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Israel hails UN condemnation of Holocaust denial 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 1:22 PM
Israel said it was very pleased by a UN General Assembly resolution that unreservedly condemned any denial of the Holocaust.Peres in lead to replace Israel's disgraced president 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 7:09 AM
The battle to succeed Israel's disgraced president has got under way, with veteran statesman Shimon Peres in the lead so far to gain the prestigious post that slipped from his grasp seven years ago.Peres favourite to replace Israel's disgraced president 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 3:32 AM
The battle to succeed Israel's disgraced president has got under way with veteran politician Shimon Peres favoured to gain the prestigious post that slipped from his grasp seven years ago.Diary says Carter urged pope to talk about Israel 
Winston-Salem Journal - 29 minutes ago
ATLANTA Former President Carter encouraged Pope John Paul II to speak publicly about Israel for the first time during a 1979 meeting between the two men, according to an excerpt from Carter's personal diaries released this week to The Associated PressPakistan's relations with Israel hang on Palestinian issue: PM 
People's Daily - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
Diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Israel are impossible until the sticky Palestinian issue is resolved, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday.Israel pushing peace process as Palestinian factions continue to battle 
WLUC TV 6 - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
DAVOS, Switzerland Israel's deputy prime minister says he's hopeful that progress can be made in the Mideast peace process despite renewed fighting between rival Palestinian factions.Palestinians Want Peace Settlement with Israel 
Angus Reid - 33 minutes ago
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem believe it is time to reach an accord with Israel, according to a poll by Near east Consulting.Israel, Jordan, Palestinians agree on economic zone: Peres 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 12:11 PM
Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians have agreed to create a 500-kilometre-long (310-mile) "valley of peace" common economic zone, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said.Israel pushing peace process as Palestinian factions continue to battle 
WANE-TV Fort Wayne - Jan 26 10:59 AM
DAVOS, Switzerland Israel's deputy prime minister says he's hopeful that progress can be made in the Mideast peace process despite renewed fighting between rival Palestinian...India's Major Tech Needs Are Often Met by Israel 
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 4:00 PM
It might surprise some to learn that India is the biggest arms buyer in the developing world -- outspending China by $2.6 billion in 2005, for a grand total of $5.4 billion in weapons contracts, says the U.S. Congressional Research Service.Under fire, Israel's president takes leave 
Boston Globe - Jan 26 1:13 AM
JERUSALEM -- Moshe Katsav temporarily relinquished his powers as Israel's president yesterday, but defied demands from officials to quit outright and spare the nation more anguish over rape and sexual assault allegations leveled against him.ISRAEL TELLS IRAN: STOP IT - OR ELSE 
New York Post - Jan 26 2:29 AM
Israel's prime minister made his strongest warning yet to Iran - saying Israel would meet a nuke threat with "all the means at our disposal." Ehud Olmert's hint at the possible use of nuclear weapons against Israel's archenemy came as he suggested...Israel Surprises aplenty as title race hots up 
FIFA - Jan 26 2:15 AM
Seasoned Israel championship watchers have become accustomed to seeing Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv lead the domestic pack year after year. The Greens are the reigning league champions after all, while the men from Tel Aviv lifted the cup last season.Ruth Tenne: Britain s Arms Trade with Israel 
The Palestine Chronicle - Jan 26 11:39 AM
In spite of over 30 UN resolutions demanding the establishment of nuclear-free zone in the Middle East, Israel is reported to have over 400 thermonuclear and nuclear weapons (Jane's Intelligence Review ,1997) and is refusing to join the Non-Proliferation treaty (NPT) of which all Arab states are signatories .Recogniseing Israel 
Pakistan News Tribune - Jan 26 6:22 AM
President General Musharraf who is currently visiting the Middle East has called upon the Muslim countries and their masses to `recognise` Israel for resolution of Palestine issue. This is not the fist statement made by the military General.Israel-based agencies can t send Filipinos to Spain -- DoLE 
INQ7.net - Jan 26 3:18 AM
MANILA, Philippines -- Israel-based manpower agencies are not authorized to send Filipino workers to Spain, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said Friday.Peres favourite to replace Israel's president 
Middle East Online - Jan 26 5:09 AM
Netanyahu says Katsav departure 'sad day for Israel' after lawmakers granted Israeli president leave of absence.Swiss back new round of Syria:Israel talks 
NZZ - Jan 25 11:13 PM
A senior Swiss diplomat has reiterated the government's support for peace talks between Syria and Israel during a three:day visit to the Middle East. Earlier this week Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy:Rey confirmed media reports that Switzerland had acted as a mediator between the two countries.No Disney Hall parking for Israel Philharmonic 
Calendarlive.com - Jan 26 12:06 AM
THE underground parking garage at Walt Disney Concert Hall will be closed for security reasons when the Israel Philharmonic performs Feb. 5 and 6. And inside the theater will be either metal detectors or human screeners.Israel president gives up power but won't resign 
