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Israel bars return of Palestinian refugees 
International Herald Tribune - Mar 30 1:12 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel would not allow a single Palestinian refugee to return to what is now Israel, and he called a renewed Arab consensus on a peace plan "a revolutionary change in outlook."Arabs in Israel mark 'Palestine Land Day' UPI - Mar 30 12:11 PM
The Arab community in Israel marked the 31st "Palestine Land Day" Friday with demonstrations in Arab towns and villages across the country.Intifada tests pro-Israel feelings, however U.S. Jews define pro-Israel JTA - 58 minutes ago
Demonstrators wave flags at a Washington rally for Israel in April 2002, during the height of the intifada. What does it mean to be pro-Israel in America today?UPI Poll: Israel threatened by Iran nukes UPI - Mar 30 10:19 AM
Israel would be the most threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran, participants in a UPI-Zogby International poll said.UPI Poll: Israel has a right to nukes UPI - Mar 30 9:19 AM
While UPI-Zogby International poll respondents say Israel has a right to nuclear weapons, they also see Israel's having those arms making diplomacy ...Arabs Call on Israel To Take Peace Offer Washington Post - Mar 29 7:28 PM
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 29 -- Arab leaders on Thursday reiterated their offer to normalize ties with Israel and showed signs of flexibility in their terms for peace.Heads of Arab States Prod Israel to Embrace Peace Offer New York Times - Mar 29 8:03 PM
The leaders of 21 Arab governments called on Israel to withdraw from the land it occupied in the 1967 war in exchange for full diplomatic relations with them.Refugees dream of right to return as Israel holds firm Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
"I am from Safsaf," says eight-year-old Hebba, invoking the name of an old -Palestinian village in what is now northern Israel. Hebba is playing with a dozen other children in a community centre in the Palestinian refugee camp Ain el-Hilweh outside the southern Lebanese city of Sidon.Arab rulers urge Israel to accept peace plan Seattle Times - Mar 30 10:37 AM
Arab rulers urged Israel to accept a five-year-old peace plan that they say could end the searing, decades-old Middle East conflict, calling...Abbas offers the 'hand of peace' to Israel Daily Telegraph - Mar 30 5:56 PM
The Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, offered Israel the "hand of peace" as every Arab country pledged to recognise the Jewish state if it returns all land captured in the war of 1967.Arab leaders urge Israel to take peace offer Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 5:06 PM
Arab leaders on Thursday endorsed a 5-year-old peace plan to end conflict with Israel, and the Israeli prime minister said he saw a "revolutionary change" in the Arab world.California students enjoy Israel, but there are only two of them JTA - Mar 30 1:46 PM
Despite the escalating violence, two California college students who are spending their junior year in Israel remain enthusiastic about their experience.UPI Poll: Israel threatened by Iran nukes The Washington Times - Mar 30 10:38 AM
Israel would be the most threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran, participants in a UPI-Zogby International poll said. Some 78.9 percent of the interactive poll respondents said Israel was the country that would be the most threatened should Iran achieve nuclear-weapons status.Israel cautious on Arab peace initiative, wants significant changes Calcutta News - Mar 30 2:32 PM
Israel is cautiously welcoming a peace initiative presented at this week's Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia. But Israel has reservations, and Palestinian leaders are warning against any changes in the plan.UPI Poll: Israel has a right to nukes The Washington Times - Mar 30 9:38 AM
While UPI-Zogby International poll respondents say Israel has a right to nuclear weapons, they also see Israel's having those arms making diplomacy difficult.Trips To Israel, Syria On Pelosi's Docket KSAT San Antonio - Mar 30 1:48 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is on a trip to the Middle East, with stops in Israel and Syria.Israel Welcomes Arab Peace Plan But Demands Changes Voice of America - Mar 30 8:07 AM
Israel is cautiously welcoming a peace initiative presented at this week's Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia. But Israel has reservations, and Palestinian leaders are warning against any changes in the plan. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.Pelosi Leads Delegation To Syria, Israel NBC 11 Bay Area - Mar 30 2:00 PM
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is on a trip to the Middle East, with stops in Israel and Syria. Pelosi arrived today in Israel, where on Sunday she will address the Knesset in her first speech to a foreign government.Pelosi Leads Delegation To Syria, Israel Fox 12 Oregon - Mar 30 1:46 PM
