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Israel Releases $100 Million Withheld From Palestinians 
New York Times - Jan 19 6:20 PM
Israel transferred $100 million in Palestinian tax revenues to the office of Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas.Israel freezes settlement, releases money to Abbas ahead of his talks with Hamas USA Today - Jan 19 10:42 AM
Israel said Friday it had halted plans to build a new West Bank settlement and released frozen funds to Mahmoud Abbas, bolstering the moderate Palestinian president ahead of his talks in Syria with the supreme leader of the rival Hamas group.Israel transfers frozen Palestinian funds to Abbas AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 10:41 AM
Israel has handed more than 100 million dollars in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in an effort to bolster president Mahmud Abbas, locked in a power struggle with the ruling Hamas movement.Israel unfreezes $100M before summit AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 6:16 AM
Israel said Friday it had paid $100 million in frozen tax funds to the Palestinians and rescinded a contentious decision for a new West Bank settlement, strengthening the hand of moderate President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of crucial weekend talks in Damascus with his Hamas rivals.Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 6:06 AM
Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a U.S.-led push to bolster the moderate leader in his power struggle with Hamas, Israeli officials said.Israel releases $100 million to Abbas AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 4:12 AM
Israel freed $100 million in frozen tax funds and transferred the money to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said Friday.Israel releases $100 million to Abbas before talks International Herald Tribune - Jan 19 2:49 AM
Israel has freed a promised US$100 million ( 77 million) in frozen tax funds and transferred the money to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said Friday.Israel transfers tax to Palestinians CNN.com - Jan 19 3:04 AM
Israel transferred $100 million in tax collections to the Palestinian Authority Friday, ending a 10-month freeze on the assets, a representative at the prime minister's office said.Israel transfers 100 mln dlrs to Palestinians AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 2:22 AM
Israel has transferred 100 million dollars in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in an effort to bolster moderate president Mahmud Abbas, locked in a battle for power with the governing Hamas.Israel's 'invisible hand' in Gaza BBC News - Jan 19 7:54 AM
Israel withdrew from Gaza more than a year ago, but its control over Palestinians there is in some ways even tighter, a new report says.Report: Israel freezes controversial plans for new West Bank settlement USA Today - Jan 19 12:48 AM
Israel has frozen controversial plans for a new settlement in the West Bank, Defense Ministry officials said Friday.Israel releases money to Abbas NDTV - 4 minutes ago
Israel says it has halted plans to build a new West Bank settlement and released frozen funds to Mahmoud Abbas. The move is bolstering the moderate Palestinian president ahead of his talks in Syria with the supreme leader of the rival Hamas group.Report: Israel freezes settlement plans AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 11:35 PM
Israel has frozen controversial plans for a new settlement in the West Bank, Israel Radio reported Friday morning.Israel Seeks Up to $2 Billion From Refinery IPO, People Say Bloomberg.com - Jan 19 9:11 AM
Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Israel will seek to raise as much as $2 billion by selling state-owned Oil Refineries Ltd., operator of the country's biggest petroleum facility, in an initial public offering next month, said two people with knowledge of the sale.Homeland: More Americans moving to Israel Winston-Salem Journal - 23 minutes ago
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, Mich., and move to Israel. It is what he feels in his heart as he stands near his new home in Ramat Beit Shemesh.Report: Israel Freezes Settlement Plans ABC News - Jan 19 7:15 AM
Report: Israel Freezes Controversial Plans for New West Bank SettlementIsrael transfers $100m to Abbas The Peninsula - 57 minutes ago
jerusalem Israel transferred $100m in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday, part of a US-led push to bolster the moderate leader in his power struggle with Hamas, Israeli officials said.Israel Turns Over $100 Million To Abbas CBS News - Jan 19 3:00 AM
Israel has released $100 million in tax money to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in hopes of bolstering his negotiating power in upcoming talks with the leader of the rival Hamas party.Israel Releases $100M in Frozen Tax Funds to Palestinians Voice of America - Jan 19 9:48 AM
Israel is easing an economic boycott on the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority, releasing funds for the first time in 10 months. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is part of Israel's strategy to strengthen Palestinian moderates while weakening the radicals.Israel transfers frozen Palestinian funds to Abbas Japan Today - Jan 19 2:52 PM
JERUSALEM Israel on Friday handed more than $100 million in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in an effort to bolster President Mahmud Abbas, locked in a power struggle with the ruling Hamas movement.Israel bolsters Abbas before talks Baltimore Sun - Jan 19 6:54 AM