Tucson Citizen - Jan 25 11:38 PM
JERUSALEM - Moshe Katsav temporarily relinquished his powers as Israel's president, but defied demands to quit outright and spare the nation more anguish over rape and sexual assault allegations leveled against him.Don't strike Iran, U.N. nuclear watchdog hints to U.S., Israel 
Tucson Citizen - Jan 25 11:36 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland - The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog agency, in an indirect warning to the United States and Israel, said Thursday a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would have "catastrophic" consequences and only strengthen Tehran's resolve to make atomic arms.India's Major Tech Needs Are Often Met by Israel 
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 26 4:00 PM
It might surprise some to learn that India is the biggest arms buyer in the developing world -- outspending China by $2.6 billion in 2005, for a grand total of $5.4 billion in weapons contracts, says the U.S.Israel tries to cut off Tehran from world markets 
Guardian Unlimited - Jan 25 5:44 PM
Israel is launching a campaign to to soften up world opinion for the option of a military strike.Assembly Condemns Holocaust Denial 
New York Times - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
The General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the denial of the Holocaust, with only Iran, which has cast doubt on the Nazi killings as a ?myth? and proposed that Israel be ?wiped off the map,? disassociating itself from the measure, which was drafted by the United States, co-sponsored by 103 countries and agreed to by consensus. Hossein Gharibi, Iran?s delegate, said that Israel exploited ...Series of sordid corruption charges nears its Nadir in Israel 
International Herald Tribune - Jan 24 8:52 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called Wednesday for President Moshe Katsav's resignation, after Israel's attorney general announced his intention to indict Katsav on criminal charges.U.N. adopts Holocaust denial resolution 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 4:31 PM
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday condemning the denial of the Holocaust, with only Iran rejecting it as an attempt by the United States and Israel to exploit the atrocity for their political interests.Report: Rafsanjani Trying to Prevent War with Israel, US 
Israel National News - Jan 25 11:08 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Iran's former president, Hashemi Rafsanjani, is working to persuade the country's top religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenai, to conduct further diplomatic contacts with the international community in order to prevent a military confrontation with Israel.Livni Says Hamas-Fatah Coalition To Halt Talks with Israel 
Israel National News - Jan 25 10:08 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni warned Thursday night that a Hamas-Fatah unity government would be considered as "compromising with extremists" and would cause a halt to efforts to resume negotiations with Israel.Israel's Parliament Approves President Katsav's Request For Leave 
Nasdaq - Jan 25 9:08 AM
(RTTNews) - Israel's Parliamentary Committee on Thursday approved the request for leave of absence from President Moshe Katsav, after the attorney-general recommended he be indicted on several charges, including rape and sexual harassment.Olmert calls for action against Iran, declares Israel's readiness to respond 
USA Today - Jan 24 11:42 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday called for concerted international action against Iran, warning that Israel is prepared to deal with its nuclear threats. Addressing an annual security conference, Olmert denounced calls by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad for Israel's destruction.RPT-Israel frees cleric suspected of militant links 
AlertNet - Jan 25 10:21 AM
Source: Reuters (Refiles to change day to Thursday from Wednesday in first paragraph) NABLUS, West Bank, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Israel on Thursday freed a Palestinian cleric who was deported by the United States over ... Israel prez: Rape rap's 'witch hunt' 
New York Daily News - Jan 25 1:28 AM
Pounding on a podium, Israel's embattled president yelled yesterday that he was the victim of a "witch hunt" and called accusations that he raped four women "poisonous, horrible lies."Israel's President Asks to Temporarily Step Aside 
Payvand Iran News - Jan 25 8:24 AM
Iranian-born Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who is facing indictment on rape and other charges, says he will ask Israel's parliament to allow him to temporarily step down from his ceremonial post, and will immediately resign his position if formal charges of rape and abuse of power are brought against him. -VOAIsrael releases Muslim cleric held for alleged ties to Islamic Jihad 
WKYC Cleveland - Jan 25 8:19 AM
Israel releases Muslim cleric held for alleged ties to Islamic JihadIsrael Releases Cleveland Imam 
News Channel 5 Cleveland - Jan 25 7:54 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel has released the deported former imam of Ohio's biggest mosque after a military court ruled there wasn't enough evidence to hold him on charges of ties to a Palestinian militant group, his lawyer said Thursday.His life's work: Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic 
Newsday - Jan 26 10:14 AM
The Jews of Palestine had an orchestra before they had a state. In 1936, the Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman assembled a crew of mostly German refugees who arrived in the sparsely populated desert carrying instruments, wearing heavy suits and nurturing memories of gilt-and-stucco concert halls. The Nazis helped strengthen the ensemble by throwing so many talented musicians out of work. In ...Israel releases imam who previously had been imprisoned in Mich. 
WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids - Jan 25 6:52 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel has released the deported former imam of Ohio's biggest mosque after a military court ruled there wasn't enough evidence to hold him on charges of ties to a...Israel destroys two Hezbollah bunkers 
The Washington Times - Jan 26 10:41 AM
An elite unit of the Israeli Defense Forces has destroyed two Hezbollah bunkers discovered on the Israeli side of the Lebanon border.ADVISORY-Reuters Witness story from Israel 
AlertNet - Jan 25 4:06 AM
Source: Reuters Julian Rake runs Reuters Television operations in Israel and the Palestinian territories. In the following story, slugged BC-WITNESS-EREZ/ and headlined "WITNESS-The road to Gaza between two ... Khatami slams controversial Holocaust conference 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 7:02 AM
Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami has criticised a controversial conference on the Holocaust -- held in Tehran late last year -- in an interview published in Israel's mass-selling Yediot Aharonot.Ahmadinejad: Israel, US won't attack 
Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 25 9:06 AM
(JTA) - Iran's president said neither Israel nor the United States would dare attack his country's nuclear sites. They have many dreams but they are not all powerful, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a Spanish newspaper interview published Wednesday.Israel to give Abbas $100 million 
Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 25 9:06 AM
(JTA) - Israel is planning to transfer $100 million to Mahmoud Abbas by Friday.The Palestinian president, left, expects to hold talks with the US and Israel within a month [AFP] 
Aljazeera - Jan 26 11:14 AM
Factional clashes have killed two people in Gaza as the Fatah-aligned Palestinian president says it should take no more than three weeks to reach agreement with Hamas on forming a national unity government.Israel, U.S.: Representatives Meet, Discuss Iran 
India Daily - Jan 25 8:15 AM
U.S. and Israeli representatives met Jan. 24 in Tel Aviv, Israel, to discuss the Iranian nuclear threat and ways to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Jan. 25. Israeli Transportation Minister and former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns led the two contingents.Israel troops kill Palestinian in Gaza 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 3:19 AM
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian early Wednesday and arrested two others, as the men tried to sneak into Israel from the Gaza Strip, the army said.In emotional speeches, Israel's Livni, Peres pledge two-state solution with Abbas 
USA Today - Jan 25 9:46 AM
In emotional speeches Thursday, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged to forge peace between their countries, calling the vision of two states, side by side, the only path.Israel releases Muslim cleric held for alleged ties to Islamic Jihad 
WFMJ Youngstown - Jan 25 6:10 AM
JERUSALEM His lawyer says Israel has released the former spiritual leader of Ohio's largest mosque after a military court found there wasn't enough evidence to hold him.Security Council sees hope for Mideast 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 2:33 AM
Security Council members are optimistic that a key meeting next month on the Israel-Palestinian conflict will help revive the stalled peace process, Russia's U.N. ambassador said Thursday.Israel Diary 
Totally Jewish - Jan 25 4:45 AM
Former US President Jimmy Carter has joined those who accuse Israel of establishing a system of Apartheid. This is an insidious lie based on a false analogy.Mr. Mehta's world tour 
Calendarlive.com - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Tokyo. Florence. Israel. Los Angeles. At 70, the conductor remains a stand-up guy. WHEN Zubin Mehta first conducted the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 1961, he says, he and the orchestra discovered they were both 25 years old.Abbas: Mideast peace 'forthcoming' 
CNN.com - Jan 26 2:20 AM
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that peace between Israel and the Palestinian Territories was a concept whose time had come.Israel's bland president Katsav facing disgrace 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 7:53 AM
Israeli President Moshe Katsav, whose leave of absence over a looming rape indictment has been approved by parliament, is a bland bureaucrat who rose from impoverished origins as an immigrant from Iran to assume the nation's top job.Assad Tells Germany Israel To Blame for Tensions 
