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Israel military chief quits under fire over war performance 
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The Israel Defense Forces' chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, has resigned, the Israeli Defense Ministry said early Wednesday.Israel army chief resigns amid Lebanon probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 4:51 PM
The head of Israel's armed forces Lieutenant General Dan Halutz resigned amid a probe into the military's mishandling of the 2006 war in Lebanon, Israel state radio announced.Israel's ecstasy king locked away for 12 years by US judge AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 4:00 PM
Israel's top smuggler of the illegal drug ecstasy, Zeev Rosenstein, was sentenced to 12 years behind bars after pleading guilty in the United States to drug trafficking, prosecutors said.Israel military chief quits amid Lebanon war probe Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 3:39 PM
The chief of Israel's armed forces has tendered his resignation after internal probes pointed to his responsibility for the setbacks of last year's Lebanon war, a military spokeswoman said on Wednesday.Israel orders Olmert corruption probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 10:04 AM
Israel's chief prosecutor ordered a criminal probe of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert over his alleged abuse of influence in the privatization of the country's second-largest bank, the justice ministry said.Prosecutor orders criminal probe of Israel's Olmert Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 8:57 AM
Israel's state prosecutor ordered a criminal investigation on Tuesday into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's role in the 2005 privatization of Israel's second largest bank, the Justice Ministry said in a statement.Military service goes hand-in-hand with tennis in Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 10:10 AM
In Israel, you have no choice but to juggle sporting ambitions with military service.Israel to use pilot ID system to foil suicide hijack Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 6:58 AM
Israel will this year issue all commercial airlines that fly to its territory with a locally invented pilot identification system designed to prevent September 11-style attacks, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.Israel's military chief resigns BBC News - Jan 16 2:57 PM
Israel's chief of staff, Gen Dan Halutz, resigns over the handling of last year's conflict in southern Lebanon.Turkey to Extend Pipelines to Israel AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 16 1:05 PM
Turkey and Israel have tentatively agreed on building a network of pipelines to ship oil, natural gas and water from Turkey to Israel, the Energy Ministry said Tuesday.Israel Military Chief Resigns Amid Lebanon War Probe Nasdaq - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - The chief of Israel's armed forces, Lt Gen Dan Halutz, has tendered his resignation after military inquiries pinned responsibility on him for the setbacks in last year's Lebanon war on account of poor planning, poor strategy and poor execution.Canadian teens claim diplomatic immunity over vandalism in Israel CBC - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
Two Canadian teenagers accused of vandalizing public property in Israel, including a memorial to fallen soldiers, were released by police after claiming diplomatic immunity, Israeli officials say.Torn loyalties of Israel's Iranian Jews BBC News - Jan 16 6:44 AM
For Israel's Iranian Jews, the possibility that Jerusalem might attack Tehran is a matter of great concern, writes Bethany Bell.Israel, Syria reach understandings AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 10:26 PM
Israel and Syria have reached understandings on a future peace deal between the two countries following a series of secret talks between its representatives, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Tuesday.Israel and Syria 'have held talks on peace' Daily Telegraph - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
Representatives of Israel and Syria have held secret land-for-peace negotiations over the last two years, it was reported yesterday.Israel reopens urban war center, plans paintball courses World Tribune - Jan 16 4:03 PM
TEL AVIV Israel's military plans to renew its urban warfare center. Officials said the Ground Forces Command plans to resume operations of its urban warfare training center in northern Israel.Israel army chief resigns amid Lebanon probe AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 16 3:25 PM
JERUSALEM (AFP) - The head of Israel's armed forces General Dan Halutz resigned amid a probe into the military's mishandling of the 2006 war in Lebanon, Israel state radio announced.Israel military chief quits amid Lebanon war probe Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 16 3:01 PM
The chief of Israel's armed forces has tendered his resignation after internal probes pointing to his responsibility for the setbacks of last year's Lebanon war, a military spokeswoman said on Wednesday.Israel's Armed Forces Chief Quits Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 16 3:08 PM
The chief of Israel's armed forces has tendered his resignation after internal probes pointing to his responsibility for the setbacks of last year's Lebanon war. A military spokeswoman said Lieutenant-General Dan Halutz, 58, told Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defence Minister Amir Peretz that he was quitting "as the investigations have run their course".Israel knew of secret peace talks with Syria, say officials Independent - Jan 16 4:12 PM
