![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Israel Disputes Soldiers’ Accounts of Gaza Abuses New York Times, United States By ETHAN BRONNER JERUSALEM — Israel is pushing back against accusations of civilian abuse in its Gaza war, asserting that an overwhelming majority of its soldiers acted honorably and that the account of a killing of a woman and her two children appears ... Video: Aftermath of 'bombed convoy' in Sudan - 26 Mar 09 Sudan suspects Israel of attacks Sudan suspects Israel in raids |
![]() ABC News | Israel's Netanyahu Set To Finalize New Government NPR AP All Things Considered, March 27, 2009 · In Israel, Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to complete forming his new government next week. It will be dominated by right-wing and ultra-Orthodox religious parties — and ... Video: Israeli settlement building threat in West Bank - 26 Mar 09 Israel: 'We need a responsible adult to step in' Being a Partner for Peace |
![]() China Daily | Israel: 'Iron Dome' rocket shield test a success CNN International JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israel says it has successfully tested an anti-rocket system developed to protect the country from short-range rocket and artillery attack from Lebanon and Gaza, defense officials said. Rockets, of the type fired in recent years at ... Israel successfully tests anti-rocket system Israel successfully tests anti-rocket system Israel successfuly tests anti-rocket missile: TV |
![]() MiamiHerald.com | World Briefing | Middle East Israel: One Fewer Olmert Inquiry New York Times, United States By AP The Israeli police said Thursday that they had dropped a criminal investigation into a real estate deal by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, just days before he leaves office, citing lack of evidence. Four other cases against him are pending. ... Israel police close one case against scandal-plagued PM PM boasts of global reach after Sudan strike Israeli PM's "final offer" to Palestinians revealed |
AFP | Israel's Step Back From Peace Washington Post, United States But it also comes at a time when Israel's own commitment to peace is in doubt after the formation of a right-wing coalition government. Peace is not a word that sits comfortably with the Israeli right, which will dominate Israel's new government, ... EU sends Netanyahu strong warning over two-state issue European Union urges Israel to commit to two-state peace EU urges new Israeli government to accept Palestinian state |
![]() BBC News | 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 CAMP DAVID ACCORDS Egyptians ponder 30-year peace with Israel |
![]() Seattle Post Intelligencer | US judge orders Iran to pay $25M for Hamas killing The Associated Press On video, Wachsman urged Israel to meet the kidnappers' demands. "If not, they will kill me," he said. "I ask you to do all you can so I get out of here alive." The kidnapping increased tensions between Israel and Palestine, with Israeli Prime Minister ... US judge order Iran to pay $25M for Hamas killing US court: Iran must pay millions for killing Israeli soldier |
New York Times | With Isolation Over, Syria Is Happy to Talk New York Times, United States But Syria has its own priorities, and a series of upheavals here — including Israel’s recent war in Gaza — make it difficult to say where this new dialogue will lead. It is not just a matter of the Obama administration’s new policy of engagement. ... Iran, Syrian leaders say Israel on skids With eye against Iran, Arabs wooing Syria Military clash with Iran |
![]() Aljazeera.net | 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 Israel tested anthrax vaccine on soldiers Israel's 'ethical failures' on own soldiers |
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 ... |