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Muslims Protest as Israel Digs at Jerusalem Shrine 
New York Times - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
Israel began excavation work near Jerusalem?s most fiercely contested religious shrine, drawing Palestinian protests. Israel insisted that it was just replacing a damaged walkway and that the work would not harm the site in the Old City, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount. Palestinian religious leaders condemned the excavation, taking place about 50 yards ...Israel begins renovation near holy site USA Today - Feb 06 6:25 AM
Police took up positions throughout Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday as Israeli archaeologists began digging near a site holy to both Jews and Muslims. The Israel Antiquities Authority said the work poses no danger to the holy site. Palestinians fear Israel will damage it and have warned the work would inflame tensions.Defiant Hezbollah returns to Israel border with flags and bikes AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 7:16 AM
Six months after the end of the war with Israel, Hezbollah guerrillas have defiantly returned to Lebanon's border with the Jewish state, riding around on motorbikes waving the Shiite Muslim party's flag and pictures of their leader Hassan Nasrallah.Israel PM taps law professor as justice minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 7:04 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has chosen an independent law professor as Israel's justice minister after the previous incumbent was convicted of sexual harrassment.Cellcom Israel Slips in IPO AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 06 9:27 AM
Shares of Cellcom Israel Ltd. dropped slightly Tuesday, as the cell phone company debuted on New York Stock Exchange. The stock fell 46 cents, or 2.3 percent, to close at $19.54 on the New York Stock Exchange.Harper paints his opponents as fairweather friends of Israel CNews - Feb 06 5:31 PM
His speech to the Canadian Council for Israel did not mention any political parties by name. But he said his party unequivocally endorsed Israel's month-long bombing campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon last summer - something no other party did.Under heavy guard, Israel begins contentious renovation near disputed holy site Fox21 - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
JERUSALEM Construction workers are under guard in Jerusalem where Israel is beginning work on a new walkway at a compound on sacred ground.Israel: Army Says It Uncovered Hezbollah Bombs New York Times - Feb 05 7:50 PM
The Israeli military said that it found and detonated four bombs placed just on its side of the border with Lebanon and that it believed Hezbollah guerrillas were responsible. The bombs, disguised to look like rocks, were placed near a road used by Israeli soldiers, it said. Israel and Lebanon fought a month-long war last summer, and an enlarged United Nations peacekeeping force is now monitoring ...Cellcom Israel Slips in IPO KiplingerForecasts.com - Feb 06 9:42 AM
Shares of Cellcom Israel Ltd. dropped slightly Tuesday, as the cell phone company debuted on New York Stock Exchange.Cellcom Israel enlarges IPO, prices above expected range Market Watch - Feb 06 4:56 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) - Cellcom Israel Ltd. priced an initial public offering of 20 million shares at $20 a share, above its expected $16-to-$18 range. Amazon keeps review of Carter book, but Israel critics claim a victory JTA - Feb 06 1:57 PM
LONDON, Feb. 6 (JTA) Amazon.com has refused to bow to pressure to remove a critical review of Jimmy Carter s book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid from its Web site, but that hasn t stopped activists from claiming a victory in the struggle against Israel.Hezbollah Denies Planting New Bombs On Israel-Lebanon Border Nasdaq - Feb 06 11:37 AM
BEIRUT (AP)--The Hezbollah guerrilla group denied Tuesday that four bombs uncovered by the Israeli army on the volatile border were new, saying they were planted before this summer's war between Israel and Hezbollah.Council Members Experience Violence In Israel First Hand NY1 News - Feb 06 2:23 PM
A City Council trip to Israel turned dangerous Tuesday when a rocket attack forced visiting council members to evacuate their meeting.Suicide bomber strikes: 3 killed in first attack in Israel in nine months The Davis Enterprise - Feb 06 1:17 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.Soccer / Ben Sahar to start for Israel against Ukraine tonight Haaretz Daily - Feb 06 4:42 PM
Israel coach Dror Kashtan took the unusual step yesterday of naming his squad for today's friendly with Ukraine instead of on the afternoon of the match.The Rafi Malkiel Quintet at the Jazz Cafe @ Israel Non Stop 2007 All About Jazz - Feb 06 9:15 AM
Israeli jazz musicians are making their mark on the NYC jazz scene and many of them are America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship alumni.Prime Minister Addresses the Parliamentary Dinner of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy Government of Canada News - Feb 06 5:47 PM