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Israel on Friday and planned to visit Syria, a country the Bush administration has shunned, on her second fact-finding trip to the Middle East since taking the gavel in January.Israel rejects Arab League refugee proposal IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 30 7:45 AM
Tel Aviv, March 30 (RIA Novosti) Israel will not accept the return of Palestinian refugees even in exchange for peace with the Arab world, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview Friday.Arab leaders urge Israel, world to take peace offer Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 11:07 AM
Arab leaders urged Israel and the world on Thursday to take up a 5-year-old peace plan to end the conflict with Israel, and the Palestinian president warned of more violence if the "hand of peace" was rejected.At summit's end, Arab rulers urge Israel to accept peace plan Boston Globe - Mar 30 2:27 AM
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Arab rulers called on Israel to accept a peace plan that would normalize ties and put an end to the searing, decades-old Arab-Israeli conflict as the annual Arab Summit drew to a close yesterday.Greenpeace flagship docks in Israel on anti-nuclear campaign AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 11:41 AM
On a tour of Major Middle East ports, the Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior docked near the city of Tel Aviv on Thursday with a call for Israel to suspend its undeclared military nuclear programme.As Ethiopians plan for aliyah, Israel hasn t found money for it JTA - Mar 30 8:46 AM
Ethiopian immigrant Lagas Albel, left, says goodbye to friends at an absorption center in Lod on March 1. The rate of Falash Mura aliyah from Ethiopia to Israel is set to double next month, but there aren t yet firm plans in place for organizing or paying for the influx.Consulate General of Israel Discusses Nuclear Iran Central Connecticut State University Recorder - Mar 30 2:51 PM
As part of the Middle East Lecture Series, CCSU welcomed David Saranga, Consul for Media and Public Affairs for Israel. He said that Israel s most immediate concerns were the Northern Border after the most recent war with Hezbollah, the ongoing Palestinian conflict and the threat of a nuclear Iran.Arab leaders renew peace offer to Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 9:31 AM
Arab leaders urged Israel on Thursday to accept their land-for-peace offer and open direct negotiations with the Arabs.Ellison begins Mideast trip in Israel KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Mar 30 11:08 AM
Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim member of Congress, arrived in Israel Friday as part of what his office called a "goodwill mission"Arabs to Israel: Trade land for peace USA Today - Mar 29 9:04 AM
Arab leaders on Thursday called on Israel to accept their land-for-peace offer and open direct negotiations with the Arabs, hoping to give a new push to the long-stalled Mideast peace process.Beth Israel Cited for Improving Obstetrics Care RedNova - Mar 30 11:18 AM
By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Mar. 29--The state's largest health insurer has awarded Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center a $100,000 prize for its "groundbreaking approach to reducing medical errors" after the death of a newborn in 2000.Arabs urge Israel to OK peace plan Denver Post - Mar 30 12:21 AM
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Arab rulers called on Israel to accept a peace plan that would normalize ties and putSaudi FM accuses Israel of always rejecting peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 9:46 AM
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal accused Israel on Thursday of consistently rejecting Arab peace offers, after it refused to accept a revived Middle East peace plan.'Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt' to Shoot in Israel This October NBC26 Green Bay - Mar 30 2:21 PM
LOS ANGELES Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, the motion picture based on Anne Rice's best-selling novel about Christ's early years, will begin shooting in Israel this October.Ellison Traveling To Israel WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - Mar 30 9:54 AM
Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim member of Congress, arrived in Israel on Friday as part of a congressional trip to the Middle East. More Political News Analysis: Israel cautious over Arab offer UPI - Mar 29 6:11 PM
A cartoon the Palestinian Ma'an news agency published Thursday encapsulated its view of the renewed Arab peace initiative -- and Israel's reaction to it. ...Arabs Relaunch Peace Initiative by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Jerusalem (UPI) March 28, 2007 Space War - Mar 29 10:19 PM
