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Egypt charges four with spying for Israel 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 03 4:05 PM
Egypt has charged an Egyptian who holds Canadian citizenship and three Israelis with spying for Israel, a state prosecutor said on Saturday.Egypt charges four with spying for Israel Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
CAIRO - Egypt has charged an Egyptian who holds Canadian citizenship and three Israelis with spying for Israel, a state prosecutor said on Saturday. High State Security Prosecutor Hisham Badawi said the Egyptian, Mohamed Essam Ghoneim el-Attar, 31, had been arrested and charged.Four charged with spying for Israel News Interactive - Feb 03 11:54 AM
EGYPT has charged an Egyptian who holds Canadian citizenship and three Israelis with spying for Israel, a state prosecutor said overnight.US Officials: Israel May Have Violated Cluster Arms Pact-NYT Nasdaq - Feb 03 6:52 AM
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The Bush administration will inform Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with the U.S. when it fired American- supplied cluster munitions into southern Lebanon during its fight with Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Saturday, the New York Times reported on its Web site.Groups call on Israel Museum to hand over paintings Ashland Daily Tidings - Feb 03 1:20 PM
JERUSALEM Four hundred paintings taken by the Nazis, discovered by U.S. troops and turned over to Israel are at the center of a dispute between Israel's national museum and a group entrusted with finding the lost property of Holocaust victims.QUINN HEADING TO ISRAEL New York Post - Feb 03 2:26 AM
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn will lead a delegation of a dozen council members to Israel tomorrow, The Post has learned. It will be her first international jaunt since becoming speaker last year. Quinn (D-Manhattan) will be following the...Canadians Israel Idonije and Dan Federkeil hoping for a Super Bowl ring Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 2:22 PM
MIAMI (CP) - Israel Idonije thought he'd be in the NBA, playing with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. And Dan Federkeil acknowledges he's not even much of a sports fan.Sen. Clinton: Iran is a threat to Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 4:57 AM
Calling Iran a danger to the U.S. and one of Israel's greatest threats, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that "no option can be taken off the table" when dealing with that nation.Terrorist Released by Israel Cleared in U.S. Trial on Hamas Aid Charges Israel National News - Feb 03 12:08 PM
(IsraelNN.com) A US jury exonerated on Friday two Arabs accused of carrying out what prosecutors said was a 15-year conspiracy to illegally finance Hamas terrorist activities in Israel.Egypt charges four with spying for Israel Independent Online - Feb 03 7:18 AM
Egypt has charged an Egyptian and three Israelis with spying for Israel, a state prosecutor has said.What 'Israel's right to exist' means to Palestinians The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 12:00 AM
Since the Palestinian elections in 2006, Israel and much of the West have asserted that the principal obstacle to any progress toward Israeli-Palestinian peace is the refusal of Hamas to "recognize Israel," or to "recognize Israel's existence," or to "recognize Israel's right to exist."Cellcom Israel Set for IPO AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 02 11:36 AM
Israeli wireless telecommunications company Cellcom Israel Ltd. is set to go public next week, with stockholders selling about 19 million shares for an expected price of $16 to $18 each.Art auction at Temple Israel The Springfield News-Leader - Feb 03 1:12 AM
Fall in Love with Art, an auction of fine art, hosted by Temple Israel, begins at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Twin Oaks Country Club, 1020 E. Republic Road. The event features hors d'oeuvres and wine as well as framed art by several artists. A cash bar will be available.US Senator Clinton: Iran is a threat to Israel IranMania.com - Feb 02 10:45 PM
LONDON, February 3 (IranMania) - Calling Iran a danger to the US and one of Israel's greatest threats, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said "no option can be taken off the table" when dealing with that nation, The Associated Press reported.Sen. Clinton Calls Iran a Danger to U.S., Israel Fox News - Feb 02 6:25 AM
Sen. Hillary Clinton called Iran a danger to the U.S. and to Israel at a Manhattan dinner hosted by the nation's largest pro-Israel lobbying group.Two Men Acquitted of Conspiracy To Fund Hamas Activities in Israel Washington Post - Feb 01 7:18 PM
A federal jury in Chicago acquitted two men yesterday of charges that they were part of a long-running conspiracy to finance Hamas activities in Israel -- marking the latest defeat for the Justice Department in cases involving support for radical Palestinian groups. Groups calls on Israel Museum to hand over paintings taken by Nazis CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 02 1:29 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Four hundred paintings taken by the Nazis, discovered by U.S. troops and turned over to Israel are at the centre of a dispute between Israel's national museum and a group entrusted with finding the lost property of Holocaust victims.Groups calls on Israel Museum to hand over paintings taken by Nazis Boston Herald - Feb 02 1:12 PM
