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  • Israel releases Palestinian deputy PM Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 5:19 PM
    Israel on Wednesday released the Palestinian deputy prime minister, the highest-ranking of more than 30 officials in the Hamas-led government jailed as part of a crackdown on the Islamic militant group.

  • Israel Releases High-Ranking Hamas Official Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 27 11:20 AM
    Nasser al-Shaer was one of more than 30 Hamas officials detained by Israel over the past three months.

  • Israel releases Hamas deputy premier Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 9:59 AM
    Israel has freed Palestinian deputy prime minister Nasseredine al-Shaer, the most senior Hamas official to be released since Israel pressed a major crackdown against the Islamist party.

  • Iran seen borrowing nuclear strategy from Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 8:36 AM
    In developing its nuclear program Iran is using strategies that allowed its enemy Israel to assemble the Middle East's only atomic arsenal without admitting it had one, according to a leading expert on the Israeli program.

  • Most Palestinians favor using Hezbollah methods on Israel: poll Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 4:21 AM
    Most Palestinians favor launching rockets at Israeli cities the way Lebanon's Hezbollah militia did during its 34-day war with Israel, according to a poll.

  • Israel frees jailed Hamas leader Open this result in new window
    The State - 19 minutes ago
    NABLUS, West Bank Israel on Wednesday released the Palestinian deputy prime minister, the highest-ranking of more than 30 officials in the Hamas-led government jailed as part of a crackdown on the Islamic militant group.

  • Israel Releases Palestinian Deputy PM Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 27 12:18 PM
    Israel Releases Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister of Hamas After Month in Jail Without Charge

  • Israel Sets Goal of Pulling Troops Out of Lebanon by Sunday Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 26 9:16 PM
    Israel had delayed leaving until now, saying that the United Nations forces were not up to strength.

  • Israel frees Palestinian Deputy PM Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 32 minutes ago
    Israel released Palestinian deputy PM, the highest ranking of some 30 officials in the Hamas-led government, after jailing him without charges for more than a month.

  • Pakistan explains stance on Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 9:12 PM
    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.

  • Israel out of Lebanon by Saturday Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 56 minutes ago
    The commander of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon held talks with senior Lebanese and Israeli military officers yesterday with a view to completing by Saturday Israel's withdrawal from all the positions it occupied in its northern Lebanon during last month's fighting with Hizbullah.

  • Saudi Arabia denies contacts with Israel Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 55 minutes ago
    Saudi Arabia yesterday denied reports of ice-breaking secret contacts with Israel. Pakistan's Dawn newspaper quoted a Foreign Ministry source as saying there was absolutely no truth to Israeli and Qatari media reports about contacts between Saudi and Israeli officials.

  • Unravelling the little India within Israel Open this result in new window
    rediff.com - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    The town is the only one in Israel where an Indian is represented in the mainstream political set up with Talker elected the deputy Mayor representing the Indian Jewish Political Party.

  • Siniora demands Israel quit Lebanon immediately Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Sep 27 6:13 PM
    strasbourg Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora yesterday called on Israel to pull its troops out of his country immediately or risk jeopardising the current ceasefire.

  • After Lebanon War, Israel looks with fresh eyes at Golan Heights Open this result in new window
    JTA - Sep 27 1:50 PM
    JERUSALEM, Sept. 27 (JTA) With criticism of the handling of this summers war in Lebanon continuing to mount, Israels military elite is struggling to deal both with the wars political fallout and its implications for military strategy.

  • Britain gave Israel plutonium in 1960s - report Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain secretly supplied Israel with a small amount of plutonium in 1966 despite a warning from intelligence officials that it could help develop a nuclear bomb, BBC television reported on Thursday.

  • Israel frees Hamas Deputy PM Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 27 6:00 PM
    Israel has freed Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nasseredine al-Shaer, the most senior Hamas official to be released since Israel pressed a major crackdown against the Islamist party in late June.

  • Israel Releases Palestinian Deputy Premier Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Sep 27 4:25 PM
    NABLUS, West Bank, 28 September 2006 Israel yesterday freed Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nasser Al-Shaer, the most senior Hamas official to be released since Israel pressed a major crackdown against the Islamist party.

  • Israel frees Palestinian deputy PM after month in jail without charges Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 27 10:45 AM
    NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Israel on Wednesday released the Palestinian deputy prime minister, the highest ranking of some 30 officials in the Hamas-led government, after jailing him without charges for more than a month.

  • Lebanon-Israel talks on pullout 'inconclusive': UN Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Hamas respects but not recognize previous deal with Israel: spokesman Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 27 4:52 PM
    The Islamic Resistance Movement ( Hamas)-led Palestinian government said on Wednesday that it would respect previous peace deals signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), but wouldn't recognize them.

