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United States, Israel reach out to Abbas 
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The United States and Israel sought on Monday to shore up a sometimes strained relationship with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is trying to form a working alliance with Hamas officials who refuse to recognize the Israeli government.Judge rules Israel scientists invented Erbitux patent: AP Market Watch - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A federal judge has ruled that three scientists from Israel are the true inventors of a patented formula used in Erbitux, ImClone Systems Inc.'s blockbuster cancer drug, according to a media report Monday evening. Israel ready to release more prisoners than expected: Mubarak AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 5:48 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said the number of Palestinian prisoners Israel is ready to release in exchange for a captured soldier is higher than expected.CORRECT: Buffett, in Israel, boosts Iscar Market Watch - Sep 18 4:53 PM
TEFEN, Israel (MarketWatch) -- The investor Warren Buffett, visiting Israel for the first time, expressed optimism about his recent $4 billion investment here while declining to discuss if and where in the country he might next put his money down. Israel indicts 3 members of Hezbollah USA Today - Sep 18 5:07 AM
Israel on Monday charged three Hezbollah members arrested in Lebanon during the recent war with murder for involvement in deadly attacks on soldiers.Israel charges three suspected Hezbollah members AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 3:25 AM
Three suspected Hezbollah fighters who were captured during the Lebanon war were charged in Israel with "murder" and belonging to a "terrorist organisation".Mubarak says Israel could free many Palestinians Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 2:55 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Israel may release more Palestinian prisoners than expected as part of a possible deal covering the release of an Israeli soldier held by Palestinians.Israel considers freeing prisoners if Palestinian gov't moderates its views USA Today - Sep 18 2:25 AM
Israel said Monday it will consider freeing Palestinian prisoners and releasing millions of dollars in tax rebates to Palestinians if their government moderates its hardline views.Abbas-Olmert meeting linked to release of soldier: Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 11:35 PM
Israel has connected any future meeting between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to the release of a soldier held by militants in the Gaza Strip.Israel says it will lift Lebanese blockade Madera Tribune - 13 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Israel said it would lift its stifling air and sea blockade of Lebanon on Thursday, marking a crucial breakthrough in international efforts to rebuild from the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.Report: Israel willing to release Palestinian prisoners in return for captured soldier Fox21 - 25 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Egypt's president says Israel seems willing to free a "larger than expected" number of Palestinian prisoners in return for an abducted Israeli soldier.Warren Buffett tours Iscar facility in Israel Market Watch - Sep 18 8:08 AM
TEFEN, ISRAEL (MarketWatch) -- Investor Warren Buffett, visiting Israel two-and-a-half months after investing $4 billion to buy metal-cutting tools company Iscar Ltd., spoke optimistically of his acquisition Monday but declined to specify any other potential targets in the country. For Israel, 5766 proved to be a particularly turbulent year JTA - Sep 18 4:26 PM
JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 (JTA) The Jewish year 5766 was one of the most dramatic in Israel s history: It saw a sitting prime minister dismantle his ruling party and then suffer a massive stroke that left him comatose; a terrorist group that refused to recognize Israel s existence elected to the pinnacle of Palestinian power; and a war with another terrorist group in which more than 100 rockets Israel Indicts 3 Members of Hezbollah ABC News - Sep 18 7:04 AM
Israel Indicts Three Members of Hezbollah Arrested in Lebanon Following Deadly AttacksHezbollah to mark 'victory' over Israel USA Today - Sep 17 7:27 PM
Hezbollah's leader called Sunday for a massive rally in Beirut's bombed out southern suburbs to mark the militant group's "victory" over Israel during the monthlong fighting this summer.Israel 36th in economic freedom for 2006 Haaretz Daily - Sep 18 4:37 PM
Israel came out in 36th place out of 161 countries ranked in the 2006 Economic Freedom Index published by the Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation.Israel Kashtan names provisional Israel squad FIFA - Sep 18 12:25 PM
Israel coach Dror Kashtan on Monday named a provisional 20-man squad of locally-based players to begin preparing for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier away to Russia on 7 October.Magal Security Gets $5M Israel Contract AP via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 18 4:27 AM
