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Israel Begins Running Web Cameras at Contested Excavation Site 
New York Times - Feb 15 6:06 PM
Responding to intense criticism from the Muslim world, Israel began operating live Internet cameras at a construction project next to a hotly disputed holy site.Israel puts webcams at disputed site AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 1:51 PM
Israel began operating live Internet cameras Thursday at a construction project next to a hotly disputed Jerusalem holy site and agreed to a Turkish request to inspect the work, responding to intense criticism from the Muslim world.Israel sets up Web cameras at disputed construction site CNN.com - Feb 15 10:37 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel on Thursday began operating live Internet cameras at a construction project next to a hotly disputed Jerusalem holy site, and agreed to a Turkish request to inspect the work, responding to intense criticism from the Muslim world.Israel launches webcast of holy site work AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 8:29 AM
Israel has begun broadcasting live Internet video footage of archaeological excavations near Jerusalem's most contested holy site in a bid to appease Muslim anger over the project.Israel runs live holy site Internet feed AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 7:39 AM
Israel on Thursday began broadcasting live images of a contentious construction project on the Internet in an effort to allay Muslim fears that the work would damage nearby Islamic shrines.Rice to arrive in Israel on Saturday AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 7:49 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to arrive in Israel for a first trilateral summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas Saturday.Mosque works: Israel extends ban for Muslim leader AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 4:36 AM
A Jerusalem court has extended a ban prohibiting the head of Israel's Islamic Movement from approaching Jerusalem's Old City for two months, amid Muslim protests near the holy sites.Israeli prime minister says Israel wants peace with Syria USA Today - Feb 15 4:06 AM
Israel wants to make peace with Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday, but he urged Damascus to stop supporting terrorism.U.S. urges new Palestinian government to recognize Israel People's Daily - Feb 15 5:46 PM
The United Sates said Thursday that any new Palestinian unity government must recognize Israel, renounce violence and accept past international agreements.Rabbi invites community to visit Israel in summer Moorpark Acorn - 17 minutes ago
Rabbi Michele Paskow of Simi Valley's Congregation B'nai Emet will lead a two-week tour of Israel this summer. The group will leave Los Angeles on Sun., July 22 to visit Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Rechovot, Jerusalem, Masada, Tiberias, Safed, Haifa, Acre and Rosh HaNikra, swim in the Dead Sea and take a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee.ISRAEL DOCTRINE VETOED ACTIVE MBT DEFENSE Middle East Newsline - Feb 15 12:25 PM
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's military was said to have rejected active protection systems for main battle tanks because of a doctrine that dismissed the prospect of a conventional war.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.Briefs: Israel reviews Jerusalem dig; U.S. offers reward for Islamic Jihad leader The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Feb 15 1:47 PM
Israel is pressing ahead with a controversial dig near the Temple Mount but will review plans to build at the site.Israel agrees to Turkish check of holy site repairs Middle East Times - Feb 15 6:58 AM
IN AGREEMENT: Turkey's PM Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Israel's PM Ehud Olmert arrive for a news conference in Ankara February 15. (REUTERS) ANKARA -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Thursday agreed to a Turkish inspection of construction work near Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque that has sparked violent Palestinian protests and angered Muslims across the world.Israel spends 200 times more per capita on defence than Iran Payvand Iran News - Feb 15 8:31 AM
In its latest Military Balance, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) institute cited the defence spending of Israel at Dlrs 9.8 billion in 2005, nearly twice the amount for Iran, despite having a population of less than a tenth of Iran's 65 million.ISRAEL-LIBERIA: Refugees appeal to government to extend stay AlertNet - Feb 15 5:02 AM
Source: IRIN Members of the small Liberian community in Tel Aviv have appealed to the Israeli government to allow them to extend their stay in Israel. The appeal comes seven months after the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) representative in Israel wrote to all Liberian refugees directing them to return to Liberia by 31 March 2007. Time for Israel to clean up its act, says environmental activist J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Feb 15 12:27 PM
Israel is dirty and people are dying because of it. Alon Tal, one of Israel s leading environmentalists, is visibly pained when he admits that those statements are true. He s tired of telling people that 1,000 Israelis die each year from air pollution.President s budget calls for billions to defend Israel J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Feb 15 12:26 PM
President Bush s $3 trillion budget is a lot more palatable to the Jewish community with regards to Israel than domestically. The president calls for $2.4 billion in defense spending for Israel, a $60 million augmentation from last year s tally.US sticks to Israel demands News 24 South Africa - Feb 15 11:38 AM
The White House says any new Palestinian government must acknowledge the right of Israel to exist.Israel begins Internet broadcast of holy site work Khaleej Times - Feb 15 7:56 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel began broadcasting live Internet video footage of archaeological excavations near Jerusalem s most contested holy site on Thursday in a bid to appease Muslim anger over the project.ISRAEL-OPT: More Palestinians entering Israel on health grounds AlertNet - Feb 15 5:01 AM
