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Palestinian PM: Hamas will never recognize Israel 
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday the Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognize Israel.Israel announces settlement expansion as Rice meets Olmert AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 3:22 AM
Israel has announced a settlement expansion in the West Bank, dealing a blow to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as she held talks with Israel's premier on jumpstarting the dormant Middle East peace process.Israel seeking builders for West Bank AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 2:02 AM
The government on Monday published plans to build 44 homes in Israel's largest West Bank settlement, violating a pledge to the United States as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in the region on a peace-seeking mission.Israel invites bids for new settlement units in West Bank AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 1:43 AM
Israel has invited bids for construction of 44 new housing units in the largest settlement in the occupied West Bank.Report: Intel to reorganize unit in Israel bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 15 1:36 PM
Intel Corp. reportedly plans to reorganize operations in Israel that produce flash memory and enter a joint venture with STMicroelectronics NV and private investors.Military service goes hand-in-hand with tennis in Israel INQ7.net - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
MELBOURNE -- In Israel, you have no choice but to juggle sporting ambitions with military service.ISMAIL HANIYEH: HAMAS WILL NEVER RECOGNIZE ''ISRAEL'' Indymedia Chiapas - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, said in an interview from Gaza with Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah's al-Manar television station: "Hamas will never recognize the legitimacy of the occupation (Israel)."Hamas says will never recognise Israel Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 15 2:35 PM
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday the Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognise Israel.Should Israel Initiate Negotiations with Syria? Scoop.co.nz - Jan 15 6:21 PM
Should Israel Initiate Negotiations with Syria? Objective The objective of this paper is to analyze the major considerations in answer to the basic question: Should Israel initiate negotiations with Syria on a political accord?Hamas will 'never recognise Israel' News Interactive - Jan 15 4:34 PM
THE Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognise Israel, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said today.Hamas will 'never recognise Israel' The Australian - Jan 15 4:03 PM
Mr Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, said in an interview from Gaza with Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah's al-Manar television: "Hamas will never recognise the legitimacy of the occupation (Israel)."Israel Plans Settlement on West Bank ABC News - Jan 15 4:42 AM
Israel Plans Settlement on West Bank As Rice Arrives to Boost Mideast Peace EffortsHamas says will never recognise Israel AlertNet - Jan 15 2:29 PM
Source: Reuters (Updates with further comment) By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday the Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognise Israel ... Haneya slams Rice's Mideast tour as "protecting Israel's interests" People's Daily - Jan 15 5:29 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haneya on Monday slammed U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to the Mideast region as "protecting Israel's interests."Hamas says will never recognise Israel AlertNet - Jan 15 12:59 PM
Source: Reuters GAZA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday the Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognise Israel. Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, said in an interview from ... Israel mulls genocide suit against Iran president AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 14 1:06 PM
Israel said it was mulling filing charges of inciting genocide at the International Court of Justice in The Hague against the president of arch-foe Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Zelekha: Israel Most Corrupt Western Country Israel National News - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Israeli Finance Ministry Accountant-General Yaron Zelekha noted Monday that Israel is recognized by international bodies to be the most corrupt country in the Western world, yet remained optimistic that most public agencies were trustworthy and that the problems could be healed.Israel's ruling Kadima Party plummets, hawkish Likud Zaman Online - Jan 15 2:16 PM
Israel's ruling Kadima Party has plummeted in popularity and would badly lose a new election, while the hawkish opposition Likud Party would easily win control of the government in a new vote, according to a poll published on Friday in the daily Haaretz.Official: Israel Must Free Fatah Leader ABC News - Jan 14 10:11 PM
