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Israel approves targeted killings to counter Gaza fire (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 13 May 2007 20:59:23 GMT

Israel's security cabinet on Sunday approved more targeted killing operations against suspected Palestinian militants to combat near daily rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, a minister said.


Israel to develop Jewish areas of Jerusalem (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 13 May 2007 14:22:12 GMT

Israel on Sunday allocated one and a half billion dollars to develop Jewish areas of Jerusalem as the mayor warned the rising Arab population could sever Jewish sovereignty over the holy city.


Israel to mull response to Gaza rocket fire (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 13 May 2007 10:22:12 GMT

Israel's influential security cabinet will meet later on Sunday to discuss possible responses to near daily Palestinian rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip that violate a six-month-old truce.


Israel plans to develop Jewish areas of Jerusalem (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 13 May 2007 10:16:46 GMT

Israel is expected Sunday to allocate one and a half billion dollars to develop Jerusalem's Jewish areas as the mayor warned the rising Arab population could end Jewish sovereignty in the city.


Israel rights groups criticise W.Bank town policy (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
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Mon, 14 May 2007 04:30:00 GMT

Two Israeli human rights groups accused Israel on Monday of imposing restrictions that have effectively expelled thousands of Palestinians from homes and businesses in the West Bank city of Hebron.


Israel rights groups criticise W.Bank town policy (AlertNet)
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Mon, 14 May 2007 04:19:20 GMT

Source: Reuters By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM, May 14 (Reuters) - Two Israeli human rights groups accused Israel on Monday of imposing restrictions that have effectively expelled thousands of Palestinians from ...


ISRAEL STOCKS: Israel Stocks At Records; Teva And Makhteshim-Agan Advance (Nasdaq)
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Mon, 14 May 2007 01:07:07 GMT

TEL AVIV (Dow Jones) -- Israel stocks closed at record highs on Sunday, with Teva higher after losing a bidding battle for a drugmaker and agrichemicals giant Makhteshim-Agan up after reporting that first-quarter net income rose 15% and that it would reassess its accounting for certain stock options granted to employees.


UPDATE: Mixed Emerging-markets Message On Israel: Citi Up, UBS Down (Nasdaq)
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Mon, 14 May 2007 01:06:57 GMT

TEL AVIV (Dow Jones) - Emerging-markets analysts at two major investment firms gave investors in Israel a mixed message this weekend, with Citigroup upgrading the country and UBS downgrading.


Palestinians fire rockets into Israel (UPI)
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Sun, 13 May 2007 13:34:54 GMT

Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip fired three rockets into Israel Sunday and warned they would continue the attacks, YNet News reported.


Israel pledges more West Bank pullouts (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 12 May 2007 23:07:25 GMT

Israel's foreign minister pledged further withdrawals from the West Bank to facilitate creation of a Palestinian state but said in an interview published Saturday that the process was being hindered by Palestinian inability to rein in militants.