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Israel checking report Syrian group holding soldier 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 10:08 AM
Israel said it was checking the reliability of an Internet report that a previously unheard of Syrian group is holding an Israeli soldier who went missing nearly 10 years ago.Israel's new army chief sworn in AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 4:03 AM
Israel's new army chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi has been sworn in, a month after his predecessor resigned over the failures from the war in Lebanon.Israel Razes Bedouin Huts in West Bank ABC News - Feb 14 2:00 PM
Israel Demolishes Bedouin Arab Huts in West Bank; Scuffles EnsueIsrael to film holy site digging BBC News - Feb 14 11:29 AM
Israel is installing webcams to film its controversial dig near Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque - Islam's third holiest site.Israel stocks at records; Teva continues climb and Nice is up Market Watch - Feb 14 10:26 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israel stocks again closed at all-time records, with one of the two benchmark indexes piercing the 1,000-point mark for the first time, led by Teva Pharmaceutical, the banks and the chemicals companies. Hamas announces missile war in Israel World Tribune - Feb 14 2:18 PM
GAZA CITY The Fatah movement headed by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has announced an offensive against Israel. Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has launched what it said was a military campaign against Israel.Iran president tones down Israel attack AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 6:14 PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, toning down verbal attacks on Israel, said in an interview that aired Tuesday that Palestinians should be allowed to determine a resolution to the conflict with the Jewish state.Rangers record ends in Israel UEFA News - Feb 14 2:43 PM
Hapoel Tel Aviv FC 2-1 Rangers FC Rangers' unbeaten run in Europe this season came to an end as Barukh Dego consigned the Scots to defeat in Israel.Is Israel capping Ethiopian aliyah? Some Falash Mura petitions denied JTA - Feb 14 1:27 PM
JERUSALEM (JTA) In a sign that Israel is taking steps to cap the number of future Ethiopian immigrants, the Interior Ministry has begun delivering rejection notices to Ethiopian petitioners deemed ineligible for aliyah.Israel's new army chief assumes office as Halutz steps down People's Daily - Feb 14 4:15 PM
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)'s new Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi assumed office in a handover ceremony held in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning.Israel warns against visiting Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 2:36 PM
Israel warned its citizens Tuesday against visiting Iraq, citing the danger to their lives and reminding them that travel to Iraq is a criminal offense under Israeli law.For women s rights in Israel, it s time to say no to back-of-bus treatment JTA - Feb 14 10:27 AM
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (JTA) At a time when women are taking their rightful place at the forefront of Israeli society, something is pushing them back to the back of the bus, that is. The matter soon will be considered in Israel s highest court.Oracle Opens New R&D Center in Israel E-Commerce Times - Feb 14 8:19 AM
Oracle on Tuesday inaugurated its new R&D center in Petah Tikva, Israel, its first center in the country. The center is based on the technology and personnel of start-up Demantra, which Oracle acquired in May 2006 for $41 million. The R&D center will supply Oracle with Demantra's demand forecasting applications.Uefa Cup Report: Rangers Rumbled In Israel Goal.com - Feb 14 2:00 PM
Hapoel Tel-Aviv were deserved 2-1 winners against SPL giants Rangers in Israel tonight.Israel makes history in Katsav impeachment EARTHtimes.org - Feb 14 3:25 PM
The impeachment process begun against Israeli President Moshe Katsav marks the first time Israel has attempted to prosecute a top leader, a report said.Analysis: Israel, Turkey probe closer ties UPI - Feb 14 8:09 AM
TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will try to expand Israel's strategic relations with Turkey during a two-day visit to Ankara that starts Wednesday.Israel denies Jerusalem holy site work halted, protests continue AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 8:35 AM
Israel has denied a report that archaeological excavations and building work near Jerusalem's most contested holy site had been abandoned, as angry Muslims continued to slam the project.Malley: Palestinian Unity Government Opens Way to Possible Agreement With Israel Foreign Relations - Feb 14 8:31 AM
