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U.N. chief to visit Lebanon, Israel 
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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.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.Death plot against Miss Israel contestant UPI - Mar 09 4:41 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.Reports: Israel Ready Before Lebanon War ABC News - Mar 09 12:00 PM
Reports: Olmert Says Israel Prepared for Hezbollah War Months Before Fighting BeganNew group of rabbinical students supports Israel, but remains critical JTA - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
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 - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
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 5:42 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 5:28 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 5:27 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 8:11 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 7:07 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.Ad campaign by Israel, group aims to boost Ethiopian-Israeli image JTA - Mar 09 2:43 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.Nothing stops true love: Couples from northern Israel marry in Tel Aviv JTA - Mar 09 1:57 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.Death plot against Miss Israel contestant New Kerala - 32 minutes ago
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.Tent city provides southern haven for refugees from Israel s North JTA - Mar 09 1:57 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.Hope and anger fill Arab street in wake of Israel-Hezbollah war JTA - Mar 09 1:58 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.Israel travel program inspires American day-school teachers JTA - Mar 09 11:12 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.Israel confirms military exercises in West Bank WorldNet Daily - Mar 09 2:13 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.Study: U.S. young elites hostile to Israel, see it as burden to U.S. JTA - Mar 09 10:12 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.Talks about Syria s future show differences between Israel, U.S. JTA - Mar 09 9:43 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.Carter: Israel oppresses Palestinians and colonizes their land WLUC TV 6 - Mar 09 4:59 PM
WASHINGTON Former President Jimmy Carter says there won't be Mideast peace until Israel agrees to withdraw from all occupied Palestinian territory.UN panel tells Israel to respect Palestinian rights AlertNet - Mar 09 10:17 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 ... Reports: Israel Ready Before Lebanon War The Daily Comet - Mar 09 11:58 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.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 7:12 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 1:58 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.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.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.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 9:10 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 2:40 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 4:12 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 3:12 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.Israeli military and government sources report Syria has positioned thousands of rockets on its border with Israel DEBKAfile - Mar 09 7:36 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.Israel s top rabbinate rejects Orthodox conversions as well JTA - Mar 09 2:28 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...Army chief in Israel to boost defence ties rediff.com - Mar 09 7:05 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 10:38 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.Indian Army chief visits Israel Outlook India - Mar 09 5:32 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 1:19 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.PM 'says Israel pre-planned war' BBC News - Mar 08 10:59 AM
Israel's PM Ehud Olmert said its Lebanon war strategy was drawn up months in advance, a newspaper claims.South Africa: Jawitz in Joint Venture to Offer Properties in Israel AllAfrica.com - Mar 09 2:13 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.Carter stands firm on apartheid accusations against Israel Haaretz Daily - Mar 09 1:36 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.Pro-Israel activism on campus overcoming anti-Israel sentiment JTA - Mar 08 8:42 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?Israel 'Worse Than Iran' Totally Jewish - Mar 09 2:23 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.Poll: Israel has worst image Baku Sun - Azerbaijan - Mar 09 4:19 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.Pilgrimage to Israel by German bishops ends in dispute International Herald Tribune - Mar 09 12:19 PM
Two bishops drew a link between the plight of Palestinians and that of Jews during World War II.Israel PM; Palestine Pres to Meet Time Magazine - Mar 09 5:50 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday for their second summit in a month Israel welcomes Bollywood film producers with open arms Outlook India - Mar 09 12:03 AM
Israel has welcomed Indian filmmakers with open arms and hearts to shoot at various historic locales in the country.Thousands of Brazilian Jews hit the streets to support Israel JTA - Mar 08 5:12 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.Israel director admits mistakes in PoW film: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:09 AM
The director of an Israeli documentary that sparked a diplomatic fallout with Egypt has admitted to mistakenly identifying Palestinian fighters killed in war as Egyptians, a newspaper said Friday.Boca Raton pair donates ambulance to Israel Boca Raton News - Mar 08 9:08 PM
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 5:12 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 5:51 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.Israel welcomes Bollywood film producers with open arms New Kerala - Mar 09 12:09 AM
New Delhi, Mar 9: Israel has welcomed Indian filmmakers with open arms and hearts to shoot at various historic locales in the country.Deadly Bug Sweeps Through Hospitals in Israel Fox News - Mar 08 5:32 AM
A deadly bacterium is sweeping through hospitals in Israel, and has already caused the deaths of up to 200 people, officials acknowledged Wednesday.India, Israel set to hike jt industrial R and D fund New Kerala - Mar 08 11:40 PM
