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Israel Sets Goal of Pulling Troops Out of Lebanon by Sunday 
New York Times - 28 minutes ago
Israel had delayed leaving until now, saying that the United Nations forces were not up to strength.Pakistan explains stance on Israel AP via Yahoo! News - 32 minutes ago
Pakistan's government will eventually have to recognize Israel, but it would be political suicide to do so today, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday.Lebanon-Israel talks on pullout 'inconclusive': UN AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 2:25 PM
UN-hosted talks between Lebanese and Israeli army officers to agree a schedule for Israel's full withdrawal from south Lebanon were inconclusive, a UN official told AFP.Israel May Finish Lebanon Troop Withdrawal by Sept. 30, UN Says Bloomberg.com - 19 minutes ago
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Israel may complete its withdrawal of soldiers from southern Lebanon by Sept. 30, said Major General Alain Pellegrini, the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the region.Israel sees snags as armies meet to finalise Lebanon pullout AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 7:26 AM
Israel has said that snags could further delay its south Lebanon pullout until next week, as Lebanese and Israeli army officers met with UN peacekeepers on the border to nail down a schedule.Israel's lethal bomblets keep 200,000 Lebanese away from homes AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 7:31 AM
The return home of some 200,000 people displaced by the Israel-Hezbollah war is being held up by hundreds of thousands of unexploded bomblets, the United Nations refugee agency has warned.Golan heights an 'integral part" of Israel: PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 7:10 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called the occupied Golan Heights an integral part of Israel and said he would never hand it back to Syria.Israel seeks rules of engagement before Lebanon exit Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 3:34 AM
Israel and an international peacekeeping force have yet to agree on rules of engagement in south Lebanon that would enable Israeli troops to complete a planned pullout, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Tuesday.Israel to complete Lebanon withdrawal in days: Peretz AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 3:10 AM
Israel hopes to have all its troops out of Lebanon by Friday or early next week, Defense Minister Amir Peretz has told parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee.Saudi Arabia denies contacts with Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 3:17 AM
Saudi Arabia has rejected as "fabricated" reported contacts between Saudi and Israeli officials, including a purported meeting between Israel's Premier Ehud Olmert and King Abdullah.Israel: Troops withdrawn in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 11:59 PM
Israel has withdrawn from about 90 percent of the territory it held in south Lebanon during its 34-day war against Hezbollah guerrillas, and hopes to be out completely by the end of the week, officials said Tuesday.Palestinian rockets fall in south Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 11:18 PM
Palestinian militants fired at least two rockets from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel early Tuesday, wounding at least one person, Israel Radio reported.Israel stocks little changed; Hapoalim, Israel Chemicals off Market Watch - Sep 26 10:04 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Major Israel stocks closed little changed Tuesday, with the tech sector a bit higher, after the Bank of Israel left the nation's benchmark interest rate at 5.5%. Militant groups spoil peace plan, says Israel's Peres Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 10:27 PM
Israel's Vice Premier Shimon Peres warned in an interview published on Tuesday that an Arab peace plan for the Middle East was in trouble unless governments in the region exercise control over Iran and militant groups.Israel will soon welcome from India descendants of a lost Jewish tribe JTA - Sep 26 4:05 PM
TEL AVIV, Sept. 26 (JTA) A group of 218 people from a remote mountainous corner of northeastern India who claim descent from one of the lost biblical tribes will be immigrating to Israel as recognized Jews for the first time.Disagreements remain between Israel, UNIFIL on Israeli withdrawal People's Daily - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
A meeting, among Israel, Lebanese army and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on the withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon, ended in disagreement Tuesday evening, Israeli Ynet news reported on its website edition.U.S. rabbis list support for Israel as No. 1 High Holiday focus JTA - Sep 26 2:50 PM
