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Israel eases some restrictions on Gaza - Washington Post Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:05:20 GMT

New York Times

Israel eases some restrictions on Gaza Washington Post JERUSALEM — After more than five weeks of calm on its border with Gaza, Israel is allowing more building materials into the territory and considering easing other restrictions as part of an Egypt-brokered cease-fire with Hamas that ended an eight-day ... Israel Eases Gaza RestrictionsHuffington Post Israel Eases Building Materials Blockade on GazaABC News Israel, in Shift, Lets Building Materials Cross Into GazaNew York Times all 776 news articles »

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Israel's Flourishing Russian Culture - New York Times (blog) Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:59:08 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Israel's Flourishing Russian Culture New York Times (blog) Israel has the third-largest Russian-speaking population outside of Russia, after the United States and Germany. As the Soviet Union crumbled in the late 1980s into the 1990s, a flood of Russians with Jewish ties, sometimes tenuous, departed for Israel. AP Photo Essay: Ex-Soviet Immigrants Change IsraelABC News all 170 news articles »

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'Israel searching for remains of Eli Cohen in Syria' - Jerusalem Post Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:07:48 GMT

Haaretz

'Israel searching for remains of Eli Cohen in Syria' Jerusalem Post The Pan-Arab daily Al Quds Al Arabi on Monday published a story on its website claiming that Israel is having secret contacts with the Syrian rebels in order to search for the remains of executed Israeli spy Eli Cohen as well as to secure the Golan ... Israeli man described as 'mentally ill' crosses into SyriaHaaretz Israeli crosses border into SyriaYnetnews Israeli Arab Crosses the Border into SyriaArutz Sheva all 12 news articles »

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'Israel would talk to Hamas if it met Quartet terms' - Jerusalem Post Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:02:23 GMT

Press TV

'Israel would talk to Hamas if it met Quartet terms' Jerusalem Post Notwithstanding the barrage of criticism he encountered on Sunday after telling heads of Israel's diplomatic missions abroad that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is a leader with whom Israel can reach a peace agreement, President Shimon ... Israel willing to hold peace talks with Hamas: Israel presidentPress TV Unelected powers rush in to save Israel's ailing democracyHaaretz Israel should talk with Hamas on conditions, says PeresGlobal Times Rappler -The Times of Israel all 299 news articles »

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Israeli fence construction cuts off migration from Egypt - The Guardian Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:43:46 GMT

The Guardian

Israeli fence construction cuts off migration from Egypt The Guardian A total of 36 migrants crossed into Israel from Egypt in December, all of whom were detained, compared with 2,295 in January. The numbers have steadily declined throughout 2012 as construction of the vast steel fence through the desert from Eilat to ... In 2012, Israel granted permits to 80 thousand migrants, eight times the ...Haaretz all 4 news articles »

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Historic synagogues Touro, Shearith Israel to meet in ritual objects spat - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:19:30 GMT

San Francisco Chronicle

Historic synagogues Touro, Shearith Israel to meet in ritual objects spat Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) -- The leaders of two historic synagogues will hold a settlement conference over a set of ritual Torah decorations. A federal judge in Rhode Island will meet with the leaders of the Touro Synagogue in Newport, R.I., and Congregation Shearith ... Suit Pits Oldest Synagogue Against First CongregationArutz Sheva all 299 news articles »

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Former Israeli stage director Hy Kalus, 87, dies in New York - Haaretz Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:01:58 GMT

Haaretz

Former Israeli stage director Hy Kalus, 87, dies in New York Haaretz Kalus, who was one of the first to direct plays at Tel Aviv's Cameri Theater, is credited with bringing method acting and American realism to the Israeli theater. By Shir Hacham | Jan.01, 2013 | 1:59 AM ... Russian Theater Makes it Big in IsraelPRI's The World all 3 news articles »

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Borderline Views: Saving Israel's democratic values - Jerusalem Post Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:59:01 GMT

Borderline Views: Saving Israel's democratic values Jerusalem Post 2013 will be a major test for Israel's democracy. The world is waiting to see whether Israel will retain its membership among those nations for whom the values, not just the mechanics, of democracy remain a foundation stone of a vibrant and dynamic ...

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Israel to plant more than 3000 trees to memorialize Newtown victims - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:29:37 GMT

Israel to plant more than 3000 trees to memorialize Newtown victims Jewish Telegraphic Agency NEW YORK (JTA) – More than 2,000 people have donated funds to plant a grove of more than 3,000 trees in Israel in memory of the victims of the Newtown shooting. Hadassah has raised more than $61,000 toward the planting of trees honoring the 26 victims ... and more »

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Israel Hayom's astrologer predicts a bleak 2013 for the Oslo Accords - Haaretz Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:00:10 GMT

Haaretz

Israel Hayom's astrologer predicts a bleak 2013 for the Oslo Accords Haaretz President Clinton presides over the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, a time that brought hope for peace and revitalized Israeli youth culture, paving the way for hip-hop to take hold in Israel. Photo by AP. Israel Hayom. Screenshot of the ... and more »