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The United States challenged Palestinian leaders Monday to explain an ambiguous stance on violence against Israel, amid signs that U.S. and European governments may disagree over whether to embrace the new coalition government.Israel declares Lebanon conflict a war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 10:17 AM
Israel formally declared last year's fighting with Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas a war on Monday, but it is searching for a name for the 34-day conflict.Diane Perlman: Is "Pro Israel" an Oxymoron? Seduction into a Catastrophic War HuffingtonPost - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
What if, by attempting to prevent a second Holocaust, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert--in collusion with AIPAC, the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee known as "America's Israel Lobby"-- encourages the Bush administration to launch a catastrophic war against Iran? And how is it that many well-meaning, mostly war-opposing American Jews are being convinced that a war with Iran ...For U.S. and Israel, divergent paths on accepting a Palestinian government International Herald Tribune - Mar 19 10:38 AM
As some Western governments recognize the Hamas-Fatah coalition, an American plan to work with moderate Palestinians weakens Israel's effort for a boycott of the government.Israel planning 1st nationwide terror drill Boston Herald - 31 minutes ago
Israel is planning a first-ever nationwide terrorism and missile attack drill, according to Israeli news reports. Ynet news reported that Israel's Home Front Command and all of Israel's rescue...Israel stocks snap four-session losing streak; banks, Bezeq up Market Watch - Mar 19 11:39 AM
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israel stocks closed higher on Monday, snapping a four-session losing streak, led by advances in the banks, Bezeq, Gazit-Globe and Verifone. Israel betting Arrow defense will give it shelter from the storm JTA - Mar 19 6:08 PM
An Arrow missile, part of an anti-missile system, is launched in a test off Israel's Mediterranean coast in central Israel on Jan. 5.Israel plans missile drill UPI - Mar 19 7:39 AM
Israel will hold a missile strike drill on Tuesday, with simulated attacks in different areas across the country. YNetNews reported security forces and ...U.S. and Israel Differ on Contact With Palestinians New York Times - Mar 18 6:13 PM
Israel voted to boycott the new unity government while the U.S. refused to rule out contacts with some moderates.Setting record straight on Jews and Israel New Straits Times - Mar 19 5:16 PM
Jews ended up occupying the homeland of another people, the Palestinians, becoming the object of their resistance. Many Jews are embarrassed by what Israel has been doing to the Palestinians.Israel Rebuffs Palestinian Unity Government Washington Post - Mar 18 5:27 PM
JERUSALEM, March 18 -- The Israeli cabinet voted Sunday to limit future talks with even moderate Palestinian officials to shared security and humanitarian concerns, ruling out a formal peace process until the new Palestinian government recognizes Israel and renounces violence. Hooters heading to Israel, NZ soon Stuff - Mar 19 4:29 PM
JERUSALEM: US restaurant chain Hooters, known for waitresses in low-cut blouses and short skirts, will open its first branch in Israel this summer, in the Mediterranean seaside city of Tel Aviv.Israel boycotts new Palestinian government Daily Bulletin - Mar 19 5:26 PM
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday peace talks with the Palestinian coalition government would be impossible as long as it refuses to renounce violence and recognize Israel's right to exist.BENAYOUN FIT BOOST FOR ISRAEL Daily Mirror - 13 minutes ago
EXCLUSIVE Israel v England: Euro 2008 qualifying, Group E SATURDAY, KICK-OFF 6.30PM Israel Rejects Peace & Palestine's Right to Exist Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 5:06 PM
Following nearly 21,600 days (60 years) of non-stop violence towards the Palestinians, Israel has once again refused Palestinians their Right to Return and Just Compensation as required by international law under UN Resolution 194.State report claims Israel tortures Palestinian detainees JTA - Mar 19 1:52 PM
Credible. Reputable. Serious. The adjectives tell the story in the U.S. State Department s human rights report, which claims that Israel has been torturing Palestinian detainees.Peace talks not likely among Israel and Palestinian coalition BG News - 3 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday peace talks with the Palestinian coalition government would be impossible as long as it refuses to renounce violence and recognize Israel's right to exist. The Israeli Cabinet endorsed Olmert's hard line, urging the West to maintain harsh economic sanctions imposed with last year's election of the militant Islamic Hamas.With Israel issue hot on campus, groups train high school advocates JTA - Mar 19 12:37 PM
