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Walter C. Uhler: Israel's Bomb, Iran's Pursuit of the Bomb and U.S. War Preparations (Part Three) 
HuffingtonPost - Feb 16 3:47 PM
Four years after the Bush administration duped Americans into believing that Saddam Hussein was somehow involved in the al Qaeda terrorist attacks that rocked the United States on 9/11, Bush administration officials - prodded by Israel - are now asking Americans to believe that Iran either has the bomb or is vigorously pursuing it. As former weapons inspector, Scott Ritter, put it in his ...Israel Begins Running Web Cameras at Contested Excavation Site New York Times - Feb 15 6:11 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 to release $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinians Fox21 - Feb 16 6:10 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 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 Installs Webcams to Ease Tensions at Dig Site TechNewsWorld.com - Feb 16 9:05 AM
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. The Internet cameras showed three angles of the archaeological excavations, shifting from one to the next automatically.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.IDT Corp. Appoints Eric Cosentino to Its Board of Directors; Alan Claman to Assume Role with IDT's Israel Operations FinanzNachrichten - Feb 16 1:59 PM
IDT Corporation today announced the appointment of Reverend Eric Cosentino to its Board of Directors. Rev. Cosentino replaces Alan Claman, who will be serving as a consultant to IDT with respect to its operations in Israel.Carrey Goes Undercover In Israel ContactMusic - Feb 16 12:11 PM
JIM CARREY was thrilled when he fooled the paparazzi during a recent trip to Israel by hiring a body double to impersonate him. The BRUCE ALMIGHTY stIsrael 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.Israel tries Webcam to ease dispute St. Petersburg Times - Feb 16 12:32 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel began operating live Internet cameras Thursday at a construction project next to a Jerusalem holy site and agreed to a Turkish request to inspect the work, responding to criticism from the Muslim world.Srinagar shuts down to protest excavations near Israel's Al-Aqsa mosque ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 16 12:47 AM
Srinagar, Feb 16 (ANI): The streets and markets in Srinagar wore a deserted look on Friday, as several rebel outfits called for a shut down to protest against excavations near Al-Aqsa mosque in Israel. Muslims here said the move was aimed at destroying Islam's third holiest shrine. "It's a conspiracy against the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, it's a conspiracy against Muslims. We are observing a strike ...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.Israel's Islamic Movement leader calls for new uprising to save the Al-Aqsa Mosque Al Bawaba - Feb 16 7:12 AM
The head of the northern branch of Israel's Islamic Movement on Friday called for an intifada (uprising) to save the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Israel Radio reported.Kerry Douglas Interviews Gospel Singer and 2007 Grammy Award Winner Israel Houghton on "The Kerry Douglas Show" Live on ... [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 16 1:17 PM
2007 Grammy Award Winner Israel Houghton along with award winning gospel artist Martha Munizzi will be interviewed by VoiceAmerica Network host Kerry Douglas on "The Kerry Douglas Show" Tuesday, February 20, 2007. (PRWeb Feb 16, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/SW5zZS1Qcm9mLU1hZ24tSG9yci1NYWduLVplcm8=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.IDT Corp. Appoints Eric Cosentino to Its Board of Directors; Alan Claman to Assume Role with IDT's Israel Operations [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 16 1:45 PM
NEWARK, N.J.----IDT Corporation today announced the appointment of Reverend Eric Cosentino to its Board of Directors. Rev. Cosentino replaces Alan Claman, who will be serving as a consultant to IDT with respect to its operations in Israel.B92 - News - Globe - Hezbollah says it moves arms to fight Israel B92 - Feb 16 10:36 AM
BEIRUT -- Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that his organization is entitled to secretly transfer arms in order to fight Israel.Folk Legend Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary Joins Educator's Mission to Israel [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 16 11:13 AM
Peter Yarrow, a member of the world renowned folk group Peter, Paul & Mary, whom a decade ago, founded the educational advocacy non-profit, Operation Respect: "Don't Laugh at Me," will join a group of US education leaders, including several large city school superintendents, on a mission to Israel sponsored by the America-Israel Friendship League from February 17th to the 23rd.Israel striker boycotts team Baku Sun - Azerbaijan - Feb 16 4:22 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. Tamuz, who was raised in Israel and speaks fluent Hebrew, is the son of illegal Nigerian immigrants.Kerry Douglas Interviews Gospel Singer and 2007 Grammy Award Winner Israel Houghton on "The Kerry Douglas Show" Live on ... [Press Release] PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 11:32 AM
