ISRAEL ARTICLES on 14 Feb
Israel
signals no ties with Palestinians under Hamas
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 1:21
PM
Israel said on Tuesday it would "review all contacts" with
the Palestinians if Hamas militants who won last month's election head a future
government.
Olmert
slams Iranian president for 'hatred' towards Israel: report
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 12:07 PM
Acting
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he recalled no other major leader in recent
years who has displayed such hatred and aggression towards Israel as
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
U.S.,
Israel Deny Hamas' Claims
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 10:27 AM
Hamas
criticized the United States and Israel on Tuesday following reports they
were exploring ways to topple the militants' incoming government unless they
renounced their violent ideology.
Hamas:
No Plan to Recognize Israel
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 11:33 AM
Hamas
protested "interference" by the United States and Israel on Tuesday
following reports the nations were exploring ways to topple the militants'
incoming government unless they renounced their violent ideology and recognized
Israel's right to exist.
Israel
presses to isolate, weaken Hamas
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 8:44
AM
Israel is pressing donor countries to sever support for the
Palestinian Authority this weekend, when a Hamas-led parliament is sworn in, as
part of a push to weaken the group, officials said on Tuesday.
Israel
pressing for early aid cut-off of Hamas
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 3:10
AM
Israel is trying to persuade donor countries to sever
support for the Palestinian Authority starting this weekend when a Hamas-led
parliament is sworn in, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.
Olmert
Urges Abbas to Disarm Hamas, Or Israel Will Curb Ties
Bloomberg.com - Feb 14 1:40 PM
Feb. 14
(Bloomberg) -- Israel expects Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud
Abbas to disarm Hamas or face curtailed ties once the Muslim movement takes
control of the government, Ehud Olmert, Israel's acting prime minister,
said today.
Making
Hamas fail: U.S. and Israel weigh routes to a new vote
International Herald Tribune - Feb 14 6:06
AM
The United States and Israel are discussing ways to
destabilize the Palestinian government so that newly elected Hamas officials
will fail and elections will be called again, according to Israeli officials and
Western diplomats.
Israel
Could Cut Off Hamas' Allowance
CBS News - Feb 14 11:04 AM
Officials confirm
they intend to stop $50 million monthly tax payments unless the new Palestinian
government formed by Hamas recognizes Israel's right to exist.
Israel expects the U.S. and Europe to cut off aid as well.
Hamas:
No Plan to Recognize Israel
ABC News - Feb 14 12:04 PM
Hamas Says No Plan
to Recognize Israel, Assails U.S., Israel for Alleged Overthrow
Plot
Paper:
US, Israel Mull Palestinian Change
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 12:35 AM
The United
States and Israel are considering a campaign to starve the Palestinian
Authority of cash so Palestinians would grow disillusioned with their incoming
militant Hamas rulers and return ousted Fatah moderates to power, The New York
Times reported on Tuesday.
U.S.,
Israel Deny Hamas' Claims
ABC News - Feb 14 10:49 AM
U.S. and
Israel Deny Hamas Claims That They Are Plotting to Topple Incoming
Palestinian Government.
U.S.,
Israel Deny Anti-Hamas Plot
ABC News - Feb 14 8:49 AM
U.S. and
Israel Deny Hamas Claims That They Are Plotting How to Topple Incoming
Palestinian Govt.
Robert
Schlesinger: U.S. and Israel take PA politics to the next level
HuffingtonPost - Feb 14 9:15 AM
The New York
Times' Steven Erlanger report today that the United States and Israel are
conferring on how to get rid of the new Hamas government of the Palestinian
Authority. Critics will doubtless see these discussion as nefarious and
anti-democratic (not to mention ham-handed and sure to back-fire). But those
critics fail to understand that this is just Phase Two of democratization --
US
and Israel deny bid to starve Hamas into new elections
Independent - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
Hamas
denounced the governments of US and Israel for "interference" and
"collective punishment" after it was reported that they were discussing ways of
using a halt to funding to oust it from power later this year.