Prime Minister Addresses the Parliamentary Dinner of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish AdvocacyBombs found by Israel were laid before war - Hizbullah The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 06 12:55 PM
Hizbullah denied Tuesday a claim by Israel that explosive devices found, and quickly detonated, along the Blue Line Monday had been planted after the 2006 summer war. Hizbullah "denies that the explosive packages at the Lebanese border with occupied Palestine near the village of Maroun al-Ras are new," a statement from the resistance said.Ban Tells Israel, Palestinians to Take Peace Steps (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Feb 05 9:48 PM
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Israel and the Palestinian Authority need to take ``bold steps'' to guarantee the security of their civilian populations in order to revive the peace process, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.Israel Denies Egyptian Espionage Claims Israel National News - Feb 06 5:19 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter said Tuesday night that Egypt had no reason to charge three Israelis in absentia with spying. I talked with people in Israel who probably know about this issue, Dichter told reporters. I would summarize it in one word: nonsense. Exhibit to show village in Israel News Transcript - Feb 06 3:36 PM
FREEHOLD - The Court Street School Education Community Center will present "Pictures from a New World: An African American Village in Israel," Feb. 17-18 from 2-5 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children under 12. For tickets to the exhibition, call (732) 303-8724.Israel Chemicals shares drop on China potash reports Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 06 5:21 AM
JERUSALEM, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Shares of Israel Chemicals (ICL) were down more than 4 percent on Tuesday following unconfirmed reports of a Chinese potash contract priced at less than market expectations.Israel begins renovation near holy site AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 4:07 PM
With dozens of policemen looking on, an Israeli bulldozer began work Tuesday on an archaeological excavation next to the Holy Land's most explosive religious site, drawing Palestinian protests and condemnations from the Arab world.Under heavy guard, Israel begins contentious renovation near disputed holy site ABC 7 El Paso - Feb 06 9:04 AM
JERUSALEM Construction workers are under guard in Jerusalem where Israel is beginning work on a new walkway at a compound on sacred ground. Israel says it has to replace...British FM Beckett on visit to Israel, Palestinian territories AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 8:24 AM
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has left for her first official visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.Israel increases 2006 R&D grants by 22% CommsDesign - Feb 06 7:40 AM
NETANYA, Israel During 2006, the Israeli government approved 592 research projects of 371 companies with a combined budget of $517 million, of which the government covered $216 million, a rise of 22 percent compared with a year before.Under heavy guard, Israel begins contentious renovation near disputed holy site WNCT Greenville - Feb 06 11:15 AM
(AP) - Construction workers are under guard in Jerusalem where Israel is beginning work on a new walkway at a compound on sacred ground. Israel says it has to replace a crumbling earthen walkway that partially collapsed in a snowstorm three years ago.Beckett to visit Israel, West Bank AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 6:42 AM
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett will arrive on her first visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank since taking office.Cellcom Israel Enlarges IPO, Prices Above Expected Range Cellular-News.com - Feb 06 10:10 AM
TEL AVIV (Dow Jones) - Cellcom Israel priced an initial public offering of 20 million shares at $20 a share, above its expected $16-to-$18 range. Cellcom, based in Netanya, Israel, is the largest of the country's four providers of mobile-phone service based on subscribers and revenue.Clinton Voices Support Of Israel Baltimore Jewish Times - Feb 06 9:12 AM
In her first address to a Jewish group since announcing her candidacy for president, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton tried to convince doubters that she'll stand by Israel in time of peril.Israel, Palestinians to resume peace negotiations Khaleej Times - Feb 06 7:11 AM
TEL AVIV - Israel and the Palestinians are holding intensive contacts with an eye to resuming peace negotiations, an Israeli newspaper reported Tuesday.Walter C. Uhler: Israel's Bomb, Iran's Pursuit of the Bomb and U.S. War Preparations, P. 1 HuffingtonPost - Feb 05 3:20 PM
BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan , by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Harvard University Press, 2005, $29.95 Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War , by Michael D. Gordin, Princeton University Press, 2007, $24.95. The Bomb in the Basement: How Israel Went Nuclear and What that Means for the World , by Michael Karpin, ...Egypt Accuses Israel Of Spying Baltimore Jewish Times - Feb 06 9:12 AM
