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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.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.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.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.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.Pro-Israel activism on campus overcoming anti-Israel sentiment JTA - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
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?Thousands of Brazilian Jews hit the streets to support Israel JTA - Mar 08 5:08 PM
Some 10,000 demonstrators march in support of Israel and against anti-Semitism in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 21. Responding to the crisis in Israel, Sao Paulo´s Jews have held a rally that is being called the largest Jewish event in the 500-year history of Brazilian Jewry.Boca Raton pair donates ambulance to Israel Boca Raton News - 41 minutes ago
More than 200 guests celebrated as David Ohayon and Judy Levin dedicated a fully equipped lifesaving mobile intensive care ambulance to the people and state of Israel in memory of their parents.In Boston suburb, heated debate over resolution to divest from Israel JTA - Mar 08 5:08 PM
In a Boston suburb, locals debate a resolution to divest the city s retirement fund of its holdings in Israel Bonds. Before you continue...Israel's Masada Fortress at Risk of Collapse After 2003 Flood Bloomberg.com - Mar 08 5:47 AM
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Masada, one of Israel's biggest tourist attractions and a symbol of the country's struggle for survival, is in danger of collapse after heavy rainfall four years ago damaged some of its supporting walls.Carter: Israel oppresses Palestinians and colonizes their land WTVM 9 Columbus - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Former President Jimmy Carter says there won't be Mideast peace until Israel agrees to withdraw from all occupied Palestinian territory.Deadly Bug Sweeps Through Hospitals in Israel Fox News - Mar 08 5:21 AM
A deadly bacterium is sweeping through hospitals in Israel, and has already caused the deaths of up to 200 people, officials acknowledged Wednesday.Pro-Israel lobby flexes muscles, making some legislators uneasy JTA - Mar 08 1:38 PM
Pro-Israel lawmakers, including some who are Jewish, are complaining about the influence of Jewish lobbying groups on Middle East issues. There is a growing sense on the Hill that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not so cut and dried, one congressional staffer said.State report claims Israel tortures Palestinian detainees JTA - Mar 08 1:37 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.Hamas forming armies to confront Israel WorldNet Daily - Mar 08 3:40 PM
JERUSALEM Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups aided by Iran have been using a four-month-old cease-fire to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip and build Hezbollah-like guerrilla armies to confront the Jewish state, the Israel Defense Forces announced yesterday.Limits on trips for U.S. lawmakers would affect Jewish, Israel lobbies JTA - Mar 08 1:08 PM
Rule changes being discussed by Congress could preclude trips like this 2003 Democratic delegation to Israel. Proposed limits for U.S. Congressmen on sponsored trips could have a negative effect on Jewish and pro-Israel lobbying groups.In parting interview, ambassador says Israel must build more bridges JTA - Mar 08 1:09 PM
Israeli Ambassador Daniel Ayalon in his Washington office. As he prepares to leave Washington after more than four years as Israeli ambassador, Daniel Ayalon says Israel must solidify its ties with ethnic groups including the American Jewish community.After Lebanon War, Israel looks with fresh eyes at Golan Heights JTA - Mar 08 11:38 AM
Israeli reserve troops on a drill in the Golan Heights, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004, simulating a Syrian invasion, similar to the one which caught Israel by surprise in 1973.Israel Plotted July War in March 2006 Arab News - Mar 08 4:23 PM
RAMALLAH, West Bank, 9 March 2007 Israel had decided to go to war with Lebanon months before the capture of two Israeli soldiers in July last year by Hezbollah fighters, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a judicial inquiry.Two Asian immigrant mothers spend women's day hardly in Israel People's Daily - Mar 08 4:45 PM
On the occasion of the International Women's Day, two female Asian immigrant workers spent the day hardly in Israel, which was described as just another day of longing.Is tough love for Israel still love? Question splits a campus group JTA - Mar 08 11:54 AM
A former Israeli soldier talks to a college campus group in a program organized by the Union for Progressive Zionists. Should a Jewish group that purports to expose Israeli army abuse of Palestinians be part of a coalition that aims to build a positive image of Israel on college campuses?Israel criticised for West Bank wall Catholic Times - Mar 08 4:00 PM