US,
Israel Officials Deny Plot to Topple Hamas
Voice of America - Feb 14 11:47 AM
A New York
Times reports that Israel and the United States are discussing ways to
force the newly elected Hamas-led Palestinian leadership to call early elections
is causing a stir in the Middle East. Officials are denying a plot to bring down
a Hamas government is in the works.
Israel
signals review of Palestinian relations
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 46 minutes
ago
Israel says it will "review all contacts" with the
Palestinians if Hamas militants, who won last month's election, head a future
government.
Israel
to review contacts with Palestinians if Hamas forms gov't
People's Daily - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Israeli
Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday that Israel would
review all the contacts with the Palestinians if the Islamic Resistance Movement
(Hamas) forms a new Palestinian government.
Israel
urges world action against Iran nuclear bid
AlertNet - Feb 14 1:48 PM
JERUSALEM, Feb 14
(Reuters) - Israel's Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert renewed a call by
the Jewish state on Tuesday for a united world effort to bar Iran from obtaining
atomic arms.
Gav
Yam to sell plot to Israel Power for private plant
Haaretz Daily - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
IDB
group subsidiary Gav Yam recently agreed to sell 63 dunams near Kastina Junction
to Israel Power, which plans to establish a $250-million, 400-megawatt
power plant there. The deal is reportedly worth NIS 44 million.
US
denies 'plot' with Israel to oust Hamas
People's Daily - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
The
United States denied Tuesday that it was discussing with Israel ways to
destabilize a Palestinian government led by the Islamic Resistance Movement (
Hamas).
Paper:
US, Israel Mull Palestinian Change
ABC News - Feb 14 1:34 AM
Report: U.S.,
Israel Considering Palestinian Regime Change
Israel
Seeking United Stand Against Hamas
Crosswalk.com - Feb 14 9:18 AM
Jerusalem
(CNSNews.com) - Israel is trying to form a coalition of governments that
will present a united stand against Hamas, unless the terror group recognizes
Israel and renounces terrorism, an Israeli official said on Tuesday.
Hamas
Vows No Recognition of Israel
Elite TV - Feb 14 2:02 PM
The leaders of the
militant group Hamas indicated that they have no intention of recognizing
Israel's right to exist and officially protested what they called
'interference' by the United States into internal Palestinian affairs.
Olmert
Says Hamas, Iran Seek Israel's Destruction
Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - 2 hours, 38 minutes
ago
14 February 2006 -- Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says
Israel will not negotiate with the incoming Hamas leadership of the
Palestinians as long as the group remains committed to Israel's
destruction.
Hamas
Assails U.S., Israel
The Sacramento Union - Feb 14 12:43
PM
JERUSALEMHamas protested interference by the United States and
Israel following reports Tuesday the nations were exploring ways to
topple the militants incoming government unless they renounced their violent
ideology and recognized Israels right to exist. In Washington, the White House
and the Israeli ambassador to the United States denied such a plot. The State
Department said it was
Shoshana
Damari, 'queen of Hebrew music,' dies at 83 in Israel
Brandon Sun - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
JERUSALEM
(AP) - Shoshana Damari, whose voice came to embody the emerging nation of
Israel and comforted its people during their most trying times, died
Tuesday after suffering from pneumonia. She was 83.
Israel
to review ties if Palestinian PM from Hamas - Olmert
AlertNet - Feb 14 11:03 AM
JERUSALEM, Feb 14
(Reuters) - Israel will "review all contacts" with the Palestinians if
Hamas heads a future government after its recent electoral victory,
Israel's acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday.
Israel
presses to weaken Hamas
The Daily Telegraph - Feb 14 9:46
AM
ISRAEL is pressing donor countries to sever support for the
Palestinian Authority this weekend - when a Hamas-led parliament will be sworn
in - as part of a push to weaken the group.