  • UN Envoy Blames Israel For Palestinian Humanitarian Crisis Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 27 10:47 AM
    A United Nations human rights envoy says Israel is largely responsible for the deteriorating humanitarian situation for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

  • 'Indianness' thriving in the nuclear town of Israel Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - 2 minutes ago
    Harinder Mishra, Dimona (Israel), Sep 28: Dimona, famous for its dome shaped structure atop the nuclear centre, is also home to a big Indian community that is strongly connected to its "roots" and is consistently involved in efforts to "solidify" it.

  • Israel committed 'war crime' in Gaza Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Sep 27 10:14 AM
    JERUSALEM: Israel's bombing of a power plant in the Gaza Strip this year was disproportionate and constituted a war crime under international law, an Israeli human rights group has said.

  • Israel releases Palestinian deputy premier Open this result in new window
    Japan Today - Sep 27 3:16 PM
    JERUSALEM An Israeli military court on Wednesday ordered the release of Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nasser Shaer, who had been held since Aug 19 as part of Israel's crackdown on the militant group Hamas.

  • Early recognition of Israel ruled out Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
    NEW YORK, Sept 27: Pakistan will not recognise Israel at this point in time because it does not want to be isolated in the Muslim world but ultimately it would have to do it.

  • Lebanese PM Calls on Israel to Get Out of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
    (IsraelNN.com) Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora called on Israel not to delay its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon and to leave without any additional delays.

  • Iran seen borrowing nuclear strategy from Israel Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Sep 27 2:53 PM
    LONDON, September 28 (IranMania) - In developing its nuclear program Iran is using strategies that allowed its enemy Israel to assemble the Middle East's only atomic arsenal without admitting it had one, according to a leading expert on the Israeli program, Reuters reported.

  • Israel May Finish Lebanon Troop Withdrawal by Sept. 30, UN Says Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 26 9:26 PM
    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 releases Hamas deputy premier Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Sep 27 10:51 AM
    NABLUS - Israel Wednesday freed Palestinian deputy prime minister Nasseredine al-Shaer, the most senior Hamas official to be released since Israel pressed a major crackdown against the Islamist party.

  • Israel to release Palestinian deputy PM Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 27 5:18 AM
    World: Israel's military court orders release of Nasser Shaer after more than a month in jail.

  • Israel remains strong in face of terror, says PMs brother Open this result in new window
    Cleveland Jewish News - Sep 27 12:14 PM
    Threats of terror and violence have never dissuaded Israelis from living their lives, even though 1,400 Israelis have died in attacks since 2000. Israels 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 Open this result in new window
    Cleveland Jewish News - Sep 27 12:14 PM
    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 Bnai Jeshurun Congregation 2006 Israel Family Mission.

  • Israel sees snags as armies meet to finalise Lebanon pullout Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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: Egypt allowing weapons smuggling Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 27 7:44 AM
    JERUSALEM, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The chief of Israel's Shin Bet security agency said Wednesday Egypt is turning a blind eye to arms shipments to Palestinian militants.

  • Israel committed "war crime" in Gaza - rights group Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 27 1:54 AM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's bombing of a power plant in the Gaza Strip this year was disproportionate and constituted a war crime under international law, an Israeli human rights group said on Wednesday.

  • Commerce group urges investment in Israel Open this result in new window
    Canadian Jewish News - Sep 27 11:07 AM
    TORONTO - Business people, politicians and philanthropists gathered last week to urge Canadian Jews to invest in Israels growing economy and give a boost to the newly formed Canada-Israel Chamber of Commerce, whose predecessor fell apart four years ago.

  • Israel 'not worried' about a nuclear Egypt Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 27 3:22 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel isn't worried about Egypt's plans for nuclear power plants, citing a difference between its friendlier neighbor and Iran, with which it is at odds.

  • Israel closer to leaving Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Sep 27 12:02 AM
    TEL AVIV, Israel ˇ Israeli troops are expected to be out of Lebanon before the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur begins on Sunday night, according to Israeli officials and the United Nations after a meeting in Naqura, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

  • Lebanon accuses Israel of stealing border river waters Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 11:40 AM
    Lebanese officials and residents of the south accused the Israeli army of stealing water from the Wazzani border river.

  • Reveal Imaging Receives Explosive Detection Certification from the Government of Israel. Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 27 1:58 PM
    BEDFORD, Mass.----Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced security inspection systems, announced today that its CT-80 Explosives Detection System has formally received Explosive Detection Certification from the government of Israel.

  • Israel seeks rules of engagement before Lebanon exit Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Deputy PA PM Released by Israel Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 27 11:20 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Israel has released the PA (Palestinian Authority) deputy prime minister, one of the many Hamas elected officials taken into custody following the June 25 kidnapping of IDF Corporal Gilad Shalit.