Arab heads of state Wednesday unanimously decided to revive a peace initiative with Israel and came a long way since the Khartoum summit, shortly after the 1967 war. At that time, the Arab summit decided there would be "no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with it."Lawmakers come out for Israel, urging Bush to get more active JTA - Mar 30 4:16 AM
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) said he is seeking bolder moves from President Bush in Mideast peacemaking. Congress may be in recess, but lawmakers are following events in Israel and making their voices heard.Arab leaders agree on appeal for Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 6:45 AM
Arab leaders at their summit Thursday agreed on a call for Israel to accept their land-for-peace offer and open direct negotiations with the Arabs. Unlike past summits that at times saw overt feuds break out, the gathering of Arab kings, emirs and presidents showed unusual public unity as it revived the peace offer, which they first made in 2002 only to meet rejection from Israel.'Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt' to Shoot in Israel This October Elite TV - Mar 30 7:29 AM
CHRIST THE LORD: OUT OF EGYPT, the motion picture based on Anne Rice's best-selling novel about Christ's early years, will begin shooting in Israel this October.British writer who s biased against pro-Israel letters gets no punishment JTA - Mar 30 4:01 AM
A British newspaper columnist who admits that he ignores pro-Israel letters to the editor if the writer has a Jewish name will not be punished, the country s media watchdog has decided.Greenpeace Flagship Docks In Israel On Anti-Nuclear Campaign Space War - Mar 29 10:19 PM
by Staff Writers Jerusalem (AFP) March 29, 2007 On a tour of Major Middle East ports, the Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior docked near the city of Tel Aviv on Thursday with a call for Israel to suspend its undeclared military nuclear program.Israel pressed on peace plan Baltimore Sun - Mar 30 12:31 AM
Arab leaders urge acceptance of accord with Palestinians as annual summit ends Arab rulers called on Israel to accept a peace plan that would normalize ties and put an end to the searing, decades-old Arab-Israeli conflict as the annual Arab summit drew to a close here yesterday. We are Jewish women, hear us roar: New coalition begins lobbying for Israel JTA - Mar 30 2:31 AM
Blu Greenberg, president of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. One Voice: Jewish Women for Israel, a new broad-based coalition involving several major American Jewish women s groups, is working to increase and, in many cases, launch women s involvement in pro-Israel activism.Israel open to talks with Arab neighbours Canada.com - Mar 30 5:51 AM
Palestinian children look from the window of their father's shop in the refugee camp of Burj al-Barajneh in Beirut 30 March 2007. Palestinian refugees marked "Land Day" that commmorates the killing of six Arab citizens of Israel in 1976 during protests over Israeli expropriation of Arab land.Israel decides to expel Arafat, but will it get U.S. green light? JTA - Mar 30 1:46 AM
Israelīs Security Cabinet has decided to expel Yasser Arafat. After the resumption of suicide bombings against Israelis and the resignation of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, Israel s Security Cabinet has decided in principal to expel Yasser Arafat.UPI Poll: Israel has a right to nukes New Kerala - Mar 30 10:49 AM
WASHINGTON, March 30: While UPI-Zogby International poll respondents say Israel has a right to nuclear weapons, they also see Israel's having those arms making diplomacy difficult.Ellison traveling to Israel as part of congressional trip WKBT La Crosse - Mar 30 10:11 AM
WASHINGTON Congressman Keith Ellison is in Israel today as part of a congressional trip to the Middle East. The Minneapolis Democrat is the first Muslim member of Congress.Israel says it can destroy Iran's missiles The Washington Times - Mar 30 12:08 AM
The head of the Israeli missile defense agency says the country has the capability to destroy any missile in the Middle East. Arieh Herzog, in an interview with the Jerusalem Post, said Israel's Arrow has the capacity to intercept all the "currently operational" missiles in Iran.UPI Poll: Israel threatened by Iran nukes New Kerala - Mar 30 10:47 AM
WASHINGTON, March 30: Israel would be the most threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran, participants in a UPI-Zogby International poll said. Some 78.9 percent of the interactive poll respondents said Israel was the country that would be the most threatened should Iran achieve nuclear-weapons status.Teaching Israel to U.S. kids poses extra challenge for educators JTA - Mar 30 12:01 AM