2007 Grammy Award Winner Israel Houghton along with award winning gospel artist Martha Munizzi will be interviewed by VoiceAmerica Network host Kerry Douglas on "The Kerry Douglas Show" Tuesday, February 20, 2007.EL AL Announces Super Savings on Spring Early Bird Airfares Plus a Combined Air/Hotel Package to Israel [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 16 6:00 AM
EL AL, Israel's national airline, announces greatly reduced spring Early Bird airfares and a five-night attractively priced air/hotel package.Rice to arrive in Israel Saturday ahead of three-way summit Khaleej Times - Feb 15 10:14 PM
JERUSALEM - United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due to arrive in Israel Saturday ahead of a three-way summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Radio reported.Israel launches webcast of work Gulf Times - Feb 15 11:56 PM
JERUSALEM: Israel yesterday began 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 starts webcam of holy site work iafrica.com - Feb 15 10:29 PM
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 police on alert around Jerusalem holy sites AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 12:58 AM
Israeli police have deployed in force on a planned day of Palestinian mobilisation against controversial works near Jerusalem's most contested holy site where thousands of Muslims were to pray.U.S. urges new Palestinian government to recognize Israel People's Daily - Feb 15 5:45 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 - Feb 15 9:27 PM
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 12:29 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.US sticks to Israel demands News 24 South Africa - Feb 15 2:02 PM
The White House says any new Palestinian government must acknowledge the right of Israel to exist.Webcams broadcast Israeli dig near Jerusalem shrine Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 9:46 AM
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.Briefs: Israel reviews Jerusalem dig; U.S. offers reward for Islamic Jihad leader The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Feb 15 1:41 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 6:56 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.Time for Israel to clean up its act, says environmental activist J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Feb 15 12:33 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.Israel spends 200 times more per capita on defence than Iran Payvand Iran News - Feb 15 8:24 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 5:06 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. President s budget calls for billions to defend Israel J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Feb 15 12:28 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.ISRAEL-OPT: More Palestinians entering Israel on health grounds AlertNet - Feb 15 5:05 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. Indian Kashmir Muslims protest Jerusalem holy site repairs AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 7:34 AM
Police fired teargas to quell protests by Muslims in Indian Kashmir against Israel's excavations near one of Islam's holiest sites, witnesses said.Rangers welcome Ferguson all-clear from UEFA AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 7:41 AM
Rangers boss Walter Smith has welcomed a UEFA decision to take no action against Barry Ferguson over an altercation with a Hapoel Tel Aviv player in the club's UEFA Cup defeat in Israel this week.Nasrallah was speaking at a rally to commemorate the killing of two Hezbollah officials by Israel [AFP] Aljazeera - Feb 16 12:14 PM
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, has said he will not forgive Lebanese authorities for seizing weapons from the Shia Muslim group.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 2:54 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 2:03 PM
Israel Demolishes Bedouin Arab Huts in West Bank; Scuffles EnsuePolitically Speaking: It's time for Israel to join NATO The Heights - Feb 15 6:53 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 7:37 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 11:21 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.Analysis: Promoting peace in Ankara UPI - Feb 16 12:37 PM
In a tree lined street outside the Prime Minister's Office, a military honor guard in white helmets, belts and leggings, waited for Israel's Prime Minister ...IDT Picks Rev. Cosentino to Join Board AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 16 2:51 PM
Telecom services provider IDT Corp. said Friday it picked the Rev. Eric Cosentino to join its board of directors. Cosentino is replacing Alan Claman, 60 who will work as an IDT consultant for operations in Israel.Local people The Arizona Republic - Feb 16 3:54 PM
