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U.N. human rights expert faults Israel 
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 2:34 PM
An independent report commissioned by the United Nations compares Israel's actions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to apartheid in South Africa charges that have drawn angry rebukes from Israel.UN body slams plight of Arabs in Israel, occupied territories AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 1:56 PM
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Friday expressed concern about the plight of Arabs in Israel and the occupied territories.Israel breaks up barrier protest AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:43 AM
Fifteen protestors were lightly wounded in scuffles on Friday when Israeli forces broke up a protest against Israel's controversial separation barrier in the occupied West Bank.Israel breaks up West Bank barrier protest AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 4:20 AM
Israeli forces used tear gas and water cannon on Friday to break up a protest by around 1,000 people campaigning against Israel's controversial separation barrier in the occupied West Bank.Merkel: Israel must be recognized AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 3:17 AM
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday welcomed a proposed Palestinian coalition but firmly underlined in talks with President Mahmoud Abbas the European Union stance that any new government must recognize Israel.UN envoy hits Israel 'apartheid' BBC News - Feb 23 10:51 AM
A UN human rights envoy says Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories is like South African apartheid.Hezbollah leader: No talks on with Israel UPI - Feb 23 1:39 PM
A Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament said Friday that the group is not involved in talks with Israel on a prisoner exchange. Hezbollah ...Analysis: U.S. nixes Israel-Syria talks UPI - Feb 23 10:08 AM
The United States has demanded Israel not even "explore" the possibility of peace talks with Syria, the Haaretz newspaper reported Friday. Israelis are ...Merkel urges Israel recognition BBC News - Feb 23 6:21 AM
Germany's Angela Merkel repeats the EU's demand that a new Palestinian government must recognise Israel.Israel seeks US green light for Iran attack: report Khaleej Times - 1 minute ago
LONDON - Israel is seeking permission from the United States to fly its jets over Iraq to attack Iran s nuclear facilities, The Daily Telegraph newspaper said on Saturday, citing sources.Israel seeks all clear for Iran air strike Daily Telegraph - Feb 23 6:16 PM
Israel is negotiating with the United States for permission to fly over Iraq as part of a plan to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.Merkel: Israel Must Be Recognized ABC News - Feb 23 6:04 AM
New Palestinian Government Must Recognize Israel and Peace Deals, Merkel Tells AbbasCaptured terrorists reveal Hizbullah plans for Israel World Tribune - Feb 23 3:18 PM
TEL AVIV The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has ordered its Palestinian agents to launch mass-casualty attacks in Israel. Israeli security sources said Hizbullah has been financing more than 20 plots to conduct suicide and other bombings inside the Jewish state.Palestinian govt must recognise Israel: EU Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
BRUSSELS, Belgium The European Union welcomed the prospect of a Fatah-Hamas coalition government but said it must recognize Israel if direct international aid to the Palestinian administration is to be restored.Israel Calls for Tougher Sanctions on Iran Voice of America - Feb 23 7:34 AM
Israel is calling for a tough international response to a U.N. report Thursday that concluded Iran has not complied with demands to stop its uranium enrichment program.Rice warns Israel against talks with Syria UPI - Feb 22 10:24 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Israel against any attempts to talk to Syria during her recent visit.Israel recognition key to aid, says EU Gulf News - Feb 23 1:47 PM
Brussels: The European Union yesterday welcomed the prospect of a Fatah-Hamas coalition government but said it must recognise Israel if direct international aid to the Palestinian administration is to be restored.Pryor: U.S. Must Work With Israel, Muslim Nations KTHV Little Rock - Feb 23 11:27 AM
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor told airmen at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville on Friday that the U.S. needs to work with Israel and with Muslim nations to solve the Palestinian problem.Israel gripped by Syria war fears AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 6:55 AM
A reported Syrian troop build-up near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has fuelled speculation in Israel about a future conflict, more than three decades after the two enemies last went to war.Hezbollah leader: No talks on with Israel EARTHtimes.org - Feb 23 1:40 PM
A Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament said Friday that the group is not involved in talks with Israel on a prisoner exchange.Israel police to investigate Muslim cleric UPI - Feb 22 5:52 PM
