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Brussels urges Israel to reopen Gaza crossing to humanitarian aid (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:23:19 GMT

EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Louis Michel on Tuesday called on Israel to reopen the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip to let vital aid in.


Israel strikers given citizenship (CNN.com)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:12:23 GMT

JERUSALEM, Israel (Reuters) -- Israel's Interior Ministry has agreed to give full citizenship status to two national team strikers, making them eligible for Israel's Euro 2008 Group E qualifier against England at Wembley on September 8.


Israel announces mass prisoner release (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:08:22 GMT

Israel's prime minister promised Monday to free 250 Palestinian prisoners and promised to improve life in the West Bank in an attempt to boost Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas' takeover in Gaza.


Israel announces prisoner release at summit (USA Today)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:16:38 GMT

Israel's prime minister has pledged to release 250 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails a move he said prepares the ground for future peace talks with embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


ISRAEL TO FREE 250 JAILBIRDS (New York Post)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:13:29 GMT

Israel will free 250 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, officials at a Mideast summit said yesterday. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he would seek his Cabinet's approval to free the...


Look who's the better party on Israel now... - Haaretz - Israel News (Haaretz Daily)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:50:39 GMT

Look who's the better party on Israel now... In January 2002, a short while after he settled into the Oval Office, President George W. Bush announced the revival of the "Mexico City policy."


Dems want payback for GOP vote against bill with Israel aid (JTA)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:31:32 GMT

Democrats are pressing AIPAC to make a case against House Republicans who voted overwhelmingly against an appropriations bill that included $2.44 billion for Israel.


Ministry grants citizenship to Israel strikers (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:33:40 GMT

Israel's Interior Ministry agreed on Monday to give full citizenship status to two national team strikers making them eligible for Israel's Euro 2008 Group E qualifier against England at Wembley on September 8.


Israel baseball takes the field (Connecticut Jewish Ledger)
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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:16:49 GMT

PETAH TIKVAH, Israel-If you didn't know any better you'd think you were sitting in upstate New York, watching the Oneonta Tigers host the Batavia Muckdogs in a pastoral setting of baseball.


EU chief urges opening of Gaza-Israel border (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:15:00 GMT

EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel urged Israel on Tuesday to open the main border crossing with the Hamas-held Gaza Strip to enable crucial relief supplies to get to the 1.5 million people living there.