Just as it was hoping for an Egyptian breakthrough on the Palestinian front, Israel finds itself embroiled in spy allegations from Cairo. Egyptian prosecutors announced over the weekend that they had charged a local man with spying for the Jewish state.Israel's New Justice Minister Totally Jewish - Feb 06 9:37 AM
Professor Daniel Friedman was chosen on Tuesday to become Israel's next Justice minister to replace Haim Ramon who was last week convicted of indecent behaviour.Israel's Olmert says to meet Abbas, Rice on Feb 19 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 11:55 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday he would meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on February 19 in a renewed bid to revive stalled peace talks.Iran nuclear ambitions can be stopped without violence: Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 12:14 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he believed Iranian nuclear ambitions could be halted without violence and praised international efforts in dealing with arch enemy Tehran.Fifth Kassam Fired at Israel Tuesday Evening Israel National News - Feb 06 9:34 AM
(IsraelNN.com) A Kassam rocket attack was fired at Israel northern Gaza Tuesday evening, the fifth such missile to be launched during the day. The rocket landed north of the Sha ar Hanegev Regional Council in the western Negev.Jordan Slams Israel on Temple Mount Repairs Israel National News - Feb 06 8:04 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Jordanian King Abdullah II slammed Israel s excavations at the Mughrabi Gate on Tuesday.Cellcom Israel Limited Prices Initial Public Offering of Ordinary Shares at $20 per Share SYS-CON Media - Feb 06 12:45 AM
Cellcom Israel Limited announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 20,000,000 ordinary shares, all of which are being sold by certain selling shareholders, at $20 per share. The selling shareholders have also granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 ordinary shares. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the ...Clinton Promises American Jews To Back Israel Israel National News - Feb 06 4:05 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton already is stomping for American Jewish support, promising to back Israel.Israel Will Not File Complaint on Border Bombs Israel National News - Feb 06 2:04 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said that Israel will not directly complain about Monday's discovery by IDF soldiers of explosives planted by Hizbullah terrorists along the international border fence.Iran Nuclear Ambitions Can Be Stopped Without Violence Says Israel Space War - Feb 06 6:32 PM
by Staff Writers Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 006, 2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday he believed Iranian nuclear ambitions could be halted without violence and praised international efforts in dealing with arch enemy Tehran.Cellcom Israel Limited Prices Initial Public Offering of Ordinary Shares at $20 per Share Broadcast Newsroom - Feb 05 6:53 PM
NETANYA, Israel , Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cellcom Israel Limited (NYSE: CEL) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 20,000,000 ordinary shares, all of which are being sold by certain selling shareholders, at $20 per share.Israel Razes Houses Built Illegally ABC News - Feb 05 5:30 AM
Israel Demolishes Palestinians' Housing Units Built Illegally in East JerusalemBritish Jews form breakaway group with contrasting views on Israel: reports AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 04 7:03 PM
More than a hundred prominent British Jews have formed a breakaway group in response to a perceived pro-Israel bias among the country's major Jewish organisations.FAMILY OF SLAIN BODYGUARD FED UP WITH BUSTA: Relatives of Israel Ramirez heated over rapper s refusal to talk to police. Eurweb - Feb 06 12:05 AM
*The police aren t the only ones frustrated by Busta Rhymes and his refusal to cooperate with the investigation into the shooting of his bodyguard, Israel Ramirez.It's not rocket science but Israel can't agree on rocket defense World Tribune - Feb 05 1:49 PM
TEL AVIV Israel's rocket and missile defense project has fallen victim to the growing tensions within the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.FEATURE-Russia's lavish parties make headlines in Israel Reuters.co.uk - Feb 05 5:18 PM
TEL AVIV, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Russian champions CSKA Moscow beat Spartak Moscow to scoop $1 million in prize money at a tournament in Israel last week, but the real competition seemed to be which billionaire could throw the most lavish party.New U.N. Chief Urges Israel To Open Gates to PA Israel National News - Feb 06 12:49 AM