JERUSALEM - Four hundred paintings taken by the Nazis, discovered by U.S. troops and turned over to Israel are at the center of a dispute between Israel's national museum and a group entrusted with...State seeks artwork from Israel Museum UPI - Feb 02 5:49 PM
JERUSALEM, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A government-run company has asked the Israel Museum to relinquish 400 works of art owned by Jews killed in the Holocaust. The museum is negotiating with the company, which was established to locate and restore assets belonging to Holocaust victims, Haaretz reported.As 2008 race gets underway, Clinton touts Israel credentials JTA - Feb 02 11:37 AM
NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (JTA) In her first address to a Jewish group since announcing her candidacy for president, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) tried to convince doubters that she ll stand by Israel in time of peril.Scandals tighten noose around Israel government AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 10:32 PM
Sex, corruption scandals and a full-blown inquiry into the failures of the Lebanon war are tightening the noose around Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his Kadima party.Peres Favoured to Become Israel's President Angus Reid - Feb 02 9:25 PM
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Current deputy prime minister Shimon Peres is the most popular presidential contender in Israel, according to a poll by Geocartographia released by Israel Radio.State seeks artwork from Israel Museum Moldova.org - Feb 02 6:50 PM
A government-run company has asked the Israel Museum to relinquish 400 works of art owned by Jews killed in the Holocaust.The museum is negotiating with the company, which was established to locate and restore assets belonging to Holocaust victims, Haaretz reported. The company wants the artwork -- housed in the museum since its founding -- based on a law requiring property whose owners died in ...Suicide bomber strikes: 3 killed in first attack in Israel in nine months The Davis Enterprise - Feb 02 12:43 PM
Published Jan 29, 2007 - 19:20:38 CST. EILAT, Israel - A Palestinian suicide bomber attacked a bakery in this southern Israeli resort town on today, killing three people and himself, police said.State seeks artwork from Israel Museum EARTHtimes.org - Feb 02 6:10 PM
A government-run company has asked the Israel Museum to relinquish 400 works of art owned by Jews killed in the Holocaust.Russian giants rule in Israel UEFA News - Feb 02 8:12 AM
With five UEFA Cup contenders from three countries in action, PFC CSKA Moskva's triumph in a recent friendly tournament in Israel was an impressive one.Sen. Clinton Calls Iran Threat To U.S., Israel WCBS-TV New York - Feb 02 11:28 AM
Calling Iran a danger to the U.S. and one of Israel's greatest threats, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said "no option can be taken off the table" when dealing with that nation. But Clinton, a top 2008 Democratic presidential contender, also called for a dialogue with countries hostile to Israel -- including Iran and Syria -- as a way to promote peace in the Middle East.Red Cross seeks access to fighters held by Israel The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:30 PM
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Lebanon, Juan Coderque, said on Friday that the organization was trying to set up a meeting with Hizbullah detainees in Israel after visits were halted in September 2006. "The ICRC team is also trying to meet with Israeli soldiers kept by Hizbullah," Coderque said.MARRIAGE DIGEST: Israel recognizes first 'gay marriage'; Hawaii legislators may pass civil unions bill; ... BPNews.net - Feb 02 2:22 PM
JERUSALEM (BP)--Israel registered its first "gay marriage" Jan. 29, two months after the nation's highest court issued a landmark ruling for homosexual couples.Hillary Clinton calls Iran a threat to U.S., Israel ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 02 6:40 AM
New York, Feb.2 (ANI): New York Senator and 2008 Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has called ran a danger to the U.S. and one of Israel's greatest threats. "No option can be taken off the table when dealing with that nation. U.S. policy must be clear and unequivocal: We cannot, we should not, we must not permit Iran to build or acquire nuclear weapons," Clinton said at a rally of ...Boston Celebrates Israel gets a facelift for spring The Jewish Advocate - Feb 02 8:43 AM
The annual Boston Celebrates Israel event has just been re-dubbed New England Celebrates Israel, and the changes aren t stopping at its name. Following the event s 58th go-round last June, organizers decided that an overhaul was in order.Stephen Lendman: Israel's Kafkaesque Matrix of Control The Palestine Chronicle - Feb 02 12:39 PM
