Sunday 1st August, 2010
Obama tells Palestine President to have direct talks with Israel
US President Barack Obama has sent a letter to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urging him to agree to go into direct talks with the Israelis next month, and warned that if he doesn't, relations with the United States would be affected.
UN to assemble Gaza flotilla investigation team Sunday
The United Nations is to assemble Sunday an international commission that will investigate the killing of nine activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid ship by Israeli commandos in May, the broadcaster al-Arabiya reported Saturday.
Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike
A leading member of Hamas was killed and eight others were injured in Israeli airstrikes on three targets in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources confirmed Saturday.
Bopanna-Qureshi's classic fight back to reach Farmers Classic semi-final
Israel News.NetIndia's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam Qureshi have defeated Arnaud Clement of France and Jonathan Erlich of Israel in a tough duel to reach the semi-finals of the Farmers Classic ATP Championship in Los Angeles.
Israeli rabbis to issue an edict to clamp down on 'burka'
Israel News.NetIsraeli rabbis are all set to issue an edict to clamp down on the growing number of devout Jewish women wearing 'burka' by declaring the garment an item of sexual deviancy that is as promiscuous as wearing too little.
Buy Jewish Gifts and Ritual Items Directly from Israel and Support...
PR WebIf you are looking for unique Jewish gift or religious item it is a good idea to buy it directly from Israel. Such item will have a special meaning as it comes from the Holy Land. This way you also sh...
Israel strikes Gaza tunnels after rocket launch
Mail and GuardianIsraeli aircraft bombed a smuggling tunnel and a militant training camp in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after a rocket was fired into Israel from the territory, the Israeli army and militants said.
A match made on Earth
Jerusalem PostAccording to Micki Lavin-Pell of the Young Israel movement, the success of these events is not measured just by the number of marriages that come out of them, but also by how happy people feel about...
How to cope with a ‘crybaby’
Jerusalem PostSome people’s hearts skip a beat from even a single wail, while others are rather more resistant – but no mother can continue what she is doing with equanimity when her baby is screaming its lu...
Erekat: 'Best peace plan to date'
Jerusalem PostThe Palestinians are proposing a detailed peace plan proposal that covers all the core issues, Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said in an interview with Army Radio Sunday.Erekat st...
Radical Feminists Try to Dupe Likud Minister into Court Motion
Arutz ShevaFeminist groups got Minister of Culture and Sports Limor Livnat to join a legal motion filed last week, which they are seeking to use as a means of forcing the inclusion of a radical leftist on the Tu...
Government 'tried to bury' report on Temple Mount excavations
HaaretzIt is over two months since State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss completed his report on excavations at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem – yet the Knesset will only discuss his findings this week,...
Israel researchers develop 'sniff controlled' wheelchair
BBCNoam Sobel, professor of neurobiology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, said his team was able to build a "sniff controller" by taking advantage of the fact that soft ...
Palestinians agree on rebuffing direct talks with Israel
China Daily/enpproperty--> GAZA - Ismail Hanyea, prime minister of the deposed Hamas government in Gaza, said Saturday evening there is a Palestinian consensus on rebuffing the resumption of direct talks with Is...
IAF targets tunnels in Gaza
Jerusalem PostThe Israeli Air Force struck targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Saturday in what the IDF said is retaliation for a Kassam rocket fired into Israel which struck near Sderot damaging a building.The tar...
Kassam Hits Empty School Building at Sderot
Arutz ShevaA Kassam rocket exploded at the Sderot area college Saturday night, causing heavy damage. The building, which hit a school that also includes a daycare center for disabled senior citizens, was empty f...
Gaza militants fire new rocket on southern Israel
Channel News AsiaJERUSALEM - A rocket fired by Gaza militants slammed into southern Israel on Saturday night for the second time in less than 36 hours, causing damages but no casualties, the military said. "The rocket...
As envoy heads to Russia, Israel Radio misreports itself
Jerusalem PostForeign language broadcasters at Israel Radio are angry because they feel that they’ve been denigrated by their colleagues.On Wednesday, Yaron Dekel in his program Hakol Diburim (It’s all Talk),...
Public asked to scrimp on electricity use
Jerusalem PostAs temperatures surged on Saturday, the Israel Electric Corporation turned to the public with a request to minimize electricity use during peak hours – noon to 5 p.m. – starting on Sunday and co...
Livni meets Ramon amid report he tried to derail talks
Jerusalem PostWith international pressure growing on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to negotiate directly with Israel, Kadima council chairman Haim Ramon met on Friday with the Kadima chairwoman Tz...
UNHRC urges Israel to allow external flotilla probe
Jerusalem PostThe UN Human Rights Committee on Friday questioned the credibility of Israel’s investigation into the May 31 naval raid on a Gaza-bound ship, and called on Israel to explain how the raid resulted ...
Six airmen killed in Romania laid to rest across country
Jerusalem Post“Farewell, my sweet son,” she wept. Then, as she pounded her hands on the coffin, she added, “I won’t disappoint you, I will be a wonderful grandmother. I will raise the daughter you left...
Lebanon better able to catch alleged Israeli spies
Los Angeles TimesA strengthening Lebanese government is helping the militant group Hezbollah bust alleged spy cells, sometimes using tools and tradecraft acquired from Western nations.
Poll: 81.2%:16.5% Israeli Jews not considering vacation in Turkey
IMRAPoll: 81.2%:16.5% Israeli Jews not considering vacation in Turkey Dr. Aaron Lerner Date 31 July 2010 Telephone poll of a representative sample of 500 Hebrew speaking adult Israeli Jews by New Wave ...
US boosts Israeli missile funding
Jerusalem PostWASHINGTON – US House appropriators have pushed funding for Israeli missile defense programs to its highest level ever, with $422.7 million now slated for 2011.Last week, the House Appropriations ...
Kassam damages building in Negev
Jerusalem PostOpinion: One Ready to Attack — One Preparing to be Attacked Late Saturday evening, a Kassam rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip toward the western Negev.The rocket landed outside of Sderot, hitti...
PA denies giving up on conditions
Jerusalem PostIn light of the Arab League’s decision last week to authorize the Palestinian Authority to negotiate directly with Israel, PA officials denied that they have abandoned their conditions for holding...
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