Government releases $100 million, rescinds West Bank settlement decision Israel said today it had paid $100 million in frozen tax funds to the Palestinians and rescinded a contentious decision for a new West Bank settlement, strengthening the hand of moderate President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of crucial weekend talks in Damascus with his Hamas rivals. Israel to release $100M to Palestinians AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 11:15 AM
Israel said Thursday it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the first Israeli payment since the militant Hamas group won Palestinian legislative elections and took office last year.Party gives go-ahead for Israel's first Muslim minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 11:48 AM
Israel's Labour party gave the go-ahead for its leader Amir Peretz's appointment of Israeli Arab Ghaleb Majadleh, a Muslim, as the country's new science, culture and sports minister.Israel releases $100 million in tax funds to back Abbas The Columbus Dispatch - Jan 19 6:25 AM
Israel said yesterday that it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. It s the first Israeli payment since the militant Hamas group won Palestinian legislative elections and took office last year.Party says yes for Israel's first Muslim minister Middle East Times - Jan 19 9:28 AM
FIRST EVER: Israeli parliament member Ghaleb Majadleh attends a Labor party meeting in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem January 15. (REUTERS)Israel to release $100M to Palestinians USA Today - Jan 18 8:56 AM
Israel on Thursday said it was releasing $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a key step in its strategy to bolster the moderate leader in his standoff against the Islamic militant group Hamas.Repaid tax revenues not enough says Israel's PM EuroNews - Jan 19 11:53 AM
Israel has paid part of the withheld Palestinian tax revenues, but the news did not please the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh.Israel to free Palestinian funds The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jan 19 12:06 AM
Israel said yesterday that it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas - the first Israeli payment since the extremist group Hamas won Palestinian legislative elections and took office last year.Israel releases $100 million to Abbas before his unity talks with Hamas Boston Herald - Jan 19 4:48 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel said Friday it had paid $100 million in frozen tax funds to the Palestinians and rescinded a contentious decision to authorize a new West Bank settlement, strengthening moderate...Israel returns $100m to Palestine Gulf News - Jan 19 1:10 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel transferred $100 million (Dh367.3 million) in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to the Palestinian president yesterday, Israeli officials said.Israel to free $100 million in Palestinian funds AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 9:03 AM
Israel will transfer 100 million dollars in frozen Palestinian funds to the Palestinian Authority "within the next 24 hours," an official in the prime minister's office.Israel releases frozen tax money and gives it to Mahmoud Abbas Fox21 - Jan 19 8:52 AM
JERUSALEM The office of Israel's prime minister says Israel has freed one-hundred (m) million dollars in Palestinian tax funds that had been frozen and transferred the money to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.Israel transfers frozen Palestinian funds to Abbas AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 19 3:52 AM
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel has handed over 100 million dollars in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in an effort to bolster president Mahmud Abbas, locked in a battle for power with the governing Hamas movement.Israel to release $100M to Palestinians AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 7:57 AM
Israel plans to turn over $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by Friday, an Israeli official said.Israel transferred promised millions: report CBC - Jan 19 2:50 AM
Israel has transferred more than $100 million US in tax revenues to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, an official from the Israeli prime minister's office said Friday.Israel hands over frozen funds to Palestinians The Herald - Jan 19 1:09 PM
JERUSALEM. Israel handed more than US$100 million in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority yesterday in an effort to bolster president Mahmud Abbas, locked in a power struggle with the ruling Hamas movement.Israel transfers 100 mln dlrs to Palestinians AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 19 2:11 AM
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel transferred 100 million dollars in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority on Friday in an effort to bolster moderate president Mahmud Abbas, locked in a battle for power with the governing Hamas.Israel transfers £51m to Palestinians ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 19 1:14 AM
Israel has transferred to the Palestinians £51 million in frozen tax revenues withheld since Hamas won elections last year.Israel to release $100 million to Abbas Miami Herald - Jan 19 12:51 AM
(AP) -- Israel said Thursday it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas -- the first Israeli payment since the militant Hamas group won Palestinian legislative elections last year.Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas - official Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 19 12:39 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a U.S.-led push to bolster the moderate leader, Israeli officials said.Anti-Israel motion defeated by Ontario teachers union local CBC Ottawa - Jan 19 5:48 AM