Repression can never be sustained forever and won't be. The sooner Israel accepts that, the quicker real peace will come to the Middle East, and it can't happen any too soon.ISRAEL FANS GROAN OVER HILL SPEECH New York Post - Feb 02 2:27 AM
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton drew grumbles at a pro-Israel dinner in Times Square last night when she encouraged "engaging" with Iran before taking stronger action to keep it nuke-free. Clinton said she wasn't sure "anything positive would come out...Merkel launches Mideast tour as part of effort to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace process USA Today - Feb 03 9:53 AM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel launched a four-day tour of the Middle East in Egypt Saturday in hope of drawing on German influence in the region as part of increased international efforts to revive the Israel-Palestinian peace process.Israel loves Israel Slam! Sports - Feb 02 5:38 AM
Israel Idonije isn't garnering attention only in North America this week. The Chicago Bears defensive lineman, who will become the first Manitoban to play in the Super Bowl on Sunday, is front and centre in The Jerusalem Post this morning.Israel welcomes first Muslim minister The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 12:00 AM
Flanked by two bodyguards courtesy of the Israeli secret service, Raleb Majadele cruised through the corridors of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, as admirers and adversaries stopped to wish the country's first Arab Muslim minister well on his first day on the job.Resolve Palestine-Israel Conflict To Resolve Middle East Crisis Bernama - Feb 03 6:59 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Let the Palestinians go back to Gaza Strip and reclaim their old lives and properties, while the occupying Israelis return to their state.John Edwards On Iran, Iraq, and Israel Middle East Online - Feb 03 7:54 AM
I would not resolve that conflict that way. This president should not have been given the authority to go into Iraq, says John Edwards in an interview with Ezra Klein .Islamic scholars say Israel violating Aqsa mosque AlertNet - Feb 03 6:51 AM
Source: Reuters RIYADH, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A Saudi-based body of Islamic scholars on Saturday condemned Israeli archaeological work near the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, saying it was a "blatant violation" ... Recalling Father's Example, Bloomberg Donates in Israel The New York Sun - Feb 01 11:23 PM
Mayor Bloomberg has in the past recounted a childhood memory of his father, a bookkeeper who made $11,000 a year, stretching thin his bank account to write out a $25 donation to the NAACP. Yesterday, Mr. Bloomberg was in Israel to give away a portion of his personal fortune, some in his late father's name. The mayor, a billionaire who made his money with his financial information company, ...Hillary calls Iran a threat to US, Israel Hindustan Times - Feb 02 12:30 AM
Calling Iran a danger to the United States and one of Israel's greatest threats, Senator and presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said "no option can be taken off the table" when dealing with that nation.Mayor, commissioners depart for Israel Tallahassee Democrat - Feb 01 11:11 PM
Mayor John Marks, commissioners Andrew Gillum and Allan Katz and mayor's aide Dinah Hart are leaving for Israel today. This is the first visit by a local delegation to Ramat-Hasharon, Tallahassee's new sister-city. The relationship was approved last year, and an Israeli delegation has already visited Tallahassee. The five-day trip will cost about $9,200 the city in travel expenses, according to ...Merkel Meets Mubarak, Urges Palestinian Unity Govt (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Feb 03 11:15 AM
Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Palestinians need to form a national unity government after meeting today with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to discuss ways to jump start talks between Israel and the Palestinians.An Opinionated Orchestra, an Indulgent Conductor New York Times - Feb 02 9:46 PM
On Thursday at Carnegie Hall, The Israel Philharmonic gave off resonance as the cultural representative of an embattled nation.Rocket Attacks on Israel Down in January Israel National News - Feb 02 3:53 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Internal fighting in the PA has apparently resulted in less rockets being fired at Israel. 30 rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza were counted in January, as compared with 50 such attacks in December.Israel finds two Hezbollah bunkers The Washington Times - Feb 01 4:41 PM
Hezbollah successfully tunneled in Israel near the Lebanon border, the Middle East News Line reported Thursday. Citing sources in the Israeli military, MENL said two bunkers were discovered and filled in Jan. 26. They were stocked with food, water and other supplies.Hillary Clinton calls Iran a threat to US, Israel Khaleej Times - Feb 01 9:44 PM
NEW YORK - Calling Iran a danger to the US and one of Israel s greatest threats, US senator and presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said no option can be taken off the table when dealing with that nation.Scandals tighten noose around Israel government Middle East Online - Feb 03 4:39 AM
