore Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 32 minutes ago
When you think of food for Hanukkah, what's the first thing that comes to mind? If you're American, probably latkes.El Al Jewish Sabbath ban sought BBC News - 5 minutes ago
Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community pressures El Al to sign a legal pledge to not fly on the Sabbath.Israel offers to free 1,000 in exchange for release of Shalit Haaretz Daily - Dec 05 11:15 AM
A senior Israeli source said Monday that the total number of prisoners that Israel would be willing to exchange for captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit is some 1,000.Carter book criticized AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 1:17 PM
A longtime aide to Jimmy Carter has resigned from the Carter Center think tank, calling the former president's new book on Israel and the Arabs one-sided and filled with errors.Baker panel's mention of Palestinian "right of return" raises eyebrows AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 12:43 PM
A reference to Palestinians' "right of return" in the report issued by the high-level Iraq Study Group broke a diplomatic taboo which sparked immediate concern in Israel and surprise among Middle East policy experts.Israeli Army reports 2 soldiers captured by Hezbollah were injured International Herald Tribune - Dec 06 3:46 PM
The two Israeli Army reservists whose capture in a cross-border raid triggered Israel's war with Hezbollah this summer were found to have been wounded seriously in the attack.Iraq panel urges US push for Israel-Arab peace AlertNet - Dec 06 3:55 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds McCain quote, paragraphs 10-11) By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush must push for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace as part of a U.S. effort to defuse ... U.S. Disappoints Israel, Bans Media from Defense Conference Israel National News - Dec 05 4:45 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The United States has banned media from a join U.S.-Israel conference on defense trade controls Tuesday and Wednesday. Israel was hoping to win publicity of its effort to change its export censoring system.EMC sees more investments in Israel Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 05 5:22 AM
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - EMC Corp. , the world's largest computer storage company, plans to be more active in Israel following a spate of acquisitions of Israeli companies, a senior executive said on Tuesday.Textbook maps disputed in Israel EARTHtimes.org - Dec 05 2:03 PM
Israeli Education Minister Yuli Tamir ordered that all new editions of school textbooks show Israel's pre-1967 borders.REPORT: SENIOR ISRAEL OFFICERS ARE UNTRAINED Middle East Newsline - Dec 05 10:09 AM
JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel's military brass has been operating without training, ethics and clear communications, a report said. Israel's government watchdog said most senior officers were not trained for their posts and instruction manuals were not updated.Iraq panel urges US push for Israel-Arab peace AlertNet - Dec 06 2:10 PM
Source: Reuters By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush must push for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace as part of a U.S. effort to defuse broader regional tensions, an ... Snap Vote Advances Measure To Ban Gay Marriage In Israel 365Gay.com - Dec 06 4:37 PM
(Jerusalem) Opposition parties took advantage of a lull in proceedings in the Knesset on Wednesday when many members were not in the chamber to introduce a motion to ban same-sex marriage and then called an immediate vote.Iran denies report of secret talks with Israel IranMania.com - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
LONDON, December 7 (IranMania) - Iran categorically denied a report that it was holding clandestine talks in Europe to settle an old Israeli debt, The Associated Press reported.Market Report / Citigroup Underperform for Israel brings about profit taking Haaretz Daily - Dec 06 5:02 PM
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange opened trading yesterday once again at record levels, but as the day wore on, it turned to the red. The main reason was the Underperform recommendation announced yesterday by Citigroup.Qassam rocket lands in Israel People's Daily - Dec 06 4:38 PM
A Qassam rocket landed in southern Israeli western Negev area on Wednesday afternoon, Army Radio reported.Fate of captured soldiers grim: Israel AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 06 11:35 AM
Two Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded during their capture by Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas in July and at least one may be dead, Israeli sources say.Iran blasts Israel's new ministry targeting its nuclear issue People's Daily - Dec 06 4:38 PM
Iran's parliament chief on Wednesday criticized the latest decision of the Israeli government to create a new ministry that deals mainly with Tehran's nuclear issue, the official IRNA news agency reported.Thomas Cook Putting Israel on Tourist Map Israel National News - Dec 05 2:15 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The international tourist services firm Thomas Cook is planning to visit Israel toward the objective of marketing Israel to its customers, Globes reported.EMC Sees More Investments in Israel eWeek - Dec 05 7:30 AM
The world's largest computer storage company plans to be more active in Israel following a spate of acquisitions of Israeli companies. UN Security Council welcomes Israel-Palestine ceasefire deal People's Daily - Dec 06 5:23 PM
The UN Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the cease-fire agreement reached last month by Israeli and Palestinian leaders.Israel says two captured soldiers were seriously wounded in attack that started war Deseret Morning News - Dec 06 10:20 AM
The two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas last summer suffered serious injuries in the attack that sparked a monthlong war, military officials said Wednesday, raising the possibility the men may no longer be alive.Israel says soldiers captured by Hezbollah last summer both seriously wounded CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 06 9:33 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas last summer suffered serious wounds in the attack that sparked a month-long war, military officials said Wednesday, providing the first details of the conditions of the men when they were seized.Israel Ministry of Tourism Names Infinity Concepts Agency of Record for Christian Market Christian News Wire - Dec 05 9:08 AM