The Toronto local of an Ontario teachers union overwhelmingly defeated a motion that would have condemned Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and supported an international boycott of Israel.Iran's Majlis Speaker: US, Israel wary of thought shaped in Islamic Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 19 6:06 AM
Haddad - US US and Israel are both afraid of the improvement of political awareness of the young generation, said Iran's Majlis Speaker here on Thursday.Israel Transfer $100m In Funds Totally Jewish - Jan 19 7:52 AM
A total of $100m (£50m) of Palestinian tax funds withheld by Israel are expected to be transferred in the coming day to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.Israel hands Abbas frozen funds BBC News - Jan 18 12:39 PM
Israel transfers $100m of frozen tax to the Palestinian president, bypassing the Hamas-led government.Anti-Israel motion defeated by Ontario teachers union local CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 19 12:19 AM
An Ontario teachers union local in Toronto has overwhelmingly rejected a controversial motion asking for a condemnation of Israel's treatment of Palestinians.Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas: official Khaleej Times - Jan 19 4:26 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a US-led push to bolster the moderate leader in his power struggle with Hamas, Israeli officials said.Israel freezes plans for new settlement in W Bank AlertNet - Jan 19 1:32 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Israel has put on hold plans to build a new settlement on a former army base in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli security source said on Friday. Israel drew ... Hezbollah leader 'happy' Israel army chief quit AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 11:46 AM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that he had been "happy" to hear that Israeli army chief Lieutenant General Dan Halutz, who led last summer's war with his Shiite militant group, had resigned.Israel transfers $100mn to Palestinians Middle East Times - Jan 19 1:07 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel transferred $100 million in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority Friday in an effort to bolster moderate President Mahmoud Abbas, locked in a battle for power with the governing Hamas.Israel transfers $100m to Abbas Al Jazeera - Jan 19 3:40 AM
Israel handed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas $100 million of tax revenues withheld since Hamas won the parliamentary elections last year, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert s said on Friday.Israel transfers $127m to Abbas News Interactive - Jan 19 1:27 AM
ISRAEL transferred $US100 million ($126.96 million) in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas today, part of a US-led push to bolster the moderate leader, Israeli officials said.Israel transfers £51m to Palestinians ITV.com - Jan 19 1:32 AM
Israel has transferred to the Palestinians £51 million in frozen tax revenues withheld since Hamas won elections last year. The money has been paid directly to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and not the Hamas-led government.Israel transfers $127m to Abbas The Australian - Jan 19 1:18 AM
The transfer was the first by Israel since Hamas, whose charter calls for the Jewish state's destruction, came to power last year. The US has been pressing Israel to take steps to help strengthen Mr Abbas of Fatah in his power struggle with Hamas Islamists.Israel transfers $100m to Abbas TVNZ - Jan 19 12:50 AM
Israel transferred $US100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a US-led push to bolster the moderate leader, Israeli officials said.Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas AlertNet - Jan 19 12:20 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Abbas, Haniyeh comments) By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a U.S ... Israel releases frozen tax money and gives it to Mahmoud Abbas ABC 7 El Paso - Jan 19 1:49 AM
JERUSALEM The office of Israel's prime minister says Israel has freed one-hundred (m) million dollars in Palestinian tax funds that had been frozen and transferred the money to...Israel: Funds Transferred To PNA India Daily - Jan 19 6:04 AM
Israel transferred $100 million of frozen tax funds to Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said Jan. 19. The transfer, made late Jan. 18, is the first such Israeli payment since Hamas won control over the Palestinian government in March 2006.Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas - official AlertNet - Jan 19 12:02 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a U.S.-led push to bolster the moderate leader, Israeli ... Israel Transfers $100 Million to Abbas New York Times - Jan 19 7:05 AM
The transfer was part of a plan to bolster him and keep money out of the hands of the Hamas government, officials said today.Ruminations on the Destiny of the People of Israel Blogcritics.org - Jan 19 4:27 AM
Writing on this subject is very tricky. Destiny implies something far more than a mere political analysis. The truth is, the more I think about it, it is the destiny of the people of Israel that I am meant to pay attention to. But before I go further, I need to set down some definitions, so that you, the reader, know exactly what I m talking about. Otherwise the semantic confusion can ...Israel to hand over $100m to Palestine RTÉ News - Jan 18 11:30 PM
Israel is transferring $100m of tax revenue to the Palestinian President. It had withheld the money since Hamas was elected to power in the Palestinian elections in March of last year.Minister MacKay to Visit Jordan, the West Bank and Israel Government of Canada News - Jan 19 7:03 AM
