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Palestinians appeal to Quartet but Israel intransigent 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 5:21 AM
Palestinians urged major powers meeting in Berlin on Wednesday to give their incoming unity government a chance as Israel kept up the pressure for a continued boycott of the administration.Israel building 3,000 new settler homes: watchdog Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 4:09 AM
Israel is building more than 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank despite a commitment under a U.S.-backed peace plan to stop such expansion, the Peace Now group said in a report on Wednesday.Hearing set for Israel president on rape allegations AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 4:58 AM
A hearing for Israel's disgraced President Moshe Katsav over rape and sexual harassement allegations, a final step before deciding whether to indict him, has been scheduled for May 2.Israel kills Islamic Jihad man behind foiled bombing Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 2:00 AM
Israeli undercover forces killed an Islamic Jihad commander on Wednesday, a day after a Palestinian suicide bomber he had sent to Israel was apprehended near Tel Aviv.Israel stocks mixed; Nice higher, midcaps and real estate off Market Watch - Feb 21 7:11 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israel stocks were mixed to lower in late trading, led down by Oil Refineries in its first day on the bourse and dragged further by sharp declines in the MidCap 30 and Real Estate indexes. Israel tries to increase immigration USA Today - Feb 20 5:45 PM
Israel is offering new incentives to attract more American immigrants in response to its steadily declining Jewish majority. Immigration is at an 18-year-low, and members of Israel's Arab minority are having children at a faster rate than Jews.My clout will make Netanyahu PM says Israel's wannabe kingmaker The Scotsman - Feb 21 5:40 PM
A RUSSIAN-BORN billionaire wanted by French authorities for alleged arms trafficking yesterday positioned himself as potential kingmaker of Israel by announcing a new "social movement" that will give expression to his growing political clout.Quartet Repeats Need For Palestinians To Recognize Israel Nasdaq - Feb 21 1:51 PM
BERLIN (AP)--The revived Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators - the U.S., U.N., European Union and Russia - underscored its demand that any Palestinian government recognize Israel, and vowed Wednesday to hold another meeting in an Arab country.Israel's PM: No Compromise on Hamas, Iran and Syria Voice of America - Feb 21 11:33 AM
Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said Wednesday he will maintain contacts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but that achieving peace with the Palestinians will be difficult because a majority of Palestinians support Hamas.OIC Chief Raps Israel Over Al-Aqsa Excavations Arab News - Feb 21 4:25 PM
JEDDAH, 22 February 2007 The secretary-general of the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, yesterday expressed his anguish and dismay at the world s silence on Israel s blatant moves to Judaize Jerusalem and change the holy city s historic character.Rangers in clear despite fans' one-arm salutes in Israel Independent - Feb 21 4:10 PM
Rangers have avoided punishment after satisfying Europe's governing body Uefa with their explanation for the one-arm salutes made by supporters in Israel last week.Israel building 3000 new settler homes News Interactive - Feb 21 10:30 AM
ISRAEL is building 3000 homes in Jewish settlements on the occupied West Bank and their continued growth could make a viable Palestinian state impossible, the Peace Now group said today.Israel sees talks curbed by Palestinians AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 11:54 AM
Israel on Tuesday ruled out holding Mideast peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants, saying the new unity government must give in to international demands to recognize Israel's right to exist.Israel building 3000 new settler homes The Australian - Feb 21 10:18 AM
The anti-settlement watchdog said the number of settlements had not risen in 2006 but their population rose by five per cent - three times the growth in Israel.Israel threatens to ignore Abbas AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 10:48 AM
Israel said Tuesday it would stop dealing with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if he goes ahead with plans to join Hamas in a new government, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Arab allies sought a way to break the Hamas logjam and push forward the stalled peace process.Israel in Golan war games News Interactive - Feb 21 10:30 AM
ISRAEL launched war games on the occupied Golan Heights overnight in a bid to learn the lessons of last summer's conflict in neighbouring south Lebanon.Israel in Golan war games The Australian - Feb 21 10:34 AM
