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More Details Emerging About Israel's Prisoner X - New York Times Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:59:02 GMT

New York Times

More Details Emerging About Israel's Prisoner X New York Times JERUSALEM — Prisoner X used at least four names: Ben Zygier, Ben Alon, Ben Allen and Benjamin Burrows. Raised in a prominent Jewish family in Melbourne, he immigrated to Israel as a young man and joined the Israeli Army, spending time on a kibbutz ... Israel admits it was holding Prisoner X after court eases gagging orderThe Guardian Israel publishes some details in Australian spy mysteryReuters Israel Lifts Cloak on Prisoner's DeathWall Street Journal Washington Post -Aljazeera.com all 303 news articles »

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Anger That a Herod Show Uses West Bank Objects - New York Times Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:47:52 GMT

New York Times

Anger That a Herod Show Uses West Bank Objects New York Times The Israel Museum on Tuesday opened its most ambitious archaeological exhibition and the world's first devoted to Herod, the lionized and demonized Rome-appointed king of Judea, who reigned from 37 to 4 B.C.E. and is among the most seminal and ... Biblical Baddie Herod Gets Royal Treatment in Israel ShowBloomberg Israel unveils Herod's archaeological treasuresThe Guardian "Herod the Great" show in Israel angers PalestiniansGlobalPost all 11 news articles »

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Prisoner X throws spotlight on Israel's treatment of those it regards as enemies - The Guardian Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:49:27 GMT

The Guardian

Prisoner X throws spotlight on Israel's treatment of those it regards as enemies The Guardian The infamous case of Prisoner X – revealed this week to be Australian dual national and Mossad agent Ben Zygier, who killed himself in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison in 2010 – has once again focused attention on how the country treats those ...

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Israel's ultra-Orthodox at heart of furor - Washington Post Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:23:20 GMT

Israel's ultra-Orthodox at heart of furor Washington Post Lipman was sworn in to Israel's parliament, known as the Knesset, this month on the ticket of TV presenter Yair Lapid's new centrist party, Yesh Atid. This put him at the heart of one of Israel's most divisive political issues: the debate over “burden ... and more »

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Getting Married in Israel: Why It So Often Means Hiring a Detective - The Atlantic Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:34:05 GMT

Getting Married in Israel: Why It So Often Means Hiring a Detective The Atlantic One drizzly fall night two years ago, the Israeli detective Shimon Har-Shalom stepped off a plane in Moscow clutching a briefcase full of clues. After hurrying through a crowd of fur coats, he ducked into the last car of the downtown express train and ... and more »

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Israel partially lifts media gag on 'Prisoner X' - The Guardian Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:33:57 GMT

The Guardian

Israel partially lifts media gag on 'Prisoner X' The Guardian The Israeli authorities have partially lifted a gag order concerning a man known as "Prisoner X", following widespread international coverage of the case of the top-secret detainee who hanged himself in a high-security prison in Israel. The prisoner ...

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Israel Keyes, confessed serial killer who committed suicide, mistakenly given ... - CBS News Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:59:25 GMT

CBS News

Israel Keyes, confessed serial killer who committed suicide, mistakenly given ... CBS News (AP) ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Confessed serial killer Israel Keyes was mistakenly issued a razor before he committed suicide, according to a report released Wednesday by the Alaska Department of Corrections that also said "it appears that razor was not ... Report: Israel Keyes Wrongly Issued Razor Before SuicideKTUU.com Department of Corrections: Israel Keyes Mistakenly Issued Razor Used in SuicideKTVA CBS 11 News Alaska all 10 news articles »

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Report says Australian died in Israeli jail - Aljazeera.com Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:13:33 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Report says Australian died in Israeli jail Aljazeera.com "The Israel Prisons Service (IPS) held a prisoner who was an Israeli citizen and also held foreign citizenship. For security reasons the man was held under a false identity although his family was immediately informed of his arrest," a justice ministry ...

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Robert Kraft backs MassChallenege&#38;#039;s initiative in Israel - Boston Herald Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:18:45 GMT

Robert Kraft backs MassChallenege's initiative in Israel Boston Herald Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced today he is supporting MassChallenge's initiative in Israel. The non-profit company assists startups in Massachusetts and across the world, and they have expanded to Israel, where Kraft has invested a lot of his ... MassChallenge to launch startup program in Israel with EMC backingBoston Business Journal (blog) MassChallenge kicks off 2013 applications with expansion to Israel — and spaceBoston.com (blog) all 7 news articles »

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International rights group says Israel violated laws of war in Gaza airstrikes - Washington Post Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:03:30 GMT

The Times of Israel

International rights group says Israel violated laws of war in Gaza airstrikes Washington Post JERUSALEM — A U.S.-based rights group said Israel violated laws of war in a series of airstrikes it conducted during an eight-day military operation last November against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Human Rights Watch said it counted 14 ... Rights Group: Israel Violated Laws of War in GazaABC News Israel Eases Economic Siege of GazaAl-Monitor PA negotiator blasts Israel for 'diplomatic extortion'The Times of Israel Haaretz (blog) -Saudi Gazette all 148 news articles »