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Israel seen lifting nuclear veil in Iran stand-off 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 5:43 AM
In October 1973, with its forces battling to repel invasions by Egypt and Syria, Israel did what had previously been unthinkable: It briefly wheeled its nuclear-capable Jericho-1 missiles out of their secret silos.Report: Israel's Olmert met secretly with senior official in Saudi Arabia USA Today - Sep 25 12:28 AM
An Israeli newspaper reported Monday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert secretly met with a senior Saudi Arabian official to discuss Iran's nuclear program and peace between Israel and the Palestinians.Hizbollah's triumph over Israel shatters silence of Muslim world: Hamas The Jakarta Post - 13 minutes ago
Question: Do you feel safer working in Lebanon following Hizbollah's success over Israel in southern Lebanon?Report: Syria calls for peace with Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 11:34 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in comments released Sunday that his nation wants "peace with Israel" and welcomed U.S. intervention in the region. But he also said Washington must listen to what people in the Middle East think if it wants positive change in the region.Israel stocks mixed; Teva rebounds; Elbit Medical gains Market Watch - Sep 25 8:08 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israeli stocks were mixed as investors awaited a decision by the Bank of Israel on interest rates and as investors eyed the prospects for slowing growth in the U.S. Arab world 'must accept' Israel The Australian - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
THE Arab world must recognise Israel's right to exist if the world is to ever live in peace, Prime Minister John Howard said today.Israel 'holds secret Saudi talks' BBC News - Sep 25 3:43 AM
PM Ehud Olmert holds Israel's first talks with a senior member of the Saudi royal family, Israeli officials say.Paz, Israel Corp. talks break down over company value Haaretz Daily - Sep 25 4:36 PM
The Israel Corporation, which belongs to Sammy Ofer's side of the Ofer family, reported that it is breaking off negotiations to invest in Zadik Bino's Paz.Will the Bank of Israel save the Dankner family? Haaretz Daily - Sep 25 4:36 PM
The future structure of the controlling interest in Bank Hapoalim is still not clear: The Bank of Israel has yet to decide whether it will approve Shari Arison's purchase of her foreign partner's share of the controlling interest.Israel detains 800 Palestinians after soldier kidnapped in Gaza People's Daily - Sep 25 5:08 PM
Israel detained some 800 Palestinians after a soldier was kidnapped by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid from Gaza in late June, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) said on Monday.Shikaki: Palestinians Support Hamas, But Most Favor Negotiated Peace with Israel Foreign Relations - Sep 25 1:30 PM
Khalil Shikaki , a leading Palestinian political expert, says recent polling among Palestinians shows most support Hamas refusal to recognize Israel in advance of negotiations, but a great majority indicate they would back a peace agreement setting up a two-state situation.Rights group: Israel abducting civilians The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 25 2:18 PM
The Khiam Rehabilitation Center for the Victims of Torture said Monday that Israel continues to abduct Lebanese citizens from Lebanese territories in a "clear violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and UN Security Council Resolution 1701."Soccer / Hiddink names Russia squad for Israel clash amid turmoil between players Haaretz Daily - Sep 25 5:07 PM
MOSCOW - Russia coach Guus Hiddink has named a 24-man provisional squad for the upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel on October 7 and against Estonia four days later.Israel seen lifting nuclear veil in Iran stand-off Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 25 5:37 AM
In October 1973, with its forces battling to repel invasions by Egypt and Syria, Israel did what had previously been unthinkable.Iran: Israel Views Threats With Increasing Seriousness Payvand Iran News - Sep 25 8:31 AM
Israel's foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, recently accused Iranian leaders of opposing the world's "values." In her address to the UN General Assembly on September 20, Livni also called for greater international vigilance against the security threats that she insisted Iran poses. -RFEHow Lebanon war has weakened Israel? Al Jazeera - Sep 25 11:05 AM