Israel Must Free Prominent Palestinian Prisoner, Israeli Official Quoted As SayingIran Guard says U.S., Britain, Israel "axis of evil" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 14 10:50 AM
The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday the United States, Britain and Israel were an "axis of evil" trying to drive a wedge between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims.Palestinians at Israel's ID Mercy Turks.US - Jan 15 2:47 PM
Tens of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied territories and abroad are agonizingly living at the mercy of Israel's registry of Palestinian population, denied the right to have an identity card so that they can travel or come back, The Times reported, Monday, January 15.Israel announces settlement expansion Nine O'Clock - Jan 15 1:55 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel announced a settlement expansion in the West Bank yesterday, dealing a blow to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as she held talks with Israel s premier on jumpstarting the dormant Middle East peace process.Hungary, Israel Sign Holocaust Education Agreement Voice of America - Jan 15 4:33 AM
Hungary and Israel have agreed to improve education about the Holocaust, which was a taboo study topic when the country was a Soviet satellite state. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Budapest.Israel Plans Settlement on West Bank AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 15 4:17 AM
The Israeli government on Monday published plans to build 44 homes in Israel's largest West Bank settlement, violating a pledge to the United States as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in the region on a peace-seeking mission.Israel's 'invisible hand' still controls Gaza, says report Times Online - Jan 15 3:24 AM
Israel continues to control Gaza, 16 months after it pulled out its settlements and military installations, with an "invisible hand" that has provoked a severe humanitarian and economic crisis, according to an Israeli human rights body.Israel's 'invisible hand' still controls Gaza, says report Times Online - Jan 15 3:13 AM
Israel continues to control Gaza, 16 months after it pulled out its settlements and military installations, with an "invisible hand" that has provoked a severe humanitarian and economic crisis, according to an Israeli human rights...Israel Plans Settlement on West Bank News 8 San Diego - Jan 15 8:17 AM
The Israeli government on Monday published plans to build 44 homes in Israel's largest West Bank settlement, violating a pledge to the United States as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in the region on a peace-seeking mission. A senior U.S. official, meanwhile, said Rice will attend a three-way summit with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the coming weeks.Rice delivers as Israel and Palestinians agree to meet Times Online - Jan 15 3:53 AM
Condoleezza Rice appeared to make good on her promise to deepen American involvement in the Middle East peace process this morning by brokering a three-way summit between the US, Israel and the Palestinians.Three-Way Talks Set Between U.S., Israel & Palestine WTEN Albany - Jan 15 7:46 AM
We are following some developing news out of Israel this morning. U.S. officials are confirming that there are plans for three-way talks between U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel's prime minister and the president of Palestine.Foreign investment in Israel doubles in 2006 Middle East Times - Jan 15 4:19 AM
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Foreign investment in Israel more than doubled in 2006 to reach an all-time high of $21.1 billion, the Bank of Israel said Sunday.Israel announces settlement expansion Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jan 15 3:39 AM
Israel has announced a settlement expansion in the West Bank, dealing a blow to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as she holds talks with Israel's Premier on jump-starting the dormant Middle East peace process.Israel approves new housing in West Bank AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 1:15 PM
The Israeli government published plans on Monday to build new homes in its largest West Bank settlement, defying American opposition to such construction just as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in the region on a peace-seeking mission.Israel Discount Bank selects Wincor Nixdorf branch banking technology Finextra - Jan 15 6:13 AM
Israel Discount Bank, one of the country's three biggest banks, will automate its branch processes further in the future.Alrosa to sell rough diamonds in Israel Globes Online - Jan 15 7:55 AM
The company s first delivery to Israel, worth $3-4 million, has arrived.European Investment Bank bonds to be tax exempt in Israel Globes Online - Jan 15 7:55 AM
The bank plans to issue bonds in Israel.Peace idea from Israel is rejected by Abbas St. Petersburg Times - Jan 14 10:40 PM
