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Israel objection stalls U.S. arms sale to Saudis: NYT 
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Objections by Israel are delaying Bush administration plans for a major arms sale to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies aimed at deterring Iran, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.Israel?s Protests Are Said to Stall Gulf Arms Sale New York Times - Apr 04 6:37 PM
An arms-sale package that the U.S. is planning to offer Persian Gulf allies has been delayed because of objections from Israel.Israel: No breakthrough with Syria UPI - Apr 04 10:56 AM
Israel is reporting no change in its approach to peace talks with Syria despite the impression that U.S. House speaker created after her talks in Damascus.Israel objection stalls US arms sale to Saudis-NYT AlertNet - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - Objections by Israel are delaying Bush administration plans for a major arms sale to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies aimed at deterring Iran, The New York Times ... Summer youth trips to Israel survive, but should have shone, says activist JTA - Apr 04 5:01 PM
A USY Israel Pilgrimage group tours Jerusalem's Old City on June 30. Summer youth programs to Israel managed to go on this year despite the conflict, but even that was a disappointment to those who knew what was supposed to be.Israel says policy towards Syria has not changed People's Daily - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
Israel's policy toward Syria had not changed and it still demanded Syria "renounce terror" before it engages in negotiations, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said in a statement on Wednesday evening.Israel still blacklisted for failure to protect patented drug development Haaretz Daily - Apr 04 4:07 PM
According to a U.S. Department of Commerce report Israel may remain on the list of patent infringing countries in 2007 if its pharmaceutical law is not amended.Syria ready for peace talks with Israel, Assad tells Pelosi The Peninsula - Apr 04 4:29 PM
damascus US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on a visit to Syria opposed by the White House, said yesterday that President Bashar Al Assad was ready to hold peace talks with Israel.Aid to Israel is cut, but activists still pleased with U.S. spending bill JTA - Apr 04 11:31 AM
The 2003 spending bill President Bush just signed cuts U.S. aid to Israel, but also places restrictions on aid to the Palestinians.XFONE Israel doubled revenues in 2006 Haaretz Daily - Apr 04 4:08 PM
XFONE's Israel branch almost doubled its revenues in 2006 to NIS 24.8 million, the Mississippi-based long-distance communications provider said yesterday.Pelosi Says Syria Willing to Resume Peace Talks With Israel Fox News - Apr 04 1:23 AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Syria is willing to resume peace talks with Israel after meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad on a trip to the Middle East Wednesday.Pelosi says Israel open to Syrian talks Financial Times - Apr 04 10:53 AM
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she gave Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a message from Israel that the Jewish state was ready for peace talks.Syria tells Pelosi it is ready for peace talks but Israel sets conditions Gulf News - Apr 04 1:55 PM
Damascus: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on a visit to Syria opposed by the White House, said yesterday President Bashar Al Assad was ready to hold peace talks with Israel.Saudi Arabia Says Israel Must Accept Arab Peace Offer Before Talks Payvand Iran News - Apr 04 8:10 AM
Saudi Arabia says Israel should first clearly accept Arab peace initiative before the kingdom would consider talks. A statement from the Saudi cabinet Monday did not directly refer to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's invitation to Arab leaders to attend a Middle East peace conference. -VOAPalestinians say Israel stalling on Arab peace bid AlertNet - Apr 04 7:19 AM
Source: Reuters By Mark Heinrich VIENNA, April 4 (Reuters) - The Palestinian foreign minister said on Wednesday that Israel's call for a conference with Arabs sidestepping their land-for-peace offer suggested the ... I m ready to promote peace between Syria, Israel: Pelosi The Herald - Apr 04 3:36 PM
DAMASCUS. UNITED STATES House speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday she was ready to promote peace between Syria and Israel, after talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that have drawn White House wrath.County Official Resigns Over Israel Comments WMGT Macon - Apr 04 8:53 AM
A Cherokee County official has resigned from her position on the planning board after criticism over comments she made on her Web site about Israel. read more ISRAEL-SUDAN: Israeli NGOs strive to release jailed refugees AlertNet - Apr 04 3:49 AM