US,
Israel considering govt change in Palestine: NYT
Daily Times - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
* Hamas
blasts plans to isolate Palestinians * US denies report NEW YORK: The United
States and Israel are considering a campaign to starve the Palestinian
Authority of cash so Palestinians would grow disillusioned with their incoming
militant Hamas rulers and return ousted Fatah moderates
Rockets
fired from Gaza into Israel
Aljazeera - Feb 14 10:49 AM
Palestinian
fighters have fired two rockets into southern Israel , one of which
struck the industrial zone of the Mediterranean port city of Ashkelon , causing
no casualties or damage.
Report:
Israel, US Discuss Destabilizing Hamas Government
Voice of America - Feb 14 7:31 AM
The New York
Times newspaper reports the United States and Israel are discussing ways
to destabilize a Hamas-led Palestinian government if the militant group does not
renounce violence.
Hamas
assails U-S, Israel for reportedly considering Palestinian changes
KBCI Boise - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
JERUSALEM
Israel's acting prime minister says he's ruling out talks with the
incoming Palestinian government as long as Hamas remains committed to
Israel's destruction.
Israel
warns Abbas about Hamas
CNN.com - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Acting Israeli
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
to take action to disarm Hamas before it gains control of the Palestinian
government.
US
and Israel determined to force out Hamas
Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 14 5:24 AM
THE US
and Israel are discussing ways to destabilise the Palestinian Government
so that newly elected Hamas will fail and elections will be called again. -
Fixing
borders is Israel's top priority: Olmert
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 8:40
AM
Israel's Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has pledged that
the next government would place determining the Jewish state's final borders at
the top of its list of priorities.
US,
Israel discuss ways to ouster Hamas
Nine O'Clock - Feb 14 12:14 PM
WASHINGTON - The
US and Israel are discussing ways to destabilize the Palestinian
government so that newly elected Hamas officials will fail and elections will be
called again, The New York Times reported yesterday.
Israel
plays up Hamas links to Chechen separatists
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 7:16
AM
Outraged by Moscow's overtures to Hamas, Israel has told its
diplomats to play up alleged ties between the Palestinian militants and Chechens
fighting to break away from Russia, Israeli political sources said on Monday.
US
and Israel 'consider plan to oust Hamas'
The Scotsman: International News - Feb 14 6:13
AM
THE US and Israel are allegedly considering a campaign to
starve the Palestinian Authority of cash in a bid to oust militant Hamas rulers.
US,
Israel talk ways to destabilise Hamas - NYT
Stuff - Feb 14 8:07 AM
WASHINGTON: US and
Israeli officials are discussing ways to isolate and destabilise Hamas if it
fails to recognise Israel's right to exist, renounce violence and accept
previous Palestinian-Israeli agreements, The New York Times reported.
Israel
pushes Hamas links to Chechen cause: source
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 6:10
AM
Outraged by Russian overtures to Hamas, Israel has told its
diplomats to play up alleged ties between the Palestinian militants and Chechens
fighting to secede from Moscow, Israeli political sources said on Monday.
Report:
US, Israel considering Palestinian regime change
Fox 6 News San Diego - Feb 14 7:06 AM
The U.S.
and Israel are reportedly hatching a plan to starve the Palestinian
Authority of cash to taint the election success of Hamas.
Report:
U.S., Israel Plot Hamas Failure
WOAI - Feb 14 6:31 AM
Israel and the
United States are working jointly to bring about the failure of Hamas as the
majority Palestinian government, the New York Times said Tuesday.
Report:
US, Israel considering Palestinian regime change
KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Feb 14 5:46 AM
NEW
YORK The U-S and Israel are reportedly hatching a plan to starve the
Palestinian Authority of cash to taint the election success of Hamas. According
to a story in The...
Israel's
intelligence chief: 'Iran is Main Threat'
IranMania.com - Feb 14 8:42 AM
LONDON, February
14 (IranMania) - Israel's new army intelligence chief called Iran the
"main threat" to the Jewish state Tuesday and said Tehran was likely to have the
capacity to develop nuclear weapons "by the end of the decade".
