Israeli bus kills Palestinian shepherd; locals say act intentional At around 5 pm local rescue services reported that the shepherd, 15, was hit by a bus as he crossed a road on a donkey near the Jewish settlement of Elon Moreh, near the Palestinian village of Salem, where the shepherd lived. He was transferred by a Red Crescent medical team to a hospital in Nablus, where he died of his wounds a short time later.
Israeli missile kills Palestinian militant in Gaza: medics
Israel troops kill Gaza militant The official Palestinian news agency spoke of houses being stormed in Jenin and Nablus, and said at least four of those taken were teenagers.
Major powers plan to meet on Iran in mid-April-US Senior diplomats of the five U.N. Security Council permanent members and Germany plan to meet in mid-April to discuss a strategy they hope will persuade Iran to rein in its nuclear program, the U.S. State Department said Monday
Israel hosts face-to-face talks The first round in seven weeks of talks between Israel's prime minister and the Palestinian leader has ended with pledges to continue meeting regularly.
Bush to join Mideast peace summit in May: Palestinians Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will meet US President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at a peace summit in Egypt in May, a Palestinian official said.
Hamas militant killed in clashes with Israeli troops
Israel to bar UN official for comparing Israelis to Nazis 'Waaah'. Grow up already.
UN expert stands by Nazi comments The next UN investigator into Israeli conduct in the occupied territories has stood by comments comparing Israeli actions in Gaza to those of the Nazis.
West Bank police arrest suspects in selling tons of expired, unregistered medicines The Palestinian government says it has broken up a ring of criminals selling tons of expired and unregistered medications in the West Bank.
U.S. says some criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic The Bush administration has taken the groundbreaking step of identifying some virulent criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism, as it warns that anti-Jewish attitudes and incidents are on the rise worldwide....Its boldest venture is to name some attacks on Israel as anti-Semitism. In addition, the report marks the first time that the U.S. government has made it a policy to apply the label of anti-Semitism to some criticism of Israel. As predicted, it was only a matter of time. The next step is to make it a hate crime to criticize Israel. Not only do we get to fight Israel's battles in the Middle East, but we also get to fight 'anti-Semitism' (virulent criticism of Israel) all over the world.
Official: Settlement on Palestinian land A top Israeli official has reportedly said that a large Jewish settlement in the West Bank was built on private Palestinian land.
Israel warns Iran ahead of 'routine' emergency drill "An Iranian attack will lead to a harsh retaliation by Israel, which will lead to the destruction of the Iranian nation," Ben Eliezer said, pointing out that Iran "will not attack Israel so quickly because they understand the ramifications."
World donors plan long-term treatment for Palestinian economy after pledging $7.4 billion
Hebron Orphanages Press Conference
Israel bars UN envoy after 'holocaust' claim Israel has said it will refuse a visa for the new United Nations human rights envoy to the Palestinians after he said it was responsible for a "Holocaust in the making" in Gaza. The truth hurts.
Barghouti: Palestinians ready for historic reconciliation
Israeli army kidnaps 10 Palestinians from the West Bank on Monday
The Israeli army invades several parts of Bethlehem and Kidnaps a civilian
U.N. assesses anti-fence claims The United Nations sent an official to assess Palestinian claims against Israel's West Bank security fence.
Israel razes Palestinian home in Beit-ul-Moqaddas
Israel won't work with fence watchdog Israel will not cooperate with the head of a UN body surveying Palestinian damages resulting from the West Bank security barrier, an official in the Israeli Mission to the UN said Monday. Well now that's so out of character for the Israelis. NOT.
Hamas warns of Gaza "explosion" if border stays shut
UN starts mission to record West Bank damage claims The head of a U.N. body charged with collecting Palestinian claims of damages resulting from Israel's West Bank barrier has begun his first fact-finding mission, U.N. officials said on Monday.
Israeli-Palestinian Talks Sour over Settlements Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas raises new objections with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert over new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Since they last met in November, Israel has built more then 2,000 new units, despite pledges to freeze construction, an Israeli watchdog group reports.
Hamas denies rocket attacks suspension to avoid Israeli retaliation
More than 30 Israeli tanks roll in SE Gaza Strip
Former interim Palestinian president steps down after cellphone smuggling stop at border
Israeli court looks into the Hebron orphanages case
Study: 64% of Israeli Jews won't enter Arab towns More than half of Israel's Jewish and Arab populations believe that the two communities are not on good terms and that relations are likely to deteriorate in the future, according to the annual Arab-Jewish Relations Index for 2007.
Israel concerned N. Korean nuclear know-how, material has reached Iran The United States and Israel seek to pressure North Korea to cease its nuclear cooperation with Iran, which is one of the motives behind their agreement to disclose details on the air-force strike in Syria last September.