Source: IRIN TEL AVIV, 4 April 2007 (IRIN) - Israeli NGOs are campaigning to have 120 Sudanese refugees who fled violence in first Sudan and then Egypt released from the Israeli prisons they are being held in. The refugees are among 320 Sudanese, mostly young men, who trekked for up to a week through the desert to cross Israel's porous 200km border. Male elephant kills female in Israel zoo AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 2:27 PM
A seven-ton bull elephant charged and killed a female elephant half his weight as visitors to an Israeli nature park looked on in horror.Cherokee County official resigns over Web postings on Israel CBS 46 News Atlanta - Apr 04 5:50 AM
CANTON , Ga. (AP) -- A Cherokee County official has resigned from her position on the planning board after criticism over comments she made on her Web site about Israel.Korea s Hanjin Shipping in talks on Israel operation Globes Online - Apr 04 11:05 AM
Israel Corp controlling shareholder Sammy Ofer owns 12.8% of Hanjin.Israel Shoots a Palestinian While Planting a Bomb New York Times - Apr 04 10:47 AM
The incident was the second violent clash in the last week in the northern Gaza Strip despite a tenuous cease-fire.On this Yom Ha atzmaut, Jews should feel pride in Israel s existence JTA - Apr 04 12:46 AM
Jews should feel pride as they look at Israel s accomplishments, beginning with the dream of the state itself, on this Yom Ha atzmaut. Before you continue...Cherokee County official resigns over Web postings on Israel AccessNorthGA - Apr 04 3:59 AM
The Associated Press - CANTON, Ga. A county official has resigned from her position after criticism over comments she made on her Web site about Israel.As road map presentation nears, Israel presses case for revisions JTA - Apr 03 11:46 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Ariel Sharon s extended honeymoon with the Bush administration may fast be approaching its end as Israel demands adjustments to the soon-to-be-released road map toward Israeli-Palestinian peace.Syria ready for Israel talks Gulf News - Apr 04 6:39 AM
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad will hold peace talks with Israel, according to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Israel govt should have resigned after Lebanon war: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 10:41 AM
A commission assessing the conduct of last summer's war in Lebanon will say the government should have resigned in the war's aftermath, a commission member was quoted as saying on Wednesday.Syria must stop supporting terror: Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 9:55 AM
Syria must stop supporting terrorism before the Jewish state will resume peace negotiations with its neighbour, a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said on Wednesday.Pelosi: Assad ready to hold peace talks with Israel Al Bawaba - Apr 04 5:08 AM
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she gave Syrian President Bashar Assad a message from Israel that the Jewish state was prepared for peace talks.1991 Volvo 940 GL from Israel Carsurvey.org - Apr 04 6:15 AM
Bought the car with a none working A/C. Nothing else for now. Bought the car for 3000$, a rare manual tran here in Israel. The car feels very solid. It handles well on long rides, has a very small turning radius (RWD effect I guess).Israel troops launch incursion into Gaza AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 8:15 AM
Israeli soldiers entered the Gaza Strip and clashed with militants on Wednesday, the first incursion into the territory since a November ceasefire, Palestinian security sources said.Ford announces new funding guidelines as it admits to aiding anti-Israel groups JTA - Apr 03 8:01 PM
A demonstrator wears an anti-Israel T-shirt at the U.N. World Conference on Racism in Durban, South Africa in 2001.Arab League sees mixed messages from Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 6:12 AM
The head of the Arab League said on Wednesday that Israeli leaders were sending out mixed messages on whether they were serious about Middle East peace, and Israeli actions on the ground suggested they were not.Arab League: 10 Arab states to urge Israel to accept peace plan Haaretz Daily - Apr 03 11:07 PM
The foreign ministers of 10 Arab states will meet in Cairo in two weeks to call on Israel to accept the peace initiative approved at the Arab League summit in Riyadh last week, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa announced on Tuesday.Israel shifts focus from Iran to more immediate threats World Tribune - Apr 03 3:59 PM