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 26 (JTA) Support for Israel was the No. 1 focus for this year´s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur sermons among American rabbis, according to a new survey.Israel makes Gaza prison for Palestinians, says UN envoy People's Daily - Sep 26 6:23 PM
Israel has changed the Gaza Strip into a prison for Palestinians where life is "intolerable, appalling and tragic," a UN human rights envoy said on Tuesday.Israel Could Complete Withdrawal By Saturday Scoop.co.nz - Sep 26 5:12 PM
The commander of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon held talks with senior Lebanese and Israeli military officers today with a view to completing by Saturday Israel s withdrawal from all the positions it occupied in its northern neighbour during last month s fighting with Hizbollah.Israel enters top 15 in competitiveness Haaretz Daily - Sep 26 4:14 PM
Israel jumped eight places in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) for 2006-07, to number 15 worldwide, thanks in part to its implementation of the Bachar Commission's reforms.Groups use High Holidays to elicit support for Israel JTA - Sep 26 12:20 PM
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (JTA) The High Holiday season has traditionally been the time of year when many rabbis make appeals to their congregation to give money to Israel most often in the form of the purchase of Israel Bonds.UN: Israel Has Turned Gaza Into a Prison Arab News - Sep 26 4:13 PM
GENEVA, 27 September 2006 Israel has turned the Gaza Strip into a prison for Palestinians where life is intolerable, appalling, tragic and the Jewish state appears to have thrown away the key, a UN human rights envoy said yesterday.Plan would offer free trips to Israel for young Jews Jewish World Review - Sep 26 12:51 PM
In an attempt to rebuild religious identity among young Jews, Jewish organizations plan to start a program that will pay for any Jew in the world between age 15 and 26 to travel to Israel for 10 days.Hamas-led gov't not to recognize Israel, nor meet int'l demands: FM People's Daily - Sep 26 5:22 PM
Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al-Zahar said on Tuesday that the Hamas-led government would not recognize Israel, nor would meet international demands.Israel sees snags in pullout Sunday Times - 14 minutes ago
NAQURA - Israel has said that snags could further delay its south Lebanon pullout until next week, as Lebanese and Israeli army officers met with United Nations (UN) peacekeepers on the border to nail down a schedule.Rejecting criticism, Israel vows to press forward with Gaza offensive Fox21 - Sep 26 2:48 PM
JERUSALEM Israel says it won't let up on attacks in the Gaza Strip until Palestinian militants release a captured Israeli soldier and stop their rocket attacks.Iranian president decries Israel as a 'fake regime' Fox21 - Sep 26 2:53 PM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran's president is again urging Israel's demise, this time calling it a "fake regime."Israel extends Hamas, Hezbollah remands UPI - Sep 26 1:14 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The dock in military courtroom at Camp Ofer, south of Ramallah, was too small for the 21 Palestinian ministers, legislators, and the parliament's secretary charged there, so they took turns listening to the debate on extending their remand.Rockets Still Hitting Southern Israel Crosswalk.com - Sep 26 8:30 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - The war in Lebanon is over, but Israel is still under attack from terrorists firing rockets from the Gaza Strip. A female Israeli soldier was wounded Tuesday in a rocket attack on the southern Israeli city of Sderot.Lebanon-Israel talks on pullout inconclusive: UN official Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 26 1:28 PM
UN-hosted talks between Lebanese and Israeli army officers to agree a schedule for Israel's full withdrawal from south Lebanon have been inconclusive.Israel says 'snags' may delay withdrawal a few more days The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 26 12:24 PM
Israel said Tuesday that snags could further delay its South Lebanon pullout until next week, as Lebanese and Israeli army officers met with UN peacekeepers on the border to nail down a schedule. The coordination meeting to finalize the schedule for the last few hundred Israeli troops to pull out was held in a villa at a secret location in Naqoura on the border.Given Imaging Announces Israel's National Health Service Will Reimburse for PillCam SB SYS-CON Media - Sep 26 10:16 AM
Given Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIVN) todayannounced that Israel's Ministry of Health (MOH) has approved reimbursementfor PillCam SB Capsule Endoscopy for patients with iron deficiency anemiaas a result of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding as well as for suspectedCrohn's disease. This decision is effective immediately for Israel's 7million citizens.UN Special Rapporteur on HR Says Israel Turned Gaza into Prison for Palestinians Palestine News Agency - Sep 26 2:04 PM