Magal Security Systems Ltd., an Israeli maker of computerized security systems, said Monday it received a $5.5 million contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to build a perimeter intrusion detection system across the northern border of Israel.Israel hints at payoff if Palestinians abandon hard line The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 18 5:17 PM
Israel said Monday it will consider releasing millions of dollars in froozen tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority and freeing Palestinian prisoners if the government moderates its hard-line views. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been trying to persuade the ruling Hamas movement to moderate its views through the formation.Israel to release more-than-expected Palestinian prisoners: Mubarak People's Daily - Sep 18 4:55 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said that Israel showed readiness to release a bigger-than- expected number of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a captured soldier, the official MENA news agency reported on Monday.Israel to Consider Freeing Palestinians ABC News - Sep 18 1:34 AM
Israel Says It Will Consider Gestures if Palestinians Government Moderates Its ViewsMore Palestinians Desire Peace with Israel Angus Reid - 10 minutes ago
- More residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip believe the Palestinian Authority should reach a truce with Israel, according to a poll by Near East Consulting.Herzl children flown to Israel as dispute ends over remains Times Online - Sep 18 11:06 AM
The remains of two children of Theodore Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, are to be removed from a Jewish cemetery in Bordeaux today and flown to Israel for reburial in keeping with their father s will.Report: Israel willing to release Palestinian prisoners in return for captured soldier ABC 7 El Paso - Sep 18 3:08 PM
CAIRO, Egypt Egypt's president says Israel seems willing to free a "larger than expected" number of Palestinian prisoners in return for an abducted Israeli...Israel Charges 3 Captured Hezbollah Fighters With Murder Voice of America - Sep 18 9:35 AM
Israeli authorities on Monday charged three Hezbollah militants captured in Lebanon with murder and other terrorism-related crimes. Israel says its forces captured the three Lebanese men, who are all in their 20's, during its recent intervention against Hezbollah in Lebanon.Palestinian-Americans Say Israel Denies Them Visas Voice of America - Sep 18 8:50 AM
Some of the leading members of the business community in the Palestinian territories are citizens of other countries. Now, they say, Israel is denying them visas to live and work near their businesses and families.Israel sets up panel to investigate its handling of the Lebanon conflict International Herald Tribune - Sep 17 12:43 PM
After a month of debate in Israel, the government on Sunday established a committee to investigate the political and military leadership's handling of the invasion of Lebanon.Buffett visits 'remarkable' Iscar, Israel metalworking acquisition Lincoln Journal Star - Sep 18 1:06 PM
TEFEN, Israel Legendary investor Warren Buffett visited his first overseas purchase on Monday, traveling to an industrial tool manufacturer in northern Israel, which was pelted last month by rockets fired by Hezbollah guerrillas.Kashtan names provisional Israel squad for Russia match Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Sep 18 8:10 AM
JERUSALEM, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Israel coach Dror Kashtan on Monday named a provisional 20-man squad of locally-based players to begin preparing for the Euro 2008 qualifier away to Russia on Oct. 7.Israel indicts three members of Hezbollah arrested in Lebanon Boston Herald - Sep 18 7:19 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel on Monday charged three Hezbollah members arrested in Lebanon during the recent war with murder for involvement in deadly attacks on soldiers. In an indictment police submitted to...Am I pro-Palestine or pro-Israel? Haaretz Daily - Sep 18 4:31 PM
The Israel Defense Forces sets out to detain a Palestinian suspected of concealing Qassam missiles in his home. The missiles are seized and Khaled, the owner of the home, is arrested. It appears that the good guys have won.U.S.-Israel: A crisis of faith over Christian Evangelicals' help Frost Illustrated - Sep 18 2:48 PM
OAKLAND, Calif. (IPS/GIN)- As support for Israel grows among Christian evangelicals in the U.S., conversion of Jews to Christianity continues to be a thorny issue for both Christians and Jews.Israel says 'a few months' to avoid nuclear Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 10:39 AM
Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on Sunday that the world may have as little as "a few months" to avoid a nuclear Iran and called for sanctions.Muslims from Israel bring fresh views to Hub Boston Globe - Sep 18 1:34 AM
