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Syria shoots at Israeli warplanes
Allegations of a mysterious cross-border air raid have ratcheted up Israeli-Syrian tensions and stirred fears that a new war may be on the horizon. Read more »
Debka takes center stage in N.Y. scare
An Israeli couple who blog about terrorism have achieved international fame – and a bit of notoriety – by setting off a "dirty bomb" scare in New York. Read more »
Rice pushes peace plan in Jerusalem
Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East, her efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation seemingly buoyed by regional concerns over Hamas' recent takeover of the Gaza Strip. Read more »
Bidding to bolster Abbas
With intense international scrutiny on the West Bank, Israel and the United States are going proactive to bolster Mahmoud Abbas against his Hamas rivals. Read more »
Uncertainty hampers Mideast progress
Two weeks after the Palestinian political map was redrawn following Hamas' violent takeover of Gaza, the uncertain future of the Palestinian polity is complicating Israel's plans to forge new ties with the Palestinian Authority. Read more »
Katsav cops plea to sex charges
His reputation in shambles from a sex scandal that broke a year ago and swelled in subsequent months, Israel's outgoing president, Moshe Katsav, put an end to the sordid chapter by agreeing to a plea bargain after months of insisting he was innocent. Read more »
Hamas tries to upstage summit
Israeli and Arab leaders met this week to discuss ways to keep Hamas in the diplomatic wings, but the radical Palestinian group still managed to grab headlines. Read more »
Summit bids to bolster moderates
There will be one key difference to the familiar backdrop of a Sharm el-Sheik summit: This time it is intra-Palestinian rather than Israeli-Palestinian violence giving urgency to the show of diplomacy. Read more »
Israel welcomes new Abbas government
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the creation of a Palestinian government without Hamas presented new "opportunities." But many hurdles still lie ahead. Read more »
Israel grapples with Hamas takeover
Even with Hamas seizing control of the Gaza Strip this week in a full-scale and bloody assault on Fatah rivals, the Israeli government is not writing the more moderate Palestinian president off yet. Read more »
RSS Feed Breaking News
Updated 11/22/09 @ 05:02PM EDT
- Hundreds of Jewish and non-Jewish Brazileans protested in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit.
- "Real progress" has been made in negotiations to release a captured Israeli soldier, President Shimon Peres confirmed.
- The online auction Web site eBay said it took down an ad offering biological samples from Benito Mussolini before anyone could bid on them.
- Turkey has given Israeli defense contractors 50 days to deliver 10 promised drone aircraft.
- Iran began an air defense drill designed to protect its nuclear program, Iranian state television reported.
- Brazileans protest Ahmadinejad visit
- Peres: ‘Real progress’ in Shalit talks
- The Mofaz plan—state now, ask questions later
- eBay removes Mussolini brain, blood samples
- Turkey demands delivery of Israeli drones
- Iran begins air defense drill
- More Israeli recruits seeking to join combat units
- Haredim return to protest Jerusalem Intel factory
- Female Orthodox scholars helping women talk about sex
- Obama half-brother has Jewish roots
- Lieberman: Fort Hood could be terror attack
- J Street confab shows generational divide on Israel
- What really happened at the Reform biennial in Toronto
- Rubashkin convicted on 86 charges
- Pro-Israel fliers confiscated at campus speech
- Obama shifts to Israel’s corner, but tries not to show it