A Muslim cleric who called for an uprising is facing a police investigation for inciting violence, Israel's Justice Ministry said. A ministry spokesman ...Israel Rakes It In With Oil Refineries IPO Forbes - Feb 23 2:17 PM
The country's biggest-ever privatization is a landmark in its economic growth.Syrian troops move closer to Israel border Kavkaz Center - Feb 23 10:01 AM
Syrian armed forces appear to be moving closer to the border with Israel and the military is being strengthened with Iranian help, an Israeli newspaper reported on Thursday.What else can Israel ask of President Bush? - Haaretz - Israel News Haaretz Daily - Feb 23 5:12 AM
What else can Israel ask of President Bush? It's time for the abbreviated version of my weekend print edition column (with Aluf Benn in Tel aviv). The full version is here .US Poll: Israel 'Vital Friend' Totally Jewish - Feb 23 5:15 AM
A new poll surveying US opinion on geopolitics singles out Israel as only foreign nation Americans feel favourably toward and also say that what happens there is vitally important to the US.US says 'NO' to Israel-Syria peace talks Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 23 5:29 AM
Israeli officials say that when US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited this week, she forcefully demanded that Israel refrain from talking peace with Syria.U.S. Christians Saluted As 'Driving Force' Behind Return Of Israel's Lost Tribe [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 23 9:17 AM
Fellowship of Christians and Jews' JAFI Resolution to Bring 5,000 Remaining Bnei Menashe to Israel Receives Unanimous Approval (PRWeb Feb 23, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/VGhpci1Mb3ZlLVN1bW0tSG9yci1NYWduLVplcm8=CONFERENCE CALL QUOTES ISRAEL VAZQUEZ & RAFAEL MARQUEZ, VIC DARCHINYAN AND VICTOR BURGOS Bragging Rights Corner - Feb 22 11:30 PM
SHOWTIME continues to live up to its billing as America s No. 1 Boxing Network as it delivers yet another incredibly compelling match-up Saturday, March, 3, 2007. In one of the most highly anticipated fights in years, Israel Vazquez will defend his WBC super bantamweight title against IBF/IBO bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9 p.m. ET/PT ...U.S. Christians Saluted As 'Driving Force' Behind Return Of Israel's Lost Tribe [Press Release] PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 7:48 AM
Fellowship of Christians and Jews' JAFI Resolution to Bring 5,000 Remaining Bnei Menashe to Israel Receives Unanimous ApprovalNew Friend of Israel Something Jewish - Feb 23 5:52 AM
Luciana Berger, a former National Union of Students leader who resigned in April 2005 saying the NUS leadership was "turning a blind eye to anti-Semitism" is to become the new director of Labour Friends of Israel.Auction for Israel Something Jewish - Feb 23 4:52 AM
Works of art donated by leading artists including Damien Hirst are to go on auction to benefit British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel (BFAMI).Israel: Virtual reality used in physiotherapy NDTV - Feb 22 7:34 PM
In Israel, virtual reality is being used to offer the disabled a new life of better mobility. By immersing a patient in a virtual reality sensation, physiotherapists are helping them improve their balance and even learn to walk again in some cases.Jewish students connect with Israel Daily Princetonian - Feb 23 12:03 AM
This past summer, Alex Ruda '08, Brian Extein '08 and Sarabeth Sanders '09 traversed the desert, slept in Bedouin tents and hung out with soldiers. Rather than undergoing a desert boot camp, however, the three students were traveling through Israel on a 10-day tour organized by Taglit-birthright Israel-Hillel.'Blinkered' Israel defence minister faces new media mockery AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 4:03 AM
Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz may have looked the proud commander surveying his troops during key war games this week but he could not have been more in the dark about the manoeuvres.U.S. hardens line on talks between Israel and Syria Haaretz Daily - Feb 22 10:41 PM
The United States demanded that Israel desist from even exploratory contacts with Syria, of the sort that would test whether Damascus is serious in its declared intentions to hold peace talks with Israel.UN Commissioned Report: Israel Occupation Resembles Apartheid Nasdaq - Feb 22 10:54 AM
GENEVA (AP)--An independent report commissioned by the United Nations compares Israel's actions in the West Bank and Gaza to apartheid South Africa - charges that drew angry rebukes from Israel and were sure to revive charges that the U.N. Human Rights Council is biased against the Jewish state.Enrollment Begins for Summer Hebrew Language and Soccer Camp in Israel [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 23 12:23 AM
EduKick Inc., the leader in educational and sports experiences for youth abroad, opens enrollment for a unique Hebrew language immersion course and soccer training camp this summer in Israel. (PRWeb Feb 23, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/SGFsZi1DcmFzLVN1bW0tSG9yci1NYWduLVplcm8=Arabs say Israel is not just for Jews Los Angeles Times - Feb 22 12:17 AM