The crisis in the Mideast creates new challenges for educators in teaching about Israel.Hart rejects idea he criticized policymakers about Israel support: īI don t speak in codeī JTA - Mar 30 12:01 AM
Gary Hart, a once and potentially future Democratic presidential candidate, has come under scrutiny after media reports of a recent speech, which some critics said had implied that Jewish policymakers in the Bush administration want a U.S. war with Iraq because it would be beneficial to Israel.Israel avoids commenting on Arab initiative directly People's Daily - Mar 30 2:37 AM
Israel on Friday released its official response to the Arab summit held in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh, but didn't mention the Arab initiative approved at the meeting.Report: Arab leaders to call for Israel talks Cleveland Jewish News - Mar 30 8:01 AM
(JTA) An upcoming Arab League summit is expected to call for peace talks with Israel in the framework of a land-for-peace deal. The closing statement of the conference, which begin Wednesday (March 28), already has been written, Yediot Achronot reported.Arab League leaders urge Israel to accept peace plan Los Angeles Times - Mar 29 12:13 PM
Olmert is expected to respond Sunday to the 2002 initiative. The Jewish state balks at some of the key steps. RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA Arab leaders urged Israel to accept a 5-year-old peace plan that they say could end the decades-old Middle East conflict, calling for negotiations with the Jewish state as the annual Arab League summit drew to a close here Thursday. Israel rejects Arab League refugee proposal Russian Information Agency Novosti - Mar 30 5:14 AM
TEL AVIV, March 30 (RIA Novosti) - Israel will not accept the return of Palestinian refugees even in exchange for peace with the Arab world, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview Friday.Arab leaders to relaunch peace offer to Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 2:29 AM
Arab leaders will urge Israel on Thursday to accept a five-year-old peace initiative to end the Arab-Israeli conflict at the core of the region's problems.Israel rejects Arab peace plan as is AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 11:30 PM
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Thursday that Israel refused to accept the revived Arab peace initiative as it currently stands and said negotiations were needed.Let s talk, Arabs tell Israel The Peninsula - Mar 29 11:13 PM
Riyadh Arab leaders urged Israel yesterday to accept their land-for-peace offer and open direct negotiations with the Arabs.Arab leaders urge Israel to take peace offer Tiscali - Mar 30 1:56 AM
The Palestinian president warned of more violence if the "hand of peace" was rejected and the prime minister of Israel, which turned down the plan in 2002, described the summit as "a serious affair".Israel Fires on Gaza Palestinians, Saying Rocket Attack Was Near New York Times - Mar 28 9:18 PM
The incident was the first time that Israel has responded to rocket attacks since a shaky cease-fire took effect in November.Arab leaders urge Israel, world to take peace offer Mail and Guardian - Mar 30 12:47 AM
Arab leaders on Thursday endorsed a peace plan to end a decades-old conflict with Israel and the Palestinian president warned of more violence if the "hand of peace" was rejected.Debating Israel After Rabin Baltimore Jewish Times - Mar 29 11:07 PM
The greatest threat to Israel today? Take your pick: Iranian nuclear aspirations; the rancorous religious-secular divide; Syria's seemingly confused position; an Iraq-focused U.S. administration; abandonment of deterrence?Olmert Rejects Right of Return for Palestinians New York Times - Mar 30 6:37 PM
Of all the issues coloring Israel?s relationship with its neighbors, the fate of scattered Palestinians who lost their homes is among the most contentious.Palestinian leaders hope Israel will accept the Arab League offer [Reuters] Aljazeera - Mar 29 5:43 PM
Israel has refused to accept a revived Arab peace initiative, saying more negotiations are needed.Arab leaders urge Israel to take peace offer AlertNet - Mar 29 5:19 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds Olmert remarks) By Wafa Amr and Andrew Hammond RIYADH, March 29 (Reuters) - Arab leaders on Thursday endorsed a 5-year-old peace plan to end conflict with Israel, and the ... Israel won t agree to Palestine peace plan yet Daily Dispatch - Mar 30 12:00 AM
ARAB leaders have formally relaunched a five-year-old blueprint for peace in the Middle East, but Israel rejected the plan as it stands, saying yesterday it needs negotiation.Arab Leaders Renew Peace Offer to Israel ABC News - Mar 29 4:43 AM
Arab Leaders Urge Israel to Accept Revived Land-For-Peace Offer and Engage in Direct TalksBoca students exchange culture with Israel students Boca Raton News - Mar 29 10:05 PM