Robert Malley, an expert on Middle East policy, and a former senior aide to President Clinton on Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, says the recent agreement between Fatah and Hamas for a unity government should be encouraged as the best way to bring about an agreement with Israel.Israel's missile man pays a visit to Boston The Jewish Advocate - Feb 14 5:36 AM
Technion professor Ovadia Harari was in town last week to talk about missile defense systems in the state of Israel.Israel installs cameras to film Jerusalem holy site work Khaleej Times - Feb 14 6:56 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel was installing video cameras on Wednesday to film archaeological excavations near Jerusalem s most contested holy site in a bid to appease Muslim anger over the project.Israel ready to confront Iran alone: minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 2:37 AM
Israel alone will have to confront the perceived nuclear threat from arch enemy Iran, the country's ultra-rightwing Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said.Israel razes Bedouin huts in West Bank AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 11:27 AM
The Israeli army on Wednesday demolished seven huts and tents belonging to Bedouin Arabs who live near Jewish settlements in the southern West Bank, residents and the army said.Oracle opens new Israel R&D center Globes Online - Feb 14 6:03 AM
Oracle Israel managing director Moshe Horev: We re constantly examining other acquisitions in Israel.Israel swears in new military chief AlertNet - Feb 14 1:02 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Israel swore in a new military chief on Wednesday, giving the post to a veteran combat soldier with experience fighting Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. Gabi Ashkenazi ... Israel's new military chief of staff has hard goals to pursue Pravda - Feb 14 2:52 AM
During his tenure, Ashkenazi will also have to prepare Israel for a possible military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. He will also have to decide how to deal with continuing Palestinian rocket fire from the Gaza Strip .Israel will face Iran on its own: cabinet minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 11:32 PM
Israel will have to confront the perceived nuclear threat from Iran on its own, the country's ultra-rightwing Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said.Israel has true friend in Canada, says Avi Dichter Canadian Jewish News - Feb 14 4:29 AM
OTTAWA Canada s current government is proving itself to be a steadfast supporter of the Jewish state, Israel s minister of public security told the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy (CIJA) luncheon in Ottawa last week.The MathWorks Announces New Distributor in Israel: Systematics, Ltd. to provide distribution and support of the ... [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 14 9:13 AM
The MathWorks today announced it has established a new partnership with Systematics, Ltd. based in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Starting on January 1, 2007, Systematics will be responsible for product sales and services of The MathWorks MATLAB(R) and Simulink(R) product platforms in that region. Systematics will offer a wide range of sales, support and training for technical computing and Model-Based Design ...Israel moots peace talks possibility AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 6:06 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has raised the possibility of renewing Palestinian peace talks in the run-up to an Israeli-Palestinian-US summit and the creation of a new Palestinian government.Israel s army chief sworn in Sunday Times - Feb 14 5:11 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel s new army chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi has been sworn in, a month after his predecessor resigned over the failures from the war in Lebanon, the military said.Israel stocks close at an all-time high Market Watch - Feb 13 9:40 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange benchmark indexes closed at an all-time high, led by Teva Pharmaceutical, which reported higher fourth-quarter earnings, banks, Israel Chemicals and Bezeq. Iranian president says Palestinians should decide on their own resolution to conflict with Israel San Diego Union-Tribune - Feb 13 6:07 PM
TEHRAN, Iran, 5:21 p.m. Feb. 13 (AP): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, toning down verbal attacks on Israel, said interview that aired Tuesday that the Palestinians should be allowed to determine a resolution to the conflict with the Jewish stat.Israel to review ties with Abbas due to Mecca deal Haaretz Daily - Feb 13 11:55 PM
Israel has decided to reassess its relations with the Palestinian Authority and its chairman, Mahmoud Abbas, due to the unity government agreement reached between Fatah and Hamas in Mecca last week.Survey results could presage test for Germany s special ties to Israel JTA - Feb 13 4:12 PM