The Bishop of Augsburg Walter Mixa has said that he did not intend to compare Isreal s treatment of Palestinians with the holocaust, after German bishops on a visit to Israel and Palestine, expressed shock at the conditions in Ramallah.Balilius to import first Chinese car to Israel: Brilliance Haaretz Daily - Mar 08 4:02 PM
GENEVA - The Balilius family from Jerusalem is the leading candidate in the race to import the first Chinese car, Brilliance, to Israel, TheMarker has learned.Israel 'threat to peace' Gulf Daily News - Mar 08 6:18 PM
VIENNA: Iran branded Israel "a uniquely grave threat" to world peace because of its alleged nuclear weapons yesterday, after the UN atomic agency sharply cut aid to Tehran because of its own atomic programme.JJ in Israel, lips sealed The Telegraph - Mar 08 1:21 PM
New Delhi, March 8: Army chief General Joginder Jaswant Singh is currently in Israel on a tour that was not announced by army headquarters and is understood to be attending demonstrations of equipment that the Indian Army proposes to buy for its special forces.At rallies around the world, crowds call on Israel not to leave Gaza Strip JTA - Mar 08 9:37 AM
Opponents of Israel´s Gaza pullout demonstrate against the withdrawal plan in New York´s Times Square on July 19. Opponents of Israel s upcoming Gaza withdrawal held rallies around the world, calling on the Israeli government to change its plans.Israel-U.S. dispute on arms sale to China threatens to snowball JTA - Mar 08 7:22 AM
An Arrow missile is launched in a test off Israel's Mediterranean coast in January 2003. Israel s close defense ties to the United States could be harmed by a little-noticed provision in a defense appropriations bill that penalizes nations that sell arms to China.As Iran again rattles the sabers, Israel considers available options JTA - Mar 08 8:08 AM
An aerial photo shows the nuclear site at Bushehr in the Iranian desert in February 2004. As Iran announces that it can enrich uranium and its president again threatens to destroy Israel, Israeli officials consider their options for defusing Iran s nuclear program.In outreach to Jewish community, Kerry stresses his ties with Israel JTA - Mar 08 8:07 AM
Sen. John Kerry speaks at the Anti-Defamation League's National Leadership Conference, May 3 in Washington. John Kerry outlined his approach to Middle East peacemaking in an interview with JTA, pledging that he wouldn t press Israel to make concessions that might endanger its security.Non-aligned states seek a cut of an IAEA technical aid provided to Israel, after the UN nuclear watchdog approved a ... Al Jazeera - Mar 08 11:20 AM
Iran branded Israel "a uniquely grave threat" to world peace citing its nuclear weapons and complaining of the international community's double standard.Israel's "ticking time bomb" Seattle Times - Mar 08 12:32 AM
Sheik Raed Salah has been called a "ticking time bomb" for provocative speeches that some consider a threat to Israel. One Israeli lawmaker wants...Poverty in Israel: The divide deepens between the haves and have-nots The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mar 08 1:24 PM
Photos by Brian Hendler. Slideshow courtesy JTA In a shimmering luxury hotel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, Israel's banking and financial elite mingled over cocktails recently with foreign investors as they watched Donald Trump on a live telecast praise the strength of the Israeli market.Briefs: West Bank withdrawals coming, Peres says; Israel wants U.S. to stay the course on P.A. The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mar 08 1:26 PM
Israel plans to remove some West Bank settlements according to Shimon Peres. The Israeli vice premier said Saturday that, while Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's plan to "realign" the West Bank deployment was shelved after last year's Lebanon war, settlement evacuations are still on the agenda.It s morning again in Israel: High-tech investment booms anew JTA - Mar 08 6:07 AM
Chairman of IVC Research Center, Ze´ev Holtzman. An annual report on venture-capital investment in Israel seems to confirm that Israel s high-tech sector is emerging from the doldrums.Sacha Baron Cohen saluted at Israel Film Festival The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mar 08 2:09 PM
When Sacha Baron Cohen received an outstanding achievement award at the Israel Film Festival opening night gala on Tuesday (March 6) at the Beverly Hilton, Cohen explained that his famous alter ego, Borat, couldn't attend because, "he is receiving an award from the Hezbollah film festival."Israel unveils its biggest, fastest unmanned aircraft Arizona Daily Sun - Mar 08 7:38 AM