The terrorism threat which the U.S. interfered in the Middle East to stop is actually intensifying, so is the danger of bloody military conflicts launched by the U.S. or Israel with the ultimate support of the U.S., and it could spin out of control with catastrophic regional and global impacts.Israel poised to withdraw from southern Lebanon Middle East Times - Sep 25 6:57 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel is poised to withdraw its remaining troops from southern Lebanon this week, more than two months after the start of a costly war against the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah.Israel remains strong in face of terror, says PM s brother Cleveland Jewish News - Sep 25 11:34 AM
Threats of terror and violence have never dissuaded Israelis from living their lives, even though 1,400 Israelis have died in attacks since 2000. Israel s perseverance has not changed during this latest round of conflict, maintains Dr. Yossi Olmert, the youngest brother of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Connecting to Israel, Judaism and each other Cleveland Jewish News - Sep 25 11:33 AM
Today, when we see Israel on the news, it is a troubled land rocked by violence. But for 11 days this summer, 53 Clevelanders experienced Israel like never before on the B nai Jeshurun Congregation 2006 Israel Family Mission.Israel Intended to Assassinate Nasrallah After Ceasefire Israel National News - Sep 25 2:12 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel planned to assassinate Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah a number of days after the ceasefire went into effect, Channel 2 News reported on Monday night.Israel refuses to release Palestinians Cabinet members, lawmakers from jail Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 25 7:25 AM
Israel - Palestine - Cabinet members Zionist regime on Monday retracted a decision it had announced earlier under firm demands from the international community to release Palestinian members of parliament and three Cabinet ministers from jail.Israel pullout from Lebanon on track for this week: UN AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 11:10 AM
Israeli troops are still occupying 10 areas of south Lebanon from which the last soldiers are due to withdraw by the end of this week -- seven days later than first planned -- a senior UN official said.Report: Syria Calls for Peace With Israel AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 24 11:34 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in comments released Sunday that his nation wants "peace with Israel" and welcomed U.S. intervention in the region.Lebanese army beefs up border posts ahead of Israel pullout AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 3:15 AM
The Lebanese army, deploying at points on the border with Israel for the first time in four decades, reinforced its positions with tanks and armoured vehicles, the military said.Israel rejects prisoner swap offer The Australian - Sep 24 11:58 PM
ISRAEL has rejected demands by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that two jailed militant leaders be freed in return for the release of a captured Israeli soldier.Israel nixes militants-for-soldier deal INQ7.net - Sep 24 11:37 PM
JERUSALEM -- Israel rejected on Monday demands by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas that the Jewish state free two jailed militant leaders in return for the release of a captured soldier.ISRAEL AIR FORCE RECEIVES EW AIRCRAFT Middle East Newsline - Sep 25 1:43 AM
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- The Israel Air Force has received a new airborne early-warning and alert aircraft from the United States. The air force has accepted delivery of a Nahshon-class AEW aircraft called Eitam meant to direct air missions.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 25 4:36 AM
A writer for the Wall Street Journal on Monday rejected claims that Israel will have no future unless it makes peace with the Arab world on the latter's terms.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 25 4:52 AM
Gaza-based "Palestinian" terrorists fired two rockets into sovereign Israel Monday morning, destroying two cars and sending one woman into shock.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 25 4:06 AM
Israel is taking Al Qaeda deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri's threat to attack the Jewish state very seriously, and making preparations accordingly.Israel rejects Abbas demand to release militant leaders Khaleej Times - Sep 25 12:32 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel rejected on Monday demands by Palestinian president Mahmaud Abbas that the Jewish state free two jailed militant leaders in return for the release of a captured soldier.Israel Rejects Abba's Call ERT.gr - Sep 25 2:24 AM
Israel rejected Monday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas call for the freeing of Palestinian leaders Marwan Barghouti and Ahmed Saadat detained in Israel in return for the release of a captured Israeli soldier.Israel PM, top Saudi official met secretly: Report New Kerala - Sep 25 1:46 AM