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected "any temporary or transitional solutions, including a (Palestinian) state with temporary borders," throwing cold water Sunday on an idea advanced by Israel's foreign minister.Maltese art in Israel through lcoal artist Marco Brown di-ve - Jan 15 3:43 AM
Maltese artist Marco Brown has yet again presented one of his artworks at the annual Bank Hapoalim artists auction in Tel Aviv, Israel.Israel mulls suing Ahmadinejad for inciting genocide The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 15 3:00 AM
Israel on Sunday said it was considering filing charges of inciting genocide at the International Court of Justice in The Hague against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "The director general of the Foreign Ministry, Aharon Abramovich, and his deputy, Eitan Bentsur, consulted on this matter last week," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tali Samesh said.Israel plans settlement on West Bank AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 9:33 AM
The Israeli government on Monday published plans to build new homes in its largest West Bank settlement, defying American opposition to such construction just as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in the region on a peace-seeking mission.Israel buzzes over notion of attacking Iran The Christian Science Monitor - Jan 15 4:47 PM
The country promises intensified diplomatic actions if Iran fails to comply with a UN resolution on its nuclear activities. Jordan urges re-launching of Palestine-Israel talks IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 14 8:06 PM
Amman, Jan 15 (DPA) Jordan's King Abdullah II urged visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to 'push vigorously towards re-launching negotiations' between Palestine and Israel, adding that lack of progress in the peace process 'will only fuel violence' in the region.Israel to expand settlements News 24 South Africa - Jan 15 2:28 AM
Israel has announced a settlement expansion in the West Bank, as Condoleezza Rice held talks on jumpstarting the Middle East peace process.Israel sends downers to Oscars Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 15 2:09 AM
Israel's Sweet Mud, a largely somber story of a youngster growing up on a kibbutz, and Holland's Black Book, a thriller about a Jewish woman battling the Nazis as a resistance fighter, are among movies from 61 countries vying for best foreign-language film honors in this year's Oscar race.ORT Israel splits from World ORT Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 15 2:08 AM
(JTA) - Coming off a split with its Israeli arm, World ORT is set to announce a new slate of education initiatives in Israel. World ORT, which started in 1880 in Russia to teach trades to Jews, runs vocational education programs in 58 countries.In Israel, Plenty to Put in a Pita The Ithaca Journal - Jan 15 2:38 AM
JERUSALEM On Ben Yehuda Street in West Jerusalem, the sandwich of choice is the sabih: a pita filled with hummus, chopped boiled egg and deep-fried eggplant slices. You can request a sprinkle of chopped parsley, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and pickles. Then choose a sauce: spicy green, hot red, tangy tahini or spicy mango-pickle sauce. Brought to Israel by Iraqi Jews, the sabih costs about ...Israel invites bids for housing Sunday Times - Jan 15 2:42 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel has invited bids for construction of 44 new housing units in the largest settlement in the occupied West Bank. The housing ministry announced the bids for construction in the Maale Adumim settlement east of Jerusalem in advertisements published in Israeli newspapers.Olmert: We will only support PA unity gov't that recognizes Israel Haaretz Daily - Jan 15 12:33 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this morning and will declare Israel's intention to take "unprecedented steps" vis-a-vis the Palestinians, if the Palestinian Authority government meets the criteria spelt out by the Quartet.Two Palestinians killed as Israel issues W. Bank settlement construction tender Al Bawaba - Jan 14 11:55 PM
Israeli troops late Sunday killed two Palestinians approaching the Gaza Strip fence, sources reported. Israel said troops opened fire on two figures crawling toward the fence, and they were killed.Wintegra CEO Receives 'Manager of the Year' Award from Israel Management Center [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 15 6:00 AM
AUSTIN, Texas----Wintegra®, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company enabling the next generation of access networks, announced today that Kobi Ben-Zvi, CEO, President, Founder and Chairman of the Board at Wintegra has received the CEO Manager of the Year Award from the Israel Management Center.Rice to hold three-way talks with Mideast leaders USA Today - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she would bring the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority together soon for "informal broader discussions" on creating a Palestinian state.Arabs want to link help on stabilizing Iraq to Israel-Palestinian peace deal WNCT Greenville - Jan 14 10:30 PM
