ISRAEL ARTICLES on 26 Feb

  • Israel says "irrelevant" Abbas to be Hamas "fig leaf" Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
    Israel branded Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "irrelevant" on Sunday, calling Hamas the real governing power and urging the international community not to weaken its pressure on the militant group to seek peace.

  • Israel wins Arsenal deal to promote 'sun and fun' Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 7:24 AM
    Israel has won an exclusive deal with English football club Arsenal to promote a country infamous for suicide bombings as a "sun and fun" holiday destination.

  • Hamas denies suggesting it may recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 6:18 AM
    Hamas's prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday denied he had suggested the Palestinian Islamist group might one day recognize Israel, saying there was only a possibility of achieving a long-term truce.

  • Israel minister vows bigger response to Palestinian rockets Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 7:21 AM
    Israel is to intensify its reprisals against Palestinian militants for firing makeshift rockets against the Jewish state, Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said Sunday as militants launched two more without causing casualties or damage.

  • Israel welcomes Hamas leader's move on recognition Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 11:39 PM
    Israel on Sunday cautiously welcomed a statement by the Palestinian prime minister-designate that Hamas was ready to recognize it if Palestinians were given full rights and a state in occupied lands.

  • Hamas leader lists terms for recognizing Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 5:58 PM
    The Palestinian prime minister-designate said Hamas is "ready to recognize" Israel if it gives the Palestinian people their full rights and a state in lands occupied since 1967, including the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

  • Israel Rejects Hamas Conditions for Long-term Truce Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    Israel has rejected the conditions of the Islamic militant group Hamas for a long-term cease-fire. A Hamas leader ruled out recognition of Israel or peace with the Jewish state.

  • Hamas denies it may recognise Israel Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
    Hamas's prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh denied he had suggested the Palestinian Islamist group might one day recognise Israel, saying there was only a possibility of achieving a long-term truce.

  • Hamas denies Israel recognition Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
    HAMAS' prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh today denied he had suggested the Palestinian Islamist group might one day recognise Israel, saying there was only a possibility of achieving a long-term truce.

  • Hamas denies suggesting it may recognise Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 26 6:17 AM
    GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas's prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday denied he had suggested the Palestinian Islamist group might one day recognise Israel, saying there was only a possibility of achieving a long-term truce.

  • Israel takes steps to cut military service Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Feb 26 8:55 AM
    JERUSALEM, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet took initial steps on Sunday to cut compulsory military service for men from three years to two years, officials said.

  • Positive Hamas signal for Israel Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 26 5:46 AM
    Hamas is "ready to recognise" Israel if it gives the Palestinian people their full rights and a state in lands occupied since 1967, says the Palestinian Prime Minister-designate.

  • Hamas readiness to recognize Israel yet unclear diplomat. Open this result in new window
    Itar-Tass - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
    MOSCOW, February 26 (Itar-Tass) -- A Moscow visit of the Hamas delegation will be important, but it is yet unclear whether the movement is ready to recognize Israel, Russian Foreign Ministry special representative for the Mideast settlement, Ambassador Alexander Kalugin told Itar-Tass on Sunday.

  • Hamas sets terms for recognition of Israel Open this result in new window
    The Age - Feb 26 5:17 AM
    The Palestinian prime minister-designate says Hamas is 'ready to recognise' Israel if it allows the Palestinian people their full rights and a state including the West Bank and East Jerusalem. -

  • Israel welcomes Hamas leader's move on recognition Open this result in new window
    Reuters.co.uk - Feb 26 4:14 AM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Sunday cautiously welcomed a statement by the Palestinian prime minister-designate that Hamas was ready to recognise it if Palestinians were given full rights and a state in occupied lands.

  • Abbas hints may resign, as Israel-US discuss aid formula Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 26 2:40 AM
    Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has hinted he may resign should Hamas limit his policies as Israel's acting premier and a US envoy were to discuss ways to extend aid that bypass the Islamists.

  • Israel signs tourism deal with Arsenal Open this result in new window
    Slam! Sports - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - England's Arsenal soccer team will promote tourism to Israel under a sponsorship deal signed Sunday. The two-year agreement, signed by Israeli and Arsenal officials in Tel Aviv, is the soccer club's second with a Middle Eastern partner.

  • Israel cautious over Hamas recognition comments Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Feb 26 9:07 AM
    Israel reacted with caution Sunday to comments by Hamas leader and PA prime minister-elect Ismail Haniyeh, who suggested in an interview with the Washington Post that Hamas could recognize Israel under a future deal conditioned on a withdrawal to pre-1967 war borders.