Natan Sharansky speaks at the New York launch of the Israel Advocacy High School Coalition on Jan. 15. A coalition of 34 Jewish groups is trying to instill pride in Israel among Jewish high school students and arm them with Israel advocacy tools before they reach college campuses.Focus again shifts to terror with Palestinian attack in Israel JTA - Mar 19 1:53 PM
An Israeli army rabbi recites prayers over the coffin of an exhumed Jewish settler on Aug. 28 at Neveh Dekalim settlement cemetery in the Gaza Strip. After months of focusing on its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Israel returned to an all-too-familiar experience this week: Palestinian terror.Federal bill in the works to ban insurance redlining on Israel travel JTA - Mar 19 1:53 PM
The U.S. Congress has become the latest battleground in the fight over insurance companies that deny coverage to travelers to Israel. Before you continue...Market Report / Bank of Israel forecast lifts shares Haaretz Daily - Mar 19 4:47 PM
An encouraging economic forecast from the Bank of Israel yesterday afternoon boosted leading indexes after a sluggish opening. The blue chip TA-25 gained 1.1 percent, as did the broader TA-100.With Sharon still in control, focus shifts to day after Israel s election JTA - Mar 19 11:38 AM
Workers prepare ballot boxes for Israel's general election at a government storage facility in Holon on Jan. 19. Israeli polls show that the public seems to prefer Amram Mitzna s ideas for separation from the Palestinians but they don t trust him to carry them out.Fencing in Jerusalem proving to be no easy matter for Israel JTA - Mar 19 10:52 AM
Palestinians walk through a new section of Israel's security barrier that almost blocks the main Jerusalem-Bethlehem road on the outskirts of Jerusalem in April 17.Palestinian government must renounce violence, accept Israel: US AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 1:52 PM
The United States on Sunday said it will deal with the new Palestinian government only if it agrees to forgo violence and fully recognize Israel.Lebanese cleric says Arab summit should not help Israel Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 3:03 PM
Lebanon - Fazlallah - Arab Summit Seyed Muhammad Hussein Fazlallah, a prominent Lebanese Shia cleric, warned that the Arab summit in Riyadh can turn into a bridge to save Israel after its defeat from Islamic resistance in Lebanon.Israel Goes through the Motions of a Home Front Drill DEBKAfile - Mar 19 2:00 PM
The warning sirens wailed across central and southern Israel Tuesday, March 20 purportedly to prepare the most densely populated parts of the country for unconventional terrorist strikes and mega-attacks, rocket strikes and missile attacks on three fronts.Sniper Wounds a Utility Worker in Israel New York Times - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, its first since a shaky cease-fire came into effect last November.Israel plans missile drill The Washington Times - Mar 19 7:45 AM
Israel will hold a missile strike drill on Tuesday, with simulated attacks in different areas across the country. YNetNews reported security forces and rescue services will participate in Tuesday's drills, which will feature sirens sounding for 90 seconds in the south and center of Israel at 2 p.m.Learning tour for Israel U-17 cricket team New Kerala - Mar 19 6:10 PM
Mumbai, Mar 19: The visiting U-17 Israel cricket team would launch their campaign with a clash against Maharashtra Under-17 side tomorrow with focus on absorbing different aspects of the game, irrespective of match results.With Israel increasingly isolated, Christian right shows strong support JTA - Mar 19 7:22 AM
With Israel under fire, at least one interest group is remaining steadfast in its support for the Jewish state the Christian right. Jewish groups are now more likely to publicly acknowledge the evangelicals´ support.Poll illustrates rocky relations between Israel's Arabs and Jews Fox21 - Mar 19 11:12 AM
JERUSALEM A new poll reveals deep divisions between Israel's Arabs and Jews. The poll by an Israeli university found more than a quarter of Israel's Arab citizens believe the Holocaust never happened.Unlike their American counterparts, Russian Jews unafraid to visit Israel JTA - Mar 19 6:37 AM
Many young Russian Jews, like the ones pictured here at a Moscow youth leadership conference, are signing up to visit Israel with Birthright Israel. Violence in Israel is forcing thousands of Jewish youth from North America to cancel plans to visit Israel this year.Israel rejects Palestinian government, call for 'resistance' CNN.com - Mar 18 8:46 AM