"Conducting these exercises in this area does not at all mean that they are connected to a possible conflict," Defence Minister Amir Peretz told public radio, referring to media reports of impending military confrontation with Syria, from which Israel seized the Golan in the 1967 Middle East war.Basketball: For once, Maccabi Tel Aviv really does represent Israel's hoopsters Haaretz Daily - Feb 21 4:42 PM
Maccabi Tel Aviv Chairman Shimon Mizrahi likes to say his team "represents Israel," but for years the connection between the state of affairs at Maccabi and that of Israeli basketball has been tenuous at best. This season there is a symbiosis between the two. Both are a flop.Israel in Golan war games to learn Lebanon lessons Middle East Times - Feb 21 9:34 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel launched war games on the occupied Golan Heights Wednesday in a bid to learn the lessons of last summer's conflict in neighbouring south Lebanon, defense minister Amir Peretz said.Israel warns Abbas that a Hamas tie would end talks Boston Globe - Feb 21 1:29 AM
AMMAN -- Israel warned yesterday it would stop dealing with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if he goes ahead with plans to join Hamas in a new government, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Arab allies sought a way to break the Hamas logjam and push forward the stalled peace process.Israel says talks will be limited if Palestinian unity deal goes through Fox21 - Feb 21 10:37 AM
JERUSALEM Israel has ruled out holding Mideast peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants.Israel building 3,000 new settler homes - watchdog AlertNet - Feb 21 7:17 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Olmert, Peace Now comments, previous JERUSALEM) By Dominic Evans HILLTOP 468, West Bank, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Israel is building 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements on the occupied West Bank and ... Israel: No peace talk with Hamas coalition The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 21 12:08 AM
Israel yesterday ruled out holding peace talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas, saying the new unity government must give in to international demands to recognize Israel's right to exist.Israel backs off after deal between Abbas, Hamas The Plain Dealer - Feb 21 4:20 AM
Jerusalem- Israel on Tuesday ruled out holding Mideast peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants, saying the new unity government must give in to international demands to recognize Israel's right to exist.Israel says talks will be limited if Palestinian unity deal goes through WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Feb 21 9:18 AM
JERUSALEM Israel has ruled out holding Mideast peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants. Israel says the new...Israel rebuffs hard-line Palestinian coalition The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 21 4:26 AM
Israel yesterday ruled out peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he and Hamas militants build their coalition, saying the new unity government must recognize Israel s right to exist.Israel in Golan war games to learn Lebanon lessons Khaleej Times - Feb 21 8:56 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel launched war games on the occupied Golan Heights Wednesday in a bid to learn the lessons of last summer s conflict in neighbouring south Lebanon, Defence Minister Amir Peretz said.Palestinians want Arabs to cut Israel ties over dig Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 7:11 AM
The Palestinian parliament urged Arab states on Tuesday to cut ties with Israel in protest at excavation work near Islam's third holiest site which has triggered Muslim protests.Israel stages Golan war games News 24 South Africa - Feb 21 11:23 AM
Israel is conducting its most important war games in five years on the Golan Heights, the strategic plateau seized from Syria 40 years ago.Israel building 3,000 new settler homes - watchdog AlertNet - Feb 21 4:17 AM
Source: Reuters By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Israel is building more than 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank despite a commitment under a U.S.-backed peace plan to ... Zeiler to Haaretz: If my suspicions are correct, Israel is becoming Sicily Haaretz Daily - Feb 21 10:25 AM
Israel could be on its way to resembling Sicily, retired judge Vardi Zeiler told Haaretz in an interview following Sunday's publication of a damning report on police and prosecution malfeasance by the inquiry committee he headed.Israel slams Polish MEP's anti-Semitic tract Eu Business - Feb 21 11:56 AM
(JERUSALEM ) - Israel on Wednesday strongly condemned an anti-Semitic tract published by a Polish member of the European parliament, and called on the Polish government to issue an official condemnation.Israel's ChipX buys assets from Oki Semiconductor Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 21 2:01 AM
TEL AVIV, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Israel's ChipX Corp. has acquired the U.S. ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) business of Oki Semiconductor Co., a division of Oki America Inc., one of ChipX's shareholders said on Wednesday.Army chief says Israel may have to confront Hezbollah attempts to re-arm Pravda - Feb 21 5:52 AM