TEL AVIV Israel Air Force has quietly reduced its focus on the Iranian nuclear threat. Officials said Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi has ordered the air force to reduce preparations for an attack on Iran's nuclear weapons facilities.Astronaut s flight will highlight growth of Israel s space program JTA - Apr 03 4:01 PM
When Ilan Ramon takes flight in a NASA space shuttle mission, Israel will join an elite club of 30 nations that have sent at least one citizen into orbit.Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel antiMUSIC - Apr 03 3:41 PM
(PR) IFC will kick off Season Two of The Henry Rollins Show with An IFC Television Event Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel.NU Law School Offers Master's Degrees In Israel Daily Northwestern - Apr 04 12:31 AM
By Dan Fletcher The Daily Northwestern Lawyers and professionals in Tel Aviv, Israel, can now earn a master of laws degree awarded in part by Northwestern's School of Law. The program, which began Feb. 25, offers the 38 students currently enrolled a dual degree in public law and international law, said Janet Garesche, director of the executive master of laws program.New computerized system for chemotherapy patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center News-Medical-Net - Apr 03 11:30 PM
A new computerized system for chemotherapy patients promises to advance Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's patient safety effort by establishing automatic standards for all treatment plans.Male Elephant Kills Female In Israel Zoo CBS News - Apr 04 2:46 PM
A seven-ton bull elephant charged and killed a female elephant half his weight Wednesday as visitors to an Israeli nature park looked on in horror.Children, security and immigrants top priorities for UJC Israel campaign JTA - Apr 03 2:31 PM
A new immigrant from Argentina arrives in Israel. The North American Jewish federation system has designated five priority areas for allocating the more than $119 million it has raised for its Israel emergency campaign.Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Trying to Plant a Bomb in Gaza New York Times - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
The clash was the second in a week in the area near Beit Hanoun, a site from which rockets have frequently been fired toward Israel.Syria, Israel may resume peace talks Los Angeles Times - Apr 04 12:19 PM
Over White House protests, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Syrian President Bashar Assad today in Damascus and said he and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert were both willing to resume peace talks. Anti-Israel show on S. African TV airs as Islamic Ramadan fast begins JTA - Apr 03 1:01 PM
South African TV viewers were subjected to a prime-time Israel bashing session, despite strenuous objections from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and other groups.It may be tough to admit, but life can be scary in Israel JTA - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
A security guard checks a patron´s bag at the entrance to Cafe Hillel on Jerusalem´s Emek Refaim Street, in October 2003, a month after it was destroyed in a deadly Palestinian suicide bombing.Courier Of The House Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 4:00 PM
Diplomacy: Not content with coddling Syria's terrorist regime, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made a fool of herself pretending to be a messenger for Israel's prime minister. But the Israelis were quick to expose the charade.By drawing closer to Israel, Turkey hopes to mend relations with U.S. JTA - Apr 03 11:46 AM
A flurry of Turkish-Israeli visits indicates growing trade relations between the two countries. Observers say the visits also illustrate Turkey´s attempt to use the Israel lobby in Washington to repair its strained relations with the United States.New Textbook Reportedly Teaching Palestinian Kids to Fight Israel FOX 35 Orlando - Apr 03 1:45 PM
A new textbook is teaching Palestinian kids to hate Israel and think of fighting Israelis as a holy Islamic duty, according to an Israeli media monitoring group.Pelosi Meets Syrian President Washington Post - Apr 04 2:08 PM
House Speaker says Bashar al-Assad assured her of his willingness to engage in peace talks with Israel.Saudis say Israel must withdraw first AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 11:14 AM
Saudi Arabia signaled Monday it is unlikely to accept an Israeli invitation to a regional peace conference, saying that Israel must first stop mistreating Palestinians and move to withdraw from Arab lands.Israel should pull out of Arab territory, Saudi official says Boston Globe - Apr 03 2:28 AM
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Israel should withdraw from Arab territory and allow the creation of a Palestinian state before Arabs recognize it, a Saudi official said yesterday in the kingdom's first comment since Israel's prime minister invited Arab leaders to discuss their ideas for peace with him.US House speaker meets Assad despite White House wrath AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 1:40 PM