Israeli officials have confirmed that the Foreign Ministry knew about a series of peace talks that have taken place in Europe between Syrians and an Israeli team headed by a former senior diplomat. The teams discussed Israel handing back the Golan Heights, which it has occupied since the Six Day War in 1967, to Syria under a formula providing for President Bashar Assad to stop giving support to ...Israel army chief resigns amid Lebanon probe Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - The head of Israel s armed forces Lieutenant General Dan Halutz resigned late Tuesday amid a probe into the military s mishandling of the 2006 war in Lebanon, Israel state radio announced.Israel's military chief quits News 24 South Africa - 14 minutes ago
Israeli military chief Lieutenant General Dan Halutz has resigned, yielding to demands that he pay the price for Israel's flawed war in Lebanon.Israel military chief quits amid Lebanon war probe AlertNet - Jan 16 2:59 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds background) By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The chief of Israel's armed forces has tendered his resignation after internal probes pointed to his responsibility for the setbacks ... Israel and Syria had reached an 'understanding' on peace deal New Kerala - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Jerusalem, Jan 16: Israel and Syria had secretly reached an "understanding" for a peace deal before war erupted in Lebanon last year.Israel's PM to face criminal probe AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 16 11:54 AM
Israel's state prosecutor ordered a criminal investigation into PM Ehud Olmert's role in the privatisation of an Israeli bank.Israel and Syria 'held Golan talks' Turks.US - Jan 16 6:31 PM
Uofficial negotiations between Syria and Israel took place between 2004 and 2006, producing agreements that both sides hoped could act as a framework for a future peace deal, according to the Israeli daily Haaretz.Israel military chief quits amid Lebanon war probe AlertNet - Jan 16 2:30 PM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The chief of Israel's armed forces has tendered his resignation in light of an internal probe into last year's war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, a military ... Israel's Armed Forces Chief Quits FOX 5 Atlanta - Jan 16 3:47 PM
The chief of Israel's armed forces has tendered his resignation after internal probes pointing to his responsibility for the setbacks of last year's Lebanon war.Syria denies report of contacts with Israel People's Daily - Jan 16 4:25 PM
Syria denied on Tuesday an Israeli media report that it has contacted Israel for peace understandings, the official SANA news agency reported.Palestinian PM: Hamas will never recognize Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 2:16 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday the Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognize Israel.Report: Intel to reorganize Israel operation BizJournals - Jan 16 9:29 AM
Intel Corp. reportedly plans to reorganize operations in Israel that produce flash memory and enter a joint venture with STMicroelectronics NV and private investors.Israel military chief quits amid Lebanon war probe Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 16 9:31 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The chief of Israel's armed forces has tendered his resignation in light of an internal probe into last year's war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, a military spokeswoman said on Wednesday.Israel denies 'secret deal' with Syria Times Online - Jan 16 8:08 AM
Israel has denied reports that understandings have been reached with Syria after two years of secret peace talks.Hamas Has 10-Year Plan to Conquer Israel Israel National News - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Hamas spokesman Hamad al-Ruqub said the terrorist organization can defeat Israel in 10 years and take over "most of the historical land, which will secure the return of refugees."Israel orders Olmert corruption probe AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 16 9:20 AM
Israel's chief prosecutor has ordered a criminal probe of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert over his alleged abuse of influence in the privatisation of the country's second-largest bank, the justice ministry said.Israel's PM to face criminal probe The West Australian - Jan 16 1:54 PM
Israel's state prosecutor ordered a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's role in the 2005 privatisation of an Israeli bank, the Justice Ministry said in a statement.'Al Capone Of Israel' Issues Plea, Avoids Trial Local 10 Miami - Jan 16 1:04 PM
The man referred to as the "Al Capone of Israel" pleads guilty to conspiring to import Ecstasy into the country.Inquest finds Israel had 'no clear objective' during war The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 16 1:16 PM
A former chief of staff of the Israeli military has told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the 2006 summer war against Lebanon "was carried out with no clear objective," Israel's Haaretz newspaper said Tuesday.Prosecutor orders criminal probe of Israel's Olmert Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 16 8:20 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's state prosecutor on Tuesday ordered a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's role in the 2005 privatisation of an Israeli bank, the Justice Ministry said in a statement.Israel, Syria Deny Report of Unofficial Peace Plan Draft Crosswalk.com - Jan 16 6:13 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Both Israel and Syria are denying a report that they have engaged in secret meetings over the last few years, resulting in an unofficial draft of a peace plan.FACTBOX-Israel, Olmert plagued by political scandals AlertNet - Jan 16 9:44 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Israel's state prosecutor ordered police on Tuesday to open a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's role in the 2005 privatisation of an Israeli bank, ... Hamas firm on anti-Israel stand Gulf Daily News - Jan 16 5:21 PM
GAZA: Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said yesterday the Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognise Israel.Israel's PM focus of criminal investigation EuroNews - Jan 16 12:35 PM
