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LI-ON, Israel The path behind historian Benny Morris's house climbs through a cedar and pine forest, passing stone walls and wine presses dating to the time of the second Jewish Temple two millenniums ago. In the distance, the misty ridges of the Judean hills appear, the spine of the historic Jewish...Sadat nephew calls for review of Israel peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:37 PM
The nephew of assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat on Saturday called for a review of the peace treaty his uncle signed with Israel after allegations that Egyptian PoWs were killed four decades ago.Israel can face Iran nuclear threat alone: Lieberman AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 8:48 AM
Israel would be able to face any Iranian nuclear threat alone if international sanctions failed to yield results, Minister for Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman said Saturday.All quiet on the Russian front: Jews reticent to rally for Israel JTA - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
A small pro-Israel rally in Moscow on July 23, organized by a pro-democracy group called Russian Radicals. Jewish communities across the Disapora are openly expressing their solidarity with Israel in its war with Hezbollah, but Jews in Russia are keeping relatively quiet.In Israel, pressure builds to find alternatives to Orthodox marriage JTA - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Eran Banai and Inbal Cohen are married in a Conservative wedding ceremony in Kfar Vitkin, Israel, in August 2002.Senate Finance Committee to probe Ford s link with anti-Israel hate groups JTA - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
Sen. Charles Grassley. The head of the Senate Finance Committee said he would order an investigation into Ford Foundation support for anti-Israel groups the senator called terrorist front organizations. Israel and Turkey hope to show that oil, water and business do mix JTA - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at his office in Jerusalem on May 1. Israel and Turkey are exploring cooperation on several major infrastructure projects, including pipelines that would transport oil and water.U.S. human rights report watches Israel s treatment of liberal Jews JTA - Mar 10 5:38 PM
This Israeli wedding led by a Conservative rabbi is not recognized as legal in Israel.U.N. chief to visit Lebanon, Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 7:30 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month in an effort to help revive the Mideast peace process.What goes on in secret jail facility? Rights groups accuse Israel of torture JTA - Mar 10 2:37 PM
A Palestinian security prisoner peers out of his cell in a maximum security prison north of Tel Aviv in 2003. A petition from a human-rights organization charges that Israel practices torture at a secret detention facility.With situation in Israel tense, many Russians are staying put JTA - Mar 10 1:09 PM
The violence in Israel is deterring many Russians from immigrating. After fleeing the tense Caucasus Mountains region, Ilya and Taira Shubayev planned to immigrate to Israel. But the couple are planning to stay here for now because of the violence in Israel.Spanish leader in kaffiyeh spurs backlash after fierce criticism of Israel JTA - Mar 10 1:53 PM
Spain s prime minister, who recently was photographed in a Palestinian kaffiyeh, has led criticism of Israel that is unusually fierce even by European standards.Israel Foreign, Defense Ministers Begin Trip To US -Radio Nasdaq - Mar 10 11:38 AM
JERUSALEM (AP)--Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the coming days as part of a trip to the U.S. that began Saturday, Israel Radio reported.New pro-Israel initiative doesn t aim to compete with AIPAC, organizers say JTA - Mar 10 11:38 AM
Some Jewish leaders want to form a new group to push President Bush, shown with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in this file photo, to press Israel and the Palestinians more forcefully toward a peace agreement.As North Korea tests nuke, Israel worries about precedent for Iran JTA - Mar 10 11:38 AM
Pak Gil Yon, North Korea s U.N. representative, addresses the Security Council on July 15. In Israel, many see North Korea s nuclear brinkmanship and the West s response to it as a dress rehearsal for a threat far closer to home from Iran.Argentine Jews see upsurge in anti-Israel incidents since war JTA - Mar 10 11:08 AM
Anti-Israel grafitti defaces a wall of Buenos Aires' Philosophy and Literature University. Anti-Semitic incidents have been on the rise in Argentina since the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict started in July, and the community is taking action.Israel 'can face Iran threat' Daily Telegraph - Mar 10 8:40 AM
