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  • Israel may have broken US arms export laws Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 10:19 AM
    The White House will inform Congress that Israel may have violated US arms export agreements by using US-supplied cluster bombs in south Lebanon last year, a newspaper reported.
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  • State Dept. to report on whether Israel misused U.S.-made cluster bombs against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jan 28 7:11 AM
    The State Department has completed a preliminary report on whether Israel misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon.
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  • Israel may have violated arms pact, officials say Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jan 28 4:37 AM
    The Bush administration is set to inform Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with the United States when it fired U.S.-supplied cluster munitions into southern Lebanon during its fight with Hezbollah last summer, according to the State Department.
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  • Israel names first Muslim cabinet minister Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 4:27 AM
    Israel appointed its first Muslim cabinet minister on Sunday, a step he said would help its Arab citizens identify more strongly with the Jewish state.
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  • Israel's use of cluster bombs from U.S. examined Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jan 27 6:44 PM
    NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The Bush administration will notify Congress Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with Washington when it fired U.S.-supplied cluster munitions into Lebanon in its war with Hezbollah last summer, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.
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  • Israel appoints first Muslim minister Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Jan 28 2:54 PM
    The first Muslim government minister in Israel's 58-year history was appointed yesterday amid criticism from both sides of the sectarian divide....
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  • US attacks Israel's cluster bomb use Open this result in new window
    Independent - Jan 28 4:26 PM
    The controversy about Israel's use of cluster bombs during its conflict with Hizbollah in July last year will reopen today when the US State Department publishes its draft report, which concludes that the American-made weapons were misused in civilian areas.
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  • Israel's first Arab minister appointed Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - Jan 28 2:11 PM
    Israel's Cabinet Sunday approved its first Arab minister, Knesset Member Raleb Majadele, with a specific responsibility to be chosen later. Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Majadele's appointment was "a significant, historic step towards equality and peace in the region," YNet News reported.
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  • Muslim is minister in Israel Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - 18 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM: Israel appointed its first Muslim cabinet minister yesterday, a step he said would help its Arab citizens identify more strongly with the Jewish state.
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  • First appointment of Arab minister draws mixed reaction in Israel Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Jan 28 5:44 PM
    Israeli cabinet Sunday approved by a large majority the appointment of lawmaker Raleb Majadele from the left-wing Labor Party as the first Arab minister in Israel's history, drawing mixed reaction among Israelis.
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  • Israel's Arab problem hits home Open this result in new window
    Salon.com - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
    Tensions are rising between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens -- and could affect the chances for peace, or wider war, in the Middle East.
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  • Israel may have violated arms pact, officials say Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jan 27 2:46 PM
    At issue is Israel's use of American-supplied cluster munitions during its fight in Lebanon last summer.
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  • U.S. says Israel may have violated arms pact: report Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Jan 28 4:30 PM
    The Bush administration will inform Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with the United States when it fired U.S.-supplied cluster munitions into southern Lebanon during its fight with Hezbollah last summer, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
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  • Israel may have broken agreement on cluster bombs, State Dept. says Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 28 3:52 AM
    The Bush administration will inform Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with the United States when it fired U.S.-supplied cluster munitions into southern Lebanon during its fight with Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said...
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  • Olmert: Israel won't let the world be indifferent to calls for Israel's destruction Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 28 9:19 AM
    JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in a thinly veiled reference to Iran, said Sunday that Israel would "not allow the world" to be indifferent to calls for the Jewish people's destruction.
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  • Israel gets first Muslim minister Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM, Jan 28: Israel appointed its first Muslim minister on Sunday, a step which, he said, would help its Arab citizens identify more strongly with the state.
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  • Hamas Wants Foreigners Out Of Israel... Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Jan 28 6:20 PM
    GAZA CITY, June 12 - The military wing of the Palestinian Islamic resistance group Hamas warned foreigners Thursday, June 12, to leave Israel for their own safety while declaring for the first time that "the head" of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was now targeted and threatening new operations against the Israelis.