  • Israel to complete Lebanon withdrawal in days: Peretz Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Israel could complete Lebanese withdrawal by Saturday - UN Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 27 4:08 AM
    Israel - Lebanon - Withdrawal The commander of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon held talks with senior Lebanese and Israeli military officers Tuesday 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.

  • Saudi Arabia denies contacts with Israel Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy  Open this result in new window
    Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 27 6:14 AM
    Egyptian authorities supposedly in control of the Gaza-Sinai border are allowing "Palestinian" terrorists to smuggle huge quantities of explosives and other weapons into the Gaza Strip, said the head of Israel's internal security services.

  • Pakistan Cannot Recognize Israel Just Yet Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 27 8:50 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf appeared on Americas The Daily Show, stating that his countrys formal recognition of Israel would isolate Pakistan from the global Islamic community.

  • Hizbullah Continues to Prod Israel Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 27 8:35 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah continues prodding Israel, holding rallies near the Israeli border and taking other measures to test Israels response.

  • Israel releases top Hamas official Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 7:45 AM
    An Israeli court has ordered the release of Palestinian deputy prime minister Nasseredine al-Shaer, who was detained as part of a crackdown on the Hamas movement, lawyers said.

  • Israel frees detained Palestinian deputy PM Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 7:51 AM
    Israeli authorities on Wednesday released Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Naser al-Shaer, who was among Hamas officials detained after Gazan gunmen abducted an Israeli soldier.

  • Pakistan to recognize Israel after creation of Palestinian state: Musharraf Open this result in new window
    The Pakistan Link - Sep 27 5:23 AM
    WASHINGTON: Pakistan will eventually have to recognize Israel, but it would be political suicide to do so today, President Pervez Musharraf said in an address to a gathering in New York.

  • Israel Most Popular Yom Kippur Sermon Topic in U.S. Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 27 7:05 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Almost three-quarters of rabbis surveyed in a poll said they will talk about Israel's future in their Yom Kippur sermons next week. The Rabbinic Leadership Survey also revealed that being involved in Israel was encouraged by virtually all of the rabbis during the past year.

  • Muslim Journalist Faces Death Penalty For Printing Pro-Israel Articles Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 27 7:35 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) A court in Bangladesh is scheduled to try a Muslim journalist for writing articles favorable to Israel. The country's laws state that the journalist, Salah Uddin Choudhury, could receive a death sentence.

  • Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy  Open this result in new window
    Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 27 4:44 AM
    In the coming two weeks, Israel's State Comptroller will reportedly issue a recommendation that the attorney general file criminal charges against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

  • Israel: Troops withdrawn in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy  Open this result in new window
    Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 27 4:29 AM
    Pakistan's leader said on Tuesday that his nation will one day recognize and establish formal ties with Israel, but not until the Jewish state first surrenders its biblical heartland to the so-called "Palestinians."

  • Arabs Stone Israel Vehicle Near Gush Etzion Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 27 7:05 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) An Israel vehicle sustained damage by stones thrown by Arabs near the Al Arub village, about one mile south of the Gush Etzion junction. IDF soldiers are stationed in the area, but an increasing number of firebomb and stoning attacks have threatened drivers in the area.

  • Palestinian rockets fall in south Israel Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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%.

  • Iranian president decries Israel as a 'fake regime' Open this result in new window
    KRON 4 Bay Area - Sep 26 11:51 PM
    TEHRAN, Iran Iran's president is again urging Israel's demise, this time calling it a "fake regime."

  • Egypt ignores arms smuggling: Israel Open this result in new window
    Sunday Times - Sep 27 6:12 AM
    JERUSALEM - The head of Israel's Shin Beth security agency has accused Egypt of failing to stop arms smuggling into the Gaza Strip and called on the Egyptians to take more effective action.

  • Rejecting criticism, Israel vows to press forward with Gaza offensive Open this result in new window
    KRON 4 Bay Area - Sep 26 11:46 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.

  • Militant groups spoil peace plan, says Israel's Peres Open this result in new window
    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 releases Palestinian deputy PM: lawyer Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 3:50 AM
    An Israeli military court on Wednesday released Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Naser al-Shaer, a top Hamas official, after more than a month in detention, his lawyer said.

  • Israel sees new delay in pullout Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Sep 27 1:05 AM
    NAQURA, Lebanon: Israel said yesterday that snags could further delay its south Lebanon pullout until next week, as Lebanese and Israeli army officers met UN peacekeepers on the border to nail down a schedule.

  • Briefly: A top Hamas official is released by Israel Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 27 9:52 AM
    An Israeli military court on Wednesday released Naser al-Shaer, the Palestinian deputy prime minister and a top Hamas official.