Source: IRIN More and more Palestinians are gaining permission to enter Israel and East Jerusalem for medical reasons one of the few ways they can still obtain a permit. In 2006, 81,000 Palestinians gained entry to Israel for medical treatment. 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.OIC Seeks Help Of World Community To Stop Israel's Al-aqsa Excavation Bernama - Feb 15 2:48 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 (Bernama) -- The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has sought the assistance of the world community to stop Israel from continuing its excavation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third holiest shrine, OIC Secretary-General Prof Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said Thursday.Israel Razes Bedouin Huts in West Bank ABC News - Feb 14 2:00 PM
Israel Demolishes Bedouin Arab Huts in West Bank; Scuffles EnsuePolitically Speaking: It's time for Israel to join NATO The Heights - Feb 15 7:03 AM
First, a concession: By no stretch of the imagination is Israel located in the North Atlantic. But geography alone shouldn't bar the Jewish nation from being strongly considered for NATO membership. Indeed, given the current showdown over the Iranian nuclear program, starting accession talks with the Israelis could very well prove a diplomatic masterstroke.Adelsons give $25 million a year to birthright israel Cleveland Jewish News - Feb 15 7:38 AM
The much-anticipated Adelson Family Charitable Foundation made its first official gift this week as billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, pledged $25 million a year for the foreseeable future to birthright israel.Israel 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 agrees to Turkish inspection of holy site repairs AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 8:51 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has agreed to a Turkish inspection of construction work near Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque which has sparked violent Palestinian protests and angered Muslims across the world.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. Business Partners InRob, Ltd., I.T.E. Ltd. and Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd. Ramta Division Begin Customer ... [Press Release] PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 15 7:30 AM
TEL-AVIV, Israel, Feb. 15, 2007 -- The three-way partnership of InRob, Ltd. , a leader in advanced wireless control systems for unmanned ground vehicles , Israel Tractors and Equipment, Ltd. , the Caterpillar dealer in Israel and Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd.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.Webcams broadcast Israeli dig Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 6:01 PM
Israel has installed Internet cameras near an archaeological excavation close to a Jerusalem shrine that had sparked Muslim protests, in a bid to show the work does not harm the holy site, officials said on Thursday.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.New Palestinian Coalition May Complicate Rice's Peacemaking Bid Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, having just clinched a six-nation agreement aimed at scrapping North Korea's nuclear-bomb program, heads to Israel today to try to make progress on an even more intractable issue: the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians.Israel Agrees to Turkish Inspection of Muslim Shrine (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Feb 15 9:40 AM
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed today to let a Turkish delegation inspect excavations near an Islamic holy site in Jerusalem, seeking help in defusing Muslim protests against the project.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.Abbas asks Haniyeh to form unity government Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 2:55 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and urged him to respect peace accords signed with Israel.Israel rejects some aliyah applications The Washington Times - Feb 15 3:38 PM
The Israeli Interior Ministry has begun rejecting immigration petitions from Ethiopians, suggesting it may cap the number of immigrants from Ethiopia.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.US keeps conditions on Palestinians AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 11:09 AM
The White House said that any new Palestinian government must acknowledge the right of Israel to exist, renounce violence against Israel, and accept past international agreements.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.Hamas PM resigns, takes on role of forming coalition government USA Today - Feb 15 1:21 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh resigned today and was asked by President Mahmoud Abbas to form a Hamas-Fatah coalition within five weeks. The United States has informed Abbas that it will shun the coalition government because it will not explicitly recognize Israel, Abbas aides said Thursday.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.Hamas Cabinet set to resign Thursday AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 9:04 AM
Aides to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that U.S. diplomats told them Washington plans to shun a future Hamas-Fatah coalition government because it will not explicitly recognize Israel.Israel wants peace with Syria: Olmert People's Daily - Feb 15 4:15 PM
Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told reporters Thursday in Ankara that he is "happy" to make peace with Syria, but Damascus must stop supporting what he called "terrorism".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.U.S. to shun all members of Palestinian unity govt Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 7:30 AM
The United States will boycott all Palestinian unity government ministers, including non-Hamas members, unless international demands on policy toward Israel are met, a Palestinian official and diplomats said on Thursday.Alleged Egyptian-Canadian spy confessed: media AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 7:07 AM
An alleged Egyptian-Canadian spy told Egyptian interrogators he recruited several gay or financially strapped Arabs while living in Canada to work for Israel's intelligence agency, media said.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.Israel's Olmert urges economic sanctions to force Iran to review nuclear program Boston Herald - Feb 15 6:17 AM
ANKARA, Turkey - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed to a Turkish inspection of the construction work at disputed holy site in Jerusalem, the Turkish prime minister said Thursday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan...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 shares lower as real estate slumps; Teva up for third day Market Watch - Feb 15 6:55 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israeli stocks fell from all-time records in late trading on Thursday, with real-estate companies broadly lower and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries higher for a third straight session since the drugmaker's earnings report. Israel launches webcast of holy site work TODAYonline - Feb 15 8:52 AM
