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- Israel concerned over Abbas' resignation
JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A day after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced his resignation, Israeli officials expressed concern for the peace process, officials said. After Abbas' broadcast announcement from Rama... - Israel urges action against Iran over weapons ship
by Ron Bousso TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- Israel called on Thursday for the international community to take action against Iran, blaming Tehran for dispatching a weapons-laden ship to the Lebanese He... - Israel views arms shipment as card against Iran
by Joseph Krauss JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel's capture of a weapons-laden ship allegedly sent from Iran and bound for Hezbollah will underscore its case against Tehran in the international community,... - Hezbollah denies link to arms seized by Israel
BEIRUT (AFP) -- Lebanon's Hezbollah on Thursday vehemently denied Israeli accusations that a huge shipment of arms seized by the Jewish state was destined for the militant group."Hezbollah ... - Israel seizes 'hundreds of tonnes' of arms
ASHDOD, Israel (AFP) -- The Israeli military said on Wednesday that a ship seized at sea was carrying hundreds of tonnes of arms sent from Iran to the Lebanese Hezb... - Israel seizes 'hundreds of tonnes' of arms
ASHDOD (Israel) (AFP) -- The Israeli military said on Wednesday that a ship seized at sea was carrying "hundreds of tonnes of arms bound for Hezbollah from Iran." - Israel says it seized Iranian arms shipment for Hezbollah
by David Buimovitch ASHDOD, Israel (AFP) -- Israel said on Wednesday that commandos had intercepted a ship carrying "hundreds of tonnes" of arms from Iran to Hezboll... - Israel seizes 'hundreds of kilograms' of arms from
ASHDOD, Israel (AFP) -- The Israeli military said on Wednesday that a ship seized at sea was carrying "hundreds of kilograms (many hundreds of pounds) of arms bound... - Israel seizes major Iranian arms shipment: military
by David Buimovitch ASHDOD, Israel (AFP) -- Israeli naval commandos intercepted a ship carrying "hundreds of tonnes" of arms from Iran to the Lebanese Hezbollah mili... - Israel intercepts ship carrying weapons: military
by Jean-Luc Renaudie JERUSALEM (AFP) -- The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying weapons 100 nautical miles (185 kilom... - Israel: Hamas has long-range missiles
JERUSALEM, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Hamas has smuggled scores of long-range Iranian missiles into Gaza and tested a missile that can hit Tel Aviv, a top Israeli military intelligence officer said. At the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense ... - Israel nabs Iranian weapons ship
JERUSALEM, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Israeli naval commandos intercepted an Iranian arms cargo ship flying an Antigua flag some 100 nautical miles off the Israeli coast, the army said Wednesday. Defense officials said they suspect the Iranian... - Israel releases Hamas lawmakers
JERUSALEM, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Israel released six Palestinian lawmakers affiliated with Hamas arrested after the 2006 kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, officials said. The lawmakers were identified as Ahmed Attoun and Wael al-... - Report: Jerusalem Israel's poorest city
JERUSALEM, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Israel's National Insurance Institute reported 1.65 million Israelis are poor and named Jerusalem the country's poorest city. Details of the annual report released Monday were based on 2008 statistics.... - Israel delays expulsion of 1,200 children of foreign workers
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed until the end of the school year the expulsion of 1,200 children of foreigners working illegally in Israel, his office said on Sund... - Somali terrorist group threatens Israel
JERUSALEM, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A Somali terrorist group with al-Qaida ties has for the first time threatened to attack Israel, an International Crisis Group official said. In light of recent Temple Mount standoffs in Jerusalem between I... - Israel wants immediate peace talks
JERUSALEM, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Israel is willing to engage in peace talks with the Palestinians immediately but with no preconditions, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Saturday night. Speaking at a joint news conference with U. S.... - Suspect arrested in attack on Israel
SIDON, Lebanon, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Lebanese troops have arrested a suspect in a rocket attack on northern Israel and dismantled four rockets ready for launch, officials said Saturday. The suspect, Fadi Ibrahim, allegedly belongs to Fa... - Israel unhappy with Iran-West talks: Ahmadinejad
by Aresu Eqbali TEHRAN (AFP) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Iran's arch-foe Israel is unhappy with talks between Tehran and the West, but he hopes the negotiations will continue, ISNA ne... - Clinton to visit Israel to revive peace
JERUSALEM, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due in Israel Sunday to try to advance peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, officials said. Clinton's arrival follows the visit of U.S. envoy to the ... - Israel to supply drones to German army
JERUSALEM, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Israel Aerospace Industries will supply Heron unmanned aerial vehicles to German forces operating in northern Afghanistan, the Israeli company said. The drones will enhance intelligence, surveillance and ... - Extend Italy's U.N. command: Israel
JERUSALEM, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Israel's request to extend Italy's command of U.N. troops in South Lebanon may have sparked a diplomatic incident with Spain, officials said. Citing the sensitive situation in Lebanon, Prime Minister Binya... - Israel wants Italy's U.N. command
JERUSALEM, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Israel's request to extend Italy's command of U.N. troops in South Lebanon may have sparked a diplomatic incident with Spain, officials said. Citing the sensitive situation in Lebanon, Prime Minister Binya... - Lebanon says Israel fired rocket
JERUSALEM, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman says Israel was behind Tuesday's Katyusha rocket attack on northern Israel as it sought to violate his country's sovereignty. In an interview with the al-Sapir newspaper ... - Syria wants to resume talks with Israel
JERUSALEM, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Peace with Syria is a major building block in any regional peace deal, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said. Barak's statements came late Wednesday in response to comments by Syrian President Bashar A... - Alleged child-abusing rabbi reaches Israel