ISRAEL would be able to face any Iranian nuclear threat alone if international sanctions failed to yield results, Minister for Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman said overnight.Reports: Israel ready before Lebanon war AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:46 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has told an investigative panel that Israel began planning for war in Lebanon months before last summer's conflict against Hezbollah guerrillas, countering criticism that he was caught off guard and acted too hastily in launching the military operation, officials said Friday.Who s one of Israel s best friends? The answer is surprising Poland JTA - Mar 10 10:08 AM
Despite its negative reputation in Jewish and Israeli circles as a nation of anti-Semites who gladly aided the Nazis, modern Poland may be Israel s best friend in the European Union, says Tad Taube.Groups collect for Israel relief JTA - Mar 10 9:08 AM
An injured Israeli soldier is rushed to the hospital, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 19. A number of Jewish groups are collecting emergency relief funds for Israel as the conflict with Hezbollah rages.Iraqi ambassador to Washington speaks out on terror, but not Israel JTA - Mar 10 9:08 AM
Samir Shakir Mahmoud Sumaida´ie, Iraq´s new ambassador to the United States. Iraq s new ambassador to Washington speaks out on terrorism, the assassination of al-Zarqawi and the new role of women in his country. Just don t expect any imminent opening to Israel.Despite war toll, some Christians in Lebanon support Israel s goals JTA - Mar 10 7:08 AM
As Israel pounds Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon with bombs, artillery fire and advancing ground troops, some Lebanese at home and abroad especially Christians are quietly applauding Israel s offensive.As Hamas prepares to take over, Israel hunkers down for long haul JTA - Mar 10 7:08 AM
Acting Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert. After the shock of the Hamas sweep in the Palestinian Authority parliamentary elections, Israel is staking out positions on what the Palestinians will have to do to become a negotiating partner.UN chief to visit Palestine and Israel Gulf News - Mar 10 2:03 PM
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday he will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month in an effort to help revive the peace process between the two sides.Iraqi politicians support for Israel costs him dearly, but he presses on JTA - Mar 10 5:52 AM
Mithal Al-Alusi, founder of the Democratic Party of the Iraqi Nation, addresses the American Jewish Committee in Washington on May 5. For daring to visit Israel, Mithal Al-Alusi has paid with more than his life: It cost him his two sons.Human Rights Group: Israel Police Top Cop Quits After Commission's Verdict [Press Release] PR Web - Mar 10 5:17 PM
Committee For The Defense of Human Rights: Israel's police commander resigned after a government commission said he ignored ties between senior officers and underworld figures. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/VGhpci1Mb3ZlLUhvcnItU3VtbS1NYWduLVplcm8=New human rights council kicks off with hope for improvement on Israel JTA - Mar 10 5:53 AM
Russia is one of many countries with problematic human rights records to be named to the new Human Rights Council. The United Nations Human Rights Commission was seen by many as unabashedly anti-Israel. Supporters of Israel are wondering if its new successor will be any different.Fallen U.S.-born paratrooper honored on Israel s Memorial Day JTA - Mar 10 5:38 AM
Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz, Israel's chief of staff, places a flag on the grave of St.-Sgt. Yosef Goodman, as his parents and family look on at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 30.After violence in northern Israel, students reconsider study abroad JTA - Mar 10 5:38 AM
The Technion campus in Haifa. American students have had to make tough choices this summer about whether to study in Israel. With tensions in the Middle East running high, they worry about their safety.Human Rights Group: Israel Police Top Cop Quits After Commission's Verdict [Press Release] PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 3:59 PM
Committee For The Defense of Human Rights: Israel's police commander resigned after a government commission said he ignored ties between senior officers and underworld figures.Community pillar ponders Israel move, and Jews in Vladivostok fret about future JTA - Mar 10 4:07 AM
Vladimir and Valentia Yankelevitch in the Vladivostok Jewish community center. Vladimir Yankelevitch, who has helped make Vladivostok s Jewish community into one of Russia s most independent, is worn down by his efforts and may leave this exotic port along the Chinese border for Israel.Israel welcomes Bollywood film producers with open arms India Daily - Mar 10 10:03 AM