Jerusalem, Sept 25: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is said to have secretly met a senior Saudi Arabian official, possibly King Abdullah himself, ten days ago, and discussed Iran's nuclear programme as well as peace between Israel and Palestine, a media report here said.U.S. support for Israel grows Lawrence Journal-World - Sep 25 12:34 AM
Although there is some dispute about which side won the recent Middle East war, it is clear Israel was the victor in the battle for American public opinion. Americans were already disposed to back Israel, and the war with Hezbollah only deepened those instincts.Israel: Nasrallah 'spit in face' of int'l community Haaretz Daily - Sep 25 12:31 AM
Israel blasted Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday for his declaration that no army in the world could make the group disarm, calling it a "spit in the face" for the international community.Interpol Accepts Israel Israel National News - Sep 25 2:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The European branch of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has accepted Israel as a member, following several years of diplomatic efforts by Israel, which won the required two-thirds majority approval.Why recognize Israel? Haaretz Daily - Sep 24 11:08 PM
Israel's stance against recognizing a Palestinian government composed primarily of Hamas members who do not recognize Israel seems completely understandable.Israel fears Al Qaeda recruits non-Arabs for attacks Al Bawaba - Sep 24 11:31 PM
Based on "credible" intelligence community warnings, Israel is on alert against a possible al-Qaeda attack using non-Arab nationals. The move follows a 9/11 anniversary video in which acting al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri warned Israel may be among the network s next targets.Lebanese Christian leader slams Hezbollah at rally for war against Israel CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 24 3:38 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - Tens of thousands of supporters of an anti-Hezbollah Christian leader poured into the shrine of the Virgin Mary in the town of Harissa Sunday to hear him denounce the Islamic militants for the "catastrophe" their war with Israel brought on Lebanon.MDI native observed Israel at war Bar Harbor Times - Sep 24 10:26 PM
GREENVILLE, N.C. When Joel Carter applied to travel to Israel as part of his political science studies, he didn t realize he d be arriving during the height of the war.Middle East: Israel Views Iranian Threats With Increasing Seriousness Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Sep 25 6:08 AM
PRAGUE, September 25, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Israel's foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, recently accused Iranian leaders of opposing the world's "values." In her address to the UN General Assembly on September 20, Livni also called for greater international vigilance against the security threats that she insisted Iran poses.WSJ: Israel Proves It Can Prosper Without Peace Israel National News - Sep 25 12:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) A Wall Street Journal journalist wrote Monday that Israel has disproved a previous claim that it cannot prosper without peace.Israel ready to release prisoners for soldier: Israeli PM Channel NewsAsia - Sep 24 3:47 PM
CAIRO : Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said on Sunday that he would demand Israel free two jailed Palestinian leaders in return for a captured soldier.Hamas MP says prisoners' document not recognize Israel People's Daily - Sep 24 5:54 PM
A lawmaker of the ruling Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) underlined on Sunday that a prisoners' document didn't recognize Israel.U.S., Western Powers Nix Arab Bid To Name Israel A Nuclear Threat Israel National News - Sep 24 11:57 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The United States and four Western powers have joined to block an Arab attempt to get a United Nations committee to declare Israel to be a nuclear threat.Beilin: Israel Must Talk With Syria Israel National News - Sep 24 10:57 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel should talk with Syria on surrendering the Golan Heights and reaching a peace agreement with Syria, Meretz leader Knesset Member Yossi Beilin told Voice of Israel government radio Monday morning.Palestinian militants threat to target any government that recognizes Israel People's Daily - Sep 24 5:54 PM
Four minor Palestinian militant groups threatened on Sunday to target any upcoming Palestinian government that recognizes Israel.Israel PM questioned over Jerusalem property deal AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 8:53 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been questioned by officials from the country's top public watchdog in connection with a Jerusalem property deal.Israel on Alert Against al-Qaeda Strike Israel National News - Sep 24 9:12 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Acting on credible intelligence community warnings, Israel is on alert against a possible al-Qaeda attack using non-Arab terrorists.Bush seeks private US aid for Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 1:28 PM