(IsraelNN.com) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Israel to lift all restrictions on the movement of people and trade to and from Judea, Samaria and Gaza.Arabs Call on Masses To Challenge Israel at Temple Mount Israel National News - Feb 05 11:50 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The Arab world has called on masses to reach the Temple Mount as the Arab world accuses Israel of disguising work at the site as a ruse to damage mosques.Israel finds newly-installed explosives along border with Lebanon People's Daily - Feb 05 5:13 PM
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) discovered explosive devices along the country's northern border with Lebanon on Monday, local daily Ha'aretz reported on its website.British foreign secretary visits Israel People's Daily - Feb 05 5:43 PM
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrived in Israel on Monday evening for a two-day visit.American Presidential Candidates Court Israel Arab News - Feb 05 4:19 PM
WASHINGTON, 6 February 2007 It was a headline that didn t make a blip on the radar screen: US Presidential Candidates Court Israel, noted the Washington Times last week.Putin sees Israel as a possible customer for Russian gas Haaretz Daily - Feb 05 5:16 PM
Israel is certainly a possible client for receiving Russian gas, Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday in response to a question at a press conference about Russia's expansion of activity in the energy sector.Qatar blames Israel for worsening Palestinian living conditions People's Daily - Feb 05 5:43 PM
A senior Qatari official said on Monday in Doha that Israel's reluctance to pay its dues is responsible for the worsening living conditions of Palestinians, the official Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.Muslim protests as Israel digs at holy site Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Archaeologists' dig near the Dome of the Rock brought immediate protests from Palestinians and the king of Jordan.Israel govt approves law professor as justice minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 9:04 AM
The Israeli government has approved the nomination of an independent law professor as justice minister following the previous incumbent's conviction of sexual harrassment.Harper paints his opponents as fairweather friends of Israel CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 06 5:32 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper painted his politicalIsraeli excavation in Jerusalem stirs Muslim anger Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 12:58 PM
Palestinians warned Israel on Tuesday that a ceasefire deal in Gaza would unravel if Israeli excavation work near a compound housing al-Aqsa mosque damaged Islam's third holiest shrine.Israel's Olmert sets Feb.19 for Abbas, Rice talks Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 06 4:45 PM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday he would meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Feb. 19, for a "significant" bid to restart long stalled peace talks.Israel demands release of Barghouti NDTV - Feb 05 9:59 AM
An influential Israeli Cabinet minister called for Israel to release Marwan Barghouti, a hugely popular Palestinian leader jailed on murder charges. It is in an effort to prop up Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his rivalry with Hamas.Olmert says still time to curb Iran nuclear plans Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 12:20 PM
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday Iran's nuclear plans were not as advanced as Tehran claimed, and it was still possible to exert economic pressure to halt the program without resorting to violence.Palestinians leaders try for last-ditch talks on forging coalition government USA Today - Feb 06 1:58 PM
Palestinian factions on the brink of civil war gathered Tuesday in Mecca, Islam's holiest city, in a last-ditch effort to end their bloody conflict. The Saudi-led push is key to any future peace talks with Israel and to Arab efforts to blunt Iran's growing power.Seamless Signs S-XGen Distribution Agreement With Dr. Sound International Ltd. Covering Israel, Palestinian Authority ... SYS-CON Media - Feb 05 12:29 PM
Seamless Wi-Fi, Inc. (OTCBB: SLWF) todayreported that Dr. Sound International Ltd. of Israel has signed on as adistributor of the S-XGen(TM) UMPC for Israel, the Palestinian Authorityand Jordan. Dr. Sound specializes in mobile electronics sales anddistribution from its Jerusalem location. (http://dr-sound.co.il/)Palestinian rivals arrive in Saudi for unity talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 12:17 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals prepared on Tuesday for talks on a unity government, with less than two weeks to go until a new bid to revive stalled peace negotiations with Israel.Israel's Olmert to meet Abbas, Rice on Feb 19 Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 06 1:50 PM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday he would meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Feb. 19 in a renewed bid to revive stalled peace talks.Israel's Olmert sets Feb.19 for Abbas, Rice talks AlertNet - Feb 06 3:46 PM