  • Israel signs tourism deal with English soccer club Arsenal Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Feb 26 4:05 AM
    England's Arsenal soccer team will promote tourism to Israel under a $612,000 sponsorship deal signed Sunday. The two-year agreement, signed by Israeli and Arsenal officials in Tel Aviv,is the soccer club's second with a Middle Eastern partner.

  • Moscow expects Hamas to announce recognition of Israel Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Feb 26 8:32 AM
    MOSCOW - A senior Russian diplomat said Sunday that Moscow expects Hamas to make a clear pledge to recognize Israel, a news agency reported. The announcement came as Hamas's prime minister-designate Sunday denied he had suggested the Palestinian Islamist group might one day recognize Israel.

  • Israel welcomes Hamas statement Open this result in new window
    ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 26 12:29 AM
    Israel has cautiously welcomed a statement from the Palestinian prime minister that Hamas is ready to recognise the Jewish state.

  • Peres: Israel pursues peace Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Feb 26 12:26 AM
    With the Islamist militant group Hamas in control of the Palestinian Parliament following recent elections, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres journeyed to South Florida Saturday to spread the message that Israel will continue working for peace.

  • Israel needs NATO and U.S. support Open this result in new window
    Salem Statesman Journal - Feb 26 3:17 AM
    The choice of how to respond to Irans growing threat to the West in general and Israel in particular is not an easy one. One option is to try to stop Irans nuclear program via an air and missile strike but such a step is unlikely to work militarily and could have disastrous consequences.

  • Israel should mull Hamas armstice: former security chief Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 4:09 AM
    Conditions are not ripe for a definitive peace deal with a Hamas-led Palestinian regime, so Israel should consider an armistice, the former head of the Mossad security service has said.

  • British Jewish leader raps Church of England over Israel policy Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Feb 26 12:50 AM
    LONDON -- The Church of England came under fire on Friday from Britain's top Jewish leader Sir Jonathan Sacks for its "ill-judged" decision to review investments in firms whose products Israel uses in the occupied territories.

  • Hamas lists Israel recognition terms Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Feb 25 10:26 PM
    The Palestinian prime minister-designate says Hamas is ready to recognise Israel if it gives the Palestinian people their full rights and a state in lands occupied since 1967, including the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

  • Israel warplanes bomb northern Gaza after rockets fired Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 1:18 AM
    Israeli warplanes bombed eight roads in the northern Gaza Strip to prevent Palestinian militants from firing rockets on Israel, after two were launched a day earlier, a military spokeswoman said.

  • Palestinian PM-designate lays out conditions for recognising Israel Open this result in new window
    Financial Express - Feb 26 8:15 AM
    JERUSALEM, Feb 26 (Xinhua): Palestinian Prime Minister designate Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday Hamas is "ready to recognise" Israel if it gives the Palestinians their full rights and a state on lands occupied since 1967, including the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

  • Hamas lists terms for recognising Israel Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 25 7:58 PM
    The Palestinian prime minister-designate says Hamas is "ready to recognise" Israel if it gives the Palestinian people their full rights and a state in lands occupied since 1967.

  • Israel reacts with caution to statements by PA prime minister-designate Open this result in new window
    Al Bawaba Entertainment - Feb 26 4:08 AM
    Israel reacted with caution Sunday to comments by PA prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh, who said in an interview with the Washington Post that his Hamas movement might recognize Israel under a future deal conditioned on a withdrawal to pre-1967 war borders.

  • Hamas leader lists terms for recognising Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Feb 25 5:58 PM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian prime minister-designate said Hamas is "ready to recognise" Israel if it gives the Palestinian people their full rights and a state in lands occupied since 1967, including the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

  • Israel Welcomes Hamas Change of Language Abbas: We Could Reach a Point Where I Cannot Perform My Duty Open this result in new window
    Palestine Media Center - Feb 26 2:40 AM
    Israel on Sunday cautiously welcomed a statement by the Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Ismael Haniyeh that Hamas was ready to recognize it if Palestinians were given full rights and a state in the lands the Jewish state occupied in 1967, as President Mahmoud Abbas warned he may resign if the electoral win of the Islamic Resistance Movement would prevent him from advancing his peace program.