NEWTON -- Al Qasemi College , which was founded in 1989 as the first institute of Islamic higher education in Israel, is trying to export revolutionary openness and liberalism to the wider Islamic world, leaders of the faculty told educators, Jewish leaders, and local Muslims during a four-day visit to the Boston area that ended yesterday.Analysis: Israel eyes pupmed storage UPI - Sep 18 8:53 AM
KFAR SZOLD, Israel, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- An Israeli company may have the answer for the beleaguered state-run Israel Electric Corp.'s recent inability to meet demand -- hydroelectric power stations in the form of pumped storage.Israel approves Lebanon war inquiry Stuff - Sep 18 10:13 AM
JERUSALEM: Israel's cabinet has appointed a commission to investigate the way the government and military handled the Lebanon war, bowing to calls for an inquiry but rejecting veterans' demands for an independent probe.Israel files criminal charges against Hizbollah men Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 18 3:52 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel prosecutors indicted three Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas on Monday on a raft of charges including helping carry out the deadly operation to snatch two soldiers that sparked a war with the Jewish state.Abbas-Hamas talks hit snag over Israel The Columbus Dispatch - Sep 18 4:55 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank Coalition talks between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the militant group Hamas have stalled over U.S. demands that a national-unity government recognize Israel, Palestinian officials said yesterday.Palestinian-Hamas talks stall on Israel recognition NorthJersey.com - Sep 18 4:29 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Coalition talks between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the militant group Hamas have stalled over U.S. demands that a national unity government recognize Israel, Palestinian officials said Sunday.Israel Approves Investigation into Lebanon War Washington Post - Sep 17 7:49 AM
JERUSALEM, Sept. 17--Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved the appointment of an investigative committee nominated by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to examine how the government and military managed the recent war in Lebanon.'Non-Aligned' Nations Focus on Israel, Disregard Darfur Crosswalk.com - Sep 18 2:03 AM
(CNSNews.com) - Representatives of 118 developing nations meeting in Havana ended their summit with declarations supporting Iran and Sudan, condemning Israel, and criticizing some American policies.Abbas delays unity talks over Hamas Israel stance International Herald Tribune - Sep 17 9:49 AM
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, froze talks on forming a unity government after Hamas said it would not accept interim peace agreements with Israel, two of his aides said Sunday.Magal to Install $5.5 Million Perimeter Intrusion Detection System Along the Northern Border of Israel SYS-CON Media - Sep 18 6:09 AM
Magal Security Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ GM: MAGS; TASE: MAGS), today announced it has received an order of about US$ 5.5 million from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) for installation of a perimeter intrusion detection system along the northern border of Israel.Israel renews attempt to join OECD in Singapore Globes Online - Sep 18 10:11 AM
Representatives of international banks and analysts told the Bank of Israel governor that they were optimistic about the Israeli economy.One wounded after Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 5:02 AM
One Israeli was lightly wounded after Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets from the coastal strip into Israel.Israel: UAV Infiltration Unprecedented India Daily - Sep 18 7:56 AM
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched by Hezbollah and shot down over Haifa, Israel, during the conflict with Lebanon was attempting to attack the Gush Dan region, a senior Israel Defense Forces officer said Sept. 18. The officer also said Hezbollah's infiltration of a UAV carrying explosives over Israel was unprecedented.Israel charges Hezbollah men News 24 South Africa - Sep 18 8:09 AM
Israel has indicted three captured Lebanese Hezbollah fighters on criminal charges including murder and membership of a terrorist organisation.Just peace key to Israel future Gulf Times - Sep 18 7:51 AM
AMMAN: King Abdullah II of Jordan yesterday painted a grim picture for the Middle East if the status quo persists in the region, and cautioned that Israel "will have no future" without a just and comprehensive settlement that guarantees the rights of the Palestinians.Universities ban student travel to Israel Purdue Exponent - Sep 18 7:01 AM
Since 2001, no Purdue students have had the opportunity to study abroad in Israel due to travel warnings put in place by the State Department.Iran, Israel, nuclear fuel bank top issues at IAEA conference Financial Express - Sep 18 10:40 AM