Source: Reuters By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday he would meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza ... FEATURE-Palestinian farmers fight Israel eviction threat AlertNet - Feb 06 3:17 PM
Source: Reuters By Allyn Fisher-Ilan AL HADIDIYA, West Bank, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Al Hadidiya means "iron-clad" in Arabic, but the Palestinian farmers and shepherds who live on the rocky West Bank ... Israel suspects Hezbollah of planting explosives AlertNet - Feb 05 8:17 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Monday it had found explosive devices near its border fence with Lebanon for the first time since last year's war and it suspected Hezbollah ... Israel hand in scientist s killing kicks up dust Deccan Herald - Feb 05 1:03 PM
Claims that a senior Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated by Israel s legendary Mossad intelligence service is a reminder of the high stakes involved in the current standoff between Tehran and the US on the one hand, and Tehran and Israel on the other.Story of Israeli spy in Toronto 'nonsense,' Israel says CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 06 1:13 PM
Israeli officials are denying a report of an Israeli spy operating in Toronto, calling the claim a "complete and utter fabrication."Rabbi Michael Lerner: There Is No New Anti-Semitism HuffingtonPost - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
The New York Times reported on January 31 about the most recent attempt by the American Jewish community to conflate intense criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. In a neat little example of slippery slope, the report on "Progressive Jewish Thought and the New Anti-Semitism," written by Alvin H. Rosenfeld, moves from exposing the actual anti-Semitism of those who deny Israel's right to ...Church rally supports Israel Louisville Courier-Journal - Feb 05 2:47 AM
Christians have a religious obligation to support Israel in its conflicts with Arabs and Muslims, several speakers told a church rally of about 1,800 people last night. The 2½-hour rally which packed the Evangel World Prayer Center campus in southeastern Jefferson County despite competition from the Super Bowl marked an unprecedented local pro-Zionist effort held jointly by evangelical ...Qassam rocket lands in Israel, damages building People's Daily - Feb 06 5:28 PM
A Qassam rocket fired by the Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip landed inside an Israeli community on Tuesday afternoon, causing damage to a building.Israel s Excavation at Al-Aqsa Stirs Volcano of Anger Arab News - Feb 06 4:19 PM
JERUSALEM/AMMAN, 7 February 2007 Israeli excavation work near an entrance to a compound in Jerusalem that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday drew Palestinian protests.John Hilary: Time to Get Serious about Israel The Palestine Chronicle - Feb 05 1:30 PM
Today's call for action from MPs in the international development committee must be the start of a radical reorientation of Britain's policy towards the Middle East. Sanctions against Israel is a first and necessary step on that journey.Russia appoints new ambassadors to Israel, Turkey, Indonesia Interfax - Feb 05 7:16 AM
MOSCOW. Feb 5 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a number of decrees appointing Russian ambassadors abroad. In particular, Putin appointed Pyotr Stegny as Russia's ambassador to Israel, to replace Gennady Tarasov, who took a new job.Egypt says Canadian spied on Arabs for Israel CTV.ca - Feb 05 6:47 AM
Egyptian authorities have arrested a man they allege was using Canada as a base to spy on members of the Arab community for Israel.NYC Council Members in Israel Witness Rocket Attack 1010 WINS New York - Feb 06 11:21 AM
Visiting New York City Council members got more than a description of how Israelis deal with almost daily rocket attacks from Gaza on Tuesday. They experienced one.Israel begins renovation near holy site Boston Globe - Feb 06 3:37 AM
Police took up positions throughout Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday as Israeli archaeologists began digging near a site holy to both Jews and Muslims amid protests and threats from Palestinians.Israel begins excavation near Al Aqsa mosque Dawn - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
JERUSALEM, Feb 6: Under heavy police guard, Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday began a dig near the Al Aqsa mosque amid protests and threats from Palestinians and Muslim governments.ROUNDUP: No Mideast peace with current US, Israel policies, says Iran EARTHtimes.org - Feb 05 10:05 AM
Tehran - Peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved as long as the United States and Israel continue their present policies, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told visiting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Monday in Tehran.Israel's Olmert to meet Abbas, Rice on Feb 19 AlertNet - Feb 06 11:01 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds U.S. State Department comment, violence) By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday he would meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ... Foreign Secretary travels to Israel and occupied territories Government News Network - Feb 05 7:53 AM