  • Ohio farmers to tap in to Israel's agricultural know-how Open this result in new window
    AG Weekly - Feb 25 9:24 PM
    DAYTON, Ohio -- Farmers in Israel raise crops in conditions that couldn't be more foreign to their Ohio counterparts. But the arid soils, limited water and cramped spaces have turned Israeli farmers into experts at making crops bloom in the desert.

  • Israel should mull Hamas armistice: ex-Mossad chief Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Feb 25 10:41 PM
    JERUSALEM: Conditions are not ripe for a definitive peace deal with a Hamas-led Palestinian regime, so Israel should consider an armistice, the former head of the Mossad security service said yesterday.

  • No truce as long as Israel continues military offensive: Hamas Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Feb 25 5:55 PM
    The Islamic Resistance Movement ( Hamas) asserted on Saturday that there will be no truce with Israel as long as its army keeps carrying on with its military offensive in the Palestinian territories.

  • Israel Corp: Israel Chemicals not for sale Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Feb 25 4:39 PM
    The CEO of The Israel Corporation, the controlling shareholder in Israel Chemicals (ICL), denied yesterday that the latter could be up for sale in the near future.

  • Palestinian PM-designate Haniyeh ready for conditional recognition of Israel Open this result in new window
    Press Trust of India - Feb 25 7:26 PM
    Washington, Feb 26 (PTI) Palestinian Prime Minister -designate Ismail Haniyeh has said he is ready to recognise Israel's right to exist if she in turn were to recognise a Palestinian state, release its prisoners and allow refugees to return to Israel.

  • Hamas backtracks from 'peace' comments Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
    Hamas's prime minister designate distanced himself from comments about recognising Israel, saying he merely envisaged a long-term ceasefire as the Jewish state accused the Islamists of deception.

  • Israel's stricken Sharon turns 78 Open this result in new window
    BBC News - 53 minutes ago
    Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon turns 78 while remaining critically ill in a coma in hospital.

  • Israel brands Hamas body 'a terrorist authority' Open this result in new window
    NorthJersey.com - Feb 25 7:52 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel branded the Palestinian government a "terrorist authority" Sunday and halted the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax money after Hamas took control of the Palestinian Parliament.

  • Israel Fears an Alliance of Two Enemies Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Feb 26 12:22 AM
    Hamas leader's visit to Iran set off alarm bells in the Jewish state. But some experts say the relationship's import is being exaggerated.

  • Israel showing signs of unilateral pullout / Olmert seems to be following Sharon's plan for West Bank Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 26 3:35 AM
    Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been dropping broad hints about a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from parts of the West Bank, but there are signs such a plan already is being carried out on the ground. "The direction is clear," Olmert told...

  • Chief Rabbinate of Israel and Vatican Meet to Discuss Life and Death Issues Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 4:34 PM
    Rabbi David Rosen and Rabbi Israel Singer, president and chairman of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC) expressed IJCIC's satisfaction regarding the level of interreligious dialogue achieved between the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Vatican, whose Bilateral Commission is meeting this week beginning Sunday evening to discuss their positions concerning

  • Israel's Sharon turns 78 in coma Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Family and close friends of comatose Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon marked his 78th birthday on Sunday with subdued visits to his hospital bedside.

  • Turkey - Israel Relations To Continue As Planned In Past, Avivi Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Feb 25 7:35 AM
    ANKARA - Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Pinhas Avivi said that Turkey-Israel relations in every area will continue as planned in the past regardless of the visit of Hamas delegation (to Turkey).

  • Both United States And Israel Had Information About Hamas' Visit To Turkey, Gul Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Feb 25 7:34 AM
    ANKARA - ''Both the United States and Israel knew that Hamas delegation would pay a visit to Turkey,'' said Turkish Foreign Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul on Wednesday.

  • Israeli PM marks sad 78th birthday in coma Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 3:41 AM
    Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon marked his 78th birthday still in a coma without pomp and ceremony, his family seeing no cause for celebration and the public largely unmoved.

  • Arsenal promoting Israeli tourism Open this result in new window
    BBC News - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
    Arsenal football club signs a sponsorship deal to promote Israel as a tourism destination in its new stadium.

  • 'We do not wish to throw them into the sea': Hamas on Israelis Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 2:27 AM
    Hamas does not feel animosity against Jews per se and could establish "peace in stages" with Israel if the latter withdraws to its 1967 borders, its leader Ismail Haniyeh has said.

  • Green Jews campaign against partys Israel divestment resolution Open this result in new window
    JTA - Feb 24 10:41 PM
    WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (JTA) Audrey Clement biked across night-darkened bridges and through driving winter rain to make her point: Her party the Green Party made a fundamental mistake in a resolution calling for divestment from Israel.