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  • Israel faces mild rebuke over violation of US arms rules Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 28 1:00 PM
    The US State Department will present findings to Congress today on whether Israel violated an arms agreement with the United States when it showered South Lebanon with over 4 million cluster bombs during the summer war in 2006. State Department spokes-man Kurtis Cooper declined over the weekend to disclose the findings, emphasizing that they are only preliminary.
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  • Israel 'may have broken arms export laws' Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Jan 28 10:39 AM
    THE White House will inform Congress today Israel may have violated US arms export agreements by using US-supplied cluster bombs in south Lebanon last year, it was reported today.
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  • Israel 'may have broken arms export laws' Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Jan 28 10:33 AM
    Unless Congress takes legislative action, the NEw York Times said, President George W. Bush has discretion under US law about whether to impose sanctions on Israel, which US officials said would be unlikely.
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  • Joining hands for Israel Open this result in new window
    Bay News 9 Tampa Bay - Jan 28 1:11 PM
    At a Sunday service at Without Walls Central Church in Lakeland, the song is a hymn of a different tune. It's the national anthem of Israel - Hatikva, which means "The Hope."
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  • Israel's first Arab minister appointed Open this result in new window
    UPI - Jan 28 1:48 PM
    JERUSALEM, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Israel's Cabinet Sunday approved its first Arab minister, Knesset Member Raleb Majadele, with a specific responsibility to be chosen later.
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  • Israel May Have Violated Arms Pact, U.S. Officials Say Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jan 27 10:58 AM
    Israel?s use of American-supplied cluster munitions during its fight in Lebanon last summer may have violated an agreement with the U.S.
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  • *Raleb Majadele Becomes Israel's First Arab-Muslim Minister Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Jan 28 8:38 AM
    (RTTNews) - Raleb Majadele Becomes Israel's First Arab-Muslim Minister.
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  • "Israel Used Cluster Bombs in Self defense" Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Jan 28 5:53 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) Israel used cluster bombs "in self-defense during the past summer's war in Lebanon," Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said Sunday.
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  • Israel's cluster bombing may have broken U.S. pact Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Jan 28 12:35 AM
    he Bush administration will inform Congress as soon as this week that Israel may have violated agreements with the United States when it fired...
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  • Israel May Have Misused U.S.-Made Cluster Bombs Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Jan 27 7:55 PM
    The U.S. State Department has completed a preliminary report on whether Israel misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon.
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  • CORRECTED: Israel names first Muslim cabinet minister Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Jan 28 3:50 AM
    Corrects spelling on new minister's name to Galeb Magadla from Raleb Majadele throughout. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel appointed its first Muslim cabinet minister on Sunday, a step he said would help its Arab citizens identify more strongly with the Jewish state.
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  • Israel names first Muslim cabinet minister Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jan 28 5:34 AM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) â Israel appointed its first Muslim cabinet minister on Sunday, a step he said would help its Arab citizens identify more strongly with the Jewish state.
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  • Israel shuns anti-Zionist sect after Iran talks Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Jan 28 12:27 AM
    JERUSALEM · For decades, the Jewish community just barely tolerated a small, fiercely anti-Zionist sect as its members traveled the world, denouncing Israel's existence and embracing its enemies.
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  • Israel may have broken US arms export laws Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Jan 28 5:13 AM
    WASHINGTON - The White House will inform Congress Monday that Israel may have violated US arms export agreements by using US-supplied cluster bombs in south Lebanon last year, The New York Times reported Sunday.
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  • A wave of revivalism is sweeping Israel Open this result in new window
    Hindustan Times - Jan 28 6:15 AM
    It has been a gut-wrenching, soul-searching existence. The last few weeks have been very depressing. A wave of revivalism is sweeping Israel. The Lord rested on the Shabbat (Saturday), and pious Jews insist Israel must follow suit. To do anything else is distinctly non-kosher.
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  • Israel targets Iran with Web site Open this result in new window
    The Charlotte Observer - Jan 28 12:09 AM
    Israel's Holocaust memorial has launched a version of its Web site in Farsi to educate the country's most bitter enemy -- Iran -- about the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews.