Hizbullah: IDF preparing for new war
John Mearsheimer Speaks on Israel Lobby John Mearsheimer, commonly seen as one of the foremost thinkers in modern international relations theory, presented on Monday a lecture entitled ?The Israel Lobby and U.S. Middle East Policy" to a packed University Center Commonwealth Auditorium.
Hizbollah turns to Iran for new weapons to wage war on Israel
Obama Meets The Lobby by Philip Giraldi To be sure, Obama has had to run the gauntlet of the Israel-firsters, imitating every other candidate but Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich in swearing fealty to Tel Aviv's politicians and policies no matter what impact they have on the national interest of the United States.
Israeli police arrest SA journalist South African journalist Mark Klusener has been arrested in Jerusalem by Israeli police, the foreign affairs department said on Monday.
Swiss reject terror sponsor charge by US Jewish group Switzerland rejected accusations on Tuesday by the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that it could be financing terrorism after a Swiss company clinched a multi-billion euro (dollar) deal to buy natural gas from Iran.
Newspaper: Israeli drill delays Mugniyah report Publication of this report, senior Damascus officials have indicated, could do serious damage to Syria as it would expose the involvement of Arab intelligence officials, as well as that of Syrian, Palestinian and Lebanese personnel in the Mugniyah assassination
Livni to discuss Shalit deal in Qatar Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will leave Sunday for a three-day visit to Qatar in a bid to advance the deal for the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. As part of the visit, Livni will work to strengthen the Gulf states' front against the Iranian nuclear program.
A Human chain in Rafah protests high prices under the siege
Police close English radio aimed at Israeli-Palestinian coexistence Owned by a South African Jewish businessman, it is modeled after a South African station that provided a venue for reconciliation after apartheid. The station's tens of thousands of listeners include Palestinians, settlers and foreign diplomats, a portion of whom participate in its talkback segments.
Slain Activist's Journals Draw 200 to Reading
U.N. investigator wants more time in Hariri probe
Report: Jimmy Carter to Meet With Hamas Leader in Syria
Saudis Believed behind Mughniyeh's Murder, Report
Brooklyn Event Commemorates Deir Yassin Massacre and Imagines a Just Future
US evangelicals march through Jerusalem Israel's government has so far chosen to enjoy the generous financial and political support of leaders like Hagee, and worry about the second coming later.
Palestinian Olympic runner receives exit permit Following article in Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli authorities grant permission for runner and fellow teammate to leave Gaza, Jenin to train for Beijing Olympics
US left-wing bloggers to visit Sderot The Foreign Affairs Ministry has long since been exerting considerable efforts to bring the prominent writers for an extensive tour of the country, in recognizing the influence many of the writers wield and the fact some of them represent websites that are less-than-friendly towards the Israel. Hasbara.
UN Palestinian refugee staff strike in Jordan Thousands of staff at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Monday held a one-day strike in Jordan to demand pay rises to meet rising living costs.
Foreign Ministry opens Sderot office The ministry's representative started this week with a mandate to encourage international reporting on the suffering experienced by residents of the southern Israeli town from Palestinian rocket salvoes.
Israeli ministers tested in massive attack scenario Israeli ministers on Monday were to test their response to the scenario of simultaneous attacks from Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip as part of a major home front defence drill.
An Evangelical at Armageddon Hagee's remarks, however, have certainly endeared him to Israel's hawks. Ex-Premier and Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at Hagee's rally in Jerusalem, calling the American Christian Zionists Israel's best friends.
Jewish Group Angry Over Banned New York Radio Ad A Jewish advocacy group is steaming after a classical radio station in New York refused to run an ad that described the daily threat of missile attacks facing Israelis in the Gaza border city of Sderot.
After their verbal sparring, Hagee and Yoffie may meet On the national level, Hagee has strong ties with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. He delivered a keynote address last year at the pro-Israel lobby's annual policy conference, and CUFI leaders consulted with AIPAC officials in structuring the Christian Zionist organization's lobbying blitzes. AIPAC did not comment.
German employee defends against accusations Watzal objected to the interpretation that "conflicts a la Palestine" could be a justified response to U.S. policies. He said the "content of this article does neither imply such an impertinent interpretation nor did I ever justify in my writings any use of force or terror in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for political ends or as a means for a solution of the conflict. I have ever condemned any violence and I do abhor the use of force in principal. My solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was and has been the implementation of international law."
Settlers hand in army guns Israel has been quietly collecting army-issued firearms from some West Bank settlers.
Palestinian youth theatre group presents show on life under occupation A new drama group made up of high school students aged 16-17, from the Latin Patriarchate School in Bir Zeit, presented a play and a film focusing on what it means to be a human living under occupation.
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