GENEVA, September 26, 2006 (WAFA)- The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), said Tuesday Israel has turned the Gaza Strip into a prison for Palestinians where life is intolerable.Israel's lethal bomblets keep 200,000 Lebanese away from homes AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 26 5:50 AM
The return home of some 200,000 people displaced by the Israel-Hezbollah war is being held up by hundreds of thousands of unexploded bomblets, according to the United Nations refugee agency.Israel, Lebanon armies meet to finalize pullout Middle East Times - Sep 26 7:22 AM
NAQURA, Lebanon -- Israel said Tuesday that snags could further delay its southern Lebanon pullout until next week, as Lebanese and Israeli army officers met with UN peacekeepers on the border to nail down a schedule.Israel has withdrawn from about 90 per cent of land it held in south Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 26 5:00 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has withdrawn from about 90 per cent of the territory it held in south Lebanon during its 34-day war there against Hezbollah guerrillas, and hopes to be out completely within days, officials said Tuesday.Israel seeks rules of engagement Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 26 3:38 AM
Israel and an international peacekeeping force have yet to agree on rules of engagement in south Lebanon that would enable Israeli troops to complete a planned pullout, Defence Minister Amir Peretz said on Tuesday.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.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 26 11:29 AM
A meeting Tuesday between IDF commanders and UN officials regarding the withdrawal of Israel's last several hundred soldiers deployed in southern Lebanon ended in heated disagreement.Given Imaging Announces Israel's National Health Service Will Reimburse for PillCam SB RedNova - Sep 26 7:15 AM
Given Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIVN) today announced that Israel's Ministry of Health (MOH) has approved reimbursement for PillCam SB Capsule Endoscopy for patients with iron deficiency anemia as a result of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding as well as for suspected Crohn's disease.Golan Heights an integral part of Israel: Olmert Khaleej Times - Sep 26 7:14 AM
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the occupied Golan Heights an integral part of Israel and said he would never hand the area back to Syria, in comments published on Tuesday.Syria: Israel is to Blame Israel National News - Sep 26 12:20 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem blamed Israel on Tuesday for all the problems in the Middle East during his speech to United Nations General Assembly, according to the Associated Press.Israel Chemicals to sell more potash to China, India Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 26 1:30 AM
JERUSALEM, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Israel Chemicals (ICL) , a maker of fertilisers and specialty chemicals, has signed new potash supply agreements with customers in India and China, ICL said on Tuesday.ISRAEL: Sderot still under fire IRIN - Sep 26 6:31 AM
SDEROT, 26 Sep 2006 (IRIN) - With the end of the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, rocket attacks on the north of Israel are now no more than a bad memory. However, the small southern town of Sderot has long been the target of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip by Palestinian militants.Israel says it may quit Lebanon by next week International Herald Tribune - Sep 26 2:52 PM
Israeli troops are expected to be out of Lebanon by next week, before the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur begins Sunday night, according to Israeli and United Nations officials after a meeting in Naqura, Lebanon, on Tuesday.Israel pulling out of Lebanon war territory The Scotsman - Sep 26 3:59 AM
ISRAEL has withdrawn from about 90 per cent of the territory it held in south Lebanon during its 34-day war there against Hezbollah guerrillas, and hopes to be out completely by the end of the week.Israel, Lebanon: Troops To Leave Soon India Daily - Sep 26 8:42 AM
Israeli troops will likely leave southern Lebanon by the end of September, U.N. commander Maj. Gen. Alain Pellegrini said Sept. 26. Israel's complete withdrawal will take place after rules of engagement negotiations are finished.Given Imaging's PillCam gets reimbursement in Israel Globes Online - Sep 26 11:27 AM
The approval by Israel's Ministry of Health is for patients with iron deficiency anemia as a result of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding or suspected Crohn's disease.Israel's Supporters Rally at UN Baltimore Jewish Times - Sep 26 7:24 AM
The 61st convening of the United Nations General Assembly has been marked outside the U.N. building by pro-Israel rallies, and inside by a growing ideological rift between the United States and its opponents, with Israel caught in the middle.Israel to complete Lebanon pullout iafrica.com - Sep 26 4:58 AM