Poll: 77 percent of Israeli respondents want investigation to recommend resignation of Olmert, Peretz over Lebanon war.German Jews try to repair rift in community over Israel support JTA - Feb 01 3:37 PM
BERLIN, Feb. 1 (JTA) Jewish leaders and activists in Germany appear to be putting aside sometimes vehement differences about how to rally support for Israel, and are moving ahead because of the importance of the cause.Israel has no plans against Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 31 5:18 PM
Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres says that Israel does not intend to use military force against Iran, which Israel suspects is building nuclear bombs.Merkel Arrives in Egypt for Talks on Middle East Violence Bloomberg.com - Feb 03 8:15 AM
Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Egypt today to begin a four-day tour of the Middle East, where efforts to jump-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are floundering.Israel logs first same-sex marriage Planet Out via Yahoo! News - Jan 31 5:37 PM
SUMMARY: Avi and Binyamin Rose wed in Canada and return a married couple, thanks to a November ruling that Israel must recognize foreign same-sex marriages.Four charged with spying for Israel The Australian - Feb 03 11:47 AM
High State Security Prosecutor Hisham Badawi said the Egyptian, Mohamed Essam Ghoneim el-Attar, 31, had been arrested and charged. The rest of the spy ring were in Turkey and Canada, and arrest warrants had been issued for them.Israel planes still buzzing Lebanon: U.N. commander Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 1:37 AM
Israeli warplanes are still flying over southern Lebanon despite appeals for them to halt the missions, the outgoing commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission said on Friday.Israel Cluster Bomb Controversy Mounts Baltimore Jewish Times - Feb 01 10:13 PM
This week the State Department sent Congress a report saying that Israel "may have" violated restrictions placed on the use of cluster bombs during the war.Israel's Peretz selects anti-rocket defense system People's Daily - Feb 01 5:30 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Thursday decided to select Israel's Rafael, or Armament Development Authority, to design and develop anti-missile defense system for intercepting short-range missiles such as Qassam and Katyusha rockets, local Ha'aretz said.37 countries to attend aerospace seminar Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Feb 03 1:43 PM
Air chiefs of 37 countries including USA, UK, China, Israel and Sri Lanka would be attending the two-day seminar on international aerospace power, which gets underway in New Delhi tomorrow. Being hosted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a part of its platinum jubilee celebrations, the seminar, titled "Aerospace Power in Tomorrow's World", is being organised to enable these nations to share ...Lippi proves a green-baize king but how little Roman knows Guardian Unlimited - Feb 03 3:44 PM
The hapless Geoffrey Mortlake found himself in Israel this week, and bumped into Marcello Lippi.International Solidarity Movement Update Scoop.co.nz - Feb 03 4:36 PM
1. Photo exhibition at Huwwara checkpoint 2. Candlelight Vigils Outside the Israel Philharmonic Concerts in Los Angeles 3.Africa Israel breaks off talks with farmers to buy Tnuva Haaretz Daily - Feb 01 4:30 PM
Africa Israel has given up on its efforts to reach an agreement with the dairy farmers on a joint proposal to buy fresh foods and dairy cooperative Tnuva.Israel 'violating mosque sanctity' Gulf News - Feb 03 2:03 PM
Riyadh: A Saudi-based body of Islamic scholars yesterday condemned Israeli archaeological work near the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, saying it was a "blatant violation" of the shrine's sanctity.New, First-Of-Its-Kind, Israel Book A Surprise Bestseller on Amazon.com [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 02 12:08 AM
MOVING UP: An Aliyah Journal (www.aliyahbook.com) quickly became a best-selling Israel book on Amazon.com and a #1 selling Israel book on Amazon.ca. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2007)Israel another Storm trooper FOXSPORTS.com.au - Feb 01 4:49 PM
ISRAEL Falou, 17, has a long way to travel before he leads Melbourne to the promised land of premiership glory.U.S. appoints trade facilitator to ease Palestinian imports Haaretz Daily - Feb 03 4:02 PM
Israel is making it difficult to import American goods to the territories, said the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department, David A. Sampson, during his visit to Israel over the weekend.Egyptian charged in espionage case Aljazeera - Feb 03 2:14 PM
Egypt has charged three Israelis and an Egyptian with spying for Israel , according to the state prosecutor. Muhammad Essam Ghoneim el-Attar, the Egyptian, had been arrested and charged, Hisham Badawi, high state security prosecutor, said on Saturday.Israel - Occupied Palestinian Territories quartet meeting: new approach needed to break deadlock Amnesty International - Feb 01 9:56 AM