Today Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, travelled to Israel and the Occupied Territories for talks with Prime Minister Olmert, President Abbas and Foreign Minister Livni.Israel Rafalovich: E.U. Aid to Indonesian Flood Victims UN Observer - Feb 06 5:11 PM
2007-02-06 | The European Commission has decided grant 600,000 Euros in emergency aid to victims of floods in Jakarta, Indonesia. These floods appear to be the worst since 2002, in a city that together with its suburbs has about fourteen million people.Israel restricts access to Jerusalem mosque compound AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 04 3:54 AM
Israel has imposed restrictions on access to Islam's third holiest site for fear of demonstrations against building work near east Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound.Israel's Olmert: Talks with Abbas, Rice on Feb 19 AlertNet - Feb 06 10:47 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday that a trilateral meeting of himself, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ... British Foreign Minister Arrives in Israel Israel National News - Feb 05 10:20 AM
(IsraelNN.com) British Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett arrived in Israel Monday night. This is Beckett s first trip to Israel as Foreign Minister. Her trip will be two days long.REVIEW / Mehta and Israel Philharmonic come to town, and drama ensues San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 06 3:58 AM
If pets and their human companions grow to resemble one another as the years go by, why should conductors and orchestras be any different? You can connect the dots in that comparison in whichever order you like, but either way, the convergence in... Anti-Israel Group Launched Totally Jewish - Feb 05 7:22 AM
Stephen Fry, Mike Leigh and Harold Pinter are among more than 100 prominent British Jews who today launched a new group that will explicitly criticise Israel.Israel names new army chief AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 04 3:31 AM
The Israeli cabinet have confirmed Major General Gabi Ashkenazi as Israel's new army chief of staff after his predecessor quit over the handling of last summer's war in Lebanon.Campus Coalition: Don't Boot Israel Critics Baltimore Jewish Times - Feb 05 6:27 AM
The Israel on Campus Coalition will not kick out the Union of Progressive Zionists for sponsoring a program that accuses the Israeli army of human-rights abuses.Policy towards Israel shouldn't determine Jewish vote Brown Daily Herald - Feb 05 1:26 AM
In his opinion column, "Democrats, Republicans and the Jews" (Feb. 1), Benjamin Bright '07 posits that Jews ought to flock to the Republican side of the aisle in order to ensure unconditional American support for the State of Israel. The Democrats, he claims, are becoming more and more anti-Semitic and are undeserving of the traditional Jewish allegiance.Peres says Israel must stay out of Palestinian infighting Fox21 - Feb 05 2:51 AM
JERUSALEM Israel's deputy prime minister says Jerusalem needs to stay out of the internal Palestinian fighting in the Gaza Strip or risk uniting the feuding Palestinians against the Jewish state.Church rally supports Israel Louisville Courier-Journal - Feb 04 8:42 PM
Christians have a religious obligation to support Israel in its conflicts with Arabs and Muslims, several speakers told a church rally of about 1,800 people tonight.Israel prepares for possible Gaza incursion: report Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 04 1:26 AM
Israel has stepped up preparations for a possible military incursion into Gaza over concerns that fighting between Palestinian factions may lead to renewed attacks on Israel, a newspaper reported on Sunday.Daniella Weiss Calls for Free Movement Throughout Israel Israel National News - Feb 05 9:34 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Daniella Weiss, the head of the Kedumim Regional Council, called for freedom of movement throughout Israel following a kidnapping attempt by Arab terrorists on Sunday night.Jewish group rejects uncritical support of Israel Daily Telegraph - Feb 05 12:52 AM
A group of prominent British Jews has formed a new organisation which rejects uncritical support of Israel. The Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter, actor Stephen Fry and film director Mike Leigh are among almost 150 high-profile figures who have joined Independent Jewish Voices (IJV).Israel Rafalovich: E.U. Criticises U.S. Farm Policy UN Observer - Feb 06 3:11 PM
The European Commission has criticised the United States for a new Farm Bill, underlining that larger domestic subsidy cuts are needed in order to break the deadlock in the world trade talks.World Scene The Washington Times - 33 minutes ago
ISRAEL Army says Hezbollah hid bombs on border JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army yesterday said it uncovered four bombs on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon and accused Hezbollah guerrillas of planting the explosives in recent days.