(AP) - Moderate Arab governments reportedly plan to tell Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice they will help the US stabilize Iraq. But, according to Arab officials and media, the US must take more active steps to revive a broad peace initiative between Israel and its neighbors.Rice in Israel to revive Mideast roadmap peace plan CNN.com - Jan 13 3:53 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice launched her latest tour of the Mideast on Saturday with an effort to nudge Israel and the Palestinians closer to a political accommodation.Israel to expand relations with China: Olmert People's Daily - Jan 14 4:55 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ordered aides to draft a plan for deeper relationship with China, Israel's local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday.'Israel Unfinished Project of Statehood' Ohmynews - Jan 14 7:22 PM
I think the fear in Israel is not from a nuclear attack from Iran, it is clear that the worst that can happen is deterrence policies such as the ones that took place in the Cold War...Likud First, Governing Kadima Fourth in Israel Angus Reid - Jan 14 9:26 PM
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The opposition Likud party is the most popular political organization in Israel, according to a poll by Dialog published in Haaretz. The results suggest Likud, led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would secure 29 seats in the next election to the Knesset.Indians in Israel pledge strong political and cultural ties New Kerala - Jan 14 8:13 PM
Harinder Mishra, Eilat (Israel), Jan 15: Four thousand Indians have celebrated 'Hoduyada', the gathering of Indians, in this southern coastal town, pledging to strengthen political and cultural ties with India.Official: Israel must free Fatah leader AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 14 9:47 PM
A senior Israeli official said Sunday that the nation must move to release its most prominent Palestinian prisoner Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti.Rice Reiterates US Commitment To Palestine -Israel Peace Process Nasdaq - Jan 14 9:36 AM
(RTTNews) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and assured him that the US is committed to finding a peaceful solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict.US, Britain, Israel 'axis of evil' News Interactive - Jan 14 11:34 AM
THE commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said today the United States, Britain and Israel are an "axis of evil" trying to drive a wedge between Shiite and Sunni Muslims.Israel approves new housing in West Bank settlement during Rice visit CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 15 3:52 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli government published plans on Monday to build new homes in its largest West Bank settlement, defying American opposition to such construction just as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in the region on a peace-seeking mission.Arabs want to link help on stabilizing Iraq to Israel-Palestinian peace deal Fox21 - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Moderate Arab governments reportedly plan to tell Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice they will help the U-S stabilize Iraq.Rice IV With Chico Menashe of Israel's Channel 10 Scoop.co.nz - Jan 15 5:50 PM
QUESTION: Shalom, and thank you for having this special interview with Channel 10 News. First of all about Iran, do you think that the very important but quite limited sanctions you achieved in the Security Council can actually stop or halt the Iranian nuclear program?Rice Arrives in Israel, Facing Skepticism on Middle East Policy Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Jan 13 8:09 AM
Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel today on the first stop of a Middle East tour aimed primarily at defending President George W. Bush's decision to add troops in Iraq.Israeli strategic chief proposes peace plan with Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 5:42 AM
The chief of Israel's influential Herzliya center for strategic studies has sounded out Syrian officials on a peace plan based on exchanges of territory involving either Lebanon or Jordan.Rice to meet Israel PM amid Arab calls for peace progress AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 12:40 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert after hearing insistent calls from Arab leaders for tangible progress in the Middle East peace process.More Analysts Think U.S. Policies Endanger Israel Israel National News - Jan 14 12:51 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Polices of the Bush administration, which several years were considered pro-Israel, are endangering the Jewish state, according to a growing number of experts.A Tour of Israel, Bottle by Bottle New York Times - Jan 13 6:35 PM
