Israel/Mideast
Misc. news from Israel and the Middle East
White House: Palestinian unity government must renounce terror, accept Israel
(JTA) — Reacting to news that rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas had agreed to a reconciliation deal, the Obama...
U.S. correspondent for Haaretz visits St. Paul
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Natasha Mozgovaya, Washington bureau chief for the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz, visited St. Paul on April 13,...
Bomb explodes in Jerusalem; 1 dead, 30 wounded
By NIR HASSON and Haaretz Staff Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a bomb explosion Wednesday near a bus stop in...
Former Israeli President Katsav sentenced to prison
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who was found guilty of rape and sexual assault, was sentenced to...
Uprising in the Land of the Pharaohs
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — The consensus on U.S. assistance to Egypt is that it has delivered bang for...
Pro-Mubarak supporters target journalists as ‘Jews’
(JTA) — Pro-Egyptian government counter-protesters in Cairo are screaming "Jew!" at foreign journalists, apparently spurred by Egyptian state TV accusations...
Thursday night football features Jerusalem vs. Beer Sheva
The Jerusalem Lions and the Beer Sheva Black Swarm — it's the Israeli Football League (IFL). American football is gaining...
Haaretz: Israeli authorities vow to evacuate residents living in path of Carmel wildfire by force
British, Greek, Cypriot planes join battle to contain brush fire in northern Israel, which has been raging out of control...
Seven mild earthquakes hit northern Israel
JERUSALEMÂ (JTA) — An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit northern Israel, the seventh temblor in two days. Tuesday...
How goes it with the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks?
By RONKAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — For Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Jewish leaders, their second date featured a little more substance...
