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US, Israel: Time not ripe for talks with Syria (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:46:34 GMT

The United States and Israel said after high-level talks here Wednesday that the time might not be ripe for the Jewish state to resume peace talks with arch-rival Syria.


Israel halts airport takeoffs (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:49:44 GMT

Supervisors at Israel's Ben-Gurion international airport twice halted air traffic Wednesday because pirate radio stations were interfering with control tower communications.


Olmert says Israel does not want war with Syria (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:19:39 GMT

Israel does not want a war with arch-foe Syria, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday after a meeting of the powerful security cabinet that focused on Damascus.


Islamic Jihad says it has new rockets to target Israel (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:16:51 GMT

Radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad said on Wednesday it has developed a new rocket based on the Russian Grad that is capable of hitting strategic targets in Israel.


Israel-Palestinian summit postponed amid discord (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:47:18 GMT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called off a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, seeking commitments Israel will release frozen Palestinian funds and take other steps.


Israel Overcomes a Legacy of 1967 (The Globalist)
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Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:00:49 GMT

The 40th anniversary of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war has become an occasion for much reflection on that conflict’s enduring legacies. As Dov Waxman argues, it is only now that Israel is overcoming one of the most damaging legacies — its disdain for international peacekeepers.


Israel weighs threat, new talks (The Washington Times)
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Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:15:07 GMT

TEL AVIV -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert huddled with Cabinet ministers yesterday to discuss Syria and Lebanon amid heightened speculation that Israel may be at a crossroads between war and renewed peace talks with Damascus.


Olmert says Israel seeks peace with Syria (International Herald Tribune)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:29:02 GMT

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, seeking to defuse tensions with Syria, said Wednesday that Israel was interested in peace with Damascus and had no belligerent intentions.


Israel Keep Pressure On England (Soccer365)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:20:21 GMT

Israel cranked up the pressure on England by moving top of European Championship qualifying Group E - albeit for a few hours - with a 2-0 victory over Andorra at a rain-drenched Estadi Comunal.


Israel ready to discuss Arab peace plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:47:22 GMT

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that Israel was ready to discuss a sweeping Arab plan for Mideast peace, but wouldn't accept ultimatums.