Israel has welcomed Indian filmmakers with open arms and hearts to shoot at various historic locales in the country.As efforts gain steam for cease-fire, Israel Lebanon differ on the details JTA - Mar 10 2:39 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visits northern Israel, July 26. International efforts to end Israel-Hezbollah fighting moved into high gear after the tragic killing of civilians in Kana, but there remain fundamental differences between Israel and Lebanon over what needs to be done next.Death plot against Miss Israel contestant UPI - Mar 09 4:53 PM
A young Druze woman who decided to compete in the Miss Israel Pageant now fears for her life. Police in Israel say that two uncles and some other men in ...Syria deploys thousands of rockets on Israel border: sources AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 1:50 AM
Syria has positioned on its border with Israel thousands of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel, military and government sources told AFP.The enemy of my enemy: Israel, Jordan in a rough neighborhood JTA - Mar 09 11:07 PM
A Jordanian flag flies near King Abdullah´s palace in Amman. As one of the Arab world´s poorest and most vulnerable countries, Jordan is in a tough spot. Perhaps ironically, this is what make Jordan´s relationship with Israel so indispensable.Reports: Israel Ready Before Lebanon War ABC News - Mar 09 12:03 PM
Reports: Olmert Says Israel Prepared for Hezbollah War Months Before Fighting BeganNew group of rabbinical students supports Israel, but remains critical JTA - Mar 09 7:08 PM
A new group, composed of 108 students from seven rabbinical seminaries, emphasizes its love for Israel, but criticizes Israel s recent military retaliations against Palestinian terrorism.Croatian Jews upset after paper demands that they criticize Israel JTA - Mar 09 7:08 PM
A Croatian newspaper is calling on the country s Jews to criticize Israel s recent military actions against the Palestinians. The Jewish community s newspaper compared the call to a similar Communist-era campaign.Hamas victory stuns Israel, U.S. and international community JTA - Mar 09 5:52 PM
A Palestinian man casts his vote at a polling station on Jan. 25 in the West Bank village of Anata. In a stunning development, Hamas, a fundamentalist terrorist group committed to Israel s destruction, appears poised to form the next Palestinian government.Poland is Israel s new best friend, as evidenced by recent Nobel proposal JTA - Mar 09 5:38 PM
Poland is Israel s new best friend, writes Tad Taube, who is planning a Polish Jewish cultural festival in San Francisco. Before you continue...Death plot against Miss Israel contestant The Washington Times - Mar 09 5:08 PM
A young Druze woman who decided to compete in the Miss Israel Pageant now fears for her life. Police in Israel say that two uncles and some other men in the village where Doaa Fares lives with her parents planned to kill her.A Sukkot primer: Twelve ways to identify the holiday in Israel JTA - Mar 09 5:38 PM
Israel Levy builds a sukkah with his father Shlomo in Jerusalem's Beit Yisrael neighborhood in preparation for the weeklong Sukkot holiday in October 2005.Egypt will not sever ties with Israel UPI - Mar 09 8:07 AM
Egypt will not sever political or diplomatic ties with Israel after a documentary revealed the Israeli execution of unarmed Egyptian soldiers in 1967.Choosing Israel, Not the Hamptons New York Times - Mar 08 6:59 PM
From downtown Tel Aviv to the heart of Jerusalem, foreigners especially Americans searching for second homes are redefining Israel?s high-end real estate market.Syria has deployed rockets on Israel border: sources Gulf Times - Mar 09 10:26 PM
JERUSALEM: Syria has positioned on its border with Israel thousands of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel, military and government sources have revealed.Ad campaign by Israel, group aims to boost Ethiopian-Israeli image JTA - Mar 09 3:08 PM
This banner on the Jewish Agency Web site shows the accomplishments of Ethiopian Israelis. An ad campaign by Israel and the Jewish Agency for Israel offers images of successful Ethiopian-Israelis, in an effort to encourage young Ethiopian immigrants and erase stereotypes.Syria puts missiles on border with Israel Daily Dispatch - Mar 09 11:35 PM
SYRIA has positioned on its border with Israel thousands of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel.Nothing stops true love: Couples from northern Israel marry in Tel Aviv JTA - Mar 09 1:53 PM
