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Egyptian Charged With Spying for Israel in Turkey; Israel Denies It 
New York Times - Feb 17 4:26 PM
An Egyptian student who fled the country six years ago is now sitting in jail, arrested upon his return to Cairo on charges of spying for Israel.Rice finds huge gaps between Israel, Palestinians AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 12:47 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Israel vowing to press ahead with a risky summit with Israeli and Palestinian leaders embroiled in a bitter feud over the presence of Islamist radicals in a soon-to-be-formed Palestinian government.Rice arrives in Israel in new Mideast peace bid AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 10:24 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process.RP Amb to Israel dies at 58 ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 43 minutes ago
Philippine Ambassador to Israel Antonio Modena passed away in a Pasig City hospital at the age of 58 from pneumonia and heart complications Saturday morning, ABS-CBN reported.Condoleezza Rice Arrives In Israel To Hold Tripartite Talks Nasdaq - Feb 17 4:52 PM
(RTTNews) - U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel for talks to take forward the peace process with Palestinians. She held talks with Israel's foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, and is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as well as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.Rice arrives in Israel before Mideast summit CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 17 4:07 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel on Saturday for two days of talks before a Mideast summit aimed at reviving peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.Rice finds huge gaps between Israel, Palestinians Japan Today - Feb 17 2:07 PM
JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Israel on Saturday, vowing to press ahead with a risky summit with Israeli and Palestinian leaders embroiled in a bitter feud over the presence of Islamist radicals in a soon-to-be-formed Palestinian government.Abbas defiant as Rice arrives in Israel Reuters.co.uk - Feb 17 11:42 AM
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel on Saturday in an uphill bid to revive stalled peace talks after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a defiant appeal for acceptance of his pact with Hamas.Rice finds huge gaps between Israel, Palestinians AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 6:17 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as she presses forward with a new initiative to revive the moribund peace process.Jews hope unity springs from Israel trip The Record - Feb 17 5:57 AM
More than 300 North Jersey Jews are heading to Israel today on a special one-week trip that organizers say will help foster unity among the diverse Jewish community.Rice arrives in Israel News Interactive - Feb 17 9:39 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel overnight ahead of talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials aimed at reviving the peace process.Olmert, Bush may shun Palestinian govt: Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 6:09 PM
President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have agreed to shun a Palestinian unity government unless it meets international conditions, an official in Olmert's office said on Saturday.Abbas defiant as Rice arrives in Israel Stuff - Feb 17 11:18 AM
TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Israel in an uphill bid to revive stalled peace talks after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a defiant appeal for acceptance of his pact with Hamas.Rice arrives in Israel in new Mideast peace bid TODAYonline - Feb 17 10:52 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice adresses the US embassy staff in Baghdad. Rice arrived in Israel for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process.Israel Withholds a Passport From a Willing Player New York Times - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Toto Tamuz wants to be an Israeli citizen, and he is going to withhold his soccer talents from the national team until he becomes one.Israel Must Recognise Palestinian Government, Says Abdullah Bernama - Feb 17 7:24 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Israel must recognise the new Palestinian government led by Hamas as it represents the Palestinian people, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today.US Sponsors Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks from Position of Weakness DEBKAfile - Feb 17 7:46 AM
The US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice stopped off in Baghdad Sat. Feb. 17, for an unscheduled visit, interrupting the journey she was making to Jerusalem for a fresh push to Israel-Palestinian diplomacy.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 ...Carrey Goes Undercover In Israel Teen Hollywood - Feb 17 5:02 AM
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 star wanted to enjoy the country's holy sites without media intrusion and developed a plan to trick the paparazzi.Here's how Jim Carrey fooled the paparazzi in Israel! ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 17 12:06 AM
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Funnyman Jim Carrey is thrilled about the way he fooled the paparazzi, by hiring an impersonator to protect him from the media attention, during his recent trip to Israel. The 44-year-old Canadian star said that he had always wanted to visit the holy sites in the country. And, the actor managed to tour the country in peace and quiet when he found an Israeli guy who ...RP envoy to Israel dies of cancer INQ7.net - Feb 17 1:20 AM