New Delhi, Mar 9: India and Israel are set to substantially hike the joint industrial R&D fund for incubating innovative ideas into successful business ventures.World Council of Churches Renews Push for Peace in Israel Palestine Christian Today - Mar 09 12:05 AM
The World Council of Churches WCC is to launch an international interchurch advocacy initiative for peace in Israel and Palestine the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum at a conference June 1721 2007 in JordanPro-Israel lobby flexes muscles, making some legislators uneasy JTA - Mar 08 1:43 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 1:42 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.With criticism toward Israel, Bush gives Abbas a $50 million present JTA - 2 minutes ago
President Bush shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office on May 26.Israel army accused of human shield use The Washington Times - 35 minutes ago
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army said yesterday that it was looking into new claims that troops used Palestinian teenagers as human shields during an operation in the West Bank city of Nablus.Hamas forming armies to confront Israel WorldNet Daily - Mar 08 3:43 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 1:12 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.Qurei´s new P.A. Cabinet approved, but Israel expects few breakthroughs JTA - 2 minutes ago
Yasser Arafat, center, and Ahmed Qurei, sitting at Arafat's right, confer with members of the Palestinian emergency Cabinet at Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah on Nov. 4.In parting interview, ambassador says Israel must build more bridges JTA - Mar 08 1:13 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.On visit to U.S., Iraqi leader takes heat for Israel comments JTA - 2 minutes ago
Rep. Jan Schakowsky calls on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki to apologize for calling Israeli actions "criminal." Behind her, from left, are Reps. Rosa deLauro, William Delahunt and Rahm Emanuel.Israel to probe human shield allegations AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:49 AM
The Israeli army said Friday that it was looking into new allegations that troops used Palestinians as human shields during an operation in the West Bank city of Nablus.U.N. chief to visit Middle East USA Today - Mar 09 4:00 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 peace process between the two sides.Israel Plotted July War in March 2006 Arab News - Mar 08 4:19 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.After Lebanon War, Israel looks with fresh eyes at Golan Heights JTA - Mar 08 11:28 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.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.Olmert-Abbas Meeting to Go Ahead New York Times - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
With the Palestinian factions still in disagreement over filling important positions for a new coalition government, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, gave Ismail Haniya, the prime minister from Hamas, another two weeks to form the unity government. The delay will also ensure that Mr. Abbas?s meeting in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel, scheduled for tomorrow, ...Is tough love for Israel still love? Question splits a campus group JTA - Mar 08 11:43 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 4:05 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.UJC s annual gathering shifts agenda to focus primarily on Israel JTA - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, greets UJC President Howard Rieger at Blair House in Washington. Olmert will address the UJC General Assembly in November.Balilius to import first Chinese car to Israel: Brilliance Haaretz Daily - Mar 08 4:06 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.JJ in Israel, lips sealed The Telegraph - Mar 08 1:46 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.Israel 'threat to peace' Gulf Daily News - Mar 08 6:14 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.At rallies around the world, crowds call on Israel not to leave Gaza Strip JTA - Mar 08 9:27 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 7:57 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 8:13 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 8:12 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 11:09 AM
Iran branded Israel "a uniquely grave threat" to world peace citing its nuclear weapons and complaining of the international community's double standard.Poverty in Israel: The divide deepens between the haves and have-nots The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mar 08 1:30 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.Israel's "ticking time bomb" Seattle Times - Mar 08 12:16 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...It s morning again in Israel: High-tech investment booms anew JTA - Mar 08 6:12 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.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 1:32 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.Israel unveils its biggest, fastest unmanned aircraft Arizona Daily Sun - Mar 08 7:37 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 9:09 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.Sacha Baron Cohen saluted at Israel Film Festival The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mar 08 2:00 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."JEWISH COMMUNITY HELPS GEORGIA AND ISRAEL DRAW CLOSER EurasiaNet.org - Mar 09 11:29 AM
A EurasiaNet Photo Story. Text by Marina von Konig and Nino Taktakishvili. Photos by Sophia MizanteNostalgic German Bishops Appalled by Israel Israel National News - Mar 08 3:05 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.In Israel, Jewish Olympics attract top-level Jewish athletes JTA - Mar 09 1:12 PM
Members from the U.S. delegation, bottom, enter Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 16th Maccabiah Games in July 2001.Bozhinov sinks threadbare Israel UEFA News - Mar 08 4:13 AM
Bulgaria 1-0 Israel Guy Levy's depleted side suffered their first defeat since qualifying for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals.Israel to Probe Human Shield Allegations ABC News - Mar 09 3:00 AM
In New Charges, Israeli Group Says Troops Used Palestinian Civilians As Human ShieldsUN agency debates Israel's nuclear programme Middle East Online - Mar 08 6:42 AM
Non-aligned states want to see IAEA technical aid to Israel cut as Arab states complain of double standards.