The Dome of the Rock appears in the background as employees of the Israeli Antiquities Authority work close to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, 12 February.Analyst strives to see past Israel s blind spots J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Feb 15 12:27 PM
Gidi Grinstein makes a living finding blind spots. But he isn t an ophthalmologist. When the French employed the latest in 1919 trench technology to fight a war in 1939, that was a blind spot.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.Israel demolishes Bedouin homes Albuquerque Tribune - Feb 15 8:33 AM
The Israeli army has demolished seven huts and tents belonging to Bedouin Arabs who live near Jewish settlements in the southern West Bank, residents and the army said.Israel agrees Turkish inspection of holy site work Khaleej Times - Feb 15 7:56 AM
ANKARA - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday agreed to a Turkish inspection of construction work near Jerusalem s Al Aqsa mosque which has sparked violent Palestinian protests and angered Muslims across the world.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.Abbas reaches out for renewed unity The Washington Times - 5 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas to form a new unity government and urged him to respect peace accords signed with Israel.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.U.S. May Shun A Fatah-Hamas Coalition CBS News - Feb 15 10:00 AM
Aides to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas say the U.S. has told him that it will shun a future Hamas-Fatah coalition government because it will not explicitly recognize Israel.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. McClaren doesn't fear being fired Fox Sports - Feb 15 2:28 PM
Steve McClaren wants to stay as England coach even if his team loses to Israel in next month's 2008 European Championship qualifying game. England lost to visiting Spain 1-0 in a friendly last Wednesday, and could slip to fifth place in its qualifying group by losing to Israel on March 24. McClaren said that shouldn't be a reason to fire him. "Qualifications are never decided in March," the ...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.Vazquez to defend WBC super bantam title Sports Illustrated - Feb 14 10:43 PM
Israel Vazquez will defend his WBC super bantamweight championship against Rafael Marquez on March 3 in suburban Carson.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.Defendants Are Dealt a Blow In Aipac Case The New York Sun - 7 minutes ago
WASHINGTON A federal judge in Virginia has dealt two blows to the defense of a pair of pro-Israel lobbyists accused of illegally trafficking in classified information. In one ruling this week, Judge Thomas Ellis III rejected defense motions to demand testimony from Israeli government officials. In another decision, the judge refused to suppress statements the FBI obtained in 2004 from the two ...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.Israeli PM holds talks in Turkey BBC News - Feb 15 5:14 AM
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert discusses Middle East tensions with Turkey, Israel's main regional ally.Israel's Ehud Olmert says Palestine must agree with demands of Quartet Pravda - Feb 15 4:52 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the new Palestinian government must "openly and clearly" agree with the demands of the Quartet of the Middle East negotiators, reports AP.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.Opting Out of the Good Fight The New York Sun - 4 minutes ago
Those who believe that the Israeli Defense Forces offer a model of how to deploy women in the armed services should take a look at "Close to Home," by the directors Dalia Hager and Vidi Bilu. Like everyone in Israel, male and female, the co-directors had to perform a period of military service at age 18. When the two women met some time later, they thought it odd that no one had ever made a movie ...Israeli scientists in tie-up with two Singapore universities Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
SINGAPORE - A team of scientists from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) have agreed to research collaboration with two universities in Singapore, the institutions said Friday.U.S. may shun new unity government, Abbas told Calcutta News - 38 minutes ago
The United States has informed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that it may shun the imminent Fatah-Hamas unity government because it will not explicitly recognize Israel, Abbas aides said Thursday.Hamas agrees to form unity Palestinian government The Scotsman - Feb 15 6:38 PM
MAHMOUD Abbas, the Palestinian president, yesterday formally asked the Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, to form a new government of unity, and urged him to abide by peace deals signed with Israel.Olmert Urges Economic Sanctions for Iran ABC News - Feb 15 5:15 AM
Israel's Olmert Urges Economic Sanctions to Force Iran to Review Nuclear ProgramIsraelis see insurgents tunneling under planned security wall World Tribune - Feb 15 1:48 PM
TEL AVIV Israel's military has assessed that Palestinian insurgency groups would construct tunnels to infiltrate and attack the Jewish state from the West Bank.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.Africa-Israel, Sheinfeld buy central Jerusalem lot for $28.3m Globes Online - Feb 15 5:50 AM
The companies will build a luxury 21,000-sq.m. high-rise with a swimming pool and spa.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.Webcams air work at disputed Jerusalem site Baltimore Sun - Feb 15 11:23 AM
Israeli government agrees to Turkish inspection of holy site construction Israel today began operating live Internet cameras at a construction project next to a hotly disputed Jerusalem holy site, and agreed to a Turkish request to inspect the work, responding to intense criticism from the Muslim world. Coca-Cola Israel fires 50 employees Globes Online - Feb 15 5:50 AM
Central Bottling Company s board approved the lay-offs as part of the company s streamlining plan to improve its operating profit.Israel Diary Totally Jewish - Feb 15 3:37 AM
Moshe Safdie came to prominence 40 years ago at Montreal s Expo 67 with an amazing apartment complex of intricately arranged concrete boxes.