Israel rejected the newly anointed Palestinian unity government Sunday after the Palestinian prime minister said the deal didn't rule out "popular resistance against occupation."Israel fears withdrawal signals dangerous restraint before Iraq war JTA - Mar 19 6:38 AM
Yasser Arafat greets supporters after emerging from his Ramallah headquarters following Israel's withdrawal Sept. 29.Hamas breaks truce with Israel days after new unity government takes control Daily Mail - Mar 19 11:22 AM
The armed wing of Hamas said it carried out its first attacks against Israel since a shaky November truce in the Gaza Strip, shooting a utility worker on Monday near the border and firing two mortar bombs at soldiers Sept. 11 forced U.S. shift toward even stronger support for Israel JTA - Mar 19 6:38 AM
Then-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks with Leah Nathan who was injured in a Dec. 1 suicide bombing in Jerusalem during a solidarity visit of New York leaders to Israel, Dec. 9, 2001.The US, Israel and Iran: An Interview with Sasan Fayazmanesh Payvand Iran News - Mar 19 7:55 AM
Question. How do you evaluate the relationship between the US and Israel at this time? What is this relation based on? Answer: The current relation between the US and Israel, of course, goes beyond the issue of the strength of the "neoconservatives" in the White House. The US Congress, too, has traditionally been, and remains to this day, a close ally of Israel. -Mehran GhassemiDicaprio Ends Israel Trip After Aunts Death ContactMusic - Mar 19 11:11 AM
Hollywood actor LEONARDO DiCAPRIO has reportedly ended his trip to Israel after learning his beloved aunt had passed away. The TITANIC star and his gU.N. calls for Palestinian state; Israel braces for rights criticism JTA - Mar 19 5:38 AM
The U.N.'s Kofi Annan is stepping up pressure on Israel. As violence between Israelis and Palestinians has escalated over the past month, so, too, has U.N. pressure on Israel.Palestinian govt must renounce violence, accept Israel: US AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 9:30 AM
The United States will refuse to deal with the new Palestinian government unless it forgoes violence and fully recognizes Israel, US national security adviser Stephen Hadley said Sunday.Israel won't work with Palestinian gov't AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 6:37 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday ruled out peace talks with the Palestinians, saying contacts will be limited to humanitarian issues until the new coalition government explicitly renounces violence and recognizes Israel's right to exist.Israel says no peace talks under way with Palestinians Khaleej Times - Mar 19 9:13 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel is not engaged in substantial peace talks with the Palestinians, although it will continue to discuss humanitarian and security issues, the government spokeswoman said on Monday.After dot-com bust, entrepreneurs from Israel turn to health-care fields JTA - Mar 19 4:53 AM
Participants listen to a panel discussion during a conference on Israeli start-up companies in March 2006. On the eve of Israel Independence Day 2006, Israeli entrepreneurs looking to launch sustainable companies since the high-tech bubble burst are turning to health care.In this summer camp, professors learn how to teach about Israel JTA - Mar 19 3:37 AM
Brandeis professor Ilan Troen, director of the Brandeis University Summer Institute for Israel Studies, addresses a group of academics from around the world in June 2005, during a three-week institute at Brandeis and in Israel.For students, dog days of summer give way to Israel advocacy training JTA - Mar 19 3:37 AM
Students on a BBYO Israel Program gather for a group photo atop Massada. For many of today s Jewish youth, summer is a key moment for rigorous training in Israel advocacy and Jewish leadership.Feeling threatened, Hezbollah strikes at familiar enemy Israel JTA - Mar 19 3:38 AM
Israeli soldiers unload coffins containing the remains of Hezbollah fighters at the Rosh Hanikra border crossing between Israel and Lebanon on Nov. 25.Israel's top spy to stay in job until 2009 AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 5:29 AM
The chief of Israel's Mossad spy agency is to stay in the job until the end of 2008, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said Sunday.ISRAEL SETS NO-FLY ZONE NEAR GAZA Middle East Newsline - Mar 19 5:59 AM
JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel has imposed a no-fly zone near the Gaza Strip. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ordered that aircraft be kept at least three kilometers away from the Gaza Strip.Ehud Olmert Has Endangered Israel Israel National News - Mar 19 9:25 AM