A manifesto argues that the nation's minority is entitled to share power in a binational state. NAZARETH, ISRAEL A broadly representative elite of Israel's Arab minority has rejected the idea of Israel as a Jewish state and demanded a partnership in governing the country to ensure that Arab citizens get equal treatment and more control over their communities. Enrollment Begins for Summer Hebrew Language and Soccer Camp in Israel [Press Release] PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 11:01 PM
EduKick Inc., the leader in educational and sports experiences for youth abroad, opens enrollment for a unique Hebrew language immersion course and soccer training camp this summer in Israel.Gedera, Israel February 8, 2007 SeedQuest - Feb 23 1:54 PM
Whether at a British Supermarket or at a French grocery store, everyone is looking for the perfect taste, good looking and pleasing juicy tomatoes. At Zeraim Gedera , one of the world s leading seed companies, tomato breeders are doing their best to develop tomato plants that can be adapted to growing conditions in various global locations at different seasons, thus, yielding a supply throughout ...Gedera, Israel February 8, 2007 The Taste Tomato Program by Zeraim Gedera SeedQuest - Feb 23 1:54 PM
, one of the world s leading seed companies, is a special development of new tomato segment that is characterized by a unique sweet taste.Merkel urges Israel recognition BBC News - Feb 23 5:53 AM
Palestinian leader Abbas meets the German chancellor to press for support for a unity government.Murray, Haas and Peer advance at Memphis tennis AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 3:02 PM
Britain's Andy Murray, defending men's champion Tommy Haas of Germany and women's top seed Shahar Peer of Israel advanced at the 865,000-dollar ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament here Friday.Arabs in Israel reject 'Jewish' state and demand power Gulf News - Feb 22 1:33 PM
Nazareth, Israel: A broadly representative elite of Israel's Arab minority has rejected the idea of Israel as a Jewish state and demanded a partnership in governing the country to ensure that Arab citizens get equal treatment and more control over their communities.Haas and Peer advance at Memphis tennis AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 1:02 PM
Defending men's champion Tommy Haas of Germany and women's top seed Shahar Peer of Israel advanced in straight sets at the 865,000-dollar ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament here FridayStandWithUs offers Israel 101 guide to help students confront anti-Zionist rhetoric The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Feb 22 1:40 PM
Roz Rothstein wanted nothing more than to relax after a long flight from Los Angeles to New York. Instead, the head of StandWithUs, a Los Angeles-based Israel advocacy group, found herself face to face with the anti-Zionist attitudes she and her organization work to eradicate.Israel gripped by Syria war fears Middle East Times - Feb 22 7:20 AM
JERUSALEM -- A reported Syrian troop build-up near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has fueled speculation in Israel about a future conflict, more than three decades after the two enemies last went to war.How to choose an Israel summer program The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Feb 22 1:43 PM
Teens on BBYO's Passport to Israel program riding camels through the Negev. Photo by Ofer Ribak Josh Ungar will never forget the first time he laid eyes on the Western Wall.IFF: Tinseltown opens arms and wallets to Israel counterparts The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Feb 22 1:44 PM
When it started, the Israel Film Festival was a New York-based institution showing strictly feature films.Top seed Peer reaches Memphis final AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 11:19 AM
Top seed Shahar Peer of Israel defeated American Meilen Tu 6-4, 7-5 Friday to reach Saturday's women's final at the 865,000-dollar WTA and ATP tournament here.Israel's Olmert urges tough stand in region The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 22 12:06 AM
Israel's prime minister spelled out a tough line yesterday 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 had no interest in talking to those who supported violence.A free trip to Israel -- custom-made for you! The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Feb 22 1:43 PM
What's more enticing than a free trip to Israel? A free trip to Israel tailor-made for your interests.Israel seeks an alliance with Turkey against Iran Payvand Iran News - Feb 22 8:10 AM
Preparing for an attack on Iran, prime minister Olmert wants to see Turkey on Israel's side. As the full extent of the alliance against Iran becomes concrete, the true nature of military agreements between the two countries will eventually become clear. -Milli GazeteIsrael's PM: No Compromise on Hamas, Iran and Syria Payvand Iran News - Feb 22 8:09 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. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem the Israeli leader also had tough words for Iran and Syria.Israel defense chief makes lens cap gaffe MSNBC - Feb 23 4:11 AM
Embattled Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz faced fresh criticism Friday after newspapers published photos of him trying to watch military maneuvers with the lens cap still on his binoculars. Syrian armed forces appear to be moving closer to the border with Israel, an Israeli newspaper reported on Thursday. Al Jazeera - Feb 22 8:50 AM