JERUSALEM, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A self-styled Jewish rabbi accused of ordering his followers to abuse children, landed in Israel Wednesday after being extradited from Brazil. Elior Chen, 29, apprehended by Brazilian police in Sao Paulo i... - Israel cites more Lebanon rocket fire
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations says the world body should investigate a rise in rocket fire coming across Israel's border from Lebanon. Ambassador Gabriela Shalev has filed a complaint w... - Israeli officials express doubts on talks
JERUSALEM, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Officials in Jerusalem say conditions for peace talks have deteriorated despite U.S. attempts to bring Israeli and Palestinian negotiators back to the table. One diplomatic official said U.S. Middle East e... - Israelis suspected of war crimes ID'ed
JERUSALEM, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A group of European lawyers say they are holding the names of Israeli soldiers they allege have committed war crimes in Gaza. British attorney Daniel Makover told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz he coordinat... - Israel disputes Amnesty's water report
JERUSALEM, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Israel's Water Authority says it wasn't consulted as part of critical report by Amnesty International on water allocation between Israelis and Palestinians. Amnesty's report slammed Israel for taking 80 pe... - Israelis said surprised at Bildt's absence
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Israeli diplomats are surprised that Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has yet to reschedule a canceled visit to Jerusalem, a source says. An unnamed Israeli foreign ministry source told Sweden'... - Israelis said surprised at Bildt's absense
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Israeli diplomats are surprised that Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has yet to reschedule a canceled visit to Jerusalem, a source says. An unnamed Israeli foreign ministry source told Sweden'... - Israeli kids present anti-Goldstone letter
JERUSALEM, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A group of youngsters from Sderot, Israel, delivered to the U.N.'s Jerusalem headquarters a petition with 90,000 signatures against the Goldstone Report. The letter, signed by people from 50 countries wo... - Israeli, Iranian reps talk directly
JERUSALEM, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Israeli and Iranian representatives spoke directly to each other for the first time in 30 years during a nuclear summit in Cairo, media reports Thursday said. Meirav Zafary-Odiz, director of policy and arm... - Israeli, Iranian officials 'held talks on nukes'
by Charly Wegman JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel said Thursday that its atomic expert met an Iranian official over the chances of declaring the Middle East a nuclear-free ... - Israel, Iran officials held nuke talks: spokeswoman
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- A representative of Israel's Atomic Energy Commission held several meetings with an Iranian official to discuss nuclear issues in the region, the commission's spokeswoman said on Thursday.The spokeswoman declined ... - Israel bars French visit to Gaza
JERUSALEM, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has rejected a request by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner to visit Gaza, an Israeli official said. Netanyahu said Hamas would take advantage of such a vis... - Israel, U.S. begin joint defense drill
JERUSALEM, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S.-Israeli joint defense drill designed to counter ballistic missile threats from Iran, Hezbollah, Syria and Gaza began Wednesday, Israeli officials said. The exercise is the largest ever to take plac... - Rights group in hot water over Israel criticism
by Olivia Hampton WASHINGTON (AFP) -- One of the world's leading human rights groups is battling a barrage of criticism for lashing out at Israel's record while allegedly soft-pedaling violations b... - US scientist in court over attempt to spy for Israel
by Kerry Sheridan WASHINGTON (AFP) -- A leading American scientist who has worked for the White House and NASA was expecte... - Old Arab weapons cache found in Israel
JERUSALEM, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Archaeologists conducting excavations in northern Israel uncovered a weapons cache possibly dating back to before the establishment of modern Israel. Dror Barshad of the Israel Antiquities Association said... - US scientist faces court over attempt to spy for Israel
by Kerry Sheridan WASHINGTON (AFP) -- A leading American scientist who has worked for the White House and NASA was expected to appear in court on Tuesday charged with attempting to spy for Israel. - US scientist charged with attempted spying for Israel
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- A top American scientist who once worked for the Pentagon and the US space agency NASA was arrested Monday and charged with attempted spying for Israel, the Department of Justi... - Russia's Goldstone vote angers Israel
JERUSALEM, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Russia's vote to adopt a U.N. report accusing Israel of war crimes endangers its hopes of hosting a Middle East conference, an Israeli official says. Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said Sunday Russia... - Family of six fatally stabbed in Israel
RISHON LEZION, Israel, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Israeli police Sunday sought a motive in the stabbing deaths of six family members, including two children, authorities in Rishon Lezion said. Found dead in their apartment Saturday were Eduar... - Israel to return to U.S. talks
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Israel says it plans to return to negotiations with the United States sooner than expected, a possible sign of movement in talks on West Bank settlements. The government said its envoys would return to Wa... - Israel urges UN Rights Council to shun Gaza report
by Hui Min Neo GENEVA (AFP) -- Israel urged the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday not to "reward terror" by endorsing a report accusing both the Jewish state and radical Palestinian group Hamas o... - Israeli outcry over Turkish TV drama
JERUSALEM, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Israel has complained to the Turkish Embassy about a fictional drama aired on a Turkish state television channel depicting atrocities by Israeli soldiers. The first episode of Farewell shown on the ... - Israel says UN report adoption would 'reward terror'
GENEVA (AFP) -- The adoption by the UN Human Rights Council of a proposed resolution on the controversial Goldstone report would be a "reward for terror," Israel's envoy told the 47-member state c... - Israeli outcry over Turkish TV series
JERUSALEM, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Israel's Foreign Ministry lodged a complaint with the Turkish Embassy about a television series that began this week on a Turkish state television channel. The first episode of Farewell was shown on...