Admirers of Israel?s kosher and nonkosher wines need the 2007 edition of ?Rogov?s Guide to Israeli Wines? (Toby Press, $19.95). Daniel Rogov, Israel?s leading critic, rates 1,792 wines through 2005 and 129 wineries.Criticism of U.S. swells in Israel The News & Observer - Jan 13 11:35 PM
After years of supporting the Bush administration's policy in the Middle East, a growing number of Israelis are openly criticizing the United States for creating more, not less, danger for Israel.A New Addition to Martin Luther King's Legacy NPR - Jan 15 5:04 PM
The Temple Israel in Hollywood recently revealed a 1965 recording of a sermon delivered by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the behest of Rabbi Max Nussbaum. The rabbi himself used the pulpit to rail against injustices in Nazi Germany. Nussbaum's widow, Ruth, tells the story.Israel mulls genocide suit against Iran president Middle East Times - Jan 14 2:13 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel Sunday said it was mulling filing charges of inciting genocide at the International Court of Justice in The Hague against the president of arch-foe Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Foreign investment in Israel doubles in 2006 Khaleej Times - Jan 14 3:42 AM
JERUSALEM - Foreign investment in Israel more than doubled in 2006 to reach an all-time high of 21.1 billion dollars (16.3 billion euros), the Bank of Israel said Sunday.Retired Justice: Volcano of Corruption 'Choking' Israel Israel National News - Jan 14 9:51 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Mounting corruption in Israel is choking the country and makes it "difficult to breathe," retired High Court Justice Mishael Cheshin told a conference at the Netanya Academic College Sunday.Rice asks Arab allies to back Bush plan AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 4:44 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will attend a three-way summit with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the coming weeks in an effort to boost Mideast peace efforts, U.S. officials said Monday. The announcement came shortly after Rice wrapped up a brief visit to Israel and the West Bank.Intel to reorganize Israeli chip operations - report Market Watch - Jan 15 1:27 PM
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Intel Corp. will reorganize its Israel-based flash memory operations and create a joint venture with STMicroelectronics NV and private investors, according to a news account published Monday. Iran Must Be Stopped by Claude Salhani UPI International Editor Washington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2007 Space War - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
While optimistic about the future of the Middle East, Israel's former ambassador to the United States believes Iran will have to be stopped, possibly by military force.JAWHER STATELESS AFTER ISRAEL MARATHON VICTORY onrunning.com - Jan 15 12:20 PM
Jawher, who relinquished his Kenyan citizenship and relocated to the rich oil state in 2003, and became eligible to run for his new country from March last year,unknowingly became the first Arab ever to compete in an Israeli marathon.Israel Vazquez Vs Rafael Marquez: A boxing fanatics dream! East Side Boxing - Jan 15 12:51 PM
15.01.07 - By Matt Yanofsky: Last week, I had heard that power punching monster Rafael Marquez was planning to move up to from Bantamweight to Super Bantamweight after years of domination.Federalism: A Solution More for Israel than for Iraq- "OP-ED" News From Bangladesh - Jan 15 10:26 AM
Revealing both the double standards of U.S. policies and the propaganda-oriented Israeli advocacy of minority rights in the Arab world, the U.S.-allied Iraqi Kurdish and sectarian leaders reacted angrily to James Baker-Lee Hamilton report because it recommended what they perceived as a possible American retract from federalism in Iraq and the Israeli Jews condemned as a catastrophic declaration ...Israel Jimenez Calendarlive.com - Jan 15 1:53 PM
Serpa and Meeker have an undeniable talent for writing raw and truthful dialogue. The high stakes drama exposes our human blemishes with unapologetic honesty.Israel Rafalovich: Myanmar; E.U. Aid for Refugees UN Observer - Jan 15 12:14 PM
The European Commission has granted 15.5-million Euros in humanitarian aid for refugees along the Myanmar - Thailand border. Since 1992 the European Commission has provided over 106 Million Euros in humanitarian aid to this region.Maale Adumim is the largest of Israel's 121 settlements in the occupied West Bank [EPA] Aljazeera - Jan 15 5:29 AM
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, and Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, have agreed to hold a three-way summit with Mahmoud Abbas on reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.Militants killed on Gaza border BBC News - Jan 15 7:57 AM
Two Palestinian militants are killed by Israeli gunfire near the barrier dividing the Gaza Strip from Israel.Sunday, January 14 CNN.com - Jan 14 11:36 PM