  • Local reporter tours Israel Open this result in new window
    Potomac News - Feb 24 10:09 PM
    Editor's Note: Reporter Daniel Gilbert spent the first 10 days of 2006 touring one of the most dangerous and enigmatic regions of the Middle East. The following is his account of life in Israel as seen through the lens of a government-sponsored tour.

  • Israel army kills two militants on Gaza border Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:26 PM
    The Israeli army shot dead two Palestinian militants and wounded a third on the border with Israel in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday, local ambulance staff said.

  • Israel News from Jerusalem Newswire Open this result in new window
    Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 26 6:56 AM
    The Hamas terrorist organization is not impatient, and will accept a long-term elimination of the Jewish state, rather than seek its immediate demise, the new masters of the Palestinian Authority have graciously offered.

  • Abbas urges Israel to see positive dimensions of Hamas election victory Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Feb 24 9:25 PM
    Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas told an Israeli TV on Friday that Israel should understand that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)'s election victory had positive dimensions.

  • Israel News from Jerusalem Newswire Open this result in new window
    Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 26 6:56 AM
    After adamantly vowing to deny American funding to the Hamas terrorist organization, Washington at the weekend backtracked by saying it will not halt aid to the Palestinian Authority, but will merely attempt to redirect it to humanitarian works.

  • Palestinians are being robbed by Israel Open this result in new window
    Salem Statesman Journal - Feb 26 3:16 AM
    It is evidently difficult to scrub off the sticker that is glued onto the front window.

  • Israel organizes counter-cartoon contest Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Feb 26 12:50 AM
    JERUSALEM -- An Israeli cartoonist is organizing a cartoon competition inviting Jews all over the world to lampoon themselves to ridicule a rival Iranian contest intended to belittle the Nazi Holocaust.

  • Hamas' Moscow Trip Angers Israel Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Feb 24 5:00 AM
    Hamas' Moscow Trip Angers Israel. Which Is Trying to Isolate the Militant Group After Election Victory

  • Discount Bank completes sale of Cross-Israel Highway debt Open this result in new window
    Globes Online - Feb 26 7:26 AM
    Demand for the NIS 565 million debt was NIS 1 billion.

  • Israel News from Jerusalem Newswire Open this result in new window
    Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 26 4:41 AM
    Arabs in Gaza fired a Kassam rocket towards the Negev kibbutz (collective farm) of Yad Mordechai. No injuries reported.

  • Israels Tourism Ministry sponsors Engish Premier League club Arsenal Open this result in new window
    Globes Online - Feb 26 3:16 AM
    There is speculation about the response of Arsenal's main sponsor, Emirate Airlines.

  • TIP-INS: hs Israel Gutierrez Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Feb 26 12:29 AM
    BROWN PUTS HIS SPIN ON TRADE Who does Larry Brown think he's fooling? After the Knicks acquired Steve Francis, the Knicks coach tried to compare the current combination of New York guards to the best guard combination the Knicks have known and another handful of pretty good guards in Detroit.

  • Brit church's slapto Israel angers Jews Open this result in new window
    New York Daily News - Feb 26 1:20 AM
    LONDON - Church of England leaders have created a rift with Britain's Jewish community by pushing for a selloff of the church's investment in the American company that makes bulldozers used by Israeli troops to demolish Palestinian homes.

  • Abbas 'to be Hamas fig leaf' Open this result in new window
    The Australian - 46 minutes ago
    ISRAEL today branded Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "irrelevant", calling Hamas the real governing power and urging the international community not to weaken its pressure on the militant group to seek peace.

  • Pro-Israel Groups Fight Efforts to Ban U.S. Lawmakers' Travel Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Feb 24 1:00 AM
    Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Jewish groups have made Israel the top foreign destination for U.S. lawmakers on privately funded trips. Now, they're fighting to make sure the fallout from the Jack Abramoff scandal doesn't ground those flights.

  • Israeli Soldiers Kill 2 Palestinians in Southern Gaza Strip Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
    Israeli soldiers have killed two Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip. Witnesses say the two men were killed early Friday near the security barrier separating southern Gaza with Israel. Israeli military officials say troops had spotted the men attempting to plant bombs along the barrier.