Israel's new army chief said Wednesday that Israel may have to confront Hezbollah to halt the guerrilla group's attempts to rearm after last summer's war in Lebanon.Israel says unity deal threatens peace talks Miami Herald - Feb 21 12:10 AM
Israel on Tuesday ruled out holding Middle East peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants, saying the new unity government must give in to international demands to recognize Israel's right to exist.Analysis: Israel police reform not easy UPI - Feb 20 12:26 PM
In an attempt to shake up Israel's police, Public Security Minister Avi Dichter accepted the resignation of its chief and decided to remove its deputy ...Israel Sees Talks Curbed By Palestinians CBS News - Feb 20 12:08 PM
Israel on Tuesday ruled out holding Mideast peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants, saying the new unity government must give in to international demands to recognize Israel's right to exist. Hoping to find a way to persuade Hamas to moderate its hardline position, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought the advice of Arab ...Palestine, Israel must make real steps to settle conflict - Lavrov Interfax - Feb 20 11:04 PM
MOSCOW. Feb 21 (Interfax) - Russia will insist on the lifting of economic restrictions imposed by Israel when the Quartet of international mediators in the Middle East settlement meets in Berlin on Wednesday.Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and Embassy of Israel in London Announce Successful Opening of the Israel Opportunity 2007 ... [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 21 8:26 AM
LONDON----The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and Embassy of Israel in London announce the successful opening of the Israel Opportunity 2007 investor conference in London today.Israel hopes ME Quartet sticks to conditions Independent Online - Feb 21 2:55 AM
Israel has reiterated its hope for major powers, meeting in Berlin on the Middle East peace process, to stick by conditions imposed on the Palestinian government for any lifting of a punishing aid boycott.Israel sees talks curbed by Palestinians Boston Globe - Feb 20 12:52 PM
Israel on Tuesday ruled out holding Mideast peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants, saying the new unity government must give in to international demands to recognize Israel's right to exist. Hoping to find a way to persuade Hamas to moderate its hardline position, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought the ...Analysis: No Israel solution with Hamas UPI - Feb 21 2:11 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert signaled Wednesday there would be no agreement with the Palestinians as long as the majority there supports the Islamic ...Israel advocates more Iran sanctions UPI - Feb 21 2:26 PM
Iran's nuclear program is not as developed as Teheran claims it to be and international pressure could curb it, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said.10. Israel Foreign Policy Magazine - Feb 20 2:56 PM
The story of Israel s spoils in Iraq is one of victory over hypotheticals and couldhavebeens.Splits Emerge Between U.S. and Europe Over Aid for Palestinians New York Times - Feb 21 5:05 PM
European officials appeared more willing than the United States to consider supporting a Palestinian government that does not recognize Israel.New Product Brings the Holy Land of Israel to the United States -- Literally [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 21 12:33 AM
Holy Land Earth imports and sells affordable packages of fertile soil from Israel for use in burial ceremonies, gravesite visits, and any other use buyers deem appropriate. (PRWeb Feb 21, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U3VtbS1aZXRhLUxvdmUtSG9yci1NYWduLVplcm8=Arabs Urged to Cut Ties With Israel Arab News - Feb 20 4:19 PM
GAZA CITY, 21 February 2007 The Palestinian Parliament urged Arab states yesterday to cut ties with Israel in protest at excavation work near Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam s third holiest site which has triggered Muslim protests.Ofer: Israel Corp. won't stop at Bazan Haaretz Daily - Feb 20 4:15 PM
The Israel Corporation will not stop with the Haifa-based Oil Refineries (Bazan) and look into further investments in the local economy, Idan Ofer told TheMarker yesterday.Bank of Israel: Wisconsin Plan a success, should be implemented nationally Haaretz Daily - Feb 20 4:17 PM
While the prime minister is suspending continued operation of the Wisconsin Plan (the Mehalev program), following the Industry, Trade and Labor minister's objections, the Bank of Israel announced yesterday it supported continuing and expanding the program.Israeli Leader Willing to Meet Again With Abbas New York Times - Feb 21 1:20 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said today he expected to maintain a steady dialogue with the Palestinian leader, who favors peace talks with Israel.New Product Brings the Holy Land of Israel to the United States -- Literally [Press Release] PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 11:01 PM