VIENNA, Sept 18 (AFP): The UN nuclear watchdog opens its 50th annual general conference Monday, with Iran again topping the agenda as well as an Arab push to denounce Israel and how to guarantee reactor fuel supplies without allowing bomb know-how to spread.Israel s gross external debt up to $82b in June Globes Online - Sep 18 8:11 AM
Israel was owed $24 billion at the end of June 2006.Israel charges three suspected Hezbollah members ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 18 1:41 AM
JERUSALEM - Three suspected Hezbollah fighters who were captured during the Lebanon war were charged in Israel on Monday with "murder" and belonging to a "terrorist organization", a legal source said.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 18 7:21 AM
A militant homosexual movement has successfully petitioned Israel's Supreme Court to overturn a police ban on a massive gay pride parade in Jerusalem.Israel appoints non-independent inquiry into Lebanon war Calcutta News - Sep 18 3:40 AM
Israel has decided to conduct an official investigation into the war in Lebanon, where the army battled Islamic Hezbollah guerrillas for 34 days. The decision follows a stormy debate over who should take responsibility for a campaign that was widely seen as a failure.Mubarak expects Israel to release many Palestinian prisoners Al Bawaba - Sep 18 6:16 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Israel may free more Palestinian prisoners than expected as part of a possible deal featuring the release of an Israeli soldier held by Palestinians.Federation adds $75,000 to money raised for Israel The Palm Beach Post - Sep 17 9:22 PM
When war broke out between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this summer, members of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County had a personal connection to the turmoil.Israel ready to reciprocate if soldier freed: official Khaleej Times - Sep 18 2:02 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel is ready to reciprocate immediately if a captured soldier is released and the Palestinian government accepts Western conditions imposed for renewing financial aid, an official said on Monday.Microsoft Israel: Demand for Vista overwhelming Globes Online - Sep 18 4:11 AM
Microsoft Israel VP Oran Dror: We boosted sales to enterprise customers 19% this year, compared with 10% worldwide.Israel files criminal charges against Hizbollah men Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 6:59 AM
Israeli prosecutors indicted three Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas on Monday on a raft of charges including helping carry out the deadly operation to snatch two soldiers that sparked a war with the Jewish state.Israel says GI release talks progressing AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 16 11:53 PM
Israel is making progress in its efforts to secure the release of a soldier captured by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, diplomatic and security officials said Sunday in the first sign from Israel that a deal could be worked out with the serviceman's captors.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 18 4:36 AM
Israel is offering to free thousands of "Palestinian" prisoners and release millions of dollars to the Palestinian Authority if its Hamas rulers will only soften their anti-Israel positions.Iran, Israel top issues at IAEA conference Middle East Online - Sep 18 12:52 AM
Arab nations push for pressure on Israel s 200 atom bombs, aspire less double standards.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 18 4:06 AM
Visiting American billionaire Warren Buffet Monday dispelled fears that Israel is a dangerous place to visit and invest in.Israel to free prisoners: Mubarak Sunday Times - Sep 18 6:03 AM
CAIRO - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said the number of Palestinian prisoners Israel is ready to release in exchange for a captured soldier is higher than expected, the official MENA news agency reported.Mubarak: Israel May Release More Prisoners than Expected Israel National News - Sep 18 6:12 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced on Monday that it is entirely possible that Israel will release more prisoners than expected in exchange for Gilad Shalit, Egyptian news is reporting.Syria: US-Israel relationship fuels terrorism Cleveland Jewish News - Sep 18 4:19 AM
(JTA) The US-Israel relationship helped fuel the attack on the US embassy in Damascus, Syrian officials in Washington said. "It is regrettable that US policies in the Middle East have fueled extremism, terrorism and anti-US sentiment, a statement issued Tuesday from the embasssy said.Nonaligned nations blast Israel attacks AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 16 10:57 PM
Representatives of 118 Nonaligned Movement nations condemned Israel's attacks on Lebanon and supported a peaceful resolution to the U.S.-Iran nuclear dispute in the final declaration Saturday of a summit that brought together some of the United States' staunchest foes.How can Israel ever have peace? Strategy Page - Sep 18 2:04 AM
