![]() Washington Post | Israel spleened by UN Gaza comments Ha'aretz, Israel - In a statement from her Geneva-based office, Pillay urged Israel to allow the flow of aid to resume, and to restore electricity and water services to Gaza. ... Video: Gaza's nervous wait for aid - 13 Nov 2008 Israel sends tanks into Gaza Israel Renews Blockade of Gaza Crossings |
Daily Star - Lebanon | World Briefing | Middle East Israel: 250 Palestinians to Be Released New York Times, United States - By ISABEL KERSHNER Israel said Monday that it would release 250 Palestinian prisoners next month as a gesture to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas. ... Israel 'to free 250 Palestinians' Fatah resolution reaches 76 sponsors Israel to Release 250 Palestinian Prisoners |
![]() Aljazeera.net | World Briefing | Middle East Israel: Car Bomb Kills Mafia Leader New York Times, United States - By AP A bomb exploded in a car carrying one of Israel’s top mafia kingpins in Tel Aviv on Monday, killing him and threatening to unleash an all-out war in ... Israel police out in force for slain crime boss funeral ISRAEL: Casualty in the the Mafia wars The Death of Tel-Aviv's Old-Fashioned Mob Kingpin |
The Associated Press | Music Review | Israel Philharmonic Orchestra New York Times, United States - By ALLAN KOZINN As part of Israel’s 60th-anniversary celebration, its most prominent ensemble, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, visited Carnegie Hall on ... New generation pays tribute to Leonard Bernstein |
Reuters | Foreign Reporters Fight Israeli Bar on Entering Gaza New York Times, United States - The local Foreign Press Association, which represents reporters working for foreign news companies in Israel and the Palestinian territories, ... Israel may cede Ghajar control to UN Olmert: Israel to work to restore calm in south Israel PM accuses Hamas of 'shattering' Gaza truce |
![]() Hürriyet | Shekel Proves Hard Currency; Israel Defies Unraveling (Update4) Bloomberg - The catch was they would have to start paying rent set in shekels, not dollars, the currency of choice in Israel for a generation. ... UPDATE 1-Israel shekel down 1.25 pct vs dollar to 11-month low Israel Government Bonds Fall on Speculation Borrowing Will Rise |
Daily Star - Lebanon | Peres: Obama 'very impressed' by Arab peace plan Ha'aretz, Israel - But he denied a Sunday Times report earlier this week which claimed that Obama had said Israel would be "crazy" to reject the Arab initiative. ... Palestinian official: Obama pledges to support Mideast peace process Peres eyes Mideast peace deal after Obama election Power & Politics: On Obama - what, me worry? |
AFP | Israel to keep access to Gaza Strip closed AFP - JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel will keep all access to the Gaza Strip closed Tuesday, said an Israeli spokesman. "This decision has been taken by the Defence ... UN human rights chief: End Gaza blockade In support or Israel Israel renews Gaza border clampdown |
![]() BBC News | UN Condemns Israel Over Gaza Blockade RTT News, NY - (RTTNews) - The United Nations top human rights official Tuesday criticized Israel's closure of the Gaza crossings as a "direct contravention of ... Video: Inside Story - Gaza humanitarian crisis - Nov 14 - Part 2 UN envoy urges Gaza blockade end Israel allows aid into Gaza as new rocket barrage hits Western Negev |
AFP | Israel MP moves into settler house despite evacuation order AFP - The issue of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, which Israel occupied in 1967, is one of the thorniest in peace negotiations between Israel and the ... Settler rabbi: State of Israel is an enemy of the people Shas MK protests Hebron evacuation Israeli Parliament Member Joins Rebellious West Bank Settlers |