Holy Land Earth imports and sells affordable packages of fertile soil from Israel for use in burial ceremonies, gravesite visits, and any other use buyers deem appropriate.Israel warns Abbas against joining Hamas NDTV - Feb 20 11:43 AM
Israel has said it would stop dealing with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if he goes ahead with plans to join Hamas in a new government.Israel threatens to boycott Abbas over deal with Hamas The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 20 1:27 PM
Israel said Tuesday it would stop dealing with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if he goes ahead with plans to join Hamas in a new government, as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Arab allies sought a way to push the stalled peace process forward.Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya, of Hamas, said the formation.Israel Threatens To Ignore Abbas Over Unity Gov't KDKA Pittsburgh - Feb 20 11:03 AM
Israel said Tuesday it would stop dealing with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if he goes ahead with plans to join Hamas in a new government.Olmert stresses Mideast Quartet tenets AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 11:55 AM
Israel's prime minister spelled out a tough line Wednesday against Iran, Syria and an emerging Palestinian government, urging the international community to take a firmer stance against Tehran's nuclear ambitions and saying the Jewish state has no interest in talking to those who support violence.U.N. anti-racism panel questions Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 11:21 AM
A United Nations anti-racism panel has questioned Israel's policy on preserving holy sites, asking the country to explain whether it protects places considered sacred to religions other than Judaism.Edwards: Israel NOT a threat to world peace WNCT Greenville - Feb 20 4:15 PM
(AP) - John Edwards' presidential campaign wants to make it clear that he doesn't consider Israel a threat to world peace. A spokesman for the 2008 Democratic candidate issued a statement today denying such a report on Variety.com.Controversial billionaire to set up rightwing party in Israel Financial Times - Feb 21 6:20 PM
Arkadi Gaydamak, a Russian-born billionaire businessman and sports entrepreneur, has decided to enter Israeli politics as a rightwing kingmaker at a time when voters' respect for their present leaders has plumbed record lows, writes Harvey Morris in Jerusalem.Germany urges tamer Mideast expectations AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 10:31 AM
Germany's foreign minister warned Wednesday against building unrealistic expectations for a U.S.-backed push toward peace between Israel and the Palestinians.For an Israel plagued by scandals, `Hamlet production strikes a chord JTA - Feb 21 2:42 PM
TEL AVIV (JTA) Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, an officer declares in a Hebrew version of Hamlet, and the Israeli audience shifts uncomfortably in its seats.Israel threatens to stop dealing with Abbas Gulf News - Feb 20 12:54 PM
Amman: Israel said yesterday it would stop dealing with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if he goes ahead with plans to join Hamas in a new government, as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Arab allies sought a way to break the Hamas logjam and push forward the stalled peace process.Software That Will This Sentence Fix BusinessWeek - 23 minutes ago
Israel-based WhiteSmoke has devised a program that, by checking against a vast database, makes English text more fluent. Its top market? The U.S. Israel threatens to ignore Abbas Boston Herald - Feb 20 4:17 AM
AMMAN, Jordan - Israel said Tuesday it would stop dealing with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if he goes ahead with plans to join Hamas in a new government, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...After the Mecca accord: Clouded horizons International Herald Tribune - Feb 21 2:44 PM
Enlisting Saudi Arabia to broker a Hamas-Fatah agreement shows the United States' misunderstanding about the regional fight for influence over Hamas, and the prospects for talks with Israel.Rice visit, pressing for recognition of Israel stumbling block ArabicNews.com - Feb 21 6:22 PM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today warned of unrealistic expectations in the Mideast peace process following the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian talks.Israel threatens to stop dealing with Abbas as Rice, Arab allies try to break peace talk Khaleej Times - Feb 20 9:10 AM
AMMAN, Jordan - Israel said Tuesday it would stop dealing with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if he goes ahead with plans to join Hamas in a new government, as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Arab allies sought a way to break the Hamas logjam and push forward the stalled peace process.Stressed-out bus passengers learn yoga during morning commute in Israel CNews - Feb 20 11:00 AM