BERLIN (JTA) A new study reveals popular German ambivalence about supporting Israel, just as Iran has raised the level of tension with repeated threats to destroy the Jewish state.Israel Not Facing Existential Threat Ohmynews - Feb 13 11:31 PM
In its infancy Israel faced threats from the Arab countries surrounding it, who really did want to carry out a second holocaust, who really did want, and tried, to wipe Israel off the map. As Egypt's president Gamel Nasser announced...Israel ready to confront Iran alone: Minister IranMania.com - Feb 13 9:47 PM
LONDON, February 14 (IranMania) - Israel alone will have to confront the perceived nuclear threat from arch enemy Iran, the country's ultra-rightwing Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said, according to an AFP report.Hamas Accuses U.S. and Israel of Sabotaging Unity Plan Israel National News - Feb 14 1:49 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Hamas official Yahia Mousa has accused the United States and Israel of plotting to cause the collapse of the proposed Palestinian Authority (PA) unity government, bringing together Hamas and Fatah.Congregation House of Israel Hot Springs Village Voice - Feb 13 10:55 PM
Friday, all are cordially invited to visit Congregation House of Israel for a special evening to learn more about Jewish beliefs and traditions. Starting at 4:30 we will gather in our sanctuary to discuss "Tzedahah," the Jewish tradition of using resources to repair the world. What a wonderful opportunity to discuss different ideas and thoughts.Israel PM raises possibility of Palestinian talks: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 12:08 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has discussed with top aides the possibility of renewing peace negotiations with a Palestinian unity government, a newspaper has reported.Israel drops construction plan near al-Aqsa Mosque: report People's Daily - Feb 13 5:29 PM
Israel decided on Tuesday to give up building a new bridge near Islam's third holiest shrine of al-Aqsa Mosque following protests of Muslim and Arab countries, local media reported.Malaysia urges UN to pressure Israel to stop digging near holy site People's Daily - Feb 13 5:02 PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to pressure Israel to stop digging work near al- Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.Is the Mecca deal a step forward or a feint? Israel watches and waits JTA - Feb 13 12:12 PM
JERUSALEM (JTA) Like most of the international community, Israel is adopting a wait-and-see attitude toward the Mecca agreement between the Palestinians rival factions Hamas and Fatah.Turkish PM warns Israel over excavation near al-Aqsa Mosque People's Daily - Feb 13 4:30 PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned Israel not to increase tension over excavation near al-Aqsa Mosque, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.Israel Lowers Expectations for Mideast Summit Voice of America - Feb 13 8:48 AM
Israel is lowering expectations for a three-way Mideast summit next week, in which the United States will mediate between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.Israel 'ready to confront Iran' Gulf Daily News - Feb 13 6:18 PM
JERUSALEM: Israel alone will have to confront the perceived nuclear threat from arch enemy Iran, the country's ultra-rightwing Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday.Israeli PM in Turkey for Middle East talks amid protests AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 10:41 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived in Turkey, Israel's closest Muslim ally, for two days of talks on the Middle East amid protests here over the Jewish state's controversial construction work near Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque.Israel mulls suspending ties over Abbas-Hamas deal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 9:54 AM
Israel is considering suspending contacts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said on Monday.Onaro to open R&D facility in Israel BizJournals - Feb 13 7:31 AM
Onaro Inc., a provider of software for storage networks, plans to establish a research and development facility that will also include engineering and support personnel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company said on Tuesday.UN: Israel, Lebanon Violated Resolutions Israel National News - Feb 13 5:20 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Alvaro de Soto, the UN Coordinator for Middle East peace, accused both Israel and Lebanon of violating UN Resolution 1701. Lebanon fired small arms at Israelis who had not crossed the Blue Line into Lebanese territory, violating the resolution.Lawmakers Debate Ousting Israel President ABC News - Feb 14 6:02 AM
Lawmakers Debate Ousting President Who Faces Rape, Other Sexual Assault ChargesIsrael to halt holy site repairs but excavations go on AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 8:58 AM