Israel hopes to have all its troops out of Lebanon within a week, Defence Minister Amir Peretz said Tuesday.Israel to complete Lebanon withdrawal within week: Minister Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 26 3:58 AM
Israel hopes to have all its troops out of Lebanon within a week, Defence Minister Amir Peretz says.Israel's PM clings to Syria's Golan Heights Middle East Online - Sep 26 2:58 AM
Ehud Olmert sees occupied land integral part of Israel, would never hand it back to Damascus.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 - Sep 25 9:25 PM
Question: Do you feel safer working in Lebanon following Hizbollah's success over Israel in southern Lebanon?Rockets hit Sderot in southwest Israel People's Daily - Sep 26 1:37 AM
Two Qassam rockets hit the Negev town of Sderot in southwest Israel early Tuesday morning, wounding moderately a female soldier, local media reported.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.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-26 10:47 GMT: Israel's delayed Lebanon withdrawal to be completed by next week - minister Interactive Investor - Sep 26 3:12 AM
JERUSALEM (AFX) - Israel hopes to have all its troops out of Lebanon by Friday or early next week, Defence Minister Amir Peretz told parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee today.Israel bombs Gaza house after rocket hit: witnesses Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 3:31 PM
An Israeli warplane bombed and destroyed a home in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday minutes after warning its occupants to leave, Palestinian witnesses said.Israel stocks mixed; Teva rebounds; Elbit Medical gains Market Watch - Sep 25 8:04 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. Israeli And Saudi Arabian Officials Meet by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 25, Space War - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Senior Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials reportedly met earlier this month in what could develop into enhanced cooperation among the Jewish state and moderate Arab regimes concerned about Iran's nuclear program and the rise of radical Muslim organizations.Given Imaging Announces Israel's National Health Service Will Reimburse for PillCam SB [Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 26 6:20 AM
Given Imaging Ltd. today announced that Israel's Ministry of Health has approved reimbursement for PillCam SB Capsule Endoscopy for patients with iron deficiency anemia as a result of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding as well as for suspected Crohn's disease. This decision is effective immediately for Israel's 7 million citizens.MK Shalom: Israel Must Take Assad s Threat Seriously Israel National News - Sep 26 3:05 AM
(IsraelNN.com) MK Silvan Shalom said Tuesday that Israel must take Syrian President Bashar Assad s declaration to threaten war against Israel seriously.Arab world 'must accept' Israel News Interactive - Sep 25 7:18 PM
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.Israeli priorities shift from settlers USA Today - Sep 26 5:55 PM
After Israel's 34-day war with Hezbollah this summer, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has signaled a shift in national priorities, shelving plans to move to the final phase of disengagement by withdrawing from additional areas of the West Bank and unilaterally setting final borders.Rocket Explosion in S. Israel ERT.gr - Sep 26 12:31 AM
An Israeli woman soldier was wounded on Tuesday in the southern town of Sderot, southern Israel, when a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip exploded, a military source said. A second rocket fired on the same area did not result in any victims.Saudi Arabia says Israel meeting report fabricated Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 1:38 AM
Saudi Arabia denied on Tuesday a newspaper report that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently held a meeting with a senior Saudi royal, calling the story fabricated.Israel 'holds secret Saudi talks' BBC News - Sep 25 3:47 AM
PM Ehud Olmert holds Israel's first talks with a senior member of the Saudi royal family, Israeli officials say.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-26 08:37 GMT: Veolia-EDF JV Dalkia wins 82.8 mln eur contract to manage power plant in Israel Interactive Investor - Sep 26 12:56 AM
PARIS (AFX) - Veolia Environnement said its joint venture with Electricite de France, Dalkia, has won a contract valued at 82.8 mln eur from Delek Group to operate a power plant in Israel that will supply electricity and thermal energy to a seawater desalination plant operated by Veolia's water division.MDI native observed Israel at war Bar Harbor Times - Sep 25 10:16 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.Paz, Israel Corp. talks break down over company value Haaretz Daily - Sep 25 4:30 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 4:30 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 5:07 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 1:25 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.U.N. envoy says Gaza a prison for Palestinians Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 11:13 AM