Israel's Justice Ministry has announced that the state prosecutor has ordered the opening of a criminal investigation into Ehud Olmert.Israel Entry policy denial fails to resolve crisis Scoop.co.nz - Jan 16 11:35 AM
A notice recently issued by the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (CoGAT), states changes in Israel's policy of denying entry to foreign nationals traveling into the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).Prosecutor orders criminal probe of Israel's Olmert AlertNet - Jan 16 7:45 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds reaction, details) By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Israel's state prosecutor ordered a criminal investigation on Tuesday into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's role in the 2005 ... Metro Jews join U.S. exodus to Israel Detroit News - Jan 15 11:02 PM
It is not the politics of the Middle East or even so much the Jewish tradition of aliyah -- literally, the ascent to Israel -- that motivated Yona Klein to pick up his life in Oak Park and move to the Jewish state. It is what he feels in his heart as he stands near his new home in Ramat Beit Shemesh.EU Science Commissioner Potocnik To Visit Israel Wed Nasdaq - Jan 16 4:06 AM
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Union's Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik will visit Israel on Jan. 17 and 18 to boost research and development ties.Secret understandings reached between representatives from Israel and Syria Haaretz Daily - Jan 16 11:03 AM
In a series of secret meetings in Europe between September 2004 and July 2006, Syrians and Israelis formulated understandings for a peace agreement between Israel and Syria.Israel orders Olmert corruption probe Khaleej Times - Jan 16 9:25 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel s chief prosecutor on Tuesday ordered a criminal probe of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert over his alleged abuse of influence in the privatisation of the country s second-largest bank, the justice ministry said.Jews and Evangelicals: Support for Israel Isn't Everything Time Magazine - Jan 16 2:28 PM
Prosecutor orders criminal probe of Israel's Olmert Reuters - Jan 16 8:33 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's state prosecutor on Tuesday ordered a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's role in the 2005 privatization of an Israeli bank, the Justice Ministry said in a statement.Israel in line for Country berth Parkes Champion-Post - Jan 16 1:10 PM
Parkes cricketer, Israel Symington will come under considersation for a Country Under 21 berth when he takes part in the final selection trial in Bathurst this weekend.Israel, Syria sought peace via secret talks, says report Albuquerque Tribune - Jan 16 11:09 AM
The report in the daily Haaretz said the two sides reached a series of understandings that included a full Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights - captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war - and an end to Syrian support for anti-Israel militant groups.ORT Israel splits from World ORT Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 16 10:23 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.Israel sends downers to Oscars Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 16 10:24 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.'Al Capone Of Israel' Issues Plea, Avoids Trial WPLG Click10.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 1:02 PM
An Israeli described by authorities as one of the world's biggest drug traffickers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to import more than 1 million Ecstasy pills into the United States.'Israel is corrupt, but its civil service is mostly honest' Haaretz Daily - Jan 16 6:22 AM
The Finance Ministry's Accountant General, Yaron Zelekha, said yesterday that Israel is a corrupt country, but that most of its civil service is honest and of high quality. Zelekha said he is optimistic since the authorities are dealing with the problems efficiently and with determination.Hamas Makes it Clear It Never Will Recognize Israel Israel National News - Jan 16 11:36 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told the Hizbullah-run Al Manar television station that Hamas never will recognize Israel. "Hamas will never show flexibility over the issue of recognizing the legitimacy of the occupation," Haniyeh said.Hizballah s missile threat to Israel has reverted to its pre-Lebanon War level DEBKAfile - Jan 16 6:06 AM
This was affirmed by Israeli ex-general Dan Shomron who undertook a high-level probe into failings in the way Israel managed the July-Aug 2006 Lebanon war.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's Plans to Nuke Iran Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel - Jan 16 6:15 AM
15 JANUARY 2007-- In 1986, an Israeli civil servant who worked in the state-owned nuclear industry flew to London where he was invited to meet with reporters working for The Sunday Times . In these press briefings, Mordechai Vanunu revealed Israel s top secret the Israelis had gained control of a growing stockpile of nuclear warheads.Israel, Syria undergo peace talks AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 15 10:45 PM
Israel and Syria have reportedly reached understandings on a future peace deal between the two countries following a series of secret talks.TAIWAN PLASTICS PRODUCTS DISPLAY IN ISRAEL PACKING EXHIBITION Central News Agency - Jan 16 4:36 AM
Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 16 (CNA) An international exhibition for plastics, rubber and packaging, known as Plasto Ispack 2007, is being held in Tel Aviv, Israel, with seven Taiwan-based firms setting up exhibition booths to promote their plastics products.Israeli daily says Israel, Syria held secret talks on a peace deal EARTHtimes.org - Jan 16 7:08 AM