Jessica Friedman and Tal Fuchs have much in common -- the duo shares similar roots in Israel. However, the new friends are a world apart. Friedman lives in Boca Raton and attends Weinbaum Yeshiva High School; Fuchs lives in Kiryat Bialik, Israel.Israel s U.N. ambassador warns that U.S. defense of Israel at U.N. may change JTA - 58 minutes ago
A Palestinian walks next to the security fence in the village of Sawahreh, east of Jerusalem, on Oct. 13.ISRAEL 4-0 ESTONIA Daily Mirror - Mar 29 8:32 PM
CHELSEA teenager Sahar scores twice in three minutes as Israel thrash Estonia. Riyadh Arab Summit Ends, Renews Peace Offer To Israel Nasdaq - Mar 29 11:32 AM
(RTTNews) - At the culmination of the 2-day Arab summit in Riyadh on Thursday, the Arab leaders endorsed the 2002 Saudi peace initiative to end the Israel-Palestine conflict without changes and called for its activation within international circles.Israel says interested in talks with moderate Arabs Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Mar 29 11:05 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it was interested in holding talks with moderate Arab states but stopped short of welcoming a 5-year-old peace initiative endorsed by Arab leaders.Accept Peace Offer, Arabs Ask Israel Arab News - Mar 29 4:10 PM
RIYADH, 30 March 2007 Leaders of Arab countries yesterday asked Israel to accept their land-for-peace offer to end their decades-old conflict while the Palestinian president warned of more violence if the hand of peace was rejected.Arab summit could catalyse Saudi-Israel contact AlertNet - Mar 29 12:34 PM
Source: Reuters By Andrew Hammond RIYADH, March 29 (Reuters) - This week's Arab summit in Riyadh raises the prospect of eventual Saudi-Israel peace talks but the country that houses Islam's holiest sites must ... Israel says interested in talks with moderate Arabs The Star Online - Mar 29 11:37 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it was interested in holding talks with moderate Arab states but stopped short of welcoming a renewed peace offer as did the United States.Fake components delay designs in Israel Electronics Supply and Manufacturing - Mar 29 10:08 AM
NETANYA, Israel Fake components are delaying several design projects in Israel. According to sources who spoke with EETimes Europe , the fake components, mostly from China, will lead to lost sales at several companies due to the delays.Arab leaders urge Israel to take peace offer Tiscali - Mar 29 5:12 PM
Speaking at the end of the summit in Riyadh, Mahmoud Abbas urged Israel not to waste the chance for peace, saying the region would be face the threat of more war without a solution.Israel says interested in talks with moderate Arabs AlertNet - Mar 29 11:20 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds details) JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it was interested in holding talks with moderate Arab states but stopped short of welcoming a renewed peace offer as did the ... Riyadh summit implores Israel to accept overture The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 29 1:30 PM
Arab leaders urged Israel at the end of their summit in Riyadh on Thursday to accept their land-for-peace offer and open direct negotiations, and warned of a possible nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Contrary to the United States, which welcomed the revival of the 2002 peace plan, Israel stopped short of endorsing the initiative but said.Iran: Attack fears spurred nuclear block AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 3:54 PM
Iran, in a confidential letter posted Friday on an internal Web site of the U.N. nuclear monitor, said its fear of attack from the U.S. and Israel prompted its decision to withhold information from the agency.Arab leaders relaunch Middle East peace plan: Israel rejects initiative Business Recorder - Mar 29 4:37 PM
RIYADH (March 30 2007): Arab leaders on Thursday wrapped up a summit where they relaunched a five-year-old blueprint for peace in the Middle East, although Israel has rejected the plan as it stands.Arabs leaders endorse peace proposal with Israel Japan Today - Mar 29 3:15 PM
RIYADH Arab leaders ended their summit in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, with an endorsement for an Arab land-for-peace proposal with Israel, a media report said.Israel says interested in talks with moderate Arabs AlertNet - Mar 29 10:49 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it was interested in holding talks with moderate Arab states but stopped short of welcoming a 5-year-old peace initiative endorsed by Arab ... Israel Fires Into Gaza, Responding to Rocket Attack New York Times - Mar 28 11:47 AM
This is the first time that Israel has responded to rocket attacks since a shaky cease-fire came into effect in November.Fake components delay designs in Israel EETimes - Mar 29 8:42 AM