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Two Palestinians crawling towards the fence between Gaza and Israel were shot and killed early Monday morning, an Israeli army spokeswoman said.B92 - News - Globe - Israel adopts Red Crystal , joins Red Cross B92 - Jan 14 4:27 AM
GENEVA -- The International Red Cross and Red Crescent began using a third emblem whose adoption allowed Israel to join.Israel Rice WLUC TV 6 - Jan 14 3:04 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in the Mideast, hoping to discuss stalled peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians.Rice says she's not carrying any specific peace proposal during her weeklong trip, which will include meetings with leaders of several Arab states.But she did say that any lasting peace in the Middle East cannot be stamped -- in her words -- "made in ...Livni: Israel Wants Direct Talks in Parallel with Military Action Israel National News - Jan 14 3:36 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Foreign Minister Tzipy Livni said after talks Sunday with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Israel wants to hold direct talks with Palestinian Authority representatives.Use of new Red Crystal finally allows Israel to join Red Cross Haaretz Daily - Jan 14 1:17 AM
GENEVA - The world's largest relief organization, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, on Sunday began using a third emblem whose adoption allowed Israel to join after a decades-long struggle.Jacob Sheinin: Israel can halve poverty in 5 years Globes Online - Jan 15 11:21 AM
Sheinin claims that the goal can be achieved by scrapping child benefit, which is now paid for every child, regardless of socio-economic background.Arabs look to link help on stabilizing Iraq to Israel-Palestinian peace deal Southeast Missourian - Jan 15 5:01 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Moderate Arab governments plan to tell Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice they will help Washington stabilize Iraq if the United States takes more active steps to revive a broad...Condoleezza Rice Meets Israel's Olmert on Reviving Talks With Palestinians Voice of America - Jan 15 1:03 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem, a day after promising greater American efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Stalled Mideast peace talks to restart Knoxville News Sentinel - 1 minute ago
LUXOR, Egypt - Seeking a fresh start for stalled Mideast peace efforts, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday won promises from the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to meet with her in February for their first discussion in six years of a final peace deal.Haniyeh Points Finger at U.S., Israel for PA Infighting Israel National News - Jan 14 2:36 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh is pointing a finger at the United States and Israel, blaming them in part for exacerbating the internecine militia war in the PA territories.Former Ukrainian PM in Israel Israel National News - Jan 14 2:51 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko is in Israel for talks with government leaders.Fools rush in Aspen Daily News - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
The United States stands on the verge of escalating the war in Iraq, while apparently trying to start hostilities against both Syria and Iran. The war in Afghanistan is increasing in severity, and Israel earlier devastated Lebanon.New York Rabbi Finds Friends in Iran and Enemies at Home New York Times - Jan 14 7:06 PM
The rabbi attended a conference in Iran that debated the Holocaust. His group believes the Holocaust has been exploited to justify the existence of Israel.Most armed Palestinian groups in Gaza have declared a temporary truce with Israel [AFP] Aljazeera - Jan 15 1:14 AM
Two Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, Palestinian ambulance workers have said.Sinchew-i Photo Sinchew - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
OCCUPIED.... Palestinian Bedouin shepherds tend to their sheep on the hilltop close to the construction site of the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim in Israel-occupied Palestinian West Bank.Israel announces settlement expansion as Rice meets Olmert Middle East Online - Jan 15 1:33 AM
Palestinians warn move would jeopardize roadmap, Abbas rejects temporary Mideast peace deal.Israel Ranks Fourth in Bio-Technology Israel National News - Jan 13 10:51 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel is the fourth leader in the world in bio-technology, according to the rankings by the Milken Institute magazine. The Hebrew University in Jerusalem was placed number 12 in world rankings, and the University of Tel Aviv was put in the 21st place.Arabs look to link Iraq, Mideast deal AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 14 5:39 PM
Moderate Arab governments plan to tell Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice they will help Washington stabilize Iraq if the U.S. takes more active steps to revive a broad peace initiative between Israel and its neighbors, Arab officials and media said Sunday.