Israel may publicly refuse settlement freeze, but officials say new projects quietly blockedJERUSALEM — Israel has quietly stopped approving new building projects in the West Bank while publicly still refusing U.S. demands for a formal settlement freeze, officials, peace activists and settlers said Tuesday. In Israel, Lady Gaga dons Star of David jacket and plans visit to ’sacred and holy’ JerusalemTEL AVIV, Israel — Pop megastar Lady Gaga says she is toning down her provocative image during her first trip to Israel and is excited about seeing “sacred and holy” Jerusalem. Former Republican presidential hopeful Huckabee criticizes US policy on Israeli settlementsJERUSALEM — The U.S. has taken too harsh a stance against Israel on the issue of settlements, hindering peace negotiations, former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said during a visit to Israel on Monday. In Jerusalem, former Republican presidential hopeful criticizes US policy on settlementsJERUSALEM — Former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee says the U.S. has taken too harsh a stance against Israel on the issue of settlements. Israeli army mistakenly shoots and wounds Egyptian policeman along borderJERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers mistakenly shot and wounded an Egyptian policeman Monday along the border between the two countries, the Israeli military said. Israeli army says soldier stole credit card, pistol from office of military chief of staffJERUSALEM — The military says an Israeli soldier stole a decorative pistol and a credit card from the office of the chief of staff. Religion in the ranks: New breed of military rabbis too gung-ho for some IsraelisJERUSALEM — Most Israelis expect their military rabbis to confine themselves to such tasks as making sure the army provides kosher food and respects the Sabbath. But lately, some of them are asserting their own idea of Jewish virtue at the risk of stepping into the country’s culture wars. “UN Gaza report written by Palestinians,” says Israel’s ambassador to UNJERUSALEM - Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Aharon Leshno Yaar, has said that the UN Gaza report was written solely “to appease the Arab-controlled Human Rights Council.” ‘Jund Ansar Allah leader killed himself’, says HamasJERUSALEM - Hamas officials have said that Jund Ansar Allah leader Abdel-Latif Moussa, a.k.a Abu al-Nour al-Maqdessi, killed himself during an armed confrontation early on Saturday by detonating an explosive belt that was wrapped around his waist. New computer algorithms to aid historical research of ancient Hebrew and Arabic documentsJERUSALEM - Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel are all set to use new computer algorithms in a new project to analyze historic Hebrew and Arabic documents. The Israeli military says reports of another soldier abducted are falseJERUSALEM — The Israeli military says all troops are accounted for after investigating reports that a soldier had been abducted. Israeli military says it’s investigating report soldier may have been kidnappedJERUSALEM — Police set up dozens of roadblocks across central Israel on Thursday as the military said it was investigating a report that one of its soldiers may have been kidnapped. Human Rights Watch calls for probe into killings of Gaza civilians carrying white flagsJERUSALEM — A new report by Human Rights Watch charged Thursday that Israeli soldiers killed eleven unarmed Palestinian civilians who were carrying white flags in shooting incidents during Israel’s offensive in Gaza earlier this year. As refugees increase, Israel struggles between Holocaust memory and reluctance to open doorsJERUSALEM — Five years after a mounted militia stormed his village, torching houses and killing his relatives, Ibrahim Saad el-Din, a refugee from Sudan’s Darfur region, gazed at remnants of another slaughter: hundreds of shoes worn by Jews killed in a Nazi death camp during the Holocaust. Israel’s Netanyahu says Lebanese government will be held responsible if Hezbollah attacksJERUSALEM —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Monday that his country would hold the Lebanese government responsible for any attacks on Israeli targets by the country’s Hezbollah militia. Israel’s Netanyahu says Lebanese government will be held responsible for any Hezbollah attacksJERUSALEM —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will hold the Lebanese government responsible for any attacks on Israeli targets by the country’s Hezbollah militia. Israel’s foreign minister suggests Israeli envoy who warned of rift with US should resignJERUSALEM —Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman suggested Monday that a diplomat who warned that government policy was causing a dangerous rift in Israel-U.S. ties should resign. Israel’s Foreign Minister says Israeli envoy who warned of cooling ties to US should resignJERUSALEM —Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman suggested Monday that a diplomat who warned that government policy was causing a dangerous rift in Israel-U.S. ties should resign his post. Israeli aircraft bombed tunnel near Gaza border
Homeless Holocaust survivor leaves surprise $100,000 gift to Israeli universityJERUSALEM —Hebrew University has received a surprise donation of more than $100,000 from an unexpected benefactor — a woman who survived the Nazi Holocaust and appeared to be destitute, a university official said Sunday. Israel recalls Boston envoy over leaked memo that government policy damaging ties with USJERUSALEM —Israel’s Foreign Ministry says it has summoned for consultation a senior Israeli diplomat who in a confidential memo criticized the government for harming ties with the U.S. Israeli diplomat warns public clashes with US badly damaging Israeli standingJERUSALEM — A senior Israeli diplomat has warned that his government’s confrontational attitude toward the Obama administration is seriously harming Israel’s standing, according to a TV report broadcast Thursday. Republican delegation in Israel criticizes Obama’s policy on Israel settlementsJERUSALEM — The Obama administration’s policy on Israel is misguided, puts too much emphasis on the issue of settlements and ignores the bigger threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, a U.S. delegation of Republican congressmen visiting Israel said Thursday. Horse takes the highway in Israel and tramples oncoming carJERUSALEM — An Israeli horse took to the highway and trampled an oncoming car in an encounter captured on video by a group of tourists in northern Israel. The tourists began filming when three horses came on the highway and began to canter alongside their car, but the scene took a bizarre turn when an oncoming car came on the scene. Israel should back US plan for Mi-East peace, says its Defense MinisterJERUSALEM - Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak has said that his country should back a US plan for peace in the Middle East. Writer, artist Amos Kenan, who helped define modern Israeli culture, dies at 82JERUSALEM — Amos Kenan, a member of Israel’s founding generation whose writing and art helped define modern Israeli culture, has died in Tel Aviv. He was 82. Writer, artist Amos Kenyan, who helped define modern Israeli culture, dies at 82JERUSALEM — Amos Kenyan, a member of Israel’s founding generation whose writing and art helped define modern Israeli culture, has died in Tel Aviv. He was 82. Wartime savior of Israel’s former chief rabbi honored by Holocaust memorialJERUSALEM — After surviving the Holocaust as a child, Israel Meir Lau — a former Israeli chief rabbi — spent decades searching for the man who saved his life. Defense minister: Israel should join US Mideast peace initiative when it’s readyJERUSALEM — Defense Minister Ehud Barak says Israel should join the U.S. peace initiative for the Middle East when it’s ready. Israel still at loggerheads with US over settlements issue, seeks “exit strategy” if talks failJERUSALEM - Even though last week’s meetings between top US and Israeli officials was a significant step in strengthening the relationship between the two countries, Israel has clearly told Washington that zero construction in the settlements can not be sustained for long. |
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JERUSALEM —Israeli warplanes bombed a smuggling tunnel along the Gaza-Egypt border early Monday in response to Palestinian rocket and mortar fire, in a brief flare-up of violence at a time of relative quiet in the volatile Palestinian territory.