Accepting the Saudi Plan was willful endangerment. At last week's cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert publicly and willfully endangered Israel.Israel plans missile drill New Kerala - Mar 19 10:40 AM
JERUSALEM, March 19: Israel will hold a missile strike drill on Tuesday, with simulated attacks in different areas across the country.Donation doubles BU Israel trips The Daily Free Press - Mar 19 8:18 AM
A multimillion-dollar donation made last month to an international program will give twice as many Jewish college-aged people, including Boston University students, the opportunity to go on a free trip to Israel. The Adelson Family Charitable Foundation donated $25 million Feb.Israel calls for nations to shun new Palestinian Cabinet Sports Illustrated - Mar 18 1:29 AM
A unity government formed between rival factions by members of the Palestinian parliament was welcomed by Norway and the European Union, but was rejected by Israel.Israeli ministerial panel defines Israel-Hezbollah conflict as "war " People's Daily - Mar 19 4:44 AM
An Israeli ministerial committee decided on Monday that the Israel-Hezbollah conflict last summer in southern Lebanon will be officially defined as a war, the Yediaoth Ahronoth daily reported.Israel plans missile drill EARTHtimes.org - Mar 19 7:41 AM
Israel will hold a missile strike drill on Tuesday, with simulated attacks in different areas across the country.Israel s Eurovision entry cleared Cleveland Jewish News - Mar 19 8:07 AM
(JTA) - Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest will allow Israel s controversial entry. The European Broadcasting Union, which oversees the annual songfest, announced Wednesday that all the participating nations entries had been approved.Israel Affirms Hard Line on Palestinians ABC News - Mar 18 12:48 PM
Israel Says Peace Talks With New Palestinian Government Impossible Until It Renounces ViolenceIsrael Must Be Compelled To Accept New Palestinian Government Bernama - Mar 19 12:39 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Powerful countries of the world having an influence on Israel have been urged to pressure it to accept the new Palestinian coalition government.Israel: Olmert adamant against talks Tulsa World - Mar 19 1:02 AM
An Israel soldier points his rifle Sunday as Palestinians rush to cross a military checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus.Israel gives thumbs down to new Palestinian government Jerusalem Newswire - Mar 19 4:29 AM
Israel's cabinet on Sunday voted overwhelmingly in favor of rejecting the newly-formed "Palestinian" unity government comprising Hamas and Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah.Israel needs protection Northwest Herald - Mar 18 10:29 PM
Re: M. Russell s March 16 letter. The letter from Russell concerning Israel and the Palestinians is ridiculous and ignorant. First of all, three million Israelis are surrounded by 30 million Arabs.Johnson aims to take scoring form to Israel ESPN Soccernet.com - Mar 19 2:18 AM
Johnson aims to take scoring form to Israel by EnglandIsrael decides Lebanon conflict was a war EARTHtimes.org - Mar 19 4:10 AM
Tel Aviv - Bowing to popular sentiment, Israel's government decided Monday that last summer's fighting against Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas can officially be termed a war, Israel media reports said. Since Israel never officially declared war when the...Israel says peace talks impossible with new leaders Southeast Missourian - Mar 18 10:24 PM
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday peace talks with the Palestinian coalition government would be impossible as long as it refuses to renounce violence and recognize Israel's...Prime minister s pro-Israel stance lures some Canadian Jews to Tories JTA - Mar 18 7:53 PM
Canadian filmmaker Robert Lantos addresses the crowd at a pro-Israel rally in Toronto, July 26. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper s pro-Israel stance has attracted some high-profile Canadian Jews to join his Conservative Party, defecting from the Liberal party they traditionally supported.Israel's High-Tech Industry Lauds Top IP Services [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 19 8:26 AM
High-tech companies and the number of patents filed in Israel are on the rise, causing a huge demand for law professionals who are well-versed in the field of intellectual property.Israel Rejects Palestinians' Unity Deal NPR - Mar 18 9:42 AM
Palestinian leaders are moving toward a unity government, but Israel has already rejected the agreement between Hamas and Fatah, calling it a step backward in the quest for peace in the Middle East.Israel to tighten economic screws on PA Haaretz Daily - Mar 19 1:11 AM