President George W. Bush on Monday urged US corporations to throw their weight behind efforts to help Lebanon recover from the devastating 34-day conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.Groups warn against recognition of Israel UPI - Sep 24 12:53 PM
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Four armed groups are warning that any Palestinian government recognizing Israel would be the target of violence.EuroBasket Women 2007 / Israel beaten into bottom place in group Haaretz Daily - Sep 24 3:52 PM
Israel's women hoopsters were thrashed 74-91 by their Ukrainian counterparts on Saturday, and finished bottom of Group 2 in their European Championship qualifying campaign. Israel will compete in a last-chance tournament next summer in an effort to advance to EuroBasket Women 2007.Israel accused of racism over its war-loss payouts to Arabs Gulf News - Sep 24 1:57 PM
Fassuta: Israel has been accused of "blatant racism" by Arabs in the north of the country, who are being paid less compensation following the war in Lebanon than their Jewish neighbours.Bush seeks private US aid for Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 9:55 AM
US President George W. Bush has urged US corporations to throw their weight behind efforts to help Lebanon recover from the devastating 34-day conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.Geagea says war with Israel was 'disaster' Gulf News - Sep 24 1:56 PM
Beirut: A Lebanese Christian leader said on Sunday Hezbollah s war with Israel was a disaster for Lebanon and rapped the group for rejecting calls to lay down its arms.Syria denies report on meeting with Israel People's Daily - Sep 25 5:10 PM
Syria on Monday denied a report that Syrian and Israeli representatives had held a secret meeting in late July, the official SANA news agency reported.Hamas Rejects Recognition of Israel WBOC 16 - Sep 24 6:54 AM
NEW YORK (CBS/AP)- The Palestinians' ruling Hamas group will not enter into a planned coalition government if recognizing Israel is a condition, top Hamas officials said Friday, raising new doubts about President Mahmoud Abbas' ability to bring a more moderate government to power.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 24 12:06 PM
Thousands of Lebanese Christians gathered Sunday to denounce Hizb'allah's claims of having scored a "divine victory" over Israel this summer.Assad: Israel Is An Enemy Because It Occupies Golan Heights Israel National News - Sep 24 1:27 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian President Bashar Assad told the German magazine Der Spiegel Sunday, "Israel occupies a part [the Golan Heights] of my country [so] of course Israel is an enemy."Israel poised to withdraw from southern Lebanon Khaleej Times - Sep 24 7:26 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel is poised to withdraw its remaining troops from southern Lebanon this week, more than two months after the start of a costly war against the Shia Muslim Hezbollah.Israeli PM met top Saudi figure AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 4:36 AM
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has held an unprecedented meeting recently with an "extremely" senior figure in the Saudi royal house.Lebanese army on Israel border for first time in decades AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 5:48 AM
Lebanese soldiers backed by UN peacekeepers deployed for the first time in decades at posts on the volatile border with Israel, as the Hezbollah chief boasted his Shiite guerrillas were stronger than ever.Israel pullout from Lebanon on track for this week: UN AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 25 8:18 AM
Israeli troops are still occupying 10 areas of south Lebanon from which the last soldiers are due to withdraw by the end of this week -- seven days later than first planned -- according to a senior UN official.Free Sons of Israel lodge helps others Sun-Sentinel - Sep 24 12:17 AM
Norman and Betty Blomberg have made it their life mission to work with and support the Free Sons of Israel.Almagor: Israel Taking Part in PA Media Spin to Release Terrorists Israel National News - Sep 25 6:42 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The Almagor terror victims organization is accusing the government of joining the PA (Palestinian Authority) media spin intended to obtain the release of terrorists.The Senator and the Jewish elephant - Haaretz - Israel News Haaretz Daily - Sep 25 1:05 PM