Fake components are delaying several design projects in Israel. According to sources who spoke with EETimes Europe , the fake components, mostly from China, will lead to lost sales at several companies due to the delays.Israel, Arabs should have direct peace talks-Peres AlertNet - Mar 29 10:34 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds more quotes, details) DUBAI, March 29 (Reuters) - Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Arabs and Israel should have direct talks on peace after Arab leaders on Thursday renewed a ... 'Reassess stance if Israel rejects offer' Gulf News - Mar 29 3:10 PM
Riyadh: The 19th Arab summit concluded yesterday after revival of the five-year-old peace initiative with Israel. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal and Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa said Arabs will have to 'assess' the situation if Israel keeps rejecting the offer.Israel PM takes a swipe a Hamas leader AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 30 2:59 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh a "terrorist" and accused of organising terrorism funding.Arab leaders urge Israel to take peace offer Reuters.co.uk - Mar 29 10:28 AM
RIYADH (Reuters) - Arab leaders endorsed on Thursday a 5-year-old peace plan to end the conflict with Israel, and the Palestinian president warned of more violence if the "hand of peace" was rejected.Olmert Rejects Palestinian Right of Return New York Times - Mar 30 10:52 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in interviews published today that Israel would not allow a single Palestinian refugee to return to Israel.Grab peace deal, Israel told Gulf News - Mar 29 3:09 PM
Riyadh: The 19th Arab Summit concluded in Riyadh on Thursday after endorsing an Arab land-for-peace proposal with Israel and sounding a stark warning about a possible nuclear arms race in the region.Official says Israel boosts Golan troops as precaution Boston Globe - Mar 29 2:27 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel has reinforced its troops in the Golan Heights as a precautionary step, though neighboring Syria does not appear to be planning an attack, Israel's top general was quoted as saying yesterday.Arab peace proposal not good enough as it stands Israel The Manila Times - Mar 29 12:05 PM
RIYADH: Arab leaders have formally relaunched a five-year-old blueprint for peace in the Middle East, but Israel rejected the plan as it stands, saying on Thursday that it needs negotiation.Arab Leaders Relaunch Peace Plan, Urge Israel to Accept Initiative Voice of America - Mar 29 7:22 AM
Arab leaders have re-launched a land-for-peace plan with Israel and are urging the Jewish state to accept the initiative. The leaders formally approved the plan Thursday at the conclusion of a two-day Arab League summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.Evangelical leader's speech backing Israel alarms some The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mar 29 2:29 PM
The tent-revival pro-Israel speech by the Rev. John Hagee thrilled many delegates at the recent policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).Arab leaders agree on appeal for Israel to accept land-for-peace offer CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 29 6:41 AM
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Arab leaders agreed Thursday on a call for Israel to accept their land-for-peace offer and open direct negotiations with Arabs states.Israel rejects peace Al-Ahram Weekly - Mar 29 12:55 PM
Visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has once again failed to make any substantive progress toward achieving peace between Israel and the Palestinians.Israel joins the United States in marking Sept. 11 anniversary JTA - Mar 29 7:03 AM
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer lights a flame in memory of the Sept. 11 victims in Jerusalem on the anniversary of the attacks.Israel, Arabs should have direct peace talks-Peres AlertNet - Mar 29 9:35 AM
Source: Reuters DUBAI, March 29 (Reuters) - Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Thursday Arabs and Israel should have direct talks on peace after Arab leaders renewed their peace offer to the Jewish ... Sex slavery -- in Israel! -- is a serious problem The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mar 29 2:27 PM
In Israel, sex trafficking remains a very serious problem. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990, women have been abducted or tricked into coming to Israel, only to be enslaved as prostitutes against their will.Israel gives in on road map to grease wheels of peace J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Mar 29 12:49 PM
jerusalem | Israel and the Palestinians have been down this road before more meetings to try to reach an agreement, any agreement.