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Stressed-out commuters got a peaceful surprise as they boarded an Israeli bus on Tuesday: a yoga instructor with a microphone coaching them how to breathe correctly.Billionaire to set up rightwing party in Israel Financial Times - Feb 21 1:03 PM
Arkadi Gaydamak, a Russian-born billionaire businessman and sports entrepreneur, has decided to enter Israeli politics as a rightwing kingmaker at a time when voters respect for their present leaders has plumbed record lows.A United Nations anti-racism panel will question Israel later this week about its policy for preserving non-Jewish holy ... Al Jazeera - Feb 20 8:24 AM
The committee of 18 independent experts overseeing compliance with the UN s 38-year-old anti-racism accord has submitted questions on Israel s policy for preserving holy sites, and asked the Israeli government to explain why it only grants special protection for places revered by the Jews.Jordan urges US, Israel to renew peace talks Middle East Times - Feb 20 6:34 AM
PUSHING ARAB-ISRAELI PEACE: Jordan's King Abdullah II met Tuesday with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He urged Washington to continue to broker peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, also calling on Israel to remove obstacles hindering an Arab-Israeli dispute resolution.Israeli prime minister says he's willing to meet 'again and again' with the Palestinian president. International Herald Tribune - Feb 21 11:29 AM
But Ehud Olmert also made clear that serious peace negotiations were unlikely unless the Palestinian government was willing to recognize Israel.[AJC] Board Dedicates Intensive Care Ambulances for Israel [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Feb 20 4:34 PM
February 16, 2007 - Miami - The American Jewish Committee presented to Magen David Adom, Israel's humanitarian relief agency, two Mobile Intensive Care Units, at a ceremony held today at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.New Radio Starts Broadcasts in English in Both Israel, Palestinian Territories RedNova - Feb 20 7:24 AM
Text of report by Israel radio on 20 February From tomorrow [20 February] a new radio station, Ram FM, will begin operating in Israel and the PNA. The radio will broadcast in English from studios in Jerusalem and Ramallah, presenting music and 20 news flashes throughout the day.Israel building 3,000 new settler homes watchdog San Diego Union-Tribune - Feb 21 8:37 AM
Iran: Atom talks without condition Associated Press Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference after his meeting with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei. Tehran wants new talks on its nuclear program, the senior Iranian official said, the eve of a U.N. Security Council deadline for his country to stop uranium ...U.S. favorite accepts key Palestinian ministry post Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 8:02 AM
A U.S.-educated economist with close ties to the Bush administration agreed on Wednesday to serve as finance minister in a Palestinian unity government, despite the threat of a boycott by the United States and Israel.Top seed reaches Memphis quarterfinals UPI - Feb 21 5:56 PM
No. 1 seed Shahar Peer of Israel did not lose a set Wednesday in reaching the quarterfinals of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis.U.S. doesn't want post-war reconstruction: Hezbollah Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 7:39 AM
Hezbollah said on Wednesday the United States is trying to stop the reconstruction of Lebanese areas damaged in last year's war with Israel by branding a building firm operated by the group as a terrorist organization.A Greater Israel Middle East Online - Feb 20 4:12 AM
Very few politicians from either American party, it seems, dare offer the constructive criticism that might guide Israel to a brighter and a more secure future.Israel threatens dealings if Palestinian president joins with Hamas International Herald Tribune - Feb 20 1:44 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the U.S.'s Arab allies seek a way to break the logjam and push forward the stalled peace process.New PA Government Creates a Real Problem for Israel YaleGlobal Online - Feb 21 12:20 PM
Two rival factions of the Palestinian Authority have reached agreement on forming a coalition government that was opposed by the US. Today, it was announced that, under Saudi mediation, feuding parties Hamas and Fatah agreed to share power in a carefully brokered yet uneasily constituted unity government.3,000 new Jewish settler homes being built: watchdog AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 3:55 AM
More than 3,000 Jewish settlement housing units are being built in the occupied West Bank where the Jewish population is growing steadily, Israel's anti-settlement watchdog Peace Now said Wednesday.Quartet warning to Palestinians BBC News - Feb 21 11:53 AM
The Quartet of Mid-East peace negotiators says the new Palestinian government must recognise Israel.Egypt officer refuses Israel embassy guard duty AlertNet - Feb 21 9:02 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - An Egyptian police officer has refused orders to go on guard duty at the Israeli embassy in Cairo, and faces a disciplinary committee over his action, security sources said ... Israel: Police Say Tip Thwarts Suicide Attack New York Times - Feb 20 8:36 PM