The liberal Haaretz daily also claimed that the Iranian government is funding the Syrian military. "It appears that the Syrians have moved forces closer to the border with Israel on the Golan Heights."War drills occupy French sailors amid Lebanon lull AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:11 AM
The rattle of machinegun fire echoes across the water as French peacekeeping sailors engage in shooting drills to keep sharp six months after a UN-brokered truce ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah.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.Israel denies entry into Gaza Strip The Scotsman - Feb 22 4:00 AM
ISRAEL'S army has denied a Palestinian report that its forces had entered the southern Gaza Strip searching for smuggling tunnels.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 set to work with Singapore on research activities Channel NewsAsia - Feb 22 5:23 AM
SINGAPORE : Israeli scientists are set to work together with Singapore researchers. Representatives from the Israel Institute of Technology were in Singapore recently to visit research facilities at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU).Israel aims rhetoric at allies and adversaries The Monterey County Herald - Feb 22 3:15 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.Israeli troops face protesters near W.Bank barrier Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 4:59 AM
Israeli border police fired water cannons and stun grenades on Friday to disperse Palestinian and other protesters near the barrier Israel is building in and around the occupied West Bank.Gedera, Israel February 8, 2007 Zeraim Gedera SeedQuest - Feb 23 1:55 PM
, a leading vegetable breeding Company, has launched a new campaign focused on consumers' needs.Gedera, Israel February, 2007 SeedQuest - Feb 23 1:55 PM
Have you ever thought of conic, curly or accordion-like pepper shapes? These are just some of the new pepper varieties that Zeraim Gedera has launched at the end of January.Arabs say Israel isn't for Jews alone rediff.com - Feb 22 3:12 AM
Leaders believe Israel's Arab citizens need to have more say in how they are governed.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.Stand-off along Lebanon-Israel border prompts state of alert The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 23 12:46 PM
The Lebanese and Israeli armies were in a state of alert Friday from both sides of the barbed-wire fence separating the Lebanese-Israeli border, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. Lebanese infantry soldiers were patrolling the road near the Fatima Gate in the border region of Kfar Kila, as part of their routine mission.UN envoy to visit Lebanon to assess August truce AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 4:54 AM
A UN envoy is to visit Lebanon next week to assess compliance with an August truce resolution that ended last summer's war between Israel and Shiite militant group Hezbollah.Israel says talks will be limited if Palestinian unity deal goes through Fox21 - Feb 22 2:09 AM
JERUSALEM Israel has ruled out holding Mideast peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants.Tonne of explosives found on Egypt-Gaza border AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 4:10 AM
Egyptian security forces have found a tonne of explosives on the border between Egypt, the Gaza Strip and Israel, a security source said Friday.Quartet discusses helping Israel, Palestine start dialogue Interfax - Feb 22 12:23 AM
MOSCOW. Feb 22 (Interfax) - Helping Palestine and Israel begin dialogue was given special emphasis at a meeting of the Quartet of International Mediators for the Middle East settlement in Berlin on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday.ISRAEL - PALESTINE Palestinian Authority cannot be real peace interlocutor - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Feb 22 5:13 AM
Asia News ISRAEL - PALESTINE Palestinian Authority cannot be real peace interlocutor ISRAEL PALESTINE war Attention is persistently focused on the PNA and the Road Map but it is only the PLO that could take part in an international conference to pave the way for two States .The UN estimates Israel dropped as many as 4 million cluster bomblets during the 2006 Lebanon war [AFP] Aljazeera - Feb 23 6:29 AM
Forty-six nations have called for a global ban on cluster bombs by the year 2008, Norwegian government officials have said.Ashraf P Butt files petition in Sindh High Courts for special permission for Christians to visit Israel. Pakistan Christian Post - Feb 22 7:00 AM
The petition filed under section 199, of constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan against Federation of Pakistan through Foreign Ministry, Interior Ministry, Director general of Passports and Justice Ministry of government of Pakistan urges to include Israel in passports issued to Pakistani Christians or to grant special permissions to visit Israel.Al-Aqsa comments trigger inquiry MSNBC - Feb 23 10:11 AM
Israel is investigating comments made by an Islamic leader who led protests against Israeli excavations near Al-Aqsa mosque, Islam's third holiest site. Police break up West Bank protest BBC News - Feb 23 8:56 AM