Rob Israel, John C. Lincoln's vice president and CIO/Information Services, was inducted into Phoenix Business Journal's 40 Under 40, a club of young Valley achievers. Israel has served on the board for Valley of the Sun School, which serves people with mental retardation, serious mental illnesses, physical disabilities, hearing impairments and traumatic brain injuries.Israel stocks at records; Teva continues climb and Nice is up Market Watch - Feb 14 10:24 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.Rabbi shares insights on Israel at GOP Roundtable The Ascension Citizen - Feb 16 10:42 AM
Rabbi Barry Weinstein served as the keynote speaker at the monthly Ascension GOP Roundtable held Thursday afternoon at the Grand Wall Restaurant on Airline Highway in Gonzales.Moscow hopes for resumption of talks between Israel, Palestine Russian Information Agency Novosti - Feb 16 8:50 AM
MOSCOW, February 16 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow hopes that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will reach an agreement on the resumption of conflict settlement talks during their meeting Monday, the Russian foreign minister said Friday.Israel police on alert around Jerusalem holy sites AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 15 11:27 PM
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli police have been deployed en masse in Jerusalem to prevent disturbances over contested work near the ultra-sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque site where thousands of Muslims were to pray on Friday.Obama will soon make the case that he'll be as strong on Israel as anyone Haaretz Daily - Feb 16 5:41 AM
My weekend column for the Hebrew print edition is a lengthy piece on U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois). Most Israelis don't know him, and my editors thought he was enough of a political phenomenon to make him worth writing about, even at this early stage of the campaign.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 2:42 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.Divided loyalties Guardian Unlimited - Feb 16 4:05 PM
It is nearly 30 years since Jimmy Carter made his great contribution to the cause of peace in the Middle East: shepherding, cajoling and bribing Israel and Egypt into a treaty that has endured many crises, even though it failed to tackle the Palestinian core of the world's most intractable conflict.Is Israel capping Ethiopian aliyah? Some Falash Mura petitions denied JTA - Feb 14 1:22 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 - Feb 15 6:50 PM
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.Srinagar shuts down against Israel IBN live - Feb 16 1:48 AM
Srinagar wore a deserted look on Friday following a general strike called by several rebel groups.EXCLUSIVE: YOSSI WARNING FOR MAC Daily Mirror - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
YOSSI BENAYOUN warns Steve McClaren that Israel are ready to pile the pressure on him. Israel Agrees to Turkish Inspection of Muslim Shrine (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Feb 15 9:39 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.Serving Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties Since 1858. Daily Mining Gazette - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
Jimmy Carter notes in his recent book that Israel has been an obstruction to the peace process with Palestine. This is an understatement. It appears that Israel does not want peace unless it can dominate Palestine militarily, economically and socially.Israel's new army chief assumes office as Halutz steps down People's Daily - Feb 14 4:14 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 Friday passes uneventfully at Temple Mount AsiaNews.it - Feb 16 5:13 AM
A handful of youth were arrested on a day that saw 3,000 officers deployed after last week s clashes. To calm tensions, Olmert has accepted an investigation by Turkey of the controversial works.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.Israelis Demand New Legislative Ballot Angus Reid - 35 minutes ago
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in Israel want to hold a new election, according to a poll by Geocartographia released by Israel Radio.Israel police on alert around Jerusalem holy sites TODAYonline - Feb 15 11:52 PM
Israeli riot policemen face protesters during clashes outside Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City. Israeli police have been deployed en masse in Jerusalem to prevent disturbances over contested work near the ultra-sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque site where thousands of Muslims were to pray on Friday.KEEPING YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE TIMES Baltimore Jewish Times - 1 minute ago
There has never been a better or more important time to keep in touch with the Jewish world, for news about your community and Israel that, quite simply, you won t get anywhere else.For women s rights in Israel, it s time to say no to back-of-bus treatment JTA - Feb 14 10:22 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.Mbeki calls for end to isolation of Palestine People's Daily - Feb 16 5:00 PM