PALMACHIM AIR FORCE BASE, Israel (AP) -- The Israeli air force unveiled its newest unmanned aircraft Wednesday, saying the plane can fly longer, faster and higher than any other surveillance aircraft.Israel Develops 3 Cutting-Edge Experimental Aircraft Aircraft Maintenance Technology - Mar 08 9:07 AM
Israel has developed three experimental aircraft, including one powered the sun and a second by fuel cells, according to a report in The Jerusalem Post.Nostalgic German Bishops Appalled by Israel Israel National News - Mar 08 2:55 PM
They offered their piety and pity to terrorists. A group of German bishops visited Israel and the "occupied territories" and expressed dismay at the fortifications and check-points that separate Jews from murderers. They didn't put it quite like that, though.Bozhinov sinks threadbare Israel UEFA News - Mar 08 4:12 AM
Bulgaria 1-0 Israel Guy Levy's depleted side suffered their first defeat since qualifying for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals.UN agency debates Israel's nuclear programme Middle East Online - Mar 08 6:34 AM
Non-aligned states want to see IAEA technical aid to Israel cut as Arab states complain of double standards.Palestinians to discuss wider truce with Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 07 5:47 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas are to sound out militant groups on extending a ceasefire with Israel from Gaza to the West Bank, officials said on Wednesday.Israel criticizes Egyptian attacks UPI - Mar 07 4:37 PM
Israel's Foreign Ministry Wednesday criticized statements that might hinder its relations wtih Egypt. The issue arose following a documentary film, ...Bank of Israel exec tops 2005 public sector salaries Globes Online - Mar 08 11:28 AM
The executive s salary cost was NIS 2.62 million. Sanctions at the Bank of Israel are continuing in protest against the Finance Ministry.Politicking over Israel: Jewish state becomes fodder in congressional war JTA - Mar 08 2:08 AM
Democrats and Republicans, politicking hard ahead of midterm elections, are battling over which party was more supportive of Israel in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.Walter C. Uhler: When Does Opposition to Israel or the Israel Lobby Indicate Anti-Semitism? HuffingtonPost - Mar 07 2:47 PM
Writing for the New York Times online on March 4, 2007, Stanley Fish asked the question, "Why Does Anti-Semitism Persist?" Quoting Professor Charles Small of Yale University, Professor Fish notes, "Increasingly, Jewish communities around the world feel under threat," and he blames three words for that feeling: "Israel, Iraq and anti-Semitism." Here's how Professor Fish explains the connection: ...Cut & paste: Not perfect, but Israel is still more right than wrong The Australian - Mar 08 5:00 AM
A leading group of Australian Jews, in a statement released yesterday, maintain that criticism is not censorship WE are Jews who are strongly committed to Jewish life and culture. As with most Australian Jews today, we view the welfare and security of Israel as fundamental to that life and culture. That is why we wish to express our public disagreement with the contents of the IAJV petition.Oldest kibbutz in Israel goes capitalist Baltimore Sun - Mar 08 12:38 AM
Facing heavy debts, declining membership, kibbutzim embrace capitalism The founders of Israel's oldest kibbutz, Deganya A, battled malaria and searing heat and even repelled an attack by a Syrian tank with Molotov cocktails to defend their communal way of life, a place where each person and every job is regarded as equal. AJC Urges UN Human Rights Council to End Israel Obsession [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 1:22 PM
The American Jewish Committee has contacted UN Human Rights Council members to express concern about three draft resolutions prepared by the Organization of the Islamic Conference that single out Israel for unwarranted condemnation.Israel, Iran Garner Most Negative Ratings World Headlines - Mar 08 10:28 AM
Most people believe Israel and Iran have a mainly negative influence in the world, according to a BBC World Service poll of 28,000 people across 27 countries.Israel Diary Totally Jewish - Mar 08 8:00 AM
Like a modern Achashverosh, Yemen s President has taken the Jews of his country under his wing. There s only around 200 left, but they ve been targeted by local Shi ite rebels. Strangely, they re not interested in coming to Israel.Sudanese seek refuge in Israel from Darfur Middle East Times - Mar 08 1:05 AM
MAAGAN MICHAEL, Israel -- Collective farms that for decades formed the Zionist backbone of Israel today shelter scores of Muslim refugees from Sudan who walked into the Jewish state to flee persecution.Cellcom Israel ltd. Announces That the IPO Underwriters' Option to Purchase Additional Ordinary Shares has Expired Broadcast Newsroom - Mar 08 3:51 AM