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  • Did Israel violate an arms pact with U.S.? Open this result in new window
    Deseret Morning News - Jan 27 11:03 PM
    The Bush administration will inform Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with the United States when it fired U.S.-supplied cluster munitions into southern Lebanon during its fight with Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Saturday.
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  • Reese attack on Israel was slanderous Open this result in new window
    The Kentucky Standard - Jan 28 4:18 AM
    Its a good thing for Charlie Reese that countries cant sue individuals or Israel would take him to the cleaners. Reeses claim that Israel engineered the U.S. invasion of Iraq is slanderous.
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  • Merkel Reiterates Need to Bring Israel, Palestinians Together Open this result in new window
    Deutsche Welle - Jan 28 5:04 AM
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday warned of a great threat to the Middle East if talks between Israel and the Palestinians are not pursued, after meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan.
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  • State of Israel Bonds honors Gina Addeo Open this result in new window
    Staten Island Advance - Jan 28 3:15 AM
    Gina Addeo of Todt Hill was honored at the 52nd annual luncheon of the State of Israel Bonds' Electrical Industries Division during a ceremony in Manhattan.
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  • Israel will ensure world confronts Iran - Olmert Open this result in new window
    Jerusalem Newswire - Jan 28 5:14 AM
    The world must confront Iran and Israel will do what it can to ensure that it does, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told his cabinet Sunday. The State of Israel will not allow the world to avoid a confrontation with a country calling for the destruction of Israel.
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  • Arms Pact violation by Israel to figure in Congress Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Jan 28 7:55 AM
    Washington, Jan 28: Israel's alleged violation of an arms pact with America by unleashing US-made cluster bombs into civilian-inhabited areas of south Lebanon will come up for a debate in the Congress tomorrow, with even the prospect of sanctions against Jerusalem.
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  • Israel's use of cluster munitions divides Bush administration Open this result in new window
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jan 27 8:03 PM
    WASHINGTON - The Bush administration will inform Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with the United States when it fired U.S.-supplied cluster munitions into southern Lebanon during its fight with Hezbollah last summer, administration officials say. The finding, though preliminary, has prompted a contentious debate within the administration over whether the United States ...
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  • Israel could face U.S. sanctions Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - Jan 27 8:11 PM
    The Bush administration is split on penalizing Israel for firing cluster bombs supplied by the United States into Lebanon, The New York Times reports.
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  • Israel's first Muslim minister appointed Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Jan 28 4:59 AM
    Occupied Jerusalem: Israels first Muslim cabinet minister was appointed on Sunday. Knesset Member Raleb Majadele (Labour) was appointed as a minister without portfolio a move he says will make Arab citizens identify more strongly with the Jewish state.
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  • Israel appoints first Arab-Muslim minister Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Jan 28 4:04 AM
    Israel's cabinet has made a historic decision to ratify the nomination of the country's first Arab-Muslim minister Raleb Majadele.
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  • Israel names Muslim as cabinet minister Open this result in new window
    Al Bawaba - Jan 28 4:05 AM
    The Israeli cabinet approved Sunday by a large majority the appointment of Ghaleb Majadele (Labor) as the first Arab minister in Israel's history, Israel Radio reported. Minister for strategic threats Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beitenu) was the only minister to object to the appointment.
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  • Left-wing gains ground in Israel Open this result in new window
    Jerusalem Newswire - Jan 28 3:14 AM
    Sunday saw leftist thinking in Israel take two steps ahead as the Kadima Party voted for Shimon Peres to be their presidential candidate, and the cabinet approved the appointment of the first Arab minister in Israeli history.
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  • CORRECTED-U.S. may cite Israel for use of cluster arms Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 27 5:44 PM
    Corrects spelling of U.S. State Department spokesman's surname to McCormack from McCormick, paragraphs 7-8 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Bush administration will notify Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with Washington when it fired U.S.-supplied cluster munitions into Lebanon in its war with Hezbollah last summer, The ...
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  • CORRECTED: Israel names first Muslim cabinet minister Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 3:45 AM
    Corrects spelling on new minister's name to Galeb Magadla from Raleb Majadele throughout.