  • Ohio Farmers Seeking Israel's Expertise Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Feb 24 1:17 AM
    Ohio Farmers to Tap in to Israel's Agricultural Know-How

  • 'Not Lovers of Blood' Open this result in new window
    Newsweek - Feb 25 10:10 PM
    March 6, 2006 issue - The surprise victory of the radical Hamas party in recent Palestinian elections presents the United States and Israel with a dilemma: how to pressure the militant Islamists without causing a humanitarian crisis.

  • Hamas leader downplays comments made to U.S. press Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - 22 minutes ago
    GAZA CITY: Hamas' prime minister-designate Sunday minimized comments about a staged peace and recognizing Israel, saying he envisaged a long-term cease-fire, while Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was labeled as irrelevant by Israel's acting foreign minister.

  • Israels Trouble with Generals Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Feb 24 2:04 PM
    Israels Deputy Chief of General Staff Moshe Kaplinski said the Hosni Mobarak regime in Egypt is showing the first signs of destabilization, while Israel struggles with the crisis caused when Central Command Chief Yair Naveh said Jordan King Abdallah could be the last king of Jordan.

  • Fearing arrest, IDF officer cancels studies in U.K. Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
    The commander of the Israel Defense Forces division on the Gaza border, Brigadier General Aviv Kochavi, was forced to cancel his planned trip to the United Kingdom after the Military Advocacy suggested that he refrain from commencing his studies at the Royal College of Defense Studies, fearing that he would be arrested.

  • Israeli PM marks 78th birthday in coma Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 26 6:30 AM
    Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon marked his 78th birthday still in a critical coma without pomp and ceremony, his family seeing no cause for celebration and the public largely unmoved.

  • UN lobbies for Palestinian aid despite Israel Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Feb 24 9:40 AM
    JERUSALEM, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. is urging donors to provide funds to keep the Palestinian Authority running after Israel starts withholding tax revenues next week, rebuffing the Jewish state's appeal for a suspension of aid, diplomats said on Friday.

  • Israeli foreign minister says Palestinian leader "not relevant" after Hamas victory Open this result in new window
    Pravda - 39 minutes ago
    Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is "not relevant" because of the victory of the militant Islamic Hamas in last month's elections and its takeover of the Palestinian parliament and Cabinet, Israel's acting foreign minister said Sunday.

  • Israel's Economic Point Man Open this result in new window
    Forbes - Feb 23 10:24 AM
    Forbes Israel interviews Ilan Cohen, head of the prime minister's office under Sharon.

  • Israeli PM marks 78th birthday in coma Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM - Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon marked his 78th birthday Sunday still in a critical coma without pomp and ceremony, his family seeing no cause for celebration and the public largely unmoved.

  • Ampal eyes bigger share in Egyptian-Israeli gas firm Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Feb 26 8:19 AM
    TEL AVIV, Israel -- East Mediterranean Gas, a joint Israeli-Egyptian natural gas provider, has begun negotiations to sell a large portion of its Israeli shares, an Israeli newspaper has reported.

  • Sharon turns 78, still comatose Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Feb 26 9:11 AM
    Ariel Sharon, Israel's prime minister, has marked his 78th birthday still in a coma almost two months after suffering a massive stroke.

  • Israel fires missiles into Gaza Open this result in new window
    KXLY-TV Spokane - Feb 24 11:25 AM
    GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP -- Israel's military says it has fired a missile at a group of Palestinians launching rockets at Israeli targets. Witnesses say a car was hit in the air strike in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun and two people have been wounded.

  • Hamas activist tries to charm Israel Open this result in new window
    Detroit News - Feb 24 1:18 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Who says Israel and Hamas aren't talking?

  • South Sound property transfers Open this result in new window
    The Olympian - Feb 26 5:00 AM
    220 Israel Rd. S.E. C-11 Tumwater, Connie A. Kralovensky sold to Roger L. Beekman for $107,900 on Feb. 1. 857 Hansen St. S.E. Tumwater, Gary E. Briggs sold to Dennis G. Olson for $115,000 on Jan. 27.

  • Haniya minimises meaning of interview in US paper Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 26 5:14 AM
    Hamas prime minister designate Ismail Haniya has sought to minimise an interview with a US daily in which he talked about a staged peace, saying what he envisaged was a long-term ceasefire with Israel.

  • Hebrew-speaking Hamas member new darling of Israeli media Open this result in new window
    CNews - Feb 26 8:33 AM
    JERUSALEM (AP) - Who says Israel and Hamas aren't talking? Officials may be shunning all contact, but Ribhi Rantisi is rocking the Israeli airwaves, spreading the Hamas word in fluent slang-peppered Hebrew.