Israel National News - Jan 25 6:38 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian President Bashar Assad told visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier that Israel is to blame for tensions with Damascus. The German official tried to persuade Assad to negotiate on peace with Israel.Israel's Olmert calls for action against Iran 
Southeast Missourian - Jan 24 10:38 PM
HERZLIYA, Israel -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert devoted one of his most important policy speeches of the year Wednesday to a single topic -- Iran -- saying Israel will respond to a nuclear threat...PM: Israel will act vs. Iran 'with all our means' 
Arizona Daily Star - Jan 24 11:14 PM
HERZLIYA, Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert devoted one of his most important policy speeches of the year Wednesday to a single topic Iran saying Israel would respond to a nuclear threat "with all the means at our disposal."Jim Abourezk: Hidden Cost of Free Congressional Trips to Israel 
The Palestine Chronicle - Jan 26 12:09 PM
In my own experience as a US senator in the 1970s, I saw how the lobby tries to humiliate or embarrass members who do not toe the line. Democrats in Congress have moved quickly and commendably to strengthen ethics rules.Israel destroys two Hezbollah bunkers 
Moldova.org - Jan 26 10:48 AM
An elite unit of the Israeli Defense Forces has destroyed two Hezbollah bunkers discovered on the Israeli side of the Lebanon border. A statement released by the IDF said the action Friday was aimed at preventing Hezbollah operatives from reclaiming the bunkers that contained stocks of food, clothing and equipment, The Jerusalem Post reports. Several weeks ago IDF soldiers uncovered weapons and ...The hidden cost of free congressional trips to Israel 
The Christian Science Monitor - Jan 25 3:30 PM
Branded as 'educational,' these trips offer Israeli propagandists an opportunity to expose members of Congress to only their side of the story. What if Israel and Syria Find Common Ground? 
New York Times - Jan 23 7:43 PM
If trust is established on both sides and the conditions are conducive to peace, a settlement between Syria and Israel may yet be attained and a clash between Israel and Washington ignited.Swiss envoys visited Syria, seeking Israel talks 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 4:11 AM
Two Swiss diplomats who helped mediate unofficial talks between Israelis and Syrians visited Damascus this week to discuss ways of resuming formal peace negotiations, European diplomats said on Thursday.Olmert calls for action against Iran, declares Israel's readiness to respond 
San Diego Union-Tribune - Jan 24 4:08 PM
HERZLIYA, Israel, 2:51 p.m. Jan. 24 (AP): Prime Minister Ehud Olmert devoted one of his most important policy speeches of the year Wednesday to a single topic Iran saying Israel will respond to a nuclear threat with all the means at our disposal. Bridge fund invests in EarlySense of Israel 
The Plain Dealer - Jan 26 2:00 AM
Bridge Investment Fund L.P. in Cleveland has participated in a $4.8 million financing round for an Israeli company that is developing a system to monitor patients who have asthma, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Finding Israel and myself on birthright trip 
Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 26 8:21 AM
As a young adult, I, much like many others, have struggled with my identity, particularly since I come from a mixed-faith home (my mother is Jewish; my father, not).Sunday is Intl. Day of Prayer for & Solidarity with Israel 
Crosswalk.com - Jan 26 12:02 AM
An Israeli rabbi locking arms with Christian pastors from the United States is symbolic of the outward link the two faiths share as they work together to bring peace to the Promised Land.Reception marks 15th anniversary of China-Israel ties 
China Economic Net - Jan 24 11:52 PM
A reception marking the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Israel was held on Wednesday evening in Herzliya, an Israeli coastal city.See "Smokin' Aces" 
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Jan 26 1:21 PM
In these interlocking tales of high stakes and low lifes, Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel--a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Vegas mob.Politics in Israel - Katzav Attacks His Accusers: Has a real leader finally arisen in this nation? 
