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Israel took a conciliatory tone in its reply to a report on the Gaza War by Richard Goldstone, shown here addressing the media after presenting the report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Sept. 29, 2009.
Israel took a conciliatory tone in its reply to a report on the Gaza War by Richard Goldstone, shown here addressing the media after presenting the report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Sept. 29, 2009. (UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferre)

Amid heated rhetoric, Israel’s reply to Goldstone suggests more civil approach

By Ron Kampeas · February 3, 2010

Israel's reply to the Goldstone report on the Gaza war acknowledges misconduct in some instances and the role played by the report in bringing certain incidents to the attention of Israeli investigators, but it rebuts many of the accusations. Read more »

Breaking down the Im Tirtzu report on New Israel Fund

By Ron Kampeas · February 9, 2010

The Israeli student group Im Tirtzu is saying that there could be no Goldstone report without groups supported by the New Israel Fund. Does Im Tirtzu's report on NIF back up that claim? Read more »

Free upgrades, divorces down, plug-in cars

By Marcy Oster · February 9, 2010

Here are some stories from the past few days in Israel that you may have missed. Read more »

Im Tirtzu founders say their fight is against anti-Zionists, not left-wingers

By Ben Harris · February 9, 2010

With calls for a "second Zionist revolution," the founders of an Israeli student group embroiled in a controversy over the New Israel Fund say that Israel has lost its sense of purpose. Read more »

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Project Better Place founder Shai Agassi, right, talks with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat about the pioneering electric cars Agassi is introducing to Israel. (Better Place) This controversial Im Tirtzu ad in Israeli newspapers, featuring a caricature of New Israel Fund President Naomi Chazan sporting a horn, is part of a campaign to blame NIF for the Goldstone report. Ronen Shoval, the chairman and co-founder of Im Tirtzu, insists that his group is "fighting about the identity" of Israel. (Courtesy Ronen Shoval) Jewish right-wing activists dressed as Arabs demonstrate in Jerusalem against the New Israel Fund, Jan. 30, 2010. (Yossi Zamir / Flash 90 / JTA) Alpine skier Michael Renzin, left, and the brother-sister ice-dancing team of Roman and Alexandra Zaretsky comprise the Israeli delegation for the Winter Olympics in Vancover, Canada. (The Olympic Committee of Israel / Flash90 / JTA) Israel took a conciliatory tone in its reply to a report on the Gaza War by Richard Goldstone, shown here addressing the media after presenting the report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Sept. 29, 2009. (UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferre) Israeli figure skater Tamar Katz qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but did not meet the tougher standards of the Olympic Committee of Israel in order to participate. (Mark Goldfarb ) Israel's 2008 Summer Olympics team, shown with President Shimon Peres, had 43 members, but Israel is sending only three athletes to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. (Miriam Alster / Flash90 / JTA) Israeli officials say German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Holocaust Museum in Berlin on Jan. 18, 2010, has been lagging in acting against Iran despite some outspoken declarations. (Moshe Milner / GPO / Flash90 / JTA) A flooded road west of the Negev Desert caused by severe rains -- did special prayers have anything to do with the downpours? (Gili Yaari / Flash 90)

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  • Project Better Place founder Shai Agassi, right, talks with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat about the pioneering electric cars Agassi is introducing to Israel.
  • This controversial Im Tirtzu ad in Israeli newspapers, featuring a caricature of New Israel Fund President Naomi Chazan sporting a horn, is part of a campaign to blame NIF for the Goldstone report.
  • Ronen Shoval, the chairman and co-founder of Im Tirtzu, insists that his group is "fighting about the identity" of Israel.
  • Jewish right-wing activists dressed as Arabs demonstrate in Jerusalem against the New Israel Fund, Jan. 30, 2010.
  • Alpine skier Michael Renzin, left, and the brother-sister ice-dancing team of Roman and Alexandra Zaretsky comprise the Israeli delegation for the Winter Olympics in Vancover, Canada.
  • Israel took a conciliatory tone in its reply to a report on the Gaza War by Richard Goldstone, shown here addressing the media after presenting the report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Sept. 29, 2009.
  • Israeli figure skater Tamar Katz qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but did not meet the tougher standards of the Olympic Committee of Israel in order to participate.
  • Israel's 2008 Summer Olympics team, shown with President Shimon Peres, had 43 members, but Israel is sending only three athletes to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
  • Israeli officials say German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Holocaust Museum in Berlin on Jan. 18, 2010, has been lagging in acting against Iran despite some outspoken declarations.
  • A flooded road west of the Negev Desert caused by severe rains -- did special prayers have anything to do with the downpours?
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