  • Palestine Observer to UN: Israel Must be Held Responsible for War Crimes, State Terrorism Open this result in new window
    Palestine News Agency - Feb 24 1:00 PM
    NEW YORK, February 24, 2006 (WAFA) - Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Dr. Riyad Mansour sent a letter to President of the UN Security Council, asking him to hold Israel responsible for "the war crimes, State terrorism and systematic human rights violations committed against the Palestinian people."

  • Abbas urges UN to check Mideast violence Open this result in new window
    Business Day - Feb 26 9:45 AM
    RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas called Friday for international pressure to rein in Israel after its acting premier vowed to press on with a campaign of attacks against militant groups.

  • Israel fires into Gaza Open this result in new window
    Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Feb 24 7:57 AM
    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip AP) _ Israel's military says it has fired a missile at a group of Palestinians launching rockets at Israeli targets.

  • Peace is an option Open this result in new window
    The Naperville Sun - Feb 26 5:33 AM
    DOWNERS GROVE Yigal Bronner wants Israel to leave the West Bank and cease building its security wall.

  • Hamas 'ready to recognise' old enemy Open this result in new window
    Brisbane Courier Mail - Feb 26 6:07 AM
    PALESTINIAN Prime Minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh says Hamas is "ready to recognise" Israel if it gives the Palestinian people their full rights and a state in lands occupied since 1967.

  • India, Israel: Good; Iran, NK: Bad Open this result in new window
    Ohmynews - Feb 25 8:22 PM
    Secondly, under Article VI, they promised ＾to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament,...

  • Israeli Minister Says Palestinian Leader Is Irrelevant Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
    The remarks were at odds with U.S. efforts to bolster Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority.

  • Sharon turns 78 in hospital Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Feb 26 8:57 AM
    Israel's ailing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, turned 78 today while still in coma in a Jerusalem hospital without much improvement in his condition.

  • Israel Cuts P.A. Tax Transfers Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Jewish Times - Feb 24 8:54 AM
    Israel is laying down the battle lines with a future Palestinian Authority led by Hamas. With the radical Islamic faction gathering political power and refusing calls to reform from both the West and more moderate Palestinians, Israel has acted pre-emptively.

  • Ohio Farmers Seeking Israel's Expertise Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 24 12:46 AM
    Farmers in Israel raise crops in conditions that couldn't be more foreign to their Ohio counterparts.

  • HOT NEWS Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Feb 26 5:16 AM
    Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon marked his 78th birthday in a coma that he has been in since January 4. Sharons helpers said they will not do anything special for the prime minister, who has been in a medically induced coma.

  • Third graders join Rep. Israel to bring Valentines to Veterans Open this result in new window
    Babylon Beacon - Feb 24 10:19 AM
    Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington), the only NewYork Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, brought 3rd grade students to the Northport VA to give homemade valentines to veterans. The trip is part of the annual Valentines for Vets campaign, where school children write Valentine card

  • Abbas threatens to step down Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Feb 26 5:22 AM
    "We could reach a point where I cannot perform my duty," Mr. Abbas said in an interview with ITV, calling on Hamas to stop its anti-Israel attacks and recognise the Jewish state before taking power.

  • Mofaz rejects Hamas prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyas peace in stages Open this result in new window
    DEBKAfile - Feb 26 4:07 AM
    Also Sunday, Gazas Hamas leader Mahmoud a-Zahar declared the attacks on Israel would continue. DEBKA file s Palestinian analysts note that the only difference between statements by a-Zahar, Haniya and Meshaal are in tone and venue.

  • Haniyeh wants truce, not peace Open this result in new window
    News 24 South Africa - Feb 26 6:29 AM
    Incoming Palestinian PM Ismail Haniyeh says Hamas has no intention of seeking a peace agreement with Israel.

  • Israel plans West Bank roads just for Palestinians Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 2:33 AM
    Israel plans to pave new roads in the West Bank exclusively for Palestinians while Jewish settler vehicles keep to the existing network, a senior Israeli security source said on Thursday.

  • Self-Critical Gul Tells News Media to Act Responsibly Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Feb 26 5:16 AM
    Abdullah Gul, the Foreign Minister of Turkey, admits it was wrong of him to define the news media as apt to be manipulated by secret services, a phrase he used to rebuke some news media companies for defending Israel far more than Israel did itself over the HAMAS visit.