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she wanted to help promote peace between Syria and Israel, after talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that drew fierce White House condemnation.Saudi Arabia Says Israel Must Accept Arab Peace Offer Before Talks Voice of America - Apr 03 7:37 AM
Saudi Arabia says Israel should first clearly accept Arab peace initiative before the kingdom would consider talks. A statement from the Saudi cabinet Monday did not directly refer to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's invitation to Arab leaders to attend a Middle East peace conference.Saudi: Israel should accept 2002 deal AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 9:37 AM
Israel should withdraw from Arab territory and allow the creation of a Palestinian state before Arabs recognize it, a Saudi official said Monday in the kingdom's first comment since Israel's prime minister invited Arab leaders to discuss their ideas for peace with him.Syria tells Pelosi it's ready for peace talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 11:50 AM
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on a visit to Syria opposed by the White House, said on Wednesday President Bashar al-Assad was ready to hold peace talks with Israel.Pelosi brings message of peace to Assad USA Today - Apr 04 12:42 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks with Syria's leader Wednesday despite White House objections, saying she pressed President Bashar Assad over his country's support for militant groups and passed him a peace message from Israel.Israel needs exceptional leadership to attain normality Financial Times - Apr 03 9:02 AM
Israel suffers from an inner contradiction, one that is the product of a fateful triangle between its political system, its history and its geography.As U.S., Israel stand at crossroads, Jewish activists promote common bond JTA - Apr 03 5:47 AM
Pro-Israel activists are focusing on parallels between America's war on terrorism and Israel's struggle with the Palestinians. The mantra for pro-Israel activists is coming straight from the mouth of President Bush. "You are either with us, or you are with the terrorists."Pelosi, in Defiance of Bush, Seeks Syria Dialogue Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 11:06 AM
April 4 (Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she gave Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a message of peace from Israel during talks held today over the objections of President George W. Bush.Powell speech plays well in Israel, despite calls for settlement freeze JTA - Apr 04 2:16 PM
Sharon meets with E.U. President Guy Verhofstadt, left, in Jerusalem. Some Israelis felt Powell obliquely sided with the E.U. in his Mideast speech.US speaker meets Assad despite Bush anger AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 9:14 AM
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she was ready to promote peace between Syria and Israel, after talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that have drawn White House wrath.Israel propose regional peace conference NDTV - Apr 03 6:44 AM
Gaza plan: Is Israel at the start of a new road? Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has invited Arab leaders to a regional peace conference for an exchange of views to solve the Mideast conflict.Sudanese refugees fleeing the genocide in Darfur are crossing illegally into Israel, providing a moral dilemma for the ... Connecticut Jewish Ledger - Apr 03 1:45 PM
Sudanese refugees fleeing the genocide in Darfur are crossing illegally into Israel, providing a moral dilemma for the Jewish state. In a special series, JTA delves behind the scenes, exploring Israel s options in dealing with the humanitarian problem and how the Sudanese are faring.Stung by Republican ads on Israel, Democrats defend part in online chat JTA - Apr 04 1:01 PM
A Democratic National Committee ad run recently in Jewish newspapers.Refugees dream of right to return as Israel holds firm Financial Times - Apr 03 6:20 AM
"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.Is it new policy or politics? Israel moves to expel Arafat JTA - Apr 03 4:01 AM
Israel s decision to expel Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat intensifies the diplomatic war between Israel and the Palestinian leader. The question is whether the decision to expel Arafat in principle will translate into a new policy to forcibly change the Palestinian leadership.Israeli, Palestinian shooting kills 1 AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 8:44 AM
