Israeli Defense Minister Quits Labor Party
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JERUSALEM -- Defense Minister Ehud Barak plunged Israel into political turmoil today when he abruptly announced he was leaving the center-left Labor Party to form a new party. Eight party members,...
Holy Land Beckons Tourists to Path of the Virgin Mary
goisrael.com
EIN KAREM, Israel -- Christian tourists have long come to the Holy Land to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Now they can trace the path of the Virgin Mary as well. "The Holy Land is the homeland of...
Iran Says It Has Cracked an Israeli Spy Ring
JERUSALEM -- Iran says it has broken up an Israeli spy ring and captured an agent who helped assassinate an Iranian nuclear scientist last year, raising tensions between the two countries even...
Palestinians to Push for UN Recognition as Independent State
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JERUSALEM -- The Palestinian foreign minister said today he will ask the United Nations to recognize an independent Palestinian state next September. The announcement comes after Chile became the...
Suspected Israeli Neo-Nazi Arrested After Extradition
Oded Balilty, AP
JERUSALEM -- A non-Jewish Israeli immigrant from Russia suspected of leading a neo-Nazi youth gang was arrested here after he was extradited from Kyrgystan to Israel. Israeli officials say Dmitri...
WikiLeaks Cable: Iranian Missiles Can Strike Israel in 12 Minutes
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JERUSALEM -- Israel would have only 10 to 12 minutes to prepare for an Iranian missile attack, according to a new cable written by the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and released by WikiLeaks. The cable...
Palestinian Protester Dies From Tear Gas Inhalation
Tovah Lazaroff
BIL'IN, West Bank -- Friday was supposed to be a special day for Jawaher Abu Rahmah. Her cousin was having an engagement party that night and she had brought a case of Coke as a special gift....
Moshe Katsav, Israel's Former President, Convicted of Rape
Jack Guez, AFP / Getty Images
JERUSALEM -- The 4 1/2-year-long rape trial against former President Moshe Katsav ended today with Israel's former "No. 1 Citizen" convicted. Whether the case that transfixed the country will...
Israel's Former President Moshe Katsav Convicted of Rape
JERUSALEM -- The 4 1/2-year-long rape trial against former President Moshe Katsav ended today with Israel's former "No. 1 Citizen" convicted. Whether the case that transfixed the country will...
'Don't Date Non-Jews' Letter Stirs Israel
AP
JERUSALEM -- Good Jewish girls should stay away from Arabs, according to a letter signed by 30 wives of prominent Orthodox rabbis, the Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported today. "Don't date non-Jews,...
Dwindling Christians in Bethlehem Hope 'Things Will Get Better'
Linda Gradstein
BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Adel and Sahar Handel have decorated their Christmas tree and tucked a traditional crèche underneath it. They have replaced their everyday tablecloths with special Christmas...
Friendlier US-Israeli Talks Expected This Time Around
Alex Wong, Getty Images
JERUSALEM (July 5) -- Tuesday's meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama in Washington will look and feel very different from their last meeting in March,...
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