Police use water cannon to disperse a protest against the barrier Israel is building in the West Bank.Britain supports call for ban on cluster bombs Guardian Unlimited - Feb 23 5:35 PM
UK at odds with Russia, China and Israel.One Track Mind: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole "Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World" Blogcritics.org - Feb 23 10:24 AM
I've never been much of a movie watcher, and less of a fan of movie soundtracks. But back in 2000 I rented the then-new release Finding Forrester , a movie that featured Sean Connery. And while the movie itself was good, I couldn't help but to notice what an outstanding and adventurous collection of songs were chosen to adorn the flick. There was the music of early-fusion Miles, Ornette Coleman ...Israel stocks mixed; Nice higher, midcaps and real estate off Market Watch - Feb 21 7:09 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. Israeli occupation resembles apartheid: UN human rights report CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 23 3:35 PM
GENEVA (AP) - An independent report commissioned by the United Nations compares Israel's actions on the West Bank of the Jordan River and in the Gaza Strip to apartheid in South Africa - charges that have drawn angry rebuke from Israel.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.Report: Syrian troops moving closer to the border with Israel Al Bawaba - Feb 21 11:57 PM
The Syrian armed forces have been strengthened in an "unprecedented way" with the help of Iran and its troops appear to be moving closer to the border with Israel, the Tel Aviv-based Haaretz newspaper reported in its headline on Thursday.UK supports ban on cluster bombs Guardian Unlimited - Feb 23 4:29 PM
Britain at odds with Russia, China and Israel but Foreign Office denies change of tack on weapons.Ready for war Daily Telegraph - Feb 23 6:19 PM
There may not yet be gas masks in the street in Tel Aviv but no one should underestimate Israel's determination to prevent a nuclear Iran, says Con Coughlin.At least four demonstrators were injured on Friday in the West Bank village of Bilin [Al Jazeera] Aljazeera - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Israeli troops have clashed with Palestinian and international protesters demonstrating against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin.Israel police on alert for Jerusalem Muslim prayers Middle East Times - Feb 23 2:35 AM
JERUSALEM -- Hundreds of Israeli police deployed in Jerusalem Friday to prevent disturbances over contested work near the ultra-sensitive Al Aqsa mosque site where thousands of Muslims were to pray.Syrian troops move in on Israel Sunday Times - Feb 22 2:05 AM
JERUSALEM - Syrian armed forces appear to be moving closer to the border with Israel and the military is being strengthened with Iranian help, an Israeli newspaper reported.UNESCO To To Inspect Excavations Near Holy Site In Israel Nasdaq - Feb 23 10:24 AM
PARIS (AP)--UNESCO said Friday it will send a team of four experts to Jerusalem to assess the impact of construction work which has inflamed Israeli- Palestinian tensions.Pryor calls on airmen to pray for leaders, peace in Jerusalem The Morning News - 36 minutes ago
JACKSONVILLE -- As the United States continues its campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor said Friday that solving Israel's "Palestinian problem" is just as much a factor in bringing peace to the Middle East.Syria moving troops closer to border with Israel: report EARTHtimes.org - Feb 22 12:25 AM
Tel Aviv - Syria has moved its forces closer to the border with the Israel-occupied Golan Heights, an Israeli newspaper reported Thursday.Nations Call For Ban Of Cluster Bombs CBS News - Feb 23 8:00 AM
Forty-six nations called for a ban of cluster bombs, saying such weapons inflict "unacceptable harm" on civilians, especially children. Some key arms makers ? including the U.S., Russia, Israel and China ? reject the proposal.Synagogue to host event to aid West Bank settlers phillyburbs.com - Feb 23 3:07 PM
NEWARK, N.J. - An event at a Teaneck synagogue offering information on buying homes on Israel's West Bank is drawing opposition from an Israeli group, as well as pro-Palestinian organizations, who say such efforts undermine international peace efforts.My clout will make Netanyahu PM says Israel's wannabe kingmaker The Scotsman - Feb 21 5:33 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 1:52 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 11:18 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 4:30 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.UPDATE 1-Memphis International women's semi-final results Reuters.co.uk - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Feb 23 (Reuters) - Memphis International women's semi-final results on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding): 7-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Raluca Olaru (Romania) 6-3 6-2 1-Shahar Peer (Israel) beat Meilen Tu (U.S.) 6-4 7-5At least four demonstrators were injured on Friday in the village of Bil'in [Al Jazeera] Aljazeera - Feb 23 3:29 PM
Israeli troops have clashed with Palestinian and international protesters demonstrating against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bil'in.