1. Clearly, this is something commentators are going to have fun with. Saturday it was Ruth Marcus , today it was Charles Krauthammer (I'll be fallowing future commentary on Allen's Jewish roots in my Mid-term Diary ). Why do they find him so appealing to mock?Lebanese Christian rips Hezbollah Chicago Sun-Times - Sep 25 6:03 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- An anti-Syrian Christian leader dismissed Hezbollah's claims of victory in its war with Israel as tens of thousands of his supporters rallied Sunday in a show of strength that highlighted Lebanon's divisions.Israeli PM, top Saudi figure met recently: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 12:17 AM
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has recently held an unprecedented meeting with an "extremely" senior figure in the Saudi royal house, the Yedioth Aharonot daily reported.Orphan pets coming to U.S. Chicago Sun-Times - Sep 25 6:03 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- They endured a summer of war, but now relief is coming for Lebanon's little known victims -- cats and dogs abandoned when their owners fled the country during fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Bank of Israel to require limits on Arison at Hapoalim Globes Online - Sep 25 11:11 AM
Shari Arison s share of the controlling core in the bank will increase from 57.5% to 85%.Israel 'held secret talks with Saudi royal family' Guardian Unlimited - Sep 25 3:00 AM
Ehud Olmert held secret meeting with senior Saudi royal about possible peace initiative, report reveals.Lebanese army posted on Israel border for first time in decades AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 12:46 AM
The Lebanese army, backed by UN peacekeepers, took up positions for the first time in decades on the "Blue Line" border demarcation with Israel, after Israeli troops withdrew from the region.Israel military court to keep Hamas officials jailed Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 25 5:25 AM
An Israeli military court reversed a decision to release on bail a group of Hamas legislators, ordering them held in detention until the end of judicial proceedings against them.Israel Gov Committee, Probe Laws of War Violations Scoop.co.nz - Sep 25 7:20 AM
(New York) The Israeli government committee that will investigate the government s handling of the recent war in Lebanon should also examine the decisions and policies that led to the large number of Lebanese civilian casualties, Human Rights Watch said today.Western nations foiled a bid by Arab and Islamic states on Friday to declare Israel's nuclear arsenal a threat that Al Jazeera - Sep 24 1:20 AM
15 Arab countries prepared a draft resolution on behalf of the Arab League to the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting concerning "Israel's nuclear capacities and threats", senior diplomat of an Arab country revealed to Agence France Press , adding that the draft resolution also won the backing of Indonesia, Iran, Cuba, Malaysia and Venezuela.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 24 4:06 AM
A group of 61 Irish academics have signed a letter urging their colleagues across Europe to boycott Israeli academic institutions until Israel stops fighting "Palestinian" terror and surrenders all lands demanded by the Arabs.Israel 'held secret talks with Saudi royal family' Guardian Unlimited - Sep 25 2:15 AM
World: Israeli PM met senior member of Saudi Arabia's ruling royal family to discuss peace initiative.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 24 4:06 AM
Israeli officials reacted angrily at the weekend to a speech by Hizb'allah chief Hassan Nasrallah Friday during which the terror boss claimed his group had scored a "divine victory" over Israel during the summer's Lebanon war.WORLD IN BRIEF Washington Post - Sep 24 11:15 PM
BEIRUT -- Anti-Syrian Christian leader Samir Geagea dismissed Hezbollah's claims of victory in its war with Israel as tens of thousands of his supporters rallied Sunday in a show of strength that highlighted Lebanon's sharp divisions.UN force in Lebanon: There's a lot it won't do International Herald Tribune - Sep 24 10:42 PM
One month after the end of the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, the international forces sent to keep the peace find their mission defined more by what they cannot do than what they can.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 24 3:06 AM
Arab states attempted to pass an IAEA resolution Friday demanding that Israel open up its nuclear facilities to international inspectors.Olmert met high-ranking Saudi: Israeli newspaper Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 10:31 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently held talks with a member of Saudi Arabia's royal family on Middle East peace and Iran's nuclear program, Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said on Monday.Serving his country - Israel Newsday - Sep 25 1:38 AM
On a few of those tense days after his Israeli military unit crossed into Lebanon, Sgt. Brian Waxman got his share of kidding.Saudis and Israelis deny secret summit took place Financial Times - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