A Palestinian gunman was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops Wednesday in an area where militants frequently fire rockets toward Israel, Palestinian security officials said.Pelosi meets Syrian president despite Bush criticism International Herald Tribune - Apr 04 11:49 AM
The House speaker discussed the situations in Iraq and Lebanon and the prospect for peace talks between Syria and Israel.The Middle East's Most Welcome Destination Forbes - Apr 04 3:09 AM
Israel outdistances all its neighbors, as economic vitality trumps political conflict.Israelis, Palestinians exchange fire AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 5:05 AM
Palestinians and Israeli troops exchanged fire in an area where militants frequently fire rockets toward Israel, Palestinian security and the Israeli army said.Israel gets U.S. sympathy, but little leeway against Palestinians JTA - Apr 03 12:01 AM
The attacks on Israeli targets in Kenya are not expected to divert the United States from a possible war with Iraq or change U.S. limits on Israel s response to Palestinian terror.Pelosi pushes Syria on Hamas, Hezbollah links CNN.com - Apr 04 6:06 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks with Syria's president Wednesday despite White House objections, saying she pressed Bashar al-Assad over Syrian support for militant groups and passed him a peace message from Israel's prime minister.Pelosi tells Syria Israel is ready to talk peace EuroNews - Apr 04 12:24 PM
The speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi says she has delivered a message from the Israeli Prime Minister to Syrian President Basher al-Assad, saying...Israeli troops clash with gunmen at Gaza border Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 4:58 AM
Israeli troops shot and wounded a Palestinian gunman in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and then entered the territory and took him across the border into Israel, a militant group said.Report: Arab leaders to call for Israel talks Cleveland Jewish News - Apr 03 8:31 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.The final four of the moderates - Haaretz - Israel News Haaretz Daily - Apr 04 2:55 PM
It's this time of the week again, and for the shortened version of my weekend column. You can read the whole story here , of just these couple of paragraphs.LETTER: Trip to Israel will clear up notions about conflict The Daily Free Press - Apr 03 6:53 AM
n Regarding recent articles ("Living abroad in constant security," March 28, p. 1) and letters ("Israel program much more than heightened security," April 2, p. 7) about the program to study at Tel Aviv University, by all means, go to Israel. But, also experience the Palestinian perspective.Saudis Say Israel Must Withdraw First ABC News - Apr 02 11:43 AM
Saudi Cabinet Says Arabs Expect Israel to Withdraw From Their Lands Before Normal RelationsIsrael breaks Gaza ceasefire Perth Now - Apr 04 5:11 AM
ISRAELI soldiers have entered the Gaza Strip and clashed with militants, the first incursion into the territory since a November ceasefire.Briefly The Washington Times - 31 minutes ago
ISRAEL Olmert faulted for preconditions Israel was accused this week of blocking a pan-Arab peace plan after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ruled out holding talks with any country that it does not consider to be "moderate."Arab League chief rejects Israel summit offer AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 03 9:49 AM
Arab League chief Amr Mussa on Tuesday rejected an Israeli invitation to participate in a regional summit to re-activate the peace process, describing it as "not serious."Pelosi meets with Syrian president International Herald Tribune - Apr 04 6:59 AM
Amid criticism from the Bush administration, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives said she "expressed our interest in using our good offices in promoting peace between Israel and Syria."Saudi: Israel Should Accept 2002 Deal ABC News - Apr 02 10:13 AM
Saudi Official Says Arabs Want Israel to Withdraw From Their Land Before Normal RelationsISRAEL - PALESTINE Custodian of the Holy Land: Easter in Jerusalem, signs of life stronger than the tomb and death - ... AsiaNews.it - Apr 03 6:24 AM
Asia News ISRAEL - PALESTINE Custodian of the Holy Land: Easter in Jerusalem, signs of life stronger than the tomb and death Easter Jerusalem Holy Sepuchre Palestine Lebanon Muslim Jew Catholic Orthodox celebrations Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa tells of an ex Israeli general who meets with a former Palestinian militant to talk about Christ, and inter-confessional schools and associations.As Annan prepares Jenin report, Jewish groups step up for Israel JTA - Apr 02 8:31 PM