In Tel Aviv, a rabbi chides photographers during a set of weddings that had been displaced from northern Israel. Eleven couples from Israel s North, who couldn t hold their weddings as scheduled because of the war with Hezbollah, got married en masse at Tel Aviv University.Hope and anger fill Arab street in wake of Israel-Hezbollah war JTA - Mar 09 1:54 PM
The Al-Whedat Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan. In the wake of Israel s war with Hezbollah, there is new hope in Arab countries that the Jewish state can be defeated.Tent city provides southern haven for refugees from Israel s North JTA - Mar 09 1:52 PM
Children play at the Nitzanim beach tent camp. A tent city along Israel s southern coast has become the refuge of last and for some, the only resort for some 5,000 northern residents who have flocked there from their homes at the opposite end of the country.Israel travel program inspires American day-school teachers JTA - Mar 09 11:37 AM
U.S. teachers and day-school staff hike in Israel during a two-week visit to Israel in July 2005, arranged by the Kivunim Summer Institute, the largest in-service training program for North American teachers in Israel.A Shared History, a Different Conclusion Washington Post - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
HAIFA, Israel -- Ilan Pappe, one of the revisionist scholars known in Israel as the "new historians," began his career in some of the same wartime archives as Benny Morris. But his own ideological journey has taken him to the far shore of Israel's political gulf and nearly complete isolation.Israel confirms military exercises in West Bank WorldNet Daily - Mar 09 2:10 PM
JERUSALEM The Israel Defense Forces today confirmed it carried out military training exercises in two weeks ago in the northern West Bank to prepare for the outbreak of confrontations with the Palestinians.No one to be singled out over Israel-Lebanon war debacle: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 3:00 PM
An interim report on Israel's conduct during the Lebanon war will not single out individuals for criticism, Israeli television reported late Thursday.Death plot against Miss Israel contestant New Kerala - Mar 09 9:15 PM
JERUSALEM, March 9: A young Druze woman who decided to compete in the Miss Israel Pageant now fears for her life. Police in Israel say that two uncles and some other men in the village where Doaa Fares lives with her parents planned to kill her.Hasidic Jews honour spiritual master in Polish resting place AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 2:41 PM
Several thousand Hasidic Jews from across Europe, Israel and North America gathered Saturday in this small Polish town to honour an 18th century spiritual leader of their mystical brand of Judaism.Study: U.S. young elites hostile to Israel, see it as burden to U.S. JTA - Mar 09 10:22 AM
A new survey of attitudes toward Israel among graduate students at top U.S. universities offers a disturbing picture of increasing sympathy for the Palestinian cause and blame on the Jewish state for the lack of peace.German bishops rile Holocaust memorial AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:19 PM
The director of Israel's Holocaust memorial has said he was "appalled and surprised" by comments three Roman Catholic bishops from Germany made that compared conditions in the West Bank to the Holocaust.Talks about Syria s future show differences between Israel, U.S. JTA - Mar 09 9:08 AM
When it comes to Syria today, Israel and the United States agree that President Bashar Assad is bad news. The subject of Syria tomorrow, however, exposes differences between the allies.Reports: Israel Ready Before Lebanon War The Daily Comet - Mar 09 11:59 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel began planning for war in Lebanon months before last summer's conflict against Hezbollah guerrillas, countering criticism that he was caught off guard and acted too hastily in launching the military operation, Israeli media reported.UN panel tells Israel to respect Palestinian rights AlertNet - Mar 09 10:21 AM
Source: Reuters By Laura MacInnis GENEVA, March 9 (Reuters) - Israel should ease roadblocks and other restrictions on Palestinians and put a stop to settler violence and hate speech, a United Nations rights ... Death plot against Miss Israel contestant EARTHtimes.org - Mar 09 4:40 PM
A young Druze woman who decided to compete in the Miss Israel Pageant now fears for her life.Killer bug kills scores, sows panic in Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 11:48 AM
A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals, leaving scores dead and afflicting hundreds more.Israel a haven for foreigners looking to fill drug prescriptions JTA - Mar 09 7:07 AM
Buying prescription drugs from Israel has become the latest way to support the Jewish state s economy during trying times. Before you continue...State Claims Israel Tortures Detainees Baltimore Jewish Times - Mar 09 1:59 PM