Hamas
blasts Israel, U.S. over regime changes
CTV.ca - Feb 14 4:30 AM
Hamas derided the
United States and Israel on Tuesday following reports they were exploring
ways to topple the militants' incoming government.
U.S
and Israel discuss destabilizing Palestinian government
The Salt Lake Tribune - Feb 14 12:43
AM
JERUSALEM - The United States and Israel are discussing ways
to destabilize the Palestinian government so that newly elected Hamas officials
will fail and elections will be called again, according to Israeli officials and
Western diplomats. The intention is to starve the Palestinian Authority of money
and international connections to the point where, some months from now, its
president,
Israel
'permanent borders' urged
The Scotsman: International News - Feb 14 2:28
AM
Israel's next parliament must determine the country's
permanent borders, said acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Ane he set a
four-year time frame for drawing the line between Israel and the West
Bank. Olmert was speaking at a special session...
Israel
kills suspected terrorist
Cleveland Jewish News - Feb 14 9:25 AM
(JTA) -
Israel killed a member of a Palestinian terrorist group in an airstrike
in the Gaza Strip. Another member of the Al-Aksa Brigade was wounded in
Wednesdays airstrike. The death marks the 10th Palestinian killed by Israeli
attacks this week.
Israel
'has annexed Jordan Valley and shut out Palestinians'
Belfast Telegraph - Feb 14 5:40
AM
Israel has in effect "annexed" the Jordan Valley, or eastern
strip of the West Bank, by severely restricting the movements of Palestinians
inside it, it was claimed yesterday.
Hamas
chief : No recognition of Israel
World Peace Herald - Feb 14 8:53 AM
CAIRO --
Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahhar reiterated the Islamic militant group's refusal to
recognize Israel, stressing that its program is to liberate Palestine.
'Israel
not to deal with Hamas until it disarms'
Hindustan Times - Feb 14 4:32 AM
Israeli
Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz on Tuesday ruled out dialogue with Hamas unless the
Palestinian Islamist movement disarms its militants. "This is the policy of
Israel for having dialogue with Hamas," Mofaz told reporters after
meeting President Hosni Mubarak in the Egyptian capital.
Report:
US, Israel considering Palestinian regime change
WPRI 12 Providence - Feb 14 3:52 AM
NEW YORK
The U-S and Israel are reportedly hatching a plan to starve the
Palestinian Authority of cash to taint the election success of Hamas.
Olmert:
Next parliament must set Israel's permanent borders
WAVY 10 - Feb 14 1:55 AM
JERUSALEM
Israel's acting prime minister is setting a four-year time frame for
determining Israel's permanent borders.
Hamas
will bow to international demands and renounce its armed campaign against
Israel : Egyptian President Hosni
India Daily - Feb 14 6:25 AM
Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak believes Hamas will bow to international demands and renounce its
armed campaign against Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said
Mofaz, who met with Mubarak and other senior Egyptian officials in Cairo, said
Mubarak also vowed to "exert all of his efforts to make Hamas accept all the
Israeli conditions."
B'Tselem:
Israel Effectively Annexed Jordan Valley
Palestine News Agency - Feb 14 4:54 AM
TEL
AVIV, February 14, 2006 (WAFA)- B'Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for
Human Rights said in a research that Israel has effectively annexed the
Jordan Valley.
Sharon's
party leads polls in Israel
Sunday Mail - Feb 14 5:13 AM
AT the closing of
the list at midnight on Thursday, 31 parties registered for Israel's
March 28 parliamentary election. The Kadima Party, founded by ailing Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon, was far ahead in the polls.
Israel
'must draw permanent borders' - Olmert
Irish Examiner - Feb 14 12:44 AM
Israels next
parliament must determine the countrys permanent borders, said acting Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert, setting a four-year time frame for drawing the line
between Israel and the West Bank.