Israel and Saudi Arabia issued blunt denials yesterday that a new-found relationship had been sealed at a secret summit of their leaders, after the first signs emerged in recent days of an unexpected rapprochement between the two countries.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 24 1:21 AM
Syria at the weekend signaled it was ready to resume peace negotiations with Israel in the wake of the summer's Lebanon war.Ambitious Alternative Energy Research Program Newswise - 21 minutes ago
An ambitious multidisciplinary research initiative into alternative, sustainable energy resources is being launched by the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. Its goal is to significantly advance the search for solutions to the world's most pressing energy problems.Syria says it wants peace with Israel Albuquerque Tribune - Sep 25 8:51 AM
But he also said Washington must listen to what people in the Middle East think if it wants positive change in the region.Analysis: Renewables merger sign of times UPI - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Houston-based Standard Renewable Energy Group late last week announced a move that is fairly unusual in the renewable energy industry: a big merger.Israel, Saudis possibly in talks Albuquerque Tribune - Sep 25 8:35 AM
Olmert later told the Web site of the daily, Yediot Ahronot, that he didn't hold talks with Saudi King Abdullah, but he did not deny meeting with a high-ranking Saudi.Christian leader says Hezbollah was not victorious The Courier News - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- An anti-Syrian Christian leader dismissed Hezbollah's claims of victory in its war with Israel as tens of thousands of his supporters rallied Sunday in a show of strength that highlighted Lebanon's sharp divisions.IN MY OPINION: Israel Gutierrez | Marlins' promising season coming to an end Miami Herald - Sep 25 12:24 AM
Promising year coming to a sad end It's kind of depressing how this Marlins season is flopping to an end. Sad that a group that fought so valiantly to get into serious playoff contention is almost officially out of the race before the final week of the season can begin, and just weeks after it had captured the imagination of what had been a freshly emotionally scarred baseball town.Ben-Eliezer Does Not Rule Out Surprise Attack Against Israel Israel National News - Sep 25 11:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) National Infrastructure Minister (Labor) Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, a former defense minister and retired IDF brigadier-general, on Monday gave his backing to Defense Minister Amir Peretz, stating there is no need for him to step down at this time.World/nation briefs Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sep 25 6:39 PM
EUROPEAN UNION President seeks to halt expansion E.U. President Jose Manuel Barroso called for a halt to expansion of the 25-nation bloc after Romania and Bulgaria join next year, saying the organization had to first resolve a stalemate over its proposed constitution. It cast doubt over the bids of Croatia and Turkey. ISRAEL Hamas, Fatah call off unity talks Rivals Hamas and Fatah called off UN: Israel's Lebanon pull-out on track for this week Mail and Guardian - Sep 25 6:56 AM
Israeli troops are still occupying 10 areas of south Lebanon from which the last soldiers are due to withdraw by the end of this week -- seven days later than first planned -- a senior United Nations official said on Monday.Mai s book published in Israel Khaleej Times - Sep 23 9:47 PM
ISLAMABAD A book by Mukhtaran Mai, the victim of gang rape in village Miranwala of Pakistan, has been published in Hebrew in Israel. Although this book has not yet come in the market, yet a Book Fair held at Jerusalem received utmost acceptability.Hamas Rebuffs Palestinian President Over Israel New York Times - Sep 22 5:58 PM
Hamas leaders said Friday that the group would not be part of a Palestinian government that recognizes Israel.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 25 4:52 AM
Jerusalem Newswire or Jnewswire, is your Jerusalem-based, online daily news source for headline stories, breaking news, analyses and features on the Middle East, Arab-Israeli conflict.Report: Olmert Met Secretly With Saudi ABC News - Sep 25 4:19 AM
Report: Israel's Olmert Met Secretly With Senior Official in Saudi ArabiaBush Taps Tech Execs To Help Fund Lebanon Rebuild InformationWeek - Sep 25 2:50 PM
The fund aims to raise money to assist in reconstruction efforts in Lebanon following its war with Israel. The execs will be part of a delegation to visit Beirut.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 25 6:06 AM
An Israeli military court Monday overturned a previous ruling and decided to keep 21 Hamas officials locked up until the end of their trial.