![]() Calgary Herald | Gaza War Gives Bigger Lift to Israel’s Right Than to Those in Power New York Times, United States - A hawkish legislator and former minister, Mr. Lieberman pulled his party out of the governing coalition a year ago when Israel began negotiations over ... Video: Gaza tunnels still open for business - 26 Jan 09 EU aid chief in Gaza condemns Israel and Hamas Carter: If no Palestine, Israel sees 'catastrophe' |
![]() Voice of America | Obama Voices Hope for Peace in Talk With Al-Arabiya TV Washington Post, United States - By Michael D. Shear and Glenn Kessler President Obama expressed optimism yesterday about the prospect of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, ... New Mideast Envoy Off To Israel Obama Sends Special Envoy to Mideast and Europe Obama sends George Mitchell on Mideast peace mission |
![]() Times Online | BBC Assailed for Refusing to Carry Gaza Appeal New York Times, United States - The three-week Israeli campaign in Gaza that ended nine days ago had already elicited a fresh barrage of complaints about BBC bias, for and against Israel. ... Video: BBC spurns Gaza appeal - 23 Jan 09 Sky News, BBC won't broadcast Gaza charity appeal BBC Gaza appeal row: unions protest |
AFP | Outgoing Israel PM upbeat on Syria peace prospects Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's indirect peace talks with Syria will eventually produce an accord, outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday, ... Syria wants dialogue with US without preconditions Assad sees hope for future, claims Israel not serious about peace Syria President: Israel only understands force |
![]() Duluth News Tribune | Israel's Netanyahu: Existing settlements will grow The Associated Press - JERUSALEM (AP) — The front-runner in Israel's election next month said he would allow existing West Bank settlements to expand as the population grows — a ... FACTBOX-Some key facts about Israel Resurgent right dashes peace hopes as Mitchell flies to Israel Time Running Out For A Two-State Solution? |
![]() Times Online | Hamas-Israel Gaza truce expected to hold-official Reuters - By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - An unofficial truce between Israel and the Islamist Hamas group which controls the Gaza Strip will hold as ... Video: Traders rebuild their tunnels in Gaza - 22 Jan 09 Amid the Destruction, a Return to Life in Gaza Israel forms war crime defence team |
Israel Cuts Key Rate to 1% After Recession Forecast Bloomberg - 26 (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Israel reduced its benchmark lending rate by three quarters of a percentage point to a record, a day after it said the economy ... Israel's central bank cuts interest rates to 1% Israel cenbank cuts key rate 75 bps as recession seen Bank of Israel cuts interest rate to 1 percent, the lowest level ever |
Reuters | FACTBOX: Contenders to lead Israel after February 10 election Reuters - (Reuters) - Israel holds a parliamentary election on February 10 after a Gaza war that opinion polls showed did little to change a political picture ... Israel on the wrong side of history Netanyahu ahead as US envoy heads for Israel Israel opposition candidate Netanyahu still leads in polls |
Elbit gets $40 mln Israel defence contract Reuters - TA) said on Monday it won a $40 million contract from Israel's Ministry of Defence to supply the Skylark mini-unmanned air vehicles for Israel Defence ... Elbit gets $40 million contract for Skylark UAVs |
![]() BBC News | Gaza war rabbinical edict draws protest in Israel Reuters - JERUSALEM, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Israel's chief military chaplain distributed a booklet to soldiers fighting in the Gaza conflict containing a rabbinical edict ... Israel 'must sack' military rabbi Rights group calls on army to fire chief rabbi A rabbinate gone wild |