(AFX
UK Focus) 2006-02-14 11:25 GMT: Israel will not tolerate Hamas continuing
terrorism - president
Interactive Investor - Feb 14 3:50 AM
ATHENS
(AFX) - Israel will not tolerate any continuation of terrorism by the
militant group Hamas, which won Palestinian elections, visiting President Moshe
Katsav said after talks here with his Greek counterpart Carolos Papoulias.
Iran
official pledges not to use force against Israel
Interfax - Feb 14 9:13 AM
MOSCOW. Feb 14
(Interfax) - Iran does not intend to use force against Israel, Iranian
Ambassador to Moscow Gholyamreza Ansari said at a meeting with members of the
Rodina faction in the State Duma on Tuesday.
Lothians
companies have the technology for Israel mission
Edinburgh Evening News - Feb 14 3:10 AM
SEVEN
Lothian-based companies are taking part in Scotland's first trade mission to
Israel, hoping to set foundations for future business opportunities in a
country that has produced some of the world's leading technology innovations.
Hamas
leader Mahmoud a-Zahar declares Palestinian war on Israel will go
on
DEBKAfile - Feb 14 12:15 AM
Spelling out the
incoming Palestinian governments agenda, a-Zahar said: We will not recognize
Israel; our armed struggle will go on until all of Palestine is
liberated; we will abrogate the Oslo accords and all the agreements the PLO and
the Palestinian Authority signed; all negotiations with Israel must go
through a third party; we dont need money from Israel or the Satan; Arab
nations
'US,
Israel planning to cut cash to Hamas'
Independent Online - Feb 14 12:00 AM
The United
States and Israel are reported to be considering a campaign to starve the
Palestinian Authority of cash so Palestinians will grow disillusioned with their
incoming militant Hamas rulers .
New
York Times: U.S., Israel talk ways to destabilize Hamas
Haaretz Daily - Feb 13 9:58 PM
WASHINGTON -
U.S. and Israeli officials are discussing ways to isolate and destabilize Hamas
if it fails to recognize Israel's right to exist, renounce violence and
accept previous Palestinian-Israeli agreements, The New York Times reported.
Hamas
will end armed struggle if Israel quits occupied territories:
leader
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 9:58 PM
Hamas will
end its armed struggle against Israel if the Jewish state withdraws from
all occupied Palestinian territories, the Islamist group's leader told a Russian
daily.
Olmert:
Next parliament must set Israel's permanent borders
KBCI Boise - Feb 14 2:03 AM
JERUSALEM
Israel's acting prime minister is setting a four-year time frame for
determining Israel's permanent borders. Ehud Olmert says Israel's
next parliament must draw the line between Israel and the West Bank.
Israel's
'queen of song' Shoshana Damari dies aged 83
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 4:59 AM
Shoshana
Damari, regarded as 'the queen of Israeli song' for a career dating back to the
Jewish state's foundation, has died in a Tel Aviv hospital following a bout of
pneumonia. She was 83.
Sharon's
son gets jail time in Israel funds scandal
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 5:28 AM
An
Israeli court sentenced Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's son to nine months in
prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to illicitly funding his father's 1999
campaign to head the right-wing Likud Party.
Israel
Securities Authority Selects PortAuthority Technologies to Protect Sensitive
Internal Data
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 14
6:00 AM
PortAuthority Technologies, the leader in Information Leak
Prevention, today announced that the Israel Securities Authority has
selected PortAuthority to protect its extremely sensitive information from
unauthorized distribution.
Israel
Urges World to Reject Hamas
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 7:22
PM
Israel's foreign minister on Sunday criticized Russia's
invitation for Hamas leaders to visit Moscow for talks, urging the international
community to stand firm in rejecting the militant group despite its victory in
Palestinian elections.
Hamas
will end armed struggle if Israel quits territories: leader
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 8:18 PM
Hamas will
end its armed struggle against Israel if the Jewish state withdraws from
all occupied Palestinian territories, its leader has told Russian daily
Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
Israel
excludes Palestinians from fertile valley
Mail and Guardian - Feb 13 11:10
PM
Israel has effectively annexed the Jordan Valley -- about a
third of the occupied West Bank -- by barring almost all Palestinians from
entering the region, a respected Israeli human rights group said on Monday.