Political sources in Jerusalem said yesterday that Israel expects a certain amount of weakening in the international position on the new Palestinian Authority unity government, but said: "The story is money, and they won't get it for the time being."Olmert insists on Israel's right to exist Yorkshire Post Today - Mar 19 1:41 AM
ISRAEL'S Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday ruled out peace talks with the Palestinians, saying contacts would be limited to humanitarian issues until the new coalition government explicitly renounced violence and recognised Israel's right to exist. (19/03/2007 08:29:08)Israel: International aid freeze on PA to continue Haaretz Daily - Mar 19 1:01 AM
Political sources in Jerusalem said Sunday that Israel expects a certain amount of weakening in the international position on the new Palestinian Authority unity government, but said: "The story is money, and they won't get it for the time being."The Other Israel: The Malaise Scoop.co.nz - Mar 18 9:21 PM
"The weakness of Abu Mazen" has become proverbial immediately when Mahmoud Abbas (his official name) assumed the Palestinian presidency, as was before "The Terrorism of Yasser Arafat", each expressing that "Israel has 'no partner' on the Palestinian side and therefore needs to make no concessions."The cease-fire / Good for Hamas -and Israel Haaretz Daily - Mar 19 1:11 AM
Should Israel accept the cease-fire (hudna) offer - short or long-term - which will certainly come from Hamas and the Palestinian Authority unity government?Israel forces winning campus battle, say students attending AIPAC meeting JTA - Mar 18 5:07 PM
College students gather recently in Washington for an AIPAC advocacy training seminar. The effort by pro-Israel forces to take back college campuses appears to be working: Students say anti-Israel forces are on the wane on campus.Peace talks with new Palestinian govt impossible: Israel Khaleej Times - Mar 18 10:13 PM
JERUSALEM Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that peace talks with the Palestinian coalition government would be impossible as long as it refuses to renounce violence and recognize Israel s right to exist.Israel declares Lebanon conflict a 'war' AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 3:37 AM
An Israeli ministerial commission on Monday decided to officially declare last year's conflict in Lebanon a "war," after the government had previously refused to use the term.Israel Shooting Embarrasses Palestinians CBS News - Mar 19 12:30 PM
A utility worker on an electric tower was shot and injured by Hamas militants. The Israeli government says the shooting shows the new Hamas-Fatah Palestinian coalition government is not sincere about a cease-fire.Holocaust denial by Israel's Arabs shows gulf dividing communities The Scotsman - Mar 18 5:46 PM
MORE than a quarter of Israel's Arab citizens believe the Holocaust never happened and nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews avoid entering Arab towns, a poll showed yesterday.Sudanese in Israel Hope They Have Found a Home New York Times - Mar 17 4:57 PM
Israel has become the unlikely destination for African refugees, many of whom are fleeing the violence in Darfur.Israel pleads for Hamas to remain isolated Financial Times - Mar 18 2:18 PM
Israel launched a rearguard action to salvage an international consensus on isolating Hamas after western states expressed readiness to talk to at least some members of the Palestinian national unity government installed at the weekend.News Analysis: Israel seeks united front against new Palestinian government People's Daily - Mar 18 6:16 PM
- With a firm position against the newly-born Palestinian national unity government, Israel is seeking a united front within the international community on a broad boycott of the Palestinian coalition.In Israel for two wars and intifadas, but she never really experienced war JTA - Mar 18 2:37 PM
In Israel during the Lebanon War, Gulf War and two intifadas, an immigrant translator writes how she never really experienced a war. Before you continue...Israel fears fight against Hamas The Washington Times - 36 minutes ago
JERUSALEM -- Israeli officials fear Hamas is busily fortifying the Gaza Strip with the help of Iranian expertise and funding for what may be the fiercest fighting that embattled enclave has ever seen.U.S. says new Palestinian government must recognize Israel People's Daily - Mar 18 6:29 PM
The United States will not deal with the new Palestinian government unless it agrees to give up violence and fully recognize Israel, President George W. Bush's national security adviser Stephen Hadley said on Sunday.Erekat urges Israel to accept Abbas' peace call People's Daily - Mar 18 5:59 PM
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat urged Israel on Sunday to comply with President Mahmoud Abbas' call for peace.Jordan blasts Israel's Olmert UPI - Mar 19 11:23 AM