The adjectives tell the story in the U.S. State Department's human rights report on Israel and its allegation that the Jewish state has been torturing Palestinian detainees.UN agency debates Israel's nuclear programme AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 7:53 AM
Iran branded Israel "a uniquely grave threat" to world peace because of its alleged nuclear weapons Thursday, after the UN atomic agency sharply cut aid to Tehran because of its own atomic programme.Turkey's Zorlu in talks on power plants in Israel Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 09 6:35 AM
ISTANBUL, March 9 (Reuters) - Turkish energy firm Zorlu Enerji is in talks to build two natural-gas-fired power plants in Israel, it said on Friday.For Israel, the year remembered most for one word: disengagement JTA - Mar 10 1:52 PM
Protesters take part in a mass anti-withdrawal rally in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on Aug. 2.Carter: Israel oppresses Palestinians and colonizes their land KATC 3 Lafayette - Mar 09 8:39 AM
WASHINGTON Former President Jimmy Carter says there won't be Mideast peace until Israel agrees to withdraw from all occupied Palestinian territory. In a speech at George...ISRAEL'S MILITARY EXERCISES IN W. BANK VILLAGES Middle East Newsline - Mar 09 8:59 AM
JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel's military, determined to bolster combat skills, has been conducting counter insurgency exercises in Palestinian villages in the West Bank.Event to show support for Israel Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Mar 09 2:33 AM
Rochester-area Christians are planning a celebration of Judaism and Israel on March 25.Authors of Israel Lobby paper only add to skepticism in D.C. talk JTA - Mar 09 4:08 AM
The authors of a controversial paper claiming that a nefarious Israel lobby twists U.S. foreign policy are taking their show on the road. Before you continue...Jewish groups rally behind Israel as conflict with Hezbollah escalates JTA - Mar 09 3:23 AM
Demonstrators call for the release of kidnapped Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, at a rally in Washington on July 10. The American Jewish community is mobilizing on several fronts to assert Israel s right to defend itself in the face of increasingly bold Arab attacks.Carter: Israel oppresses Palestinians and colonizes their land WLUC TV 6 - Mar 09 11:08 AM
WASHINGTON Former President Jimmy Carter says there won't be Mideast peace until Israel agrees to withdraw from all occupied Palestinian territory.Israel s top rabbinate rejects Orthodox conversions as well JTA - Mar 09 2:38 AM
American immigrant converts can be easily rejected by Israel s Chief Rabbinate, even if the rabbi that worked with them was Orthodox. Before you continue...Israeli military and government sources report Syria has positioned thousands of rockets on its border with Israel DEBKAfile - Mar 09 7:30 AM
Quoting three Israeli military and two government sources, the French news agency AFP reports the Syrian army has accelerated its deployment of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel.Army chief in Israel to boost defence ties rediff.com - Mar 09 6:57 AM
Singh's visit was the first trip to Israel by an Indian Army chief since 1998, when Gen V P Malik had travelled to that country.Israel tackles bacterium Cleveland Jewish News - Mar 09 10:52 AM
(JTA) - Israel is trying to contain a potential epidemic from a virulent bacterium. The Health Ministry announced Wednesday that the bacterium was suspected of causing the death of dozens of ailing Israelis in recent months and that emergency measures had been ordered to contain it.Analysis: Olmert in hot water UPI - Mar 10 4:07 PM
Israel's Cabinet ministers Tuesday witnessed an unusual spectacle. Defense Minister Amir Peretz was standing at the long table, stomping his feet, angrily ...Indian Army chief visits Israel Outlook India - Mar 09 5:36 AM
Indian Army chief General J J Singh has made a unpublicised visit to Israel to boost cooperation to fight terrorism, reflecting the burgeoning defence ties between the two countries.Syria deploys thousands of rockets on Israel border Middle East Times - Mar 09 1:14 AM
JERUSALEM -- Syria has positioned on its border with Israel thousands of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel, military and government sources said.Hezbollah kills eight, seizes two, opening second front against Israel JTA - Mar 10 9:08 AM
Friends of Nimrod Cohen, 19, grieve during his funeral in Jerusalem on July 13. Cohen was one of eight Israeli soldiers killed and two kidnapped during cross-border attacks by Hezbollah.PM 'says Israel pre-planned war' BBC News - Mar 08 11:06 AM