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will travel to the Middle East from January 19 to 23, 2007. Minister MacKay will visit Jordan, the West Bank and Israel. During this visit, the Minister plans to meet with a range of political leaders and civil society representatives to discuss how Canada can support peace efforts ...Israel transfers frozen funds to Abbas Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jan 19 1:11 AM
Israel has transferred to the Palestinian Authority $US100 million ($127 million) in funds that have been frozen since the Hamas Government took power early last year.Report: Israel Freezes Settlement Plans The Daily Comet - Jan 18 11:47 PM
Israel has frozen controversial plans for a new settlement in the West Bank, Israel Radio reported Friday morning. Defense Minister Amir Peretz ordered the plans for the settlement frozen indefinitely, the report said. No Defense Ministry confirmation was immediately available.China looking to Israel for water tech CNET - Jan 18 10:55 AM
Blog: China will work with companies in Israel to jumpstart a number of water purification and recycling projects, according to a report...Israel releases withheld tax funds to Abbas's office International Herald Tribune - Jan 19 9:41 AM
The $100 million transfer is part of a plan to bolster the Palestinian president and keep money out of the hands of the Hamas government.Israel pays $100 million it owed to Palestine EARTHtimes.org - Jan 19 3:38 AM
Jerusalem, Jan 19 (DPA) Israel has transferred about $100 million in frozen customs duties it owed the Palestinian Authority as part of confidence building measures as promised to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Radio reported Friday.Israel releasing $100 million to Abbas before his unity talks with Hamas Southeast Missourian - Jan 18 9:59 PM
JERUSALEM -- Israel said Thursday it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas -- the first Israeli payment since the militant Hamas group won...Cellcom Israel to Float on NYSE ComputerWire - Jan 18 11:15 PM
The largest mobile phone operator in Israel, Cellcom Israel Ltd, has priced its shares for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, as its majority shareholder looks to reduce its holding.Why did The Israel Factor panelists downgrade Rice? - Haaretz - Israel News Haaretz Daily - Jan 19 1:38 AM
Why did The Israel Factor panelists downgrade Rice? January 19, 2007 My weekend column for the print edition deals with some of the numbers of fifth survey of The Israel Factor . I've already dealt with the numbers relating to the Clinton-McCain race in the first analysis of this survey, but the print edition article contains more information and an analysis of the full survey.Israel cancels plan to build new West Bank settlement Khaleej Times - Jan 18 11:11 PM
TEL AVIV - Israel has cancelled its controversial plan to build a new settlement in the north-eastern West Bank, Israel Radio reported Friday.Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas EARTHtimes.org - Jan 19 2:53 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel has revealed that it has transferred $100 million to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The funds are a part of the tax revenues withheld by Israel after Islamic militant group Hamas won the Parliamentary elections last year.Cellcom Israel Plans 19M Share IPO AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 18 8:55 AM
Cellcom Israel Ltd. said its stockholders plan to sell 19 million shares of the company, priced between $16 per share to $18 per share, in an upcoming initial public offering.Israel transfers US$100 million to Abbas Al Bawaba - Jan 19 12:40 AM
Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of an attempt to bolster the Palestinian leader, Israeli officials said.Israel Transfers USD 100 Million to PA Israel National News - Jan 19 2:21 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel has carried out the transfer of USD100 million to the PA, a source in the Prime Minister's office said Friday. The transfer, executed Thursday night, is supposed to "strengthen PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas" ahead of his planned meetings Saturday in Damascus.$100mn transfer by Israel today Gulf Times - Jan 18 11:43 PM
JERUSALEM: Israel will transfer $100mn in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas today under a deal earmarking the funds for humanitarian needs and a US-backed security programme, Israeli officials said.Israel to give $100m in frozen funds to Abbas Gulf News - Jan 18 11:06 PM
Jerusalem: Israel will soon transfer $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas, a Palestinian official said on Thursday.Despite the removal of its settlements in 2005, Israel maintains a form of occupation [GALLO/GETTY] Aljazeera - Jan 18 3:59 PM
Israel controls life in Gaza with an "invisible hand", despite its "disengagement" from the area over a year ago, according to a new report by an Israeli rights group.Israel: Moderate alliance to counter Iran, terrorists Asahi.com - Jan 18 6:29 PM
Israel will build an alliance of moderates, including Middle East nations, to counter threats in the region represented by Iran and radical Islamic groups, visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Wednesday.Israel unlocks Palestinian taxes in deal to exclude Hamas The Scotsman - Jan 18 4:22 PM
ISRAEL will transfer £51 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas today under a deal earmarking the funds for humanitarian needs and a US-backed security programme, Israeli officials said.Ahmadinejad: Israel, US won't attack Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 18 10:23 PM
(JTA) - Iran's president said neither Israel nor the United States would dare attack his country's nuclear sites. They have many dreams but they are not all powerful, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a Spanish newspaper interview published Wednesday.Israel to give Abbas $100 million Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 18 10:23 PM