Analysts:
Russian invite to Hamas may undercut Israel and road map
JTA - Feb 13 3:23 PM
JERUSALEM, Feb. 13 (JTA)
Russias readiness to hold talks with Hamas following the terrorist groups
victory in Palestinian parliamentary election has surprised and angered
decision-makers in Israel. But how damaging is the Russian move likely to
be?
Israel
bans Argie beef
Something Jewish - Feb 14 1:13 AM
Beef from
Argentina has been banned from entering Israel following an outreak of
the foot and mouth disease in the northeastern Corrientes region of the country.
Israeli
Leader: Iran President 'Obsessed'
AP via Yahoo! News - 41 minutes ago
Iran's
nuclear program threatens Israel's existence and could produce a nuclear
bomb in two years, an influential Israeli lawmaker said Tuesday, while the
acting prime minister accused Iran's president of being "obsessed with
anti-Semitic hatred."
Silvermans
donate $3M to Beth Israel Deaconess
BizJournals - Feb 13 1:07 PM
Boston's Beth
Israel Deaconess Medical Center received a $3 million gift Monday from
Lois E. and Norman S. Silverman of Palm Beach and Boston to mark Lois's
Silverman's election to a three-year term as chair of the medical center's board
of directors.
Hamas
Assails U.S., Israeli `interference'
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 1:09 PM
Hamas
protested "interference" by the United States and Israel following
reports Tuesday the nations were exploring ways to topple the militants'
incoming government unless they renounced their violent ideology and recognized
Israel's right to exist.
Israel
supports referring Iran's nuclear case to Security Council: spokesman
People's Daily - Feb 13 4:10 PM
Israel
voiced its support on Monday to refer Iran's nuclear case to the UN Security
Council shortly after the Islamic Republic announced its decision to resume
uranium enrichment by early March, local newspaper Ha'aretz reported.
Kadima
Clearly Surpasses Opponents in Israel
Angus Reid - Feb 13 9:37 PM
(Angus Reid Global
Scan) The Kadima party founded by prime minister Ariel Sharon stands to become
the largest political group in Israel's legislative branch, according to
six recent voting intention polls.
Russia
expected to press Hamas to disarm, recognize Israel: US
People's Daily - Feb 13 4:09 PM
The United
States expects Russia to press the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement
(Hamas) to disarm and recognize Israel in its talks with the militant
group, the White House said on Monday.
Olmert:
Next Knesset must determine Israel's final borders
Haaretz Daily - Feb 13 12:13 PM
Acting Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that members of the next Knesset will be asked
to determine Israel's permanent borders in a historic vote, if his Kadima
party wins next month's elections.
US
denies seeking Hamas ouster, new elections
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 11:36 AM
The
United States denied any "plot" with Israel to topple the Hamas-led
Palestinian government, but said they had discussed cuts in US aid if the group
does not renounce violence.
Israel
isolates Jordan Valley from West Bank
The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 13 1:15
PM
Israel has managed to completely cut off the Jordan Valley
from the rest of the occupied West Bank through a series of military procedures
instituted last year, an Israeli newspaper said Monday. Since March 2005,
Israel has prevented the Palestinians from entering the Jordan.
Israel
lobbies against "Palestine" tag at Oscars
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 12:03
PM
Israel and U.S. Jewish groups have lobbied organizers of
next month's Academy Awards not to present a nominated film about Palestinian
suicide bombers as coming from "Palestine," an Israeli diplomat said on Sunday.
Israel
emphasizing alleged ties between Hamas and Chechen separatists
India Daily - Feb 13 4:41 PM
Israel
reportedly told its Foreign Ministry on Feb. 13 to emphasize alleged ties
between Hamas and Chechen separatists, following Russian President Vladimir
Putin's comments last week that he would invite Hamas leaders for talks.