So can some hyper-intelligent or absolute simpleton out there tell me how Israel can ever achieve peace when not only is there Hamas and Hizbollah who will accept only Israel's demise - but probably 50 or more million in Middle East and SW Asia - including Iran and much of Iraq and Pakistan who voice the same opinion.NYC Judge: Patent belongs to 3 Israelis AP via Yahoo! News - 4 minutes ago
In a blow to ImClone Systems Inc. and a triumph for a prominent Israeli research institution, a judge ruled Monday that three scientists from Israel are the true inventors of a process used in the delivery of the blockbuster cancer drug, Erbitux.Non-aligned nations blast Israel attacks USA Today - Sep 16 9:54 PM
Representatives of 118 Non-aligned Movement nations condemned Israel's attacks on Lebanon and supported a peaceful resolution to the U.S.-Iran nuclear dispute in the final declaration Saturday of a summit that brought together some of the world's staunchest American foes.In Gaza, the Rule by the Gun Draws Many Competitors New York Times - 32 minutes ago
Fighting between Fatah and Hamas is part of a power struggle in the one Palestinian area that Israel has largely abandoned.Hamas, Abbas talks stall on Israel issue Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Sep 18 1:38 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Coalition talks between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the militant group Hamas have stalled over U.S. demands that a national unity government recognize Israel, Palestinian officials said yesterday.Israel mulls Hamas prisoner swap Sunday Times - Sep 18 2:50 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel is ready to reciprocate immediately if a captured soldier is released and the Palestinian government accepts Western conditions imposed for renewing financial aid, an official has said.Egyptian Initiative To End Peace Treaty With Israel Israel National News - Sep 18 3:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The Kifaya democratic movement in Egypt is organizing a petition to gather one million signatures calling for a cancellation of the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, The Associated Press reported.Israel plans Lebanon war inquiry BBC News - Sep 17 4:43 AM
Israel's cabinet approves plans for a government inquiry into the planning and conduct of its war with Hezbollah.Bodies of Theodore Herzl's two children to be moved to Israel CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 17 4:02 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The bodies of two children of Theodore Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, will be transported from France to Israel to be buried near their father, in keeping with his century-old will, the government said Sunday.ISRAEL: Government to change alcohol taxes Just Drinks - Sep 18 8:09 AM
Israel is to change its alcoholic beverages tax structure.Lebanon Slams Germany For Saying UNIFIL Is To Protect Israel Israel National News - Sep 18 12:12 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Lebanese Cabinet ministers have criticized German Chancellor Angela Markel for stating that German troops in the UNIFIL force will help protect Israel. Energy and Water Minister Mohamed Fneish said her statement violates the United Nations Security Council ceasefire resolution.Olmert appoints commission on war, but critics in Israel s military cry foul JTA - Sep 17 1:26 PM
JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (JTA) A month after the Lebanon war ended in a tentative truce, Israel has embarked on a public reckoning.Palestinian unity talks called off over Israel recognition The Herald - Sep 17 5:20 PM
PALESTINIAN President Mahmoud Abbas has called off coalition talks with Hamas because of US demands that a national unity government must recognise Israel.Israel Forms Committee to Investigate Lebanon War New York Times - Sep 17 10:04 PM
Many Israelis, including a large number of disgruntled reserve soldiers, have been demanding an inquiry.Former congressman explains role of Israel in U.S. policy Daily Vidette - Sep 17 7:15 PM
Former congressman Paul Findley spoke Thursday night on the role of Israel in U.S. policy at the Global Review session hosted by the International House. The focal point of Findley's speech was the unconditional support of Israel by the United States Congress.After its war with Israel, Hezbollah is at odds with Lebanon's government USA Today - Sep 16 2:34 PM
A month after fighting in Lebanon ended, hostilities with Israel have given way to a political struggle between the Western-backed government and Hezbollah as Lebanese troops try to take control of the Islamic militant group's longtime southern stronghold.Israel says 'a few months' to avoid nuclear Iran Stuff - Sep 17 3:26 PM