At tomorrow's meeting the Quartet members should fully reassess their approach to the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).Two Refugee Girls Refuse Asylum in Israel Israel National News - Feb 01 9:53 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Two teenaged girls from the former Kyrgyzstan, of the former Soviet bloc, are demanding asylum in Britain and refuse offers to live in Israel, the European Jewish Press reported. The girls fled to Britain after gunmen killed their parents.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.Head Of UN Refugee Agency Travels To Middle East Scoop.co.nz - Feb 03 5:21 PM
With the exodus from strife-torn Iraq now the largest population movement since Palestinians were displaced after the creation of Israel in 1948, the head of the United Nations refugee agency today left for a mission to the Middle East focussed on strengthening cooperation and assessing the agency s programmes for the hundreds of thousands of displaced Iraqis.SMS problems inflate revenues Haaretz Daily - Feb 03 4:02 PM
Every day, 9 million text messages are sent in Israel, and the short message service has become the second most popular method of communication, after phone calls.Middle East Quartet Endorses Latest Peace Talks Scoop.co.nz - Feb 03 5:06 PM
Voicing deep concern at the explosion of intra-Palestinian violence, the diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East today called for Palestinian unity while offering its backing for United States efforts to restart peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations, one member of the grouping.Egypt urges Palestinians to end infighting Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 03 12:56 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak put the onus on Palestinians to revive the peace process with Israel, saying they cannot resume talks with the Jewish state without settling their internal differences first.An Egyptian-Canadian and three Israelis charged by Egypt of spying for Israel DEBKAfile - Feb 03 9:16 AM
Copyright 2000-2007 DEBKA file . All Rights Reserved.Israel another Storm trooper Townsville Bulletin - Feb 01 4:37 PM
ISRAEL Falou, 17, has a long way to travel before he leads Melbourne to the promised land of premiership glory. But he is already being touted as a future star in the game, built in the same mould as dual international Lote Tuqiri.Egypt puts onus on Palestinians to revive peace process AlertNet - Feb 03 12:36 PM
Source: Reuters By Alaa Shahine CAIRO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak put the onus on Palestinians to revive the peace process with Israel, saying on Saturday they cannot resume talks with the ... Israel finds two Hezbollah bunkers EARTHtimes.org - Feb 01 4:26 PM
Hezbollah successfully tunneled in Israel near the Lebanon border, the Middle East News Line reported Thursday.The flip side of the Coyne Sunday Times - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Contestant ruffles the feathers of fire-breathing quiz-show host . Among the dozens of countries which have run versions thereof are China, Israel, Croatia, Turkey, Mexico, India, Lebanon, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Brazil, Chile, the US and Germany.Egypt: Indictments for Israelis Accused of Spying Israel National News - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Egypt has officially brought indictments against the three Israelis and one Egyptian accused of spying for Israel. The Israelis, who have not yet been named, are currently living in Canada and Turkey.Israel "Unaware" of Egyptian Spy Story Israel National News - Feb 03 11:23 AM
(IsraelNN.com). Israeli Foreign Ministry sources last night said that they were not aware of any spy charges against any Israelis in Egypt.Give terror no quarter, Mike sez at Gaza border New York Daily News - Feb 03 1:28 AM
SDEROT, ISRAEL - Standing less than a mile from the Gaza Strip, a defiant Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday this town symbolizes to the world why "we can never negotiate with terrorists."Beth Israel Medical Center Expands Document Workflow Solutions from Streamline Health(R) SYS-CON Media - Feb 01 8:09 AM
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. , one of the leading providers of integrated document workflow solutions, today announced that Beth Israel Medical Center, a member of Continuum Health Partners in New York City, will expand their Streamline Health document workflow solutions into the preoperative department across several additional healthcare facilities. Under this expanded agreement, Beth ...Ex-diplomat spills beans on three-year secret talks between Syria and Israel Gulf News - Feb 01 1:03 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: A retired Israeli diplomat went public on Wednesday about secret talks between Israel and Syria, describing how negotiators met in a luxury Swiss hotel and dodged the media for three years.African countries to turn out for Israel tourism fair africast.com - Feb 01 9:55 AM