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  • US may cite Israel for use of cluster arms: report Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Jan 27 7:17 PM
    NEW YORK - The Bush administration will notify Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with Washington when it fired US-supplied cluster munitions into Lebanon in its war with Hezbollah last summer, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.
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  • Israel's first Muslim minister Open this result in new window
    Richmond Times-Dispatch - 37 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM - The Israeli government overwhelmingly approved the appointment of the country's first Muslim Cabinet minister yesterday, billing it as an important step for a long-suffering minority.
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  • Israel and Palestine resume peace talks Open this result in new window
    ITV.com - Jan 27 2:41 PM
    Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has agreed to release over £50 million in frozen tax funds after peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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  • Israel hails UN condemnation of Holocaust denial Open this result in new window
    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.
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  • Congress to Debate Israels Use of Cluster Bombs Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Jan 27 7:53 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) Americas Congress is expected to decide in the upcoming days whether Israel violated agreements by using cluster bombs in last summers war with Hizbullah. America does not allow American-made cluster bombs to be used in populated areas.
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  • In First, Arab Muslim Joins Israeli Cabinet Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jan 28 11:57 AM
    JERUSALEM, Jan. 28 -- Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved the first Arab Muslim minister of the Jewish state, a milestone marked here mostly by bitter criticism of what many lawmakers viewed as a politically motivated selection.
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  • ISRAEL DECIDES ON NAMER AS MAIN APC Open this result in new window
    Middle East Newsline - Jan 27 12:20 PM
    TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's military has designated the Namer as the army's main armored personnel carrier. Military and industry sources said the Ground Forces Command has prepared a requirement for at least 200 Namer APCs over the next five years.
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  • CORRECTED-U.S. may cite Israel for use of cluster arms Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 27 5:42 PM
    Corrects spelling of State Department spokesman's surname to McCormack from McCormick, paragraphs 7-8
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  • Peres in lead to replace Israel's disgraced president Open this result in new window
    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.
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  • Ben Eliezer to Fire Israel Electric Director, Source Says Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Jan 27 12:53 PM
    A source in the Infrastucture Ministry sid Friday that Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer, is planning to recommend at Sunday's cabinet meeting that the director of the Israel Electric Company, Uri Bin-Nun be fired.
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  • Holocaust memorial starts Farsi site Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jan 28 5:30 AM
    Israel's Holocaust memorial has launched a version of its website in Farsi to educate the country's most bitter enemy Iran about the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews.
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  • Israel Appoints Raleb Majadele As Its Fist-Ever Arab-Muslim Minister Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Jan 28 8:37 AM
    (RTTNews) - Israeli parliament has voted in favor of the election of its first-ever Arab Muslim cabinet minister. News reports stated that 53-year old Raleb Majadele would be a part of Ehud Olmert's coalition government as a minister without portfolio.
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  • Peres favourite to replace Israel's disgraced president Open this result in new window
    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.
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  • Israel pushing peace process as Palestinian factions continue to battle Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - Jan 27 2:52 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 factions.
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  • Israel OKs appointment of first Arab minister Open this result in new window
    CTV.ca - Jan 28 10:10 AM
    The Israeli government on Sunday approved the appointment of the country's first Muslim Cabinet member, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said.
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  • Magadla says he hopes to close the gap between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens [Reuters] Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Jan 28 7:29 AM
    The Israeli government has voted to appoint its first-ever Muslim cabinet minister.
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  • ALONE ON THE LEFT Open this result in new window
    Indiana Statesman - 36 minutes ago
    Israel appointed the first Arab Muslim to its cabinet yesterday. Raleb Majadele was appointed to a position the British Broadcasting Corporation calls "minister without portfolio." Wikipedia informs me that a minister without portfolio is a cabinet member who does not head a specific agency and thus does not have any specific duties.
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  • First Arab joins Israeli cabinet Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jan 28 6:51 AM
    Israel's government appoints the country's first Arab Muslim minister - in what is being hailed as an historic move.
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  • South Africa: Avocados, Diamonds At Core of Anti-Israel Trade Campaign Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Jan 27 12:23 AM
    A call from a South African trade unionist for national supermarket chains to stop importing avocado from Israel could ultimately lead to the banning of all imports from the Jewish state, if unions and human rights activists have their way.