WASHINGTON: Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said today that the world may have as little as "a few months" to avoid a nuclear Iran and called for sanctions.Rice: Iran Sanctions Will Not Be Linked to Israel Peace Talks The New York Sun - 21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Secretary of State Rice yesterday contradicted her senior counselor, Phillip Zelikow, and assured her Israeli counterpart that America's diplomatic efforts to sanction Iran will not be linked to the peace process. The reversal, however, may be tactical for now. It may also reflect a wider rift within the Bush administration, which has wrangled for the last month on a State Department Buffett visits 'remarkable' Israeli acquisition for the first time USA Today - Sep 18 12:25 PM
Investor Warren Buffett visited his first overseas purchase on Monday, traveling to Iscar Metalworking, an industrial tool manufacturer in northern Israel, which was pelted last month by rockets fired by Hezbollah guerrillas.Non-Aligned Movement Nations Condemn Israel s Nuclear Weaponry Israel National News - Sep 17 7:42 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The 118 Non-Aligned Movement nations meeting in Cuba released a strong condemnation focusing on Israel, and include the United States. Israel s recent military offensive against Hizbullah in Lebanon was condemned as an act of terror, as is America s presence in Iraq.Non-Aligned slam Israel over 'unlawful' acts, rights of Palestinians AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 16 12:42 PM
Developing countries of the Non-Aligned Movement were to voice "grave concern" over what they charge is Israel's violent trampling of Palestinian rights.Nonaligned Nations Blast Israel Attacks ABC News - Sep 16 11:49 PM
Nonaligned Nations Condemn Israel, Support Peaceful Resolution to U.S.-Iran Nuclear DisputeHizbullah says Israel only captured 2 of its fighters The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 17 1:03 PM
Hizbullah said on Sunday that two of its fighters were detained in Israel following the war, not three as the International Red Cross claimed. Hizbullah media officer Hussein Rahhal told The Daily Star on Sunday that the party's initial information was "that two Hizbullah fighters were captured by the Israelis" during the 34-day Israeli offensive against Lebanon.Non-Aligned Movement Condemns Israel Attacks Los Angeles Times - Sep 17 12:06 AM
Representatives of 118 Non-Aligned Movement nations condemned Israel's attacks on Lebanon and supported a peaceful resolution to the U.S.-Iran nuclear dispute in the final declaration of a summit that brought together some of the world's staunchest American foes.Surveys probe Jewish youth as U.S. Jews rally for war-torn Israel JTA - Sep 18 4:26 PM
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24 (JTA) During Bill Clinton s successful run for the White House in 1992, campaign strategist James Carville famously impressed on campaign staffers that, when it comes to reaching American voters, It s the economy, stupid. Dueling diplomats: Iran and Israel top agenda for week-long IAEA conference The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 17 1:01 PM
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog opens a general conference Monday that will be dominated by the crisis over Iran's atomic ambitions and an Arab push against Israel having nuclear weapons. The week-long gathering of the 140 nations of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency comes with the United States.Buffett, in Israel, boosts Iscar, sees rivals Market Watch - Sep 18 4:09 PM
A MarketWatch story published Monday incorrectly stated the title of Eitan Wertheimer. He is chairman of Iscar. Israel to examine its handling of Lebanon war Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 17 6:57 AM
ISRAEL'S cabinet has appointed a commission to investigate the way the Government and military handled the Lebanon war, bowing to calls for an inquiry but rejecting veterans' demands for an independent investigation. -Buffett Tours Plant in War-scarred Tefen BusinessWeek - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
With the conflict over, the Berkshire Hathaway head goes to Israel to visit Iscar Metalworking, his first overseas venture Israel charges Hezbollah fighters BBC News - Sep 18 2:43 AM
Israeli prosecutors file criminal charges against three Hezbollah fighters captured during the Lebanon conflict.Israel's Livni to meet Palestinian President Abbas Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 18 12:26 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said she would tell Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a meeting on Monday that any unity government he negotiates with Hamas must meet international conditions for lifting a freeze on foreign aid.Warren Buffet Visiting Israel Israel National News - Sep 17 5:12 PM
(IsraelNN.com) American billionaire Warren Buffet, who paid up to $4 billion for the Iscar Metalworking company this year, is in Israel for a 36-hour visit. He is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Finance Minister Avraham Hirchson.France warns against Hezbollah arms in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 9:42 AM
French President Jacques Chirac has warned against a continued Hezbollah armed presence in southern Lebanon where his defense minister visited UN forces overseeing the ceasefire with Israel.