(JTA) - Israel is planning to transfer $100 million to Mahmoud Abbas by Friday.Israel To Release $100 Frozen Tax Funds To Palestinians Nasdaq - Jan 18 11:22 AM
(RTTNews) - Israel is planning to release about $100 million of frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, reported AP on Thursday. The $100 is part of the $500 million of frozen tax funds, which Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians.Israel to give Abbas $100m Guardian Unlimited - Jan 18 10:08 AM
Israel to transfer part of frozen tax funds to Palestinian president.Israel to give $100 mln to Abbas for aid, security AlertNet - Jan 18 12:17 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds Palestinian comment, edits) By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Israel will soon begin transferring $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas, a ... Israel pledges tax money to aid Abbas Independent Online - Jan 18 5:11 PM
Israel is planning to transfer more than R700-million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas under a deal earmarking the funds for humanitarian needs.Israel thaws frozen Palestinian funds UPI - Jan 18 1:26 PM
JERUSALEM, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Israel plans to transfer $100 million of frozen Palestinian tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a report said Thursday.Israel to release $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinians Boston Herald - Jan 18 8:18 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel plans to turn over $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by Friday, an Israeli official said. The money is part of Israel's strategy to boost...Israel, Palestinians 'can forge peace deal in 2 years' The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 18 1:08 PM
Israel and the Palestinians can wrap up a final peace deal within two years, but the international climate for such talks might not remain favorable for long, Israel's deputy defense minister said Thursday. As part of the favorable climate, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana joined growing calls to jump-start the tattered peace.Israel Asks Japan for Support Voice of America - Jan 18 7:18 AM
Israel's foreign minister says that Iran is a threat to all of the Middle East. Yuriko Nagano reports from Tokyo, where Tzipi Livni is meeting with Japanese leaders in a bid to strengthen ties between Israel and Japan.Israel to free $127m in Palestinian funds The Australian - Jan 18 10:34 AM
The money is part of about $US660 million ($840 million) in customs duties Israel collected on behalf of the Palestinians, which it stopped transferring when the Islamist movement Hamas took over the Palestinian Authority in March after winning a landslide election victory two months earlier.Israel to free $127m in Palestinian funds News Interactive - Jan 18 10:27 AM
ISRAEL will transfer $US100 million ($127 million) in frozen Palestinian funds to the Palestinian Authority "within the next 24 hours", an official in the prime minister's office said overnight.Israel to release $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinians FOX 12 Idaho - Jan 18 4:49 PM
JERUSALEM Israel says it will release more than 100 (m) million dollars in taxes to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS') by tomorrow.Israel to give $100M in tax funds to Palestinian president: official CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 18 7:37 AM
Israel intends to hand over more than $100 million US in frozen tax revenues to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by the end of Friday, according to a senior Israeli offical.Israel to give $100 mln to Abbas for aid, security AlertNet - Jan 18 9:18 AM
Source: Reuters By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Israel will transfer $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday under a deal earmarking the funds for ... Israel Calling for Tougher Sanctions Against Iran Crosswalk.com - Jan 18 5:43 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - The United Nations Security Council voted in December to impose sanctions against Iran for its apparent pursuit of nuclear weapons, but Israel now says those sanctions are a "soft touch."In Israel, further calls for resignations over war Boston Globe - Jan 18 12:56 AM
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz faced new calls to resign yesterday after Israel's army chief stepped down, succumbing to widespread outrage over the handling of last summer's inconclusive war in Lebanon.Israel to release $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinians djournal.com - Jan 18 10:07 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel plans to turn over $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by Friday, an Israeli official said. The money is part of Israel's strategy to boost the moderate Palestinian leader in his standoff with the Islamic militant group Hamas, the official said.Israel to give $100m to Abbas for aid, security Khaleej Times - Jan 18 10:10 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel will transfer $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday under a deal earmarking the funds for humanitarian needs and a US-backed security programme, Israeli officials said.Union motion to debate Israel brings 'hate into the classroom': B'nai Brith head CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 18 4:51 AM
A decision approving a request by two Toronto high school teachers to have a union debate on whether to condemn Israel's treatment of Palestinians has come under fire by human rights groups.