Israel has frozen contested building work near Jerusalem's most volatile holy site but pressed with archaeological excavations, triggering further Muslim outcry.Israel's surge of despair Salon.com - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East.Pope meets relatives of Israeli soldiers AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 10:15 AM
Relatives seeking information on two Israeli soldiers who were seized by Hezbollah militants in northern Israel at the start of last year's Lebanon war met Wednesday with Pope Benedict XVI.Israel will have to face Iran on its own, says Lieberman Gulf News - Feb 13 12:39 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel will have to confront the perceived nuclear threat from Iran on its own, the country's ultra-rightwing Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday.Israel mulls deploying more anti-missile facilities: report People's Daily - Feb 14 4:45 PM
Israeli defense establishment is considering deploying more anti-missile system batteries throughout the country, in addition to the two currently in place, local Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday.Temple Israel growing Portsmouth Herald - Feb 13 7:43 AM
PORTSMOUTH -- Groundbreaking for the expansion of Temple Israel officially began Monday, as members of the Centennial Committee and from Temple Israel itself turned out for the start of the six-month project to expand and renovate the synagogue.ISRAEL MAY CUT TIES TO ABBAS New York Post - Feb 13 2:25 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel is considering suspending contacts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said yesterday. The move could increase pressure on Abbas...Israel ready 'to confront Iran alone' Northern Territory News - Feb 13 9:22 AM
ISRAEL alone will have to confront the perceived nuclear threat from arch enemy Iran, the country's ultra-rightwing Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman said today.Arabs try outreach to Israel, U.S. Jews USA Today - Feb 12 4:39 AM
Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, are making some of their most public overtures ever to Israel and American Jews in an effort to undercut Iran's growing influence, contain violence in Iraq and Lebanon and push for a Palestinian solution.Israel, Palestinians disagree on agenda AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 11:56 AM
Palestinian and Israeli officials disagreed sharply Tuesday over whether next week's Mideast summit with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice should help relaunch peace talks, dimming hopes the session will produce results.Malaysia calls on United Nations to stop Israel's holy site repairs The Nation - Feb 13 3:28 AM
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia on Tuesday called on the United Nations to intervene and pressure Israel into halting public works at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem which has enraged Muslims around the world.Holtzman, Blomberg to manage in Israel CBS Sportsline - Feb 12 4:01 PM
Former Major League Baseball players Ken Holtzman, Ron Blomberg and Art Shamsky were hired Monday as managers for the first season of the Israel Baseball League.Israel ready 'to confront Iran alone' The Australian - Feb 13 2:18 AM
"We will have to face the Iranians alone, because Israel cannot remain with its arms folded, waiting patiently for Iran to develop non-conventional weapons," he told public radio when asked about a possible Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear installations.An Israeli-Palestinian peace ... by inches The Christian Science Monitor - Feb 14 2:33 PM
The slight shift by Hamas to 'respect' past Palestinian agreements with Israel is a straw to grab. S&P Upgrades Israel s Credit Forecast Israel National News - Feb 13 10:34 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The international credit rating company Standard and Poor's upgraded Israel s credit rating from a forecast of stable to positive . S&P is one of the world s three largest credit rating companies.COM graduate addresses gay rights in Israel The Daily Free Press - Feb 13 7:10 AM
Speaking to students from two Boston University groups -- one advocating for gay rights and one supporting Israel -- a BU alum explained how gay rights are treated in Israel. Matt Lebovic, a 2000 College of Communication graduate, spoke with eight students from BU Students for Israel and Spectrum about the complicated relationship between gays and Israel's government in a College of Arts and ...A first step Israel needs to take Gulf News - Feb 14 1:11 PM
The Makkah Accord, shepherded masterfully by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, will hopefully put an end to the regrettable, internecine and costly fighting between the two leading Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, the party of President Mahmoud Abbas.Football: Dismal Rangers beaten BBC News - Feb 14 1:30 PM