NETANYA, Israel , March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) ("Cellcom") announces that the option granted to the underwriters of its IPO under the Underwriting Agreement dated February 5, 2007 to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional ordinary shares from the shareholders who sold shares in the IPO expired on March 7, 2007 without being exercised.Sudanese seek refuge in Israel from Darfur Middle East Online - Mar 08 3:19 AM
Some of 330 Sudanese refugees imprisoned in Israel get to work in collective farms for cheap labour.Syrian-American in 'secret talks' to brief Israel MPs AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 10:45 AM
A Syrian-American businessman who is said to have taken part in unofficial peace talks with Israeli counterparts is to appear before a top parliamentary panel next month, an official said Thursday.As Israel-U.S. differences emerge, Congress and community weigh in JTA - Mar 07 11:23 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a Quartet press conference on Sept. 20. With differences emerging between Israel and the United States over how to proceed on the peace process, Congress and various factions in the Jewish community are entering the fray.Analysis: Israel minister haunted by past UPI - Mar 07 12:37 PM
A soldier's account of fighting in the 1967 Six Days War came back to haunt "Fuad," better known as Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, now Israel's Minister for ...Magal Security Systems Receives $3.0 Million in New Orders for Projects in Israel FinanzNachrichten - Mar 08 4:17 AM
YAHUD, Israel, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magal Security Systems, ( Nachrichten ) Ltd. (NASDAQ GM: MAGS; TASE: MAGS), today announced that it recently received new orders from Israeli customers amounting to approximately US$3.0 million.Iran accuses Israel of menacing threats Jerusalem Newswire - Mar 08 6:14 AM
Iran, the nation whose leadership openly denies the Nazi Holocaust and dreams of a world without Israel, on Wednesday accused the Jewish state of making menacing threats.Controversial film does not say Israel killed POWs Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 9:51 AM
An Israeli film that sparked a diplomatic row with Egypt suggests an Israeli army pursuit of retreating Egyptians in the 1967 war was unnecessary but does not say Israeli troops may have killed prisoners.Jim Lobe: Israel, Iran, U.S. Least-Liked Countries The Palestine Chronicle - Mar 08 6:57 AM
Israel, according to the survey, stood out as having not only the largest number of respondents express a negative opinion about it, but also majorities in the greatest number of countries 23 out of 27.Israel s leading newspaper Haaretz reported that the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is willing to ... Al Jazeera - Mar 08 1:20 AM
Also officials said that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Prime Minister of the Hamas-led government Ismail Haniyeh are expected to reach an agreement soon to extend ceasefire with Israel from Gaza to the West Bank, adding that Abbas' aide Saeb Erekat will meet with leaders of Islamic Jihad and other anti-occupation resistance factions in Palestine to explore the possibility of a ...Indian Army chief visiting Israel, Italy New Kerala - Mar 08 6:19 AM
New Delhi, March 8: India's army chief is on a 10-day visit to Israel and Italy but is expected to spend the bulk of the time in Tel Aviv - an indication of the rapid strides made in their military ties during the past decade.Israel TV denies film said Egyptian PoWs killed AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 7:31 AM
Israeli public television denied Thursday that a recent documentary said Egyptian prisoners were killed by Israeli soldiers during the 1967 Six Day War.ISRAEL ON ALERT FOR IRANIAN ATTACK Middle East Newsline - Mar 08 1:29 AM
JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel has placed its foreign installations on alert for an Iranian strike. Israeli officials said the Defense Ministry and Foreign Ministry have increased security on embassies and legations throughout the world.Deadly antibiotic-resistant bacterium causes concern in Israel IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 07 8:37 PM
Tel Aviv, March 8 (DPA) A deadly bacterium which has developed resistance to antibiotics and infected up to 500 Israelis in the past year, killing several, is causing a health scare in Israel.Israel unveils world's largest spy drone IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 07 7:06 PM
Tel Aviv, March 8 (DPA) Israel s air force unveiled a new drone which its makers say is the largest in the world and better able to film clear footage of militants on the ground than older and smaller models.Israel unveils portable hunter-killer robot Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 7:26 AM
