Israel/Mideast
Misc. news from Israel and the Middle East
For two Americans, service to Israel ends in tragedy
Sean Carmeli and Max Steinberg were among the 13 Israeli soldiers killed in heavy fighting on Sunday By HILLEL KUTTLER...
Conflict between Israel and Hamas deepens
Rockets fired Tuesday night by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip can be seen over southern Israel. (Photo: Nati Shohat/Flash90) Israeli...
Beating of Palestinian-American teen another black eye for Israel
Amid the escalation of violence in the Jewish state, a video is released of a teen being beaten by Israeli...
Symposium will discuss Jewish future
Joint Distribution Committee, Midwest Federations will co-host July 21 event at Hyatt Regency AJW Staff Report The American Jewish Joint...
In settlement bloc, kidnapping shakes sense of security
Locals say that since the kidnapping, the number of residents trying to hitchhike in Efrat has dropped dramatically and ‘there’s...
Israel searches West Bank for 3 teens
Search for abducted teens faces complicated political landscape By BEN SALES TEL AVIV (JTA) — Since the three teenagers were...
Likud’s Reuven Rivlin elected president of Israel
(JTA) — Reuven Rivlin of the Likud party was elected president of Israel in a campaign that was fraught with...
Kerry, Netanyahu discuss ways to extend peace talks
Pollard, settlement freeze, prisoners in the mix amid peace talks crisis By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Possibilities raised during...
The verdict on Ehud Olmert
The former prime minister was convicted Monday of taking bribes; he faces significant jail time and is banned from politics...
Yossi Beilin to speak at J Street town hall
Yossi Beilin (center) appeared at a Macalester College forum on Mideast peacemaking, in Sept. 2007. Joining Beilin were Palestinian Authority...