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  • Diary says Carter urged pope to talk about Israel Open this result in new window
    Winston-Salem Journal - Jan 26 9:16 PM
    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 Press
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  • U.S. may report Israel violated pact Open this result in new window
    The News & Observer - Jan 27 11:48 PM
    Finding on bombs is preliminary.
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  • Israel appoints first Muslim minister Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jan 28 2:56 AM
    The Israeli Government has voted to appoint an Arab Muslim to the Cabinet for the first time in the history of the Jewish state.
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  • Another setback Open this result in new window
    The Trenton Times - 17 minutes ago
    Israel's Abba Eban used to say of his Palestinian counterparts that they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. One could venture the same thought about the Democrats who run the New Jersey Legislature.
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  • Israeli use of cluster bombs unjust Open this result in new window
    The State News - 24 minutes ago
    In a genuinely surprising move, the Bush administration will inform Congress that Israel may have violated United States' arms agreements last summer during the conflict in southern Lebanon. This is remarkable for two reasons.
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  • U.S. support for Abbas must continue Open this result in new window
    Tribune Chronicle - 41 minutes ago
    Lets just admit it: The so-called road map for peace between Israel and the Palestinians has come to a dead end. That is despite a proposal by the Israeli government that the plan move to its second stage.
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  • Pakistan's relations with Israel hang on Palestinian issue: PM Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Jan 26 7:44 PM
    Diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Israel are impossible until the sticky Palestinian issue is resolved, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday.
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  • Today the Provisionals embrace 'Northern Ireland' Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
    For decades, Irish republicans have dared not even speak its name. Like the extremists in the Arab and Islamic world who won't utter the word 'Israel', IRA members and supporters refer to the entity as 'the occupied Six Counties', 'the north of Ireland' or the 'northern statelet'.
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  • Report: Anti-Semitic incidents increasing Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - Jan 28 2:41 PM
    A report from Israel's Jewish Agency shows the number of anti-Semitic incidents around the world increased substantially last year. The findings were revealed at the Jewish Agency's Global Forum Against Anti-Semitism, and they included two murders linked to anti-Semitism in 2006, YNet News reported.
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  • Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 29 Jan. 2007 Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
    SCOOP COMMENT & OPINION: Scoop Satire: National Leader Announces New Leader Prize Mexico: Oaxaca's Repression Widens To Close Churches Israel/Occupied Palestine: Remembering Palestine's Fallen Leader Protest: 100s Of Thousands Of Americans Take To The Streets American Coup: First Ohio Recount Criminals Convicted Who's Next?
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  • Israel appoints Muslim minister Open this result in new window
    News 24 South Africa - Jan 28 4:21 AM
    The Israeli government has approved the appointment of the country's first Muslim cabinet member.
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  • Balloons floating in from Israel have residents of South on edge Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 28 1:00 PM
    Balloons advertising an Israeli newspaper drifted into South Lebanon over the weekend, causing concern among residents and the Lebanese Army. Five civilians in Nabatieh were reportedly admitted to hospital with nausea, asphyxia and dizziness after alleged exposure to gas in the balloons.
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  • Mr. Mehta's world tour Open this result in new window
    Calendarlive.com - Jan 28 10:25 AM
    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.
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  • Israelis may have broken US arms laws Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - 9 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON: The White House will inform Congress today that Israel may have violated US arms export agreements by using US-supplied cluster bombs in south Lebanon last year, The New York Times reported yesterday.
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  • Israeli cabinet committee approves "Peres bill" Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Jan 28 5:00 PM
    Israel's ministerial legislation committee on Sunday approved the "Peres bill", which would change the presidential election in the parliament from a closed ballot to an open vote, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
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  • Halutz admits mistakes in Lebanese war Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Jan 28 5:44 PM
    Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz Sunday admitted before a government-appointed committee probing into failures in the Lebanese war that it was a definite mistake not to call up reservists earlier in war, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
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  • Kibbutzim kaput? Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - 36 minutes ago
    In the U.S., communes are about as rare as vintage Volkswagen vans. But not in Israel, where kibbutzim have remained an integral part of the country's social fabric.