MANILA, Philippines Philippine Ambassador to Israel and former journalist Antonio Modena passed away Saturday, foreign affairs spokesman Claro Cristobal confirmed.RP envoy to Israel dies of cancer ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Feb 17 1:29 AM
Philippine Ambassador to Israel Antonio Modena on Saturday afternoon passed away after a bout with cancer, ABS-CBN News reported. Modena s wife confirmed to ABS-CBN News that the diplomat and former journalist died around 1 p.m. at The Medical City in Pasig City.Here's how Jim Carrey fooled the paparazzi in Israel! New Kerala - Feb 17 2:06 AM
Home > News > Here's how Jim Carrey fooled the paparazzi in Israel! Washington, Feb 17 : Funnyman Jim Carrey is thrilled about the way he fooled the paparazzi, by hiring an impersonator to protect him from the media attention, during his recent trip to Israel.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.ANTI-ISRAEL DEMO: Gulf Times - Feb 16 10:14 PM
ANTI-ISRAEL DEMO: Religious students shout slogans during an anti-Israeli demonstration in Lahore yesterday. The government expressed deep concern over Israeli construction work near the Al-Aqsa mosque and demanded its immediate halt.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.Abbas tells U.S. he's done his best AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 12:39 PM
The world will have to deal with a new Hamas-Fatah coalition even if its platform falls short of international demands such as recognition of Israel, Mahmoud Abbas told a U.S. envoy Saturday, according to an aide to the Palestinian president.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 stRice finds huge gaps between Israel, Palestinians TODAYonline - Feb 17 6:22 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (not seen) in Jerusalem.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 prepares for Mid-East summit BBC News - Feb 17 4:21 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Israel for talks prior to a key trilateral summit.'Outposts' Thriving in the West Bank ABC News - Feb 17 6:18 PM
'Outposts,' Stepchildren of Israel's Settlement Drive, Are Thriving in the West BankRice 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.Olmert, Bush may shun Palestinian govt -Israel AlertNet - Feb 17 1:05 PM
Source: Reuters (Updates with White House statement) By Sue Pleming JERUSALEM, Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have agreed to shun a Palestinian unity ... Israel Palestinian deal 'not enough' Nyngan Observer - Feb 17 5:18 PM
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said a unity government deal between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Hamas movement did not satisfy the demands of the international community.Israel: Palestinian deal doesn't meet conditions AlertNet - Feb 17 11:20 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Rice, previous Olmert comment) JERUSALEM, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on Saturday a unity government deal between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the ... 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 ...Unity Govt not good enough, Israel says Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 17 11:41 AM
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says the unity government deal between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Hamas movement does not satisfy the demands of the international community.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: Palestinian deal doesn't meet conditions AlertNet - Feb 17 11:06 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on Saturday a unity government deal between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Hamas movement did not satisfy the ... U.S. senators to arrive in Israel for indoctrination Calcutta News - Feb 17 2:44 PM
The senators are members of a joint Senate-Knesset committee headed by Senator Jon Kyl, who is close to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.Olmert, Bush agree to shun Palestinian govt -Israel AlertNet - Feb 17 11:36 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds quote, background) JERUSALEM, Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have agreed to jointly shun a Palestinian unity government unless ... 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."The Israel Factor: Ranking the presidential candidates" The Post-Standard - Feb 17 12:13 PM
Why are we doing this?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.Tour Swings Into Memphis WTA Tour - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
MEMPHIS, TN, USA - Several of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's rising stars and a former world No.1 have converged on Memphis for the sixth staging of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & The Cellular South Cup. Heading the field is a Memphis debutante world No.17 Shahar Peer of Israel, a recent Australian Open quarterfinalist and one of the game's brightest young prospects.Iran and Syria vow alliance against US, Israel Khaleej Times - Feb 17 10:18 AM
TEHERAN - The presidents of Iran and Syria on Saturday vowed alliance against what they called US and Israeli conspiracies against the Islamic world.Abbas: Arab World Must Accept Israel Bayou Buzz - Feb 17 11:46 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly told a senior U.S. envoy on Saturday that Washington and the international community would have to accept the new coalition between his Fatah movement and the Islamic militant Hamas.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.Sunday, February 18, 2007 The Meridian Star - 11 minutes ago
