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Palestinians say Israel revises prisoner swap list - Reuters Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:28:45 GMT

BBC News

Palestinians say Israel revises prisoner swap list Reuters GAZA (Reuters) - A Palestinian official said on Thursday Israel had revised a list of Palestinian prisoners it might release in exchange for a captured Israeli soldier. The official said the offer had been passed to the Hamas Islamist group, ... Video: Aftermath of 'bombed convoy' in Sudan - 26 Mar 09 Al Jazeera Israel disputes Gaza death rates BBC News Hamas, Israel Resume Talks on Prisoner Exchange Voice of America CNN International - Jerusalem Post all 1,981 news articles

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Israel's Netanyahu doesn't expect US policy pressure - Reuters Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:02:09 GMT

Israel's Netanyahu doesn't expect US policy pressure Reuters Netanyahu, who clashed with the Clinton administration while prime minister from 1996 to 1999, has shied away from endorsing the US-backed goal of creating a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, alongside Israel. US President Barack Obama ... Video: Israeli settlement building threat in West Bank - 26 Mar 09 Al Jazeera Israel-Europe ties showing strains Jewish Telegraphic Agency Israel's new government Not as far-right as it might have been Economist Ha'aretz - The Associated Press all 2,850 news articles

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30 years on, Egyptians at odds over Israel peace - The Associated Press Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:30:29 GMT

Voice of America

30 years on, Egyptians at odds over Israel peace The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Thirty years after Egypt signed a historic peace treaty with Israel — the first Arab country to do so — many here still question whether the 1979 deal with the Jewish state delivered the benefits Egyptians believed it was supposed to. ... Video: Egyptian talks on anniversary of peace with Israel - 26 Mar 09 Al Jazeera Egyptians ponder 30-year peace with Israel BBC News Israel marks 30 years of peace with Egypt Jewish Telegraphic Agency AFP - Voice of America all 231 news articles

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Israel police close one case against scandal-plagued PM - AFP Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:01:01 GMT

Ha'aretz

Israel police close one case against scandal-plagued PM AFP JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli police decided on Thursday to close one of several investigations into suspicions of corruption involving outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who already faces two graft indictments. Investigators have failed to find ... Israeli PM's "final offer" to Palestinians revealed Xinhua Final offer: J'lem concessions and settler evictions Ynetnews Olmerrt cleared in home-buying scandal Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem Post - Mondoweiss all 159 news articles

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Israel panel slams anthrax vaccine test on troops - The Associated Press Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:01:02 GMT

PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

Israel panel slams anthrax vaccine test on troops The Associated Press The Defense Ministry defended the experiment and said it was of "strategic importance to Israel's security." The experiment came when Saddam Hussein controlled Iraq, and it was feared he was developing chemical and biological weapons that could hit ... Gulf war vaccine tests come back to haunt Israel AFP Israel tested anthrax vaccine on soldiers Jewish Telegraphic Agency Israel admits testing anthrax antidote on soldiers Ynetnews Jerusalem Post - RedOrbit all 98 news articles

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Israel bong bust nets 15000 marijuana water pipes - The Associated Press Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:00:16 GMT

Israel bong bust nets 15000 marijuana water pipes The Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have seized thousands of marijuana water pipes in a raid on a factory in northern Israel. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says police entered the building in Haifa this week and confiscated 15000 bongs that were ...

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Pope Benedict to visit Ramallah during first trip to Israel - guardian.co.uk Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:13:04 GMT

Straits Times

Pope Benedict to visit Ramallah during first trip to Israel guardian.co.uk, UK He will also greet faith leaders - including the grand mufti of Jerusalem and the country's two chief rabbis - and the prime minister and president of Israel. The schedule resembles the one designed in 2000 for his predecessor John Paul II, ... Video: Pope Struggling to Get His Message Across The Associated Press Pope to meet Jewish, Muslim leaders in Israel Jewish Telegraphic Agency Pope will visit Mideast May 8-15 The Associated Press all 317 news articles

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Officials: Israel would prefer Japan's Amano to head IAEA - Jerusalem Post Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:41:01 GMT

Officials: Israel would prefer Japan's Amano to head IAEA Jerusalem Post, Israel By HERB KEINON While Israel has taken no formal stand regarding who it would like to see win out as successor to Mohamed ElBaradei as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, government sources in Jerusalem seem to prefer the Japanese candidate, ...

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Israel successfuly tests anti-rocket missile: TV - AFP Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:15:43 GMT

AFP

Israel successfuly tests anti-rocket missile: TV AFP JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel has carried out several successful test launches over the past two days of missiles to stop short- and medium-range rockets, Channel Ten commercial television reported on Thursday. The missiles managed to locate, ... Israel successfully tests anti-rocket system Xinhua Israel successfully tests 'Iron Dome' anti-rocket shield Jerusalem Post Israel Successfully Tests Rocket Defense System RTT News Monsters and Critics.com all 30 news articles

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Syria leader explains failure of talks with Israel - The Associated Press Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:50:55 GMT

Ha'aretz

Syria leader explains failure of talks with Israel The Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's president said indirect peace talks with Israel failed last year because the Jewish state would not make an unambiguous commitment to return all the territory captured in the 1967 Middle East war, according to an interview ... Assad says Syria-Israel talks depend on clear US position Ha'aretz Assad blames Israel for failed talks Ynetnews Syrian president seeks "strong ties" with Lebanon Xinhua Al-Bawaba - Daily Star - Lebanon all 206 news articles