Oscar
organizers deny pressure on Palestinian film
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 12:27 PM
Oscar
organizers said on Tuesday they have not yet decided how to designate a film
about suicide bombers in the West Bank but denied they were being pressed by
Israel to say the movie came from the Palestinian Authority rather than
Palestine.
Olmert
Rules Out Talks With Hamas
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 10:32 AM
Acting
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday said Israel won't negotiate with
the incoming Hamas leadership of the Palestinians as long as the group remains
committed to Israel's destruction.
Israel
to cut army service
Irish Examiner - Feb 13 12:29 PM
Israels
compulsory military service is to be gradually reduced to two years from the
current three years in a move that would save millions of pounds a year, defence
minister Shaul Mofaz said today.
Sharon's
son gets jail time in Israel bribery case
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 5:03 AM
An
Israeli court sentenced Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's son to nine months'
imprisonment on Tuesday in a campaign funding scandal.
Hamas
to give up arms if Israel leaves West Bank
Deccan Herald - Feb 13 3:22 PM
The head of
Hamas politburo Khaled Mishaal said in an interview published in a Russian
journal that the movement would halt its armed struggle if Israel were to
withdraw from the West Bank and East Jerusalem, occupied in 1967.
...group
will end its armed struggle if Israel withdraws from all parts of the
Palestinian: Hamas chief
India Daily - Feb 13 4:26 PM
Hamas chief Khaled
Meshaal says his group will end its armed struggle if Israel withdraws
from all parts of the Palestinian territories.
US
says "no plot" for Hamas ouster
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 8:51 AM
The
United States and Israel were not plotting to destabilize a Hamas-led
Palestinian government, the White House said on Tuesday, but urged the militant
group to respect Israeli-Palestinian accords.
Random
House unveils first films under new tie-up
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 10:15 AM
Two
politically charged stories, one a novel set in Israel and the other a
non-fiction investigation about the war in Iraq, are set to be the first movie
adaptations from an unprecedented joint venture between a book publisher and a
film company.
Israel
striker Katan joins West Ham
Tiscali - Feb 13 2:22 PM
LONDON (Reuters) -
Israel striker Yaniv Katan has completed his 100,000 pounds ($172,900)
move to West Ham United from Maccabi Haifa, the Premier League club said on
Tuesday.
Hamas
assails U.S. for considering Palestinian regime change
USA Today - Feb 14 6:28 AM
Hamas derided the
United States and Israel on Tuesday following reports they were exploring
ways to topple the militants' incoming government unless they renounce their
violent ideology.
Israel
to reduce compulsory military service
The Scotsman - Feb 13 5:52 PM
ISRAEL'S
compulsory military service is to be gradually reduced to two years from the
current three years in a move that would save millions of pounds a year, defence
minister Shaul Mofaz said yesterday.
Israel
Plays Up Hamas-Chechen Link
The Moscow Times - Feb 13 12:46 PM
JERUSALEM --
Outraged by Russian overtures to Hamas, Israel has told its diplomats to
play up purported ties between the Palestinian militants and Chechens rebels,
Israeli political sources said Monday.
Survey:
18 wealthiest families earn 32% of Israel's revenues
Haaretz Daily - Feb 13 6:58 AM
The income of
the 18 wealthiest families in Israel is equivalent to 77 percent of
Israel's national budget, which is NIS 256 billion a year, and
constitutes 32 percent of the country's revenues, according to a survey
conducted by the Business Data Israel company published Monday.
Pakistan
says traders not visiting Israel
Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 13 6:46
AM
Pakistan - Traders - Israel Pakistan said on Monday that
businessmen from the country are not visiting Israeli, denying reports in the
Israeli media that a first-ever delegation from Pakistan will arrive in
Israel later this year.
Irregularities
cited over gov't computerized projects outsourced to HP Israel
Haaretz Daily - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
The
State Comptroller's Office has been taking great interest in computerization
projects at all government ministries in recent years.