Memorial services for Dr. William J. Ackerman will be held today at 2 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel with Rabbi Appel officiating. Burial will be in Beth Israel Cemetery. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.UN forces patrol southern Lebanon villages and monitor activity on the Israel border Aljazeera - Feb 17 2:44 AM
Italy is taking over control of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) from France, which has commanded the force since February 2004.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.Golan settlers refuse to give peace a chance Daily Telegraph - Feb 17 6:29 PM
On a wild and beautiful 40-mile-long plateau in the north of Israel, entrepreneurs are defying new pressure to sign up to peace with Syria by turning the Golan Heights into the country's trendiest destination.Rice, left, held talks with Livni after arriving in Jerusalem [AFP] Aljazeera - Feb 17 4:59 PM
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, has arrived in Israel for a Middle East summit.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.Olmert, Bush agree to shun Palestinian govt -Israel AlertNet - Feb 17 11:21 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have agreed to shun a Palestinian unity government unless it meets international conditions, Olmert's ... 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.Abbas defiant on coalition rule Northern Territory News - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel overnight in a bid to revive stalled peace talks after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued an appeal for Israel and US to accept a Palestinian coalition government with Hamas.Rice arrives in Israel The Australian - Feb 17 9:33 AM
Ms Rice was traveling from Iraq, to which she made a surprise visit earlier Saturday to review the latest operation to pacify the war-torn capital and urged progress on political reconciliation.Israel bas Palestinian worshippers from entering Jerusalem Al Jazeera - Feb 17 12:20 AM
The Israeli police arrested more than twenty Palestinians in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday as clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli police over Israeli continued excavations at Al Magharbah Gate at Friday prayers on the Al Aqsa Compound.KEEPING YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE TIMES Baltimore Jewish Times - 16 minutes 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.US-Islamic Forum to discuss regional issues The Peninsula - Feb 17 3:34 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.Defiant Abbas says US must recognise govt The Peninsula - Feb 17 3:50 PM
Tel Aviv US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel yesterday in an uphill bid to revive stalled peace talks after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a defiant appeal for acceptance of his pact with Hamas.'As material wealth has risen, so has depression' The Times of India - Feb 17 3:18 PM
Tal Ben-Shahar, 36, is an unlikely hero. A former soldier in Israel's IDF Aircraft Unit and a national squash champion, Ben-Shahar's life was in a good place.http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1170359873889&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull The Post-Standard - Feb 17 12:12 PM
The financial costs of stopping Iran... Israel Navy's Dolphin-class submarines, bought from the Germans, can carry missiles with nuclear warheads, and that Israel has installed launch doors on these submarines wide enough to fire such missiles.Time for Palestinian state: Rice Dawn - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
JERUSALEM, Feb 17: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Saturday that this is an important time to advance the idea of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, despite what she said were complications created by the emerging Palestinian government.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.Abbas tells US he can do no more Dawn - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
RAMALLAH, Feb 17: The world will have to live with a new Hamas-Fatah coalition, even if its programme falls short of international demands, such as recognition of Israel, a defiant Mahmoud Abbas told a senior US envoy on Saturday, according to his aides.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.Uri Avnery: The Palestinian Accords; Facing Mecca The Palestine Chronicle - Feb 17 3:57 PM
Perhaps after 60 years of the existence of Israel, and after we have become a regional power, we are still so unsure of ourselves that we crave for constant assurance of our right to exist--and of all people, from those that we have been oppressing for the last 40 years.Eugene Bird: Does America Want a Real Peace Process? The Palestine Chronicle - Feb 17 4:27 PM
In exchange for a somewhat vague de facto recognition of Israel by Saudi Arabia, the United States could end financial sanctions on the new government of Palestine and perhaps Prime Minister Olmert could be asked to include the Arab League in negotiations.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.Abbas Says He's Done His Best Time Magazine - Feb 17 4:14 PM
Speaker: Little hope for Mideast peace Traverse City Record-Eagle - Feb 17 7:00 AM
TRAVERSE CITY Samuel Lewis, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, is "not optimistic progress will come in the near future toward peace between Israel and Palestine, though he sees "positive signs, he said at Northwestern Michigan College.Rice in Jerusalem to press for peace CNN.com - Feb 17 6:28 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday for a series of meetings with Middle Eastern leaders.Congregation plans for synogogue Post-Bulletin - Feb 17 6:20 AM
B'nai Israel in Rochester is nearing a milestone in the local Jewish congregation's nearly 100-year history