Israel has turned the Gaza Strip into a prison for Palestinians where life is "intolerable, appalling, tragic" and the Jewish state appears to have thrown away the key, a U.N. human rights envoy said on Tuesday.Rights group: Israel abducting civilians The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 25 2:23 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 5:02 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.West rebuffs effort to slam Israel at meeting of atomic energy agency JTA - Sep 26 3:35 PM
VIENNA, Sept. 26 (JTA) The International Atomic Energy Agency s General Conference is said to be a genteel sort of place, where 141 member-states focus on technical issues like nuclear-safeguard compliance.Saudis deny secret Israel contact BBC News - Sep 26 3:07 AM
Saudi Arabia denies holding talks with Israelis, including a meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.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.UN: Israel to be out of Lebanon in days Aljazeera - Sep 26 3:50 PM
A UN commander said on Tuesday that Israeli troops should be out of south Lebanon within days.Israel to complete withdrawal from Lebanon by end of September: UNIFIL People's Daily - Sep 26 6:08 PM
Israeli troops would be out of Lebanon by the end of September, the commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said on Tuesday.U.N. says undetonated bomblets "legacy" of Hezbollah-Israel war Denver Post - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
The scourge of munitions from the cluster bombs now littering southern Lebanon in the aftermath of the 34-day war will be a "lasting legacy," the United Nations has said.BIBI:Israel Will Not Commit Suicide To Please USA Jewish World Review - Sep 26 1:22 PM
By Avrohom Lewin Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected efforts by the Clinton Administration to hasten the IDF's withdrawal from Judea and Samaria in order to appease PLO Chief Yasser Arafat.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. -RFEIsrael poised to withdraw from southern Lebanon Middle East Times - Sep 25 6:58 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.How Lebanon war has weakened Israel? Al Jazeera - Sep 25 10:56 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 remains strong in face of terror, says PM s brother Cleveland Jewish News - Sep 25 11:29 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 11:29 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 refuses to release Palestinians Cabinet members, lawmakers from jail Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 25 9:28 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.Israelis, Palestinians team up to make fatter fish Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 6:44 AM
Researchers in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Germany are pursuing a project to transform female freshwater fish into males, a sex change they hope will put bigger fish on the dinner table.Israel Intended to Assassinate Nasrallah After Ceasefire Israel National News - Sep 25 2:20 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.U.N. says Israelis to leave Lebanon by end of Sept Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 7:17 AM
A U.N. commander said on Tuesday Israeli troops should be out of south Lebanon within days, but Israel called for an agreement with the peacekeepers on rules of engagement before a full withdrawal.Unexploded bomblets hinder S. Lebanon recovery: U.N. Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 5:03 AM
Up to a million unexploded cluster bomblets from Israel's war with Hizbollah are now the biggest threat to civilians in south Lebanon, where they litter streets, homes and orchards, U.N. agencies said on Tuesday.Saudi Arabia denies contacts with Israel Dawn - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
RIYADH, Sept 26: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday denied reports of ice-breaking secret contacts between Tel Aviv and Riyadh.Basketball / Israel captain Maoz bows out after 112 international games Haaretz Daily - Sep 26 4:16 PM
After 14 years and 112 international games, national team captain Tamar Maoz announced her retirement from the international arena yesterday.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.Researchers pursuing fish sex-change project MSNBC - Sep 26 6:10 PM
Researchers in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Germany have teamed up on a project to transform female freshwater fish into males, a sex change they hope will put bigger fish on the dinner table.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.Uneasy mood marks new year in Israel The Daily Dispatch - Sep 26 11:44 AM
JERUSALEM - Israelis marked the Jewish New Year Friday shaken by the inconclusive war in Lebanon, angry at their leaders and coping with growing gaps between rich and poor.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.