The Jordanian government Monday blasted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for reportedly stating the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq will threaten the kingdom.Qassam rockets land in southern Israel: report People's Daily - Mar 18 6:14 PM
Militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday continued firing rockets at Israel despite the formation of a new Palestinian coalition government, local daily Yediaoth Ahronoth reported.Gerrard fine for Israel Eurosport - Mar 18 3:36 PM
Steven Gerrard will be fit for England's game against Israel in Tel Aviv despite picking up a knock against Aston Villa on Sunday.Israel in a quandary over Sudanese: Let them stay or send them away JTA - Mar 18 12:37 PM
Faced with genocidal threats, a legacy of the Holocaust and even echoes of the Exodus, Israel is torn between its commitment to humanitarian concerns for Sudanese refugees and its own security interests. The nation s courts may provide the answer.With Pride in Israel Mission, UJC seeks bridge to lesbians, gays JTA - 52 minutes ago
A gay Israeli soldier adjusts his beret during a gay pride parade in downtown Jerusalem in June 2004.As Gaza disengagement nears, Israel prepares to ask U.S. for aid JTA - Mar 18 12:08 PM
Children walk home after school in October 2004, in the Gaza Strip settlement of Kfar Darom. As Israel gears up to evacuate Gaza Strip settlements this summer, its government is preparing to ask the Bush administration for hundreds of millions of dollars to help with the plan.Hamas carries out first attacks since truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 3:24 PM
The armed wing of Hamas said it carried out its first attacks against Israel since a shaky November truce in the Gaza Strip, shooting a utility worker near the border on Monday and firing two mortar bombs at soldiers.World - Monday Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 4:00 PM
In a setback for the new Palestinian unity gov't, Hamas took credit for critically wounding a utility worker near the main cargo crossing road between Israel and Gaza. Hamas political leaders have been trying to persuade the int'l community to recognize their coalition gov't with rival group Fatah in order to end economic sanctions. Israel and the U.S. consider Hamas a terror group.Poll exposes Israel's inner cracks NDTV - Mar 18 11:18 AM
A new poll by an Israeli university has revealed that the poor state of relations between Israel's Jewish and Arab communities.Israel, U.S. winding up anti-missile tests UPI - Mar 19 9:04 AM
U.S. and Israeli military forces are winding up joint exercises involving anti-missile defenses.New group backs Israel, but blasts Sharon´s policies JTA - Mar 18 10:08 AM
Calling itself a "pro-Israel, anti-occupation organization," a new national Jewish group held its first meeting last weekend in Northern Virginia. Before you continue...McClaren: Players must prove a point in Israel ESPN Soccernet.com - Mar 18 5:17 AM
McClaren: Players must prove a point in Israel by Euro 2008Soccer / Kashtan, Israel gear up for England Haaretz Daily - Mar 18 4:27 PM
Dror Kashtan begins the most fateful week of his tenure so far as national coach as his team prepares to take on England at Ramat Gan, Saturday. For Kashtan this game could determine his future as Israel coach.Months after war, tension high for Israel, Hezbollah San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 18 3:51 AM
During last summer's 34-day war, which began on July 16 after Hezbollah fighters crossed the Lebanon border into Israel and captured two Israeli soldiers, Hezbollah fired nearly 4,000 rockets into Israel and attacked Israeli tanks with sophisticated armor-... England call for Preston's Nugent CNN.com - Mar 19 2:18 PM
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- England coach Steve McClaren has called up Preston North End striker David Nugent and Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry to the squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Andorra.Report: Chirac wanted Israel to topple Assad Al Bawaba - Mar 18 2:57 PM
Israel's Army Radio claimed on Sunday that French President Jacques Chirac pledged support for an Israeli strike on Syria during the the Israeli-Lebanon war in the summer of 2006. Chirac allegedly suggested that Israel topple Syrian President Bashar al Assad's regime and viewed Syria as responsible for giving orders to Hizbullah to attack and for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime ...Nugent gets England call-up for Euro qualifiers AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 12:10 PM
Preston striker David Nugent on Monday was called into the England squad for their Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Andorra this week.