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JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli he Jewish New Year holiday, which begins Friday. He said the U.N. report ignored Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza and the Palestinian rocket attacks that preceded Israel’s invasion, adding that lessons must be learned for future agreements with the Palestinians.
Full Story… Israel will be compelled to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities if Western powers do not impose serious sanctions against Teheran by the end of 2009, former deputy defense minister Ephraim Sneh said on Wednesday. Full Story… There are now 7,465,000 people living in Israel, the central bureau of statistics reported on Wednesday. The figure represents a rise of 1.8 percent over last year. Full Story… Events are fast pushing Israel toward a pre-emptive military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, probably by next spring. That strike could well fail. Or it could succeed at the price of oil at $300 a barrel, a Middle East war, and American servicemen caught in between. So why is the Obama administration doing everything it […] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday the time had come for tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, but the European Union believes such a move is best left until after negotiations. At the moment we’re looking towards the possibility of a meeting between the Iranians and the 3+3 (U.S., Russia, China, […] Settler leaders plan to step up their fight against a planned freeze of construction in West Bank settlements, including a sit-down protest in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home later this month. Read more…. Hamas on Sunday warned Arab states to be wary of Israel’s proposal to temporarily halt settlement construction in exchange for normalization of ties, describing it as a "dangerous equation". Full Story… The White House issued an unusual rebuke of Israel Friday, expressing regret at the Israeli government’s announcement that it would expand settlements in Palestinian areas. Full Story… Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the Israeli people not to support their government, which he described as "genocidal" on Friday, the second day of his trip to Syria. Chavez is on an 11-day trip to Libya, Algeria, Syria, Iran, Belarus, Russia and Spain in what he is describing as a bid to build a […] The White House on Friday said it "regretted" reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to approve of the construction of hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements. "We regret the reports of Israel’s plans to approve additional settlement construction," the White House statement said. "Continued settlement activity is inconsistent with Israel’s […] |
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