Rangers are beaten by a very ordinary side in their Uefa Cup first leg tie in Israel.Lawmakers debate ousting president AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 4:16 AM
A parliamentary panel debated on Wednesday whether to take the unprecedented step of ousting Israel's president, who faces charges of rape and sexual assault.Israel halts construction at mosque The Washington Times - Feb 12 9:09 PM
JERUSALEM -- In a surprise retreat, Israel yesterday froze a contentious plan to renovate a bridge leading to Jerusalem's Temple Mount compound to respond to Palestinian charges that the work will endanger the Al Aqsa Mosque.Vazquez to defend WBC super bantamweight title SportingNews.com - Feb 14 6:02 PM
LOS ANGELES -- Israel Vazquez will defend his WBC super bantamweight championship against Rafael Mar...Israel, Palestinians to meet with Rice AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 7:00 AM
Israeli and Palestinian officials said Tuesday they have vastly different agendas for next week's meeting between their leaders and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, raising serious doubt about the summit's prospects.Balad MK to Attend Anti-Israel Conference Israel National News - Feb 13 6:20 AM
(IsraelNN.com) MK Jamal Zakhalka (Balad) plans to attend Israel Apartheid Week , an annual campus-based conference which aims to "forward the analysis of Israel as an apartheid state and to bolster support for the boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign , according to its own website.Israel alone will face Iran: cabinet minister Khaleej Times - Feb 13 12:40 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel will have to confront the perceived nuclear threat from Iran on its own, the country s ultra-rightwing Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday. Israel Apartheid Week' Begins, Reigniting Carter-Led Debate The New York Sun - Feb 12 9:46 PM
Student groups at several New York universities are attempting to equate present-day Israel with Apartheid-era South Africa with a series of "Israel Apartheid Week" lectures and panel discussions. While anti-Israel activists have long tried make such an equation, some Jewish leaders say a bestselling new book by President Carter, "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid," has given legitimacy to an unfair ...Israel denies work halted near Jerusalem holy site AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 6:40 AM
The Israeli government has denied a report that archaeological excavations, as well as building work that sparked Muslim fury near Jerusalem's most contested holy site, had been abandoned.Lebanese villagers fear Israel nibbling away their lands IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 12 6:34 PM
Aitroun (Lebanon), Feb 13 (DPA) At the edge of the southern village of Aitroun at the border with Israel, Lebanese farmers scrutinize the barbed wire fence that cuts through their tobacco fields.Israel striker boycotts national team in hopes of getting citizenship Slam! Sports - Feb 14 7:58 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Toto Tamuz wants to be an Israeli citizen and he's going to withhold his soccer talents from the country's national team until he becomes one.Pope Meets Relatives Of Israeli Soldiers CBS News - Feb 14 10:09 AM
Relatives seeking information on two Israeli soldiers who were seized by Hezbollah militants in northern Israel at the start of last year's Lebanon war met Wednesday with Pope Benedict XVI. Benedict listened to the appeal by relatives of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, who are making a two-day visit to Italy and the Vatican as part of a campaign to enlist foreign help to obtain information on ...Egyptian MP: We should nuke Israel Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 13 1:38 AM
A prominent Egyptian lawmaker on Monday suggested the Muslim world destroy Israel in a nuclear holocaust in order to halt renovation work outside Jerusalem's Temple Mount.Israel denies Jerusalem holy site work halted Middle East Online - Feb 14 6:12 AM
Angry protests continue as Jerusalem mufti urges Palestinians to mobilise against project on Friday.Egyptian MP: Nothing will work with Israel except nuclear bomb Haaretz Daily - Feb 13 12:55 AM
Israeli excavations near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem sparked angry reactions on Monday from Egyptian parliament members, including one who said only a nuclear bomb could stop Israel.UN Must Pressure Israel To Stop Digging At Al-Aqsa Mosque - PM Bernama - Feb 12 7:48 PM
BANGKOK, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to pressure Israel to stop digging work near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.India, Israel Forge Bond Columbia Daily Spectator - Feb 13 12:33 AM