South African President Thabo Mbeki Friday called for an end to all measures intended to isolate the Palestinian Authority, and for Israel and Palestine to renew their peace efforts.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.Hopes not high for Mideast talks Los Angeles Times - Feb 16 12:16 AM
Israel is skeptical of the new Palestinian coalition as the U.S. tries to broker a deal. WASHINGTON The Bush administration's latest Middle East peace initiative, which begins this weekend, is taking place under a cloud of uncertainty because of Israeli anxiety about the complexion of a proposed Palestinian unity government. 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.Worshippers Barred From Aqsa Mosque Arab News - Feb 16 4:24 PM
RAMALLAH, West Bank, 17 February 2007 The Israeli police arrested more than 30 Palestinians in the Old City of Jerusalem yesterday as clashes erupted between Palestinians and heavily-armed Israeli police over Israel s continued excavations at Al-Maghareba Gate on the Al-Aqsa compound during Friday prayers.Smith praises 'common sense' as Ferguson escapes charge The Scotsman: Sport - Feb 16 4:40 PM
THE Rangers captain Barry Ferguson will face no charges from UEFA following the incident in which he appeared to strike a Hapoel Tel Aviv player during Wednesday's match in Israel.US-Islamic Forum to discuss regional issues The Peninsula - Feb 16 2:19 PM
doha The situation in Iraq and Palestine, the Arab-Israel conflict and the overall relationship of the Arab and Islamic world with America, which many see as uneasy, will come up for a threadbare debate at a key US-Islamic World Forum that begins at the Ritz-Carlton today.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 1:54 PM
Hapoel Tel-Aviv were deserved 2-1 winners against SPL giants Rangers in Israel tonight.Rice heads to Israel for three-way summit Independent Online - Feb 15 11:20 PM
Hamas - under a compromise - has said it will "respect" past Israeli-Palestinian interim peace deals as part of the government's new platform - but continues to deny the Jewish state's right to existUS 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.Srinagar shuts down to protest excavations near Israel's Al-Aqsa mosque New Kerala - Feb 16 1:18 AM
Muslims here said the move was aimed at destroying Islam's third holiest shrine. "It's a conspiracy against the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, it's a conspiracy against Muslims. We are observing a strike against the move by the Israeli authorities," said Muzaffar, a local.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.5 MMA leaders booked Dawn - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
KARACHI, Feb 16: Five leaders and workers of Jamaat-i-Islami, including MNA Mohammed Hussain Mehenti, were booked on Friday for violating the Loudspeaker Act while addressing anti-Israel and anti-government demonstrators from a mosque in the Old Town after Juma prayers.Top International News FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham - Feb 16 12:09 PM
VATICAN CITY -- 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 ...Emory profs want debate during upcoming Carter appearance AccessNorthGA - Feb 16 1:02 PM
Eleven faculty members at Emory University have written a letter to the campus newspaper to protest an appearance next week by former President Jimmy Carter, who's scheduled to speak about his controversial book on the Israel-Palestine conflict.Orphans, disabled still brunt of Israeli attacks on Al-Mabarrat Charity The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 16 1:06 PM
The summer 2006 war with Israel caused extensive damage to numerous orphanages, schools, mosques and medical centers run by Al-Mabarrat Charity Association, founded by Hizbullah's spiritual leader Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in 1978. The organization, which today has an extensive network of orphanages.Webcams fuel furor over Jerusalem site Boston Globe - Feb 16 12:57 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel activated webcams yesterday at the site of a controversial building project in Jerusalem's Old City as part of an effort to refute accusations by Muslims that the work is threatening the Al-Aqsa Mosque.Analysis: Israel, Turkey probe closer ties UPI - Feb 14 8:20 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.An honest broker broke of ideas Gulf News - Feb 16 3:18 PM
If the US believes that by shunning the new Palestinian cabinet it will bring the government closer to recognising Israel, then it has seriously misread the situation there.Rice Trip Agenda Involves The Middle East WCSH 6 Portland - Feb 16 12:15 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves Friday on a six-day trip focusing on the Middle East. Rice plans a joint meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.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.Rising demands to prosecute extremist Israeli Muslim leader for sedition and incitement to violence DEBKAfile - Feb 16 11:15 AM
After calling repeatedly for a new uprising against Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the northern branch of Israel s Islamic movement, accused the Jewish state of seeking to rebuild the Temple drenched in Arab blood.