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  • Palestinians Want Peace Settlement with Israel Open this result in new window
    Angus Reid - Jan 26 9:11 PM
    (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.
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  • U.S. may cite Israel for use of cluster arms Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 27 5:44 PM
    Corrects spelling of U.S. State Department spokesman's surname to McCormack from McCormick, paragraphs 7-8
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  • First Israeli Arab minister approved by cabinet Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Jan 28 4:44 PM
    The Israeli cabinet approved on Sunday by a large majority the appointment of Raleb Majadele, a lawmaker from left-wing Labor Party, as its first Arab minister in Israel's history, Israel Radio reported.
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  • Post-China test, weapons in space to be focus of meet  Open this result in new window
    Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Jan 28 2:12 PM
    The use of offensive weapons in space, notably in the light of Beijing's recent test of an anti-satellite missile, will be the most talked about topic early next month at a massive congregation of foreign air chiefs in the Capital. The IAF will play host to the air chiefs of 37 countries - including the US, China, Russia and Israel - on February 4 and 5 at a seminar on international aerospace ...
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  • Israel, Jordan, Palestinians agree on economic zone: Peres Open this result in new window
    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.
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  • Report: Anti-Semitic incidents increasing Open this result in new window
    UPI - Jan 28 2:33 PM
    JERUSALEM, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A report from Israel's Jewish Agency shows the number of anti-Semitic incidents around the world increased substantially last year.
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  • Astronauts to Mark Anniversary of Columbia Crash Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
    (IsraelNN.com) An American and a Canadian astronaut, both friends of deceased Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, arrived in Israel for the anniversary of the breakup of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003. They will attend a private service at Ramon's grave.
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  • Lebanese React to Israeli Balloons Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
    (IsraelNN.com) A number of green helium balloons, released in Northern Israel as part of a promotional campaign, crossed the border into Lebanon Sunday. Lebanese news agencies reacted by claiming that the balloons were poisonous, even reporting that civilians had been hospitalized.
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  • Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism Open this result in new window
    The Huntsville Times - Jan 28 12:00 PM
    Normal human: What's anti-semitism? Zionist: Well, since Israel is a Jewish state, any criticism of Israel is anti-semitism. Normal Human: Israel is a Jewish state and has acted despicably toward the Palestinians. It deserves criticism!
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  • Israeli startup preps multicore processor Open this result in new window
    Electronic Engineering Times Asia - Jan 28 1:07 PM
    Plurality, a privately owned company based in Israel, says its HyperCore architecture is one of the most scalable general-purpose multicore processors yet announced, and has demonstrated HyperCore blocks reaching up to 256 cores.
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  • Body-snatching case sparks police hunt Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Jan 28 11:03 AM
    The case highlighted the ever-growing divide between the ultra-Orthodox population, which comprises about 15 per cent of Israel's 5.4 million Jews, and their counterparts who favour the secular laws on which the Israeli state is based.
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  • Deportation fears for West Bank heart surgeon ease Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 27 11:58 AM
    A German doctor of Palestinian origin, who has worked in the occupied West Bank for years, said on Saturday that Israel threatened to deport him, but Israel said he could stay -- once he applied for a permit.
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  • Israel pushing peace process as Palestinian factions continue to battle Open this result in new window
    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...
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  • Allardyce fears late swoop for Ben Haim Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Jan 28 3:41 PM
    Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce fears a late swoop for Israel international Tal Ben Haim after the defender pulled out of his side's FA Cup draw at Arsenal yesterday.
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  • World War III has already begun, says former Israeli spy chief Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 27 12:42 PM
    A third World War is already underway between Islamic militancy and the West but most people do not realize it, the former head of Israel's intelligence service Mossad said in an interview published in Portugal.
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  • India's Major Tech Needs Are Often Met by Israel Open this result in new window
    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.
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  • Performing a serious medical treatment Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Jan 28 1:14 AM
    HAIFA, Israel -- Renana Ophir and her classmates have been clowning for years, entertaining on streets, at private parties, and in hospital wards.
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