Israel's PM Ehud Olmert said its Lebanon war strategy was drawn up months in advance, a newspaper claims.Solana: Palestinians must recognize Israel JTA - Mar 10 5:52 PM
Before you continue... Help us understand our readers. Please register. It's free and fast!With its educational system in dire straits, Israel ranks near bottom of developed world JTA - Mar 10 5:38 PM
Israeli children walk to school in Jerusalem. With Israeli students faring poorly and rates of school violence high, the government is testing a reform program that it hopes can revitalize the country s educational system.French immigrants are proud, and some are scared, to arrive in Israel JTA - Mar 10 5:38 PM
Until recently, the major question asked of Jews making aliyah from France was to what extent they were driven by a growing fear of anti-Semitism. But for 650 French olim who arrived this week, thoughts about the war with Hezbollah have replaced concerns about the situation in France.South Africa: Jawitz in Joint Venture to Offer Properties in Israel AllAfrica.com - Mar 09 2:11 AM
REAL estate group Jawitz Properties said yesterday it had signed a joint venture agreement with two property developers in Israel to market residential property investment opportunities in Israel to South Africans.Poll: Israel has worst image Baku Sun - Azerbaijan - Mar 09 4:23 AM
LONDON (AP) Israel, Iran and the United States are the countries with the most negative image in a globe-spanning survey of attitudes toward 12 major nations. Canada and Japan came out best in the poll, released Tuesday.Israel 'Worse Than Iran' Totally Jewish - Mar 09 2:30 AM
Pro-Israel activists and MPs this week expressed their disappointment after a worldwide poll showed more people believed Israel had a mostly negative influence than any other country including Iran.Pro-Israel activism on campus overcoming anti-Israel sentiment JTA - Mar 08 8:23 PM
Conventional wisdom has it that Jewish students are facing a crisis as universities across the United States burn with anti-Israel fervor. When an Israeli Cabinet minister visited American campuses, he was reported to be horrified by what he found. But is this still the case?Kenya makes arrest in 2002 plane attack UPI - Mar 10 1:09 PM
Police in Kenya have arrested a man accused of planning an unsuccessful attack on an Israeli airliner five years ago. Israel Radio reported that unofficial ...Pilgrimage to Israel by German bishops ends in dispute International Herald Tribune - Mar 09 12:16 PM
Two bishops drew a link between the plight of Palestinians and that of Jews during World War II.With Hamas stockpiling weapons, Israel fears new Lebanon in South JTA - Mar 10 4:08 AM
An Israeli soldier works near one of two Palestinian arms smuggling tunnels found near the Philadelphia route along the Gaza-Egyptian border, Oct. 17.Israel PM; Palestine Pres to Meet Time Magazine - Mar 09 5:59 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday for their second summit in a month Israel uses Palestinian teens as human shields - Al Jazeera - Mar 10 7:35 AM
The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem accused the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) of using Palestinian teenagers as human shields (a military and political term describing the presence of civilians in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets, according to Wikipedia) during an operation in the West Bank city of Nablus.Carter stands firm on apartheid accusations against Israel Haaretz Daily - Mar 09 1:42 AM
Despite the storm it ignited, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter held fast on Thursday to his accusation that Israel oppresses the Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza and seeks to colonize their land.As part of his charm offensive, Gadhafi courts former Libyan Jews JTA - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Libyan Jews, leaving for Israel, board a boat in Tripoli circa 1950. A group of Libyan Jews now living in Italy is visiting Muammar Gadhafi in Tripoli to discuss compensation for the Libyan Jewish community, which was expelled from the North African country after the 1967 Six Day War.From challah to matzah, rebbetzin aids Jerusalem poor JTA - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
A Yemenite octogenarian known all over Israel for her good works has become a lifeline for some of Jerusalem's neediest, delivering hope in the form of food packages and small kindnesses.Comments on Jews and Christmas seen as shot in post-election battle JTA - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Bill O'Reilly. Bill O Reilly, one of America s most popular media personalities, has run afoul of the Jewish community by suggesting that someone who doesn t like Christmas celebrations in public schools should go to Israel.