Acting on a tip, the police arrested a Palestinian suspected of planning a suicide bombing in the Tel Aviv area, the authorities said. The police set up roadblocks around Tel Aviv and conducted an intensive search, arresting the Palestinian, identified as Omar Abu Rob, at an apartment in the suburb of Bat Yam. He led the police to the nearby city of Rishon Letzion, where they said he had hidden ...Rice, Diplomats Discuss Palestinians in Berlin Talks NPR - Feb 21 3:31 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with would-be Middle East peacemakers to discuss how to deal with Palestinian's new unity government. The unity agreement, which doesn't force Hamas to recognize Israel, has been strongly criticized by the United States.Lebanese army fire at Israeli planes AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 3:12 AM
Lebanese anti-aircraft guns fired at Israeli warplanes over southern Lebanon on Wednesday, a military spokesman said, indicating that Lebanon's army is taking a new assertiveness toward Israel.Israel's oldest kibbutz votes for privatisation Mail and Guardian - Feb 20 4:20 AM
Nearly a century after it was founded, Israel's first and most famous kibbutz has voted to give up its early socialist ideals and to privatise itself.Africa-Israel sharing in $400m Russian project Globes Online - Feb 20 4:19 AM
Africa-Israel and a subsidiary will jointly own half of the Perm residential project.Palestinian group in Syria hails end to infighting, rejects Israel EARTHtimes.org - Feb 20 4:40 AM
Damascus - The radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on Tuesday in Damascus hailed the halt of inter-Palestinian fighting in the Gaza Strip between rivals Fatah and Hamas, but announced that it would still not recognize Israel despite a Saudi-brokered deal between the two sides.Nices Shares Jump on Nice Results SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 21 11:51 AM
Tiernan Ray submits: Raanana, Israel-based Nice Systems , which makes software that scrutinizes the performance of call center workers, this morning announced profit of 37 cents a share and sales of $120 million in the fourth quarter ending in December, just a bit above Street estimates, and the company raised its outlook for [... ]Israel deputy PM unconcerned about Hezbollah AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 6:40 AM
Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres has said that he saw no cause for Israeli concern about Shiite militia Hezbollah building up its military might following last year's war.Close to Home Entertainment Weekly - Feb 21 3:08 PM
Close to Home is one of the rare movies from Israel that refuses to spell out its politics, and you may wind up grateful for the ambiguity.New Product Brings the Holy Land of Israel to the United States -- Literally [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 20 7:23 AM
All over the United States, persons of faith dream of visiting the Holy Land of Israel. Others may even wish to be laid to rest in the Holy Land upon their deaths. And although these notions are shared by many; simple logistics, family considerations, and costs prevent most from ever realizing these dreams.UN questions Israel about protection of sacred sites Detroit Free Press - Feb 20 12:05 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland -- A UN antiracism panel has questioned Israel's policy on preserving holy sites, asking the country to explain whether it protects places considered sacred to religions other than Judaism.Israel urges world to do more to stop Iran nuclear drive Khaleej Times - Feb 21 6:56 AM
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday called on the international community to do much more to stop Iran s contentious nuclear drive as Teheran defied the latest UN deadline.Israel seeks U.S. immigrants EARTHtimes.org - Feb 21 9:40 AM
The Israeli government is looking to attract more Jews to the country from the United States amid a declining immigration rate.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Can Campus Coalition Unite for Israel? Opinion I just think, says the hawk to the dove, that there should be limits regarding what kind of programming your organization can sponsor on a college campus if it is going to remain part of the Israel on Campus Coalition.ISRAEL REFUSES TO HOLD PEACE TALKS: Palestinians choose unity over civil war The Charlotte Observer - Feb 21 12:21 AM
Palestinians from the president on down are opting for unity, even if it means displeasing the West.Oldest kibbutz breaks with past BBC News - Feb 21 5:51 AM
Israel's oldest kibbutz turns its back on its socialist principles after almost a century, the BBC's Martin Patience reports.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
The Progressive Jewish Question Is Community Open to Critics of Zionism? There are Jews who smell antisemitism whenever non-Jews criticize Israel, and blame Israel s Jewish critics for abetting them.