TEL AVIV, February 01 -- The number of African countries scheduled to be represented at Israel' s annual tourism exhibition is the highest ever. Angola, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Mozambique have all planned booths at the 12th International Mediterranean Tourism Market.Quinn & co. headto the Holy Land New York Daily News - Feb 03 1:33 AM
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is headed to Israel today for a five-day official visit, a day after Mayor Bloomberg was there to open an ambulance center and blood bank in his father's name.New York Sen. Clinton says Iran a threat AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 7:27 AM
Calling Iran a danger to the U.S. and one of Israel's greatest threats, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said "no option can be taken off the table" when dealing with that nation.Record surge in anti-Semitic attacks AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 8:45 AM
The UK suffered its highest number of anti-Semitic incidents in a generation last year, with a spike during Israel's war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, a Jewish advocacy group has said.Religious leaders pressure Rice to intervene in Israel The Jewish Advocate - Feb 01 7:12 AM
Religious leaders across the nation are pressuring the U.S. government to play a more active role in ending the escalation of violence in Israel and the Palestinian-controlled territories.Israel's PM Testifies to Commission on War Conduct Voice of America - Feb 02 11:13 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has testified before a government commission probing the country's conduct in the war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon last year.From Iraq's mountains, Kurds train for battle Orange County Register - Feb 03 3:11 AM
The enemy is Iran. A report says the U.S. and Israel are backing the group. QANDIL MOUNTAIN RANGE, Iraq Deep in the mountains of eastern Iraq, a cluster of mud huts and the chatter of machine gun fire reveal another piece of the jigsaw puzzle called Kurdistan.ROCKET DEFENSE DIVIDES ISRAELI GOVT. Middle East Newsline - Feb 03 8:20 AM
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's rocket and missile defense project has fallen victim to the growing tensions within the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.From the ground up Slam! Sports - Feb 03 6:27 AM
When Paul Grindey watches Israel Idonije on the defensive line for the Chicago Bears, he smiles. "When I look at him today and I look at him lining up, that stance is just like a picture in my mind," Grindey said yesterday from Thompson. "It's exactly the same stance he had when he played with us.BRAVE BLOOMY VISITS TERROR-TARGET TOWN New York Post - Feb 03 2:25 AM
SDEROT, Israel - Mayor Bloomberg yesterday got "a chance to see myself the threats Israel and the Israelis face every single day" when he visited this Negev Desert town, the favorite target of Gaza Strip terrorists. Bloomberg arrived in Sderot by...Moussa calls for linking Iran s atomic prg to Mideast nuke dossier. Itar-Tass - Feb 03 10:00 AM
CAIRO, February 3 (Itar-Tass) - Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Amr Moussa, said it is necessary to consider Iran s atomic problem in line with Israel s nuclear preparations.Italy takes command of UN force in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 7:42 AM
Italian General Claudio Graziano has taken over as head of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and vowed to work with the local security forces to stabilize the volatile border with Israel.Mideast peacemakers meet Friday to assess strategy amid new violence USA Today - Feb 02 6:24 AM
World powers have largely abandoned hope that Hamas radicals will drop anti-Israel positions that have riven the Palestinian leadership and led to a cutoff of direct international aid. Now diplomats are looking for a new approach.MJ Rosenberg: Holocaust 2? HuffingtonPost - Feb 02 4:18 PM
You know you are in trouble when it takes former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to dispel some of the gloom about the Iranian nuclear threat to Israel. But that is what happened at last month's Herzliya Conference on National Security. The annual conference has become the most prestigious venue in Israel for discussions of Israeli and global security by high-ranking political leaders, ...Israel to release $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinians Fox21 - Feb 01 5:39 AM
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.Aramark CEO gets $1B reward from buyout AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
The first time Joseph Neubauer took Aramark Corp. private in 1984, the deal was worth $889 million. When he and other managers led a leveraged buyout of the nation's largest food services company a second time, the price tag zoomed to $6.24 billion.Lebanon's brain drain alarm BBC News - Feb 02 3:24 PM
Blighted by civil war, political upheaval and a devastating conflict with Israel, many Lebanese are deciding to leave their country.Mideast peace meeting highlights Quartet rifts AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
The meeting of Middle East mediators which backed the latest US plan to revive Israeli-Palestinian negotiations revealed some telling rifts among the big powers over how to actually achieve peace.