The former Indian ambassador to Israel spoke about what he deemed the close relationship that is emerging between India, Israel, and the United States in a panel discussion held before a group of approximately 250 students at the Columbia School of Law last night.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
Temple Beth Israel is truly a global synagogue. Its members come from all over the world from the Netherlands, Israel, Brazil and Germany, to name just a few countries. On Fridays, Temple Beth Israel is so popular that it holds five candle-lighting ceremonies.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
Jerusalem - Israel s ongoing clash over conversion to Judaism, the so-called Who is a Jew? debate, flared into crisis again last month when a state-funded religious academy, created to ease the would-be convert s path, declared that it was freezing referrals of candidates to state-run rabbinical courts for conversion until the chief rabbinate appoints new and more lenient rabbis to serve on the ...Israel tests anti-missile system AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 7:36 PM
Israel successfully conducted its first nighttime test of the Arrow anti-missile system after sundown Sunday, the Defense Ministry said.Olmert says Israel will have to surrender Golan Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 13 12:38 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said everyone knows Israel will have to one day surrender the entire Golan Heights if it wants peace with Syria.Vazquez to defend title vs. Marquez CBS Sportsline - Feb 14 5:12 PM
Israel Vazquez will defend his WBC super bantamweight championship against Rafael Marquez on March 3 in suburban Carson.Herley Israel to Expand Facilities [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 13 5:00 AM
Herley Industries, Inc. announced today that Herley Israel, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary in Jerusalem, Israel, will continue to expand its facility to accommodate record backlog.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
Efraim Effi Eitam, a leader of Israel s right-wing Orthodox Zionist camp, is criticizing President Bush s Iraq policy, saying it could end up undermining efforts to confront Iran.Israeli PM heads to Turkey for talks on Palestinians, Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 7:01 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is heading to Turkey, Israel's closest Muslim ally, for a two-day visit set to focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and fears about Iran's nuclear ambitions.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
With its inaugural season set to start in June, the fledgling Israel Baseball League has tapped three former Major Leaguers to manage teams and, in a page straight from Hollywood, signed a 45-year-old American to take the field.The MathWorks Announces New Distributor in Israel [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 13 5:00 AM
NATICK, Mass.----The MathWorks today announced it has established a new partnership with Systematics, Ltd. based in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Starting on January 1, 2007, Systematics will be responsible for product sales and services of The MathWorks MATLABŪ and SimulinkŪ product platforms in that region.For Palestinians, Negotiations On Two Fronts Jewish Week - Feb 14 6:37 PM
Outcome of Hamas-Fatah strife seen linked to success of summit with Israel. Some Israeli officials reportedly sought to postpone the meeting, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who convened the summit, was said to have insisted that it proceed. Few expect anything positive.Arrows 'give Israel edge over Iran and Syria' Gulf News - Feb 12 10:21 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel's latest test of its Arrow missile defence system proves Israel has a jump on its fiercest enemies, Iran and Syria, a leading member of parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee said yesterday.McClaren pines for Hargreaves Daily Telegraph - Feb 14 5:47 PM
The restoration of the Bayern Munich midfielder will stiffen England's spine and spirit for Israel match.Israel may suspend contacts with Abbas Gulf Times - Feb 12 9:21 PM
JERUSALEM: Israel is considering suspending contacts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said yesterday.Israeli Nobel winner hopes to work with Arizona scientists on cancer drugs BizJournals - Feb 14 4:01 PM
Avram Hershko, a 2004 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry and a professor at Technion Israel Institute of Technology, was in Phoenix Wednesday, looking at ways to partner with local scientists.Lebanon, UN To Work On Marking Border With Israel - Officials Nasdaq - Feb 12 1:23 PM
BEIRUT (AP)--Senior officers from the Lebanese army and the U.N. peacekeeping force agreed Monday to work on marking a U.N.-drawn line that defines the border between Lebanon and Israel, military officials said.