Israel/Mideast
Misc. news from Israel and the Middle East
Israelis protest haredi violence in Beit Shemesh
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Oren decries Tom Friedman reference to 'Israel lobby'
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israel's U.S. Ambassador Michael Oren said New York Times columnist Tom Friedman "strengthened a dangerous myth" when...
Back to the back of the Israeli bus
Growing gender segregation among Israeli haredim seen as repressing women By DINA KRAFT JERUSALEM (JTA) — On the No. 3...
Grandma Tonia remembered
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Celebrated Israeli author Meir Shalev is on the phone, speaking from his home in a small town...
Video from Israeli TV: Gilad Shalit's return
This video from Israel's Channel 10 TV conveys some of the emotion around Gilad Shalit's return from captivity. The narration...
As Israel watches, Gilad Shalit comes home
By LINDA GRADSTEIN JERUSALEM (JTA) — It seemed that all of Israel breathed a sigh of relief when Gilad Shalit...
Gilad Shalit is free and home with his family in Israel
Gilad Shalit is reunited with his father, Noam Shalit (right), at the Tel Nof air base in central Israel. Also...
Israelis celebrate news of Gilad's release
Some Israelis say the price — the release of Palestinian prisoners who murdered Israeli soldiers and helped suicide bombers —...
Local elected officials tour the Jewish state
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Obama asks UN to consider Israel's security
NEW YORK (JTA) —Â President Obama appealed to the United Nations to recognize Israel’s security concerns in considering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