  • Olmert says Israel will not accept a nuclear Iran Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Sep 26 11:24 PM
    LONDON, September 27 (IranMania) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in comments published that Israel would not allow Iran, which it considers its top enemy, to produce nuclear weapons, The Associated Press reported.

  • Israel court orders Hamas leader's release Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 4:08 AM
    An Israeli military court on Wednesday ordered the release of the Palestinian deputy prime minister, the highest ranking Hamas official rounded up in an Israeli crackdown against the militant group, his lawyer said.

  • Israel will soon welcome from India descendants of a lost Jewish tribe Open this result in new window
    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.

  • UN Envoy Says Israels Policies Can Be Described as Ethnic Cleansing Israeli Air strike Kills 14-Year-Old Girl in  Open this result in new window
    Palestine Media Center - Sep 27 2:18 AM
    A report published Tuesday by Special Envoy for the United Nations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; John Dugard, sharply slammed Israel and western countries for the continuously deteriorating conditions in the Gaza Strip, warning that the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip can be described as ethnic cleansing.

  • It would be political suicide to recognise Israel: Musharraf Open this result in new window
    Deccan Herald - Sep 26 11:57 PM
    Pakistan's government will eventually have to recognize Israel, but it would be political suicide to do so today, President Pervez Musharraf has said.

  • Hezbollah row delays Israel pullout Open this result in new window
    Sunday Times - Sep 27 1:55 AM
    JERUSALEM -Disagreement over how the Lebanese army and United Nations (UN) peacekeepers will deal with armed Hezbollah militants is holding up the withdrawal by Israel of its troops from Lebanon, media reports said.

  • Disagreements remain between Israel, UNIFIL on Israeli withdrawal Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 26 6:52 PM
    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.

  • Suicide bomb victims can sue NatWest: NY judge Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 6:01 PM
    A lawsuit brought by victims and families of suicide bombings in Israel seeking damages from Royal Bank of Scotland Plc's NatWest claiming the unit knowingly provided services to a charity linked to Hamas can proceed, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

  • U.S. rabbis list support for Israel as No. 1 High Holiday focus Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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 Israels withdrawal from all the positions it occupied in its northern neighbour during last months fighting with Hizbollah.

  • Israel enters top 15 in competitiveness Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Pakistan to Recognize Israel After Establishment of Palestinian State Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 26 11:35 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) President Parvez Musharraf of Pakistan stated yesterday during a tour of the United States that his country would ultimately have to recognize the existence of Israel.

  • Groups use High Holidays to elicit support for Israel Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Doubts in Israel over Lebanon pull-out Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 27 6:58 AM
    Israelis express their doubts for the future as the army prepares to withdraw from Lebanon.

  • Hamas-led gov't not to recognize Israel, nor meet int'l demands: FM Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Peres urges Palestinians to unite for peace talks Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 3:08 PM
    Palestinian leaders must overcome their differences and present a united front if peace talks with Israel are to succeed, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Wednesday.

  • Israel sees snags in pullout Open this result in new window
    Sunday Times - Sep 26 9:31 PM
    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.

  • Cluster Bombs a Vestige of Israel's Lebanon Fight Open this result in new window
    NPR - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
    Melissa Block talks with Anthony Shadid, foreign correspondent for The Washington Post, about the problem of small, unexploded cluster bombs in southern Lebanon. About the size of a soda can, they may number more than 1 million. Most were dropped during the last three days of the fighting.

  • Israel extends Hamas, Hezbollah remands Open this result in new window
    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.

  • On a wing and a prayer Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 27 12:11 PM
    From Israel study tours and short-term volunteer missions in Central America to Colorado River rafting trips that describe the Grand Canyon from a creationist perspective, faith-based travel by many denominations is booming. Such travelers represent a broad spectrum of spiritual beliefs, from Catholicism to Buddhism.

  • Israeli gets life, times 4, in killings Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 2:05 PM
    A Jewish settler convicted of murdering four Palestinians and injuring a fifth in an attack he hoped would prevent Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip last year was sentenced Wednesday to four consecutive life terms plus an additional 12 years in prison.

  • Rockets Still Hitting Southern Israel Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Dispute over Hezbollah delays Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 12:04 PM
    Disputes over how the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers will deal with Hezbollah fighters is holding up the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, Israel's military chief of staff said.

  • Lebanon-Israel talks on pullout inconclusive: UN official Open this result in new window
    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's visa changes force people out of West Bank and Gaza Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
    TONY EASTLEY: Palestinians in the occupied territories are being hit by what they say is a new threat to their survival, but this time it's not economic sanctions or military attacks.

  • Israel says 'snags' may delay withdrawal a few more days Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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.