An Israeli defense firm on Thursday unveiled a portable robot billed as being capable of entering most combat zones alone and engaging enemies with an onboard armory that includes a machine-pistol and grenades.War in North leaves deep scar on Israel s forests and wildlife JTA - Mar 07 7:39 PM
Firefighters work to save a forest in northern Israel, where Katyusha rockets have burned thousands of acres. When the war ends and the people of northern Israel finally return to their homes, they ll be going back to more than freshly dug graves and a beefed-up military presence.Israel quiet on any parallels between London attacks and Palestinian terror JTA - Mar 07 7:38 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Israelis are empathizing with Britain s first taste of Islamist terrorism, but the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is keeping quiet about any parallels to attacks against Israel.Israel Supplies Rocket Components to Palestinians Strategy Page - Mar 08 2:59 AM
March 8, 2007: Palestinian terrorists have been firing homemade "Kassam" rockets into Israel since 2001. Israeli police recently arrested a Palestinian scrap metal dealer who was finding pipes, in Israel, suitable for rockets, and delivering them to workshops where the Kassams are built in Gaza. Now the Palestinians will have to get their pipes from Egypt, and Israel will be condemned for ...Blair should know that Al-Qaida, London attacks not linked to Israel JTA - Mar 07 8:09 PM
Dore Gold. Tony Blair has been a rare beacon of light in the war on terrorism, but the British prime minister should resist the temptation to link Islamist attacks around the world to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Dore Gold. Israel s former ambassador to the United Nations, writes.Spain and Israel celebrate ties, but continue to differ on Mideast JTA - Mar 07 5:39 PM
As Spain and Israel mark 20 years of diplomatic relations with Israel, their differences on Mideast policy remain profound. Before you continue...Reporters hurt by Israel security forces AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 4:28 PM
A reporter and news cameraman said they were injured Thursday when paramilitary border police fired stun grenades to break up a demonstration of women at a checkpoint between the West Bank and Jerusalem.Deadly Bug Sweeps Through Hospitals in Israel Killing Up to 200 FOX 5 Atlanta - Mar 07 10:11 PM
A deadly bacteria is sweeping through hospitals in Israel, and has already caused the deaths of up to 200 people, health officials acknowledged Wednesday.Pro-Israel political funds in U.S. target friendly incumbents and challengers JTA - Mar 07 3:39 PM
Sen. Joe Lieberman has been a top recipient of campaign funds from pro-Israel donors. As key mid-term elections approach in November, pro-Israel money is moving toward friendly incumbents as well as opponents of incumbents seen as unfriendly to Israel.Three-year-old program building long-term connections to Israel JTA - Mar 07 4:23 PM
Young Judaea year course students tour Israel. MASA, a joint program of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Israeli government, is helping build Diaspora youth's long-term connection to Israel while providing needed social services for the Jewish state.Not the same Christians: D.C. plenary to back Israel JTA - Mar 07 4:24 PM
David Brog, author of Standing With Israel: Why Christians Support the Jewish State. He is also the executive director of Pastor Hagee´s group, Christians United for Israel.Chadian refugee recalls how Israel shared its hard-won freedom, haven JTA - Mar 07 4:23 PM
Chen Geffen, a Muslim refugee from Chad, sits on the grounds of the Yemin Orde Youth Village school in Israel. In the days leading up to Yom Ha atzmaut, a young Muslim refugee recalls his escape from war in his homeland of Chad, and how the Jewish state took him in.Christians have a biblical duty to support Israel in time of need JTA - Mar 07 4:08 PM
With Israel facing aggression on two borders, Christians have a duty to stand with the Jewish state, Rev. John Hagee writes. Before you continue...Hamas makes truce overture to Israel UPI - Mar 07 4:38 AM
The Palestinian Hamas group is willing to offer Israel a cease-fire if Israel helps lift an international boycott on the Palestinian Authority, Haaretz ...Republican Congress will retain a pro-Israel bent, activists say JTA - Mar 07 2:24 PM
Pro-Israel activists say they are confident their legislative priorities will be able to get through the new Congress. Before you continue...To delight of Israel supporters, Canada finally comes off the fence JTA - Mar 07 2:09 PM
The Canadian prime minister-elect, Stephen Harper. After more than a decade of studied neutrality that Israel supporters felt benefited the Jewish state s enemies, the Canadian government is displaying the shift in its Middle East policy that it long has talked about.Israel releases Islamist leader AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 12:20 AM