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 5 / Christian Newswire / -- Infinity Concepts, a full-service marketing and consulting firm, jointly announced today with the Israel Ministry of Tourism that is has been named agency of record for marketing to the Christian segment of North America.Thomas Cook eyes Israel as destination Globes Online - Dec 05 9:19 AM
Company officials: We plan to visit Israel to discuss a possible marketing agreement.Iraq Study Group Says Iran, Syria Needed to Achieve Peace Fox News - Dec 06 4:56 PM
The Iraq Study Group report says any hope for a strong and peaceful Iraq will require securing peace in the larger Middle East and entails dialogue and political engagement between Israel and Iraq's moderate Arab neighbors.MP: Israel's creation of ministry sign of its desperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 05 6:03 AM
ran - Israel - Boroujerdi An Iranian lawmaker said on Tuesday that the move of Zionist Regime of Israel in creating a ministry with the so-called aim of "dealing with Iran's (peaceful) nuclear activities" is a sign of its desperation.India-Israel trade set to rise The Hindu - Dec 06 2:15 PM
Two countries working towards a preferential trading agreementIsraeli army wounds 2 Palestinians AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 5:15 AM
The Israeli army wounded two Palestinians on Wednesday as the men approached the Gaza-Israel border, the army said, raising concerns about the future of a shaky truce between the two sides.American Cannot Rule Out Iranian Nuclear Attack on Israel Israel National News - Dec 05 11:15 AM
(IsraelNN.com) American Defense Robert Gates told the Senate Tuesday that neither he nor anyone else "can provide assurance" that Iran will not attack Israel if it obtains nuclear weapons.Lehman: Take Profits on Oracle BusinessWeek - Dec 06 3:02 PM
Analyst Israel Hernandez thinks the software giant will soon announce disappointing sales Baker-Hamilton Group Seeks Israel s Return of Golan for a Secure Peace with Syria DEBKAfile - Dec 06 11:46 AM
Five of the Iraq Study Group s 79 recommendations released December 6, 2006 in Washington relate to the Middle East conflict. There is no military solution to this conflict.The fault line lies in Israel Gulf News - Dec 06 1:34 PM
At a Washington breakfast meeting 30 years ago, I asked US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, "After your success in getting Israeli and Arab forces on both Egyptian and Syrian fronts [in the 1973 war] to put down their guns and disengage, why isn't more being done to resolve the main Israeli-Palestinian conflict?"Ex-Mossad agent sues Israel over Pentagon spy affair AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 04 2:29 AM
A former agent with the Mossad intelligence service is sueing the Jewish state for one million dollars in damages over his role in the celebrated affair of Jonathan Pollard, a former Pentagon official jailed in the US for passing secrets to Israel.Israel embarks on PR face-lift (Anju S. Bawa / THE WASHINGTON TIMES) The Washington Times - Dec 04 9:48 PM
Israel's international image is hurting, and the country's top officials have turned to the wisdom of Madison Avenue in a bid to "re-brand" their product.Hezbollah hid behind civilians, Israel says The Columbus Dispatch - Dec 06 5:02 AM
JERUSALEM An Israeli research group with strong links to the military released videos and testimony yesterday that it said proved Hezbollah guerrillas used civilians as human shields during last summer s war in Lebanon.Israel s State Comptroller: IDF senior officers are seriously under-trained DEBKAfile - Dec 05 2:16 AM
In a report drawn up ahead of the Lebanon war and published Monday, Judge Micha Lindenstrauss findings explain some of the shortcomings exhibited by Israel s war commanders by the fact that 62% of all brigadier generals and 82% of major generals did not graduate from the National Security College, the most advanced professional course offered by the IDF.E.U. Job Centers in Africa, notes Israel Rafalovich UN Observer - Dec 06 3:28 PM
The European Union plans to set up immigration centers on the African continent in an attempt to control the flow of immigration across the Mediterranean.Baker-Hamilton Group Seeks Israel s Return of Golan for a Secure Peace with Syria DEBKAfile - Dec 06 11:44 AM
Five of the Iraq Study Group s 79 recommendations released December 6, 2006 in Washington relate to the Middle East conflict.How Israel lost to the Iranians Haaretz Daily - Dec 06 7:00 AM
In spite of the belligerent declarations of Iran's leaders - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeated his mantra this week that he expects the Zionist entity to collapse in the near future - Iranian representatives are holding negotiations with Israeli representatives.Israel denies illegally jailing Palestinian children Middle East Online - Dec 06 8:08 AM
450 Palestinian children from West Bank suffer mistreatment in Israeli prisons, violations of rights.Oracle Shares Trade Downwards as Lehman Analyst Warns Ahead of Earnings SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 06 12:16 PM
Eric Savitz submits: Lehmans Israel Hernandez, today advises investors to take profits in Oracle ahead of the companys second quarter earnings announcement on December 18, as we see some risk to database license estimates.Captured Israeli Soldiers May Be Dead CBS News - Dec 06 11:38 AM
For the first time, the Israeli military is admitting that one of the men was in critical condition, the other serious, when their capture set off the war with Lebanon. Israel won't trade prisoners with Hezbollah without proof they're alive.Israel is only defending herself Aspen Daily News - Dec 04 9:26 PM
Our imported anti-Israel columnist Alexander Cockburn takes another one-sided shot at Israel.Palestinian unity government won't bring peace: Peres Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 12:34 AM
Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Wednesday a Palestinian unity government would be a facade aimed at easing Western economic sanctions rather than a new framework for seeking peace with Israel.Israel stocks higher on strength in tech Market Watch - Dec 04 9:31 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israel stocks crept back up toward their records on Monday, led by strength in the tech sector, real estate and the chemicals companies.