Israel and Syria had held several rounds of secret talks between September 2004 and July 2006 on a peace proposal, an Israeli newspaper said Tuesday quoting highly placed sources.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.Hamas Shoots Down Offer Of Sweeping Concessions For Recognizing Israel Nasdaq - Jan 15 10:37 PM
(RTTNews) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday that the Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognize Israel even as the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised sweeping moves towards Palestinian sovereignty if a new unity government committed itself to recognizing the Jewish state.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.Israel, a Glimmer of Hope in a Darkening World, by Paul V. Rafferty UN Observer - Jan 16 4:14 AM
2007-01-16 | It looks like Israel is beginning to show its independence by entering into unilateral negotiations with Syria, as the articles below will show.Olmert dismisses reported Israel-Syria peace proposal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 7:21 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert brushed aside on Tuesday an unofficial peace plan drafted by Israelis and Syrians, saying the Israeli government had no part in the initiative and did not take it seriously.Turkey and Israel Agree on Gas, Oil and Water Pipeline Israel National News - Jan 16 6:36 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The Turkish Energy Ministry announced Tuesday that a pipeline which currently carries Russian natural gas to Turkey will be extended to deliver supplies to Israel.Weisglass Doesn t Believe Israel Will Give Up Golan Heights Israel National News - Jan 16 5:21 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Dov Weislglass, former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon s aide during his administration, said Tuesday that he does not believe that Israel would give up the Golan Heights, according to Israel Radio.Israel/Syria denial Something Jewish - Jan 16 3:49 AM
A senior Syrian Foreign Ministry official on Tuesday morning denied Israeli newspaper Haaretz's report on secret talks held between Israel and Syria, which led to a document of understandings.Israel, Syria 'agree on peace' News 24 South Africa - Jan 16 12:27 AM
Israel and Syria have reached understandings on a future peace deal between the two countries following a series of secret talks, according to a report.The China-Israel Connection BusinessWeek - Jan 16 2:49 PM
Though at present it's only responsible for 1% of imports, the Jewish state's presence in Asia's No. 1 economic powerhouse is rapidly expanding Israeli army chief of staff resigns AP via Yahoo! News - 15 minutes ago
Israeli military chief Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz turned in his resignation, the military reported early Wednesday, yielding to demands that he pay the price for Israel's flawed summer war in Lebanon.Paper: Israel, Syria reach understanding AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 3:23 AM
Israeli and Syrian representatives held nearly two years of secret negotiations, coming up with a framework for a peace deal, before war erupted in Lebanon last summer, an Israeli newspaper reported Tuesday.Israeli Head Of Military Quits After War Critique Washington Post - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
JERUSALEM, Jan. 17 -- Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, head of the Israel Defense Forces, resigned abruptly Tuesday after one of his predecessors presented findings of an internal review that sharply criticized the military's leadership during the war with Hezbollah last summer.ISMAIL HANIYEH: HAMAS WILL NEVER RECOGNIZE ''ISRAEL'' Indymedia Chiapas - Jan 15 8:25 PM
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.Report: Unofficial understandings for peace deal between Israel and Syria Al Bawaba - Jan 15 10:40 PM
In a series of secret talks in Europe during September 2004 to July 2006, Syrians and Israelis formulated understandings for a peace deal between Israel and Syria, Israel's Haaretz daily reported on Tuesday.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 buzzes over notion of attacking Iran The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 12:00 AM
When a US secretary of State comes to town, all eyes are on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.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 ... Military: Israeli military chief resigns over Lebanon failures USA Today - Jan 16 5:25 PM
Israeli military chief Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz has tendered his resignation, the military reported early Wednesday, yielding to demands that he pay the price for Israel's flawed summer war in Lebanon.Israel Was on Verge of Fuel Shortage During Summer's War Israel National News - Jan 15 11:21 PM
(IsraelNN.com) It has been revealed that Israel was on the verge of a major fuel shortage. "A shortage of gasoline occurred during the recent Lebanon war because of insufficient emergency stockpiles, Ohad Yechiel, Ministry of Infrastructure director of the fuel administration said.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."Olmert's role in bank privatization eyed AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 4:14 PM
Israeli authorities said Tuesday they were opening a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's role in the sale of one of Israel's largest banks, the latest setback for the increasingly unpopular leader.Israel-Syria Secret Peace Talks Reported CBS News - Jan 16 8:00 AM
An Israeli newspaper says, after two years of negotiations, both sides reached understandings, but the talks ended before the war in Lebanon last summer. Both countries deny the story. The deal would have included withdrawal from the Golan Heights.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 - Jan 15 7:51 PM
(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 SayingAssad's Road to Washington? Time Magazine - Jan 16 11:13 AM
Syria's secret talks with Israel may be as much about peace with the U.S. as with Israel Iran 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.