An Israeli soldier secures an area in the Jenin refugee camp in April. As the United Nations readies a report on Israel s recent military operation in the Jenin refugee camp, American Jewish organizations are weighing in with a document in Israel s defense.State´s report on human rights takes issue with both Israel, P.A. JTA - Apr 02 8:16 PM
Israeli border police surround a Palestinian man after his arrest during clashes in Jerusalem. The U.S. is criticizing both Israel and the Palestinian Authority for human rights abuses.Israel looks to Pelosi for help Northwest Herald - Apr 02 11:14 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will tell Syrian leaders when she visits Damascus this week on a trip criticized by the Bush administration that Israel will engage in peace talks only if Syria stops supporting Palestinian militants, Israel said Sunday.Israel troops launch incursion into Gaza Middle East Times - Apr 04 5:31 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza -- Israeli soldiers entered the Gaza Strip and clashed with militants Wednesday, the first incursion into the territory since a November ceasefire, security sources said.Israel-based maker of robots to put up factory in RP INQ7 Business - Apr 04 6:38 AM
MANILA, Philippines -- An Israeli robotics company has announced that it was about to acquire a production facility in the Philippines amid moves to expand operations worldwide.ISRAEL-SUDAN: Israeli NGOs strive to release jailed refugees IRIN - Apr 04 7:23 AM
TEL AVIV, 4 April 2007 (IRIN) - Israeli NGOs are campaigning to have 120 Sudanese refugees who fled violence in first Sudan and then Egypt released from the Israeli prisons they are being held in.Arab League sees mixed messages from Israel AlertNet - Apr 04 6:04 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, April 4 (Reuters) - The head of the Arab League said on Wednesday that Israeli leaders were sending out mixed messages on whether they were serious about Middle East peace, and Israeli actions ... Pelosi talks to Assad with no authorization by the U.S. The Washington Times - 3 minutes ago
DAMASCUS, Syria -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks with Syria's leader yesterday despite White House objections, saying she pressed President Bashar Assad over his country's support for militant groups and passed him a peace message from Israel.U.N. chief calls for patience to give new Palestinian government time to recognize Israel San Diego Union-Tribune - Apr 02 7:31 PM
UNITED NATIONS, 7:08 p.m. April 2 (AP): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for patience Monday to give rival Fatah and Hamas factions in the new Palestinian unity government time to coordinate their positions and hopefully recognize Israel and renounce violence.Yemeni Jews face growing sectarian troubles The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 1:00 AM
Yahya Yousef Mousa is one of the several hundred Jews still living in Yemen. His grandparents refused to join the mass evacuation to Israel that followed anti-Jewish riots in 1948. Instead, they opted to continue a traditional life that their ancestors had peacefully pursued in Yemen for generations.Pelosi In Damascus CBS News - Apr 04 10:10 AM
PELOSI IN DAMASCUS....Via Greg Djerejian, it appears that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wants to send a message to Bashar Assad that Israel has no intention of launching an attack on Syria. His messenger? Nancy Pelosi:Israel's political and military leadership...Israeli museum opens honoring yekke immigrants from Germany JTA - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
Visitors view an exhibit at the newly opened German-Speaking Jewish Heritage Museum in Tefen, Israel. A new museum in Israel s Tefen Industrial Park honors German Jewish immigrants, known as yekkes, who made crucial cultural contributions to the State of Israel.Israel troops launch incursion into Gaza Middle East Online - Apr 04 5:44 AM
Israeli soldiers in tanks, bulldozers, jeeps penetrate 500 meters into farmland near Beit Hanun.Israel is accused of blocking peace plan Daily Telegraph - Apr 02 6:41 PM
Israel was accused of blocking a pan-Arab peace plan yesterday after the prime minister Ehud Olmert ruled out holding talks with any country it does not consider to be "moderate".Arab Peace Initiative expects Israel to show action ArabicNews.com - Apr 02 7:18 PM
Reaffirmation of the 2002 Arab initiative offering Israel recognition and permanent peace in exchange for a withdrawal from territory captured in 1967 and a resolution to the issue of Palestinian refugees is "very positive," according to US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.Palestinian representative to U.S. discusses Hamas-dominated future JTA - Apr 04 5:01 PM
The Palestinian representative to Washington s job just got a little harder with Hamas election victory. Afif Safieh, however, says much of the responsibility rests with Israel and the United States.