Blogcritics.org - Jan 25 12:39 AM
A number of months ago the state president of Israel was accused of rape. Complaints were made, accusations were made; the state president asked the attorney general to investigate and to clear his name. For six months, Moshe Katzav has been silent as the press has attacked him, as the police have attacked him, and as power hungry fools known as politicians have attacked him. Wednesday evening, ...Israel Israel keeper Davidovich gets four-match ban 
FIFA - Jan 24 3:30 PM
Israel goalkeeper Nir Davidovich was banned for four matches on Wednesday for headbutting an opponent. The Israeli Football Association said the Maccabi Haifa keeper was guilty of an aggravated attack on Hapoel Petah Tikva defender Shimon Abuhatzeira in a match last week.Olmert calls for action against Iran, declares Israel's readiness to respond 
CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 24 3:14 PM
HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert devoted one of his most important policy speeches of the year Wednesday to a single topic - Iran - saying Israel will respond to a nuclear threat "with all the means at our disposal."Doctor's vision takes him and partner off beaten path of architecture 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 41 minutes ago
When Noga Ben-David left her hometown of Haifa, Israel, to join her husband in Pittsburgh, she already knew where she wanted to live. "I said, 'Either we move to Squirrel Hill or back to Haifa,'" she recalled.China willing to contribute to long-lasting Lebanon-Israel peace 
China Economic Net - Jan 24 11:52 PM
China is willing to make efforts to help achieve a lasting peace between Lebanon and Israel, said Chinese envoy on Middle East issue Sun Bigan here on Wednesday.French find car of missing Israel defense official 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 3:10 AM
French officials have found the car of the head of the Israeli Defense Ministry Mission to Europe, who disappeared from his Paris house and is thought to have been considering suicide, a police source said on Thursday.Group that criticized Israel to stay in campus coalition despite protests 
JTA - Jan 24 2:37 PM
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (JTA) The Israel on Campus Coalition will not kick out the Union of Progressive Zionists for sponsoring a program that accuses the Israeli army of human-rights abuses.Israel's Olmert urges president to go 
Turks.US - Jan 24 9:31 PM
Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, has called for the president to resign over allegations of rape and sexual assault. On Wednesday, Olmert said he had "no doubt" that Moshe Katsav, Israel's president, could not fulfil his responsibilities and should stand down.Israel's President Asks to Temporarily Step Aside 
Voice of America - Jan 24 12:27 PM
Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who is facing indictment on rape and other charges, says he will ask Israel's parliament to allow him to temporarily step down from his ceremonial post, and will immediately resign his position if formal charges of rape and abuse of power are brought against him.Lebanon showered with aid but sees shades of civil war 
Financial Times - Jan 26 6:25 PM
Lebanon displayed a surreal picture to the world this week of a country showered with international financial aid to overcome the cost of a summer war with Israel yet, at the same time, dangerously moving towards civil strife rather than stability.Israel's Goal in Iran Affair is to Prevent Second Holocaust, Olmert Says 
Crosswalk.com - Jan 24 1:02 PM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Israel is not spearheading the international struggle against Iran's nuclear program, but it is leading the charge to have the issue placed at the top of the world's agenda, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday.Israel, Jordan, Palestinians agree on economic zone 
Middle East Online - Jan 26 1:39 AM
Plan aims to create 500-kilometre-long valley of peace , to transform zone to successful economic, touristic site.School named for Hadassah head gives immigrant athletes a leg up 
JTA - Jan 26 1:37 PM
KFAR VITKIN, Israel, Jan. 26 (JTA) Mekora Tarapeh would run up the steep, pine-covered hills on the outskirts of Addis Ababa for hours with friends, not realizing that his running talent would eventually help bring him to Israel.Out to check Iran n-work, Israel lobby in US meets PM 
Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Jan 24 12:12 PM
Seeking to build a bridge with New Delhi, a delegation of the powerful pro-Israel lobbying group at the Capitol Hill met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last evening. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee's current agenda is to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, isolate the Hamas-led Palestinian government and seek greater security for Israel. Led by former AIPAC president Amy ...Israel among Big 3 future tech leaders, says Accel Partners partner 
Haaretz Daily - Jan 24 4:15 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland - International investment fund Accel Partners, which manages $4 billion, views Israel as one of the promising centers for future technology.ISRAEL Women reject Taliban-like rules on bus 
AsiaNews.it - Jan 26 6:06 AM