Israeli police said on Thursday they have released Arab Israeli Islamist leader Sheikh Raed Salah following his arrest at a rally where he allegedly called for violence.Worried about Gates views on Iran, Israel backers hope he toes Bush line JTA - Mar 07 1:38 PM
Robert Gates speaks to the media in the Oval Office, Nov. 8. The pro-Israel community is worried about Defense Secretary-designate Robert Gates take on Iran, but experts say he was chosen less for his views than for his willingness to carry out administration policy.Israel beauty queen faces death threats Newsday - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
Doaa Fares has spent much of her life imagining she was somebody other than herself: a 17-year-old high school dropout from a conservative Druze village, where most women settle into conventional roles.Hamas to offer Israel truce for boycott lift: report People's Daily - Mar 07 4:30 PM
Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has expressed willingness of offering ceasefire with Israel in exchange for the lift of boycott on the new Palestinian unity government, Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported on Wednesday.Israel planned for Lebanon war in advance - PM Guardian Unlimited - Mar 08 6:15 PM
Olmert's leaked testimony contradicts earlier remarks.Israel planned for Lebanon war 'months in advance' Guardian Unlimited - Mar 08 5:37 PM
Ehud Olmert's leaked testimony contradicts earlier remarks.Israel on worldwide alert after disappearance of Iran official World Tribune - Mar 07 10:48 AM
JERUSALEM Israel has placed its foreign installations on alert after a newspaper reported the defection of a senior Iranian official in Turkey. The alert was issued after Israel was blamed for the disappearance of a former Iranian deputy defense minister in Turkey.Meddling In The Middle East Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 4:00 PM
Geopolitics: Was a Russian journalist killed for revealing arms sales to Syria and Iran? And is Syria preparing for war on Israel to aid Tehran if Iran's nuclear facilities are attacked?Israel unveils spy drone Adelaide Now - Mar 07 10:36 AM
ISRAEL'S air force officially unveiled an unmanned spy plane overnight that experts said had been used in the Lebanon war and could potentially carry missiles for covert track-and-kill missions.Israelis warned: Leave all nations in Mideast (except Israel) World Tribune - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
JERUSALEM The Israeli intelligence community, determining immediate insurgency threats, has called on nationals to leave all Middle East countries, Egypt and Jordan in particular.Phalcon sale to India shows growth of Israel s international arms deals JTA - Mar 07 11:08 AM
An Arrow missile, part of an anti-missile system, is launched in a test off Israel's Mediterranean coast in central Israel in January 2003.Palestinian girl says used by Israel as human shield Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 9:47 AM
Israeli soldiers used an 11-year-old Palestinian girl as a "human shield" during an operation against militants in the West Bank town of Nablus last week, an Israeli human rights group said on Thursday.Green Jews campaign against party s Israel divestment resolution JTA - Mar 07 9:23 AM
Peer Visner, chairman of Israel's Green Party. Jewish members of the Green Party protest the American Green Party s resolution to divest from Israel, arguing that the divestment effort goes against the group s goals and unfairly singles out Israel.Costa Rican decision on embassy leaves supporters of Israel angry JTA - Mar 07 9:39 AM
A residential building in Jerusalem housing Costa Rica´s embassy in Israel. Supporters of Israel were stunned by Costa Rica s decision to move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, a step intended to placate the Arab world.Israel unveils portable hunter-killer robot ABC News - Mar 08 8:17 AM
The Newest Infantry Member? It's the Size of a Small TVCarter defends Gaza theory at GWU speech AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 1:07 PM
Despite the storm it ignited, former President Carter held fast on Thursday to his accusation that Israel oppresses the Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza and seeks to colonize the land.Miss Israel finalist quits after family s honour killing plot Times Online - Mar 08 4:05 PM
Doaa Fares believed she could be somebody other than herself: a 17-year old high-school dropout from a deeply conservative Druze village, where most women marry young and settle into traditional roles.US refuses to join UN rights council, citing its actions against Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 1:16 PM
The United States will not seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, senior officials said Tuesday, asserting the body had lost its credibility with repeated attacks on Israel and a failure to confront other rights abusers.