A group of Israeli women filed a petition with the court against requiring women to sit in the back of buses in ultra-Orthodox areas, where sit in the front and women in the back to prevent the sexes from mixing .Egypt's FM urges Israel to join NPT 
People's Daily - Jan 24 4:59 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit Wednesday urged Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and put its nuclear facilities under supervision by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the official news agency MENA reported.DAVOS:Israel Peres Speech Sparks Row With Gulf Leaders 
Nasdaq - Jan 26 6:09 AM
DAVOS, Switzerland -(Dow Jones)- A furious row has broken out at the World Economic Forum in Davos after Shimon Peres, former Israeli prime minister made an unscheduled speech on economics and politics to some of the Gulf's wealthiest businessmen and leaders.Israeli parliament allows Katsav leave 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 4:42 PM
Moshe Katsav temporarily relinquished his powers as Israel's president Thursday, but defied demands from officials to quit outright and spare the nation more anguish over rape and sexual assault allegations leveled against him.Lebanon: Toxic Debris From Israel War 
Scoop.co.nz - Jan 24 4:36 PM
Lebanon needs urgent international support to clean up widespread pollution caused by last summer's war between Israel and Hizbollah, including a variety of toxic and health-hazardous substances as well as unexploded cluster bombs, the United Nations environmental agency warned today on the eve of a major donors' conference.Bangor Symphony Orchestra Has 22 Year Old Guest Soloist 
WLBZ Bangor - Jan 26 3:59 PM
Gal Nyska,who is originally from Israel, is currently a student at New York's Julliard school. He is also a guest soloist for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra.Diary: Carter urged Pope John Paul II to speak about Israel 
AccessNorthGA - Jan 24 2:03 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter encouraged Pope John Paul II to speak publicly about Israel for the first time during a 1979 meeting between the two men, according to an excerpt from Carter's personal diaries released Wednesday to The Associated Press.Magic Software: Managment Should Take It To Next Level 
SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 26 1:55 AM
Shlomo Greenberg submits: Today Ill take a look at Magic Software Enterprises one of the oldest software companies in Israel, and certainly the oldest of all the Israeli companies trading on Wall Street.Israel keeper Davidovich gets four-match ban 
Reuters.co.uk - Jan 24 3:11 PM
JERUSALEM, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Israel goalkeeper Nir Davidovich was banned for four matches on Wednesday for headbutting an opponent.Israeli, Palestinian leaders talk peace 
CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 26 10:10 AM
A top Israeli politician suggested Friday that there may be grounds for further peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.Hidden Victims: Israel's Bedouin 
Ohmynews - Jan 26 2:27 AM
The Israeli government has launched an excellent campaign that portrays the Bedouins as land-grabbers, squatters and robbers of government (Jewish) lands. They are Arabs, and so in the Israeli psyche... Israel's President Faces Rape Charge 
Time Magazine - Jan 23 1:29 PM
Katsav's case is but the latest storm in a season of scandal gripping Israel's political establishment Should Israel be in Bush's back seat? 
Haaretz Daily - Jan 25 11:13 PM
When Ehud Olmert tells the world that President Bush's invasion of Iraq has made the Middle East safer, at least he can fall back on the excuse that sarcasm is a mainstay of Israeli discourse.Israel tries to cut off Tehran from world markets 
Guardian Unlimited - Jan 25 4:21 PM
Campaign to soften up world opinion for military strike.Falkirk keeper Higgins moves to Israel's Maccabi Herzliya 
Tribalfootball.com - Jan 24 2:47 PM
Falkirk goalkeeper Scott Higgins is expected to move to Israel's Maccabi Herzliya today. The Australian only joined the Bairns last year from Queensland Roar, but is set to ink forms with Maccabi Herzliya in the next 24 hours.Alvarion Faces Class Action 
Unstrung.com - Jan 26 1:45 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR - News), the leading provider of wireless broadband solutions worldwide, announced today that it has been notified that a purported class action complaint had been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company and certain officers and directors of the Company.Israel president stares at rape charge 
Sun-Sentinel - Jan 24 7:59 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel's attorney general has recommended indicting President Moshe Katsav on charges of rape and abuse of power -- the most serious allegations ever leveled against an Israeli politician.Israel?s President to Be Indicted in Rape Case 
New York Times - Jan 23 11:41 AM
Israel?s attorney general plans to indict President Moshe Katsav on charges of rape and other sexual offenses.Thousands of Israelis seeking asylum in Canada: reports 
CBC - Jan 26 9:51 AM
At least 3,000 Israelis, most of them citing a fear of spousal abuse and Palestinian violence, have requested asylum in Canada since 2000, recent reports out of Israel said.