Israel

Tzipi LivniOctober 9, 2008

Briefs: Peace process proceeeds, says Livni; Bush waives Palestinian aid rules

Tzipi Livni said the peace process will move forward and that Israel will be able to face challenges better with a stable government.

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Judaism by Choice board members Jill Sperling and Misty Zollars with Miller Introduction to Judaism program director Rabbi Neal Weinberg. Photo by Rachel HellerThursday, October 9, 2008

Jews by Choice bolster ties with first Israel mission

By Rachel Heller

Golan Heights Photo: Brian HendlerMonday, October 6, 2008

Anger greets Olmert’s concessions on Golan, West Bank, Iran

By Leslie Susser

Israelis on the right and left were angered by Ehud Olmert's suggestion in an interview at the twilight of his term that Israel should cede virtually all its disputed land. Too little, too late, said the leftists. Too much, said the rightists.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Vatican invites rabbi to speak; IDF using Facebook to catch draft dodgers

The Vatican for the first time invited a rabbi to speak at its World Synod of Bishops

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Can Livni form a coalition or are elections next?

By Leslie Susser

Livni says she does not intend to be dragged into a long coalition-building process. If in about 10 days she believes the chances of forming a government are not high, she says she will lead a move for new elections herself.

Photos by Daniel HeimpelWednesday, September 24, 2008

Clash of ‘right and right’ festers in Jordan Valley

By Daniel Heimpel, Contributing Writer

But more than the physical barriers that separate them, the residents of this valley stand on either side of an unbridgeable ideological chasm. The Palestinians are bent on seeing the Israelis go, and the Israelis won't leave.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Report: Respect for religious freedom down in Israel; Grandfather, mother charged in girl's murder

An increase in "societal abuses and discrimination" against "some evangelical Christian groups as well as Messianic Jews" has contributed to a "slight decline in respect for religious freedom" in Israel, according to the State Department's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.

Image: http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/Monday, September 22, 2008

Ehud Olmert era comes to ignominious end

By Uriel Heilman

Ehud Olmert's formal resignation Sunday was an ignominious end to a premiership marked by multiple corruption scandals, a failed war in Lebanon and unfinished business on the Palestinian, Syrian and Iranian fronts.

Attack aftermath Photo: HaaretzMonday, September 22, 2008

Arab attacker strikes in Jerusalem; dozen injured, terrorist killed

Arab attacker strikes in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, submits his resignation to President Shimon Peres on Sept. 21, 2008 in Jerusalem. Photo: Avi Ohayon GPO/BPH ImagesSunday, September 21, 2008

Olmert submits resignation, promises to help Livni

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tells Cabinet stepping down "was not an easy or simple decision," then submits his letter of resignation to President Shimon Peres

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Kassams land near mayor of Sderot’s house; Interfaith fellowship group denies missionary ties

The rocket landed Sunday not far from the home of Mayor Eli Moyal

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni greets supporters as she arrives to cast her primary vote in Tel AvivWednesday, September 17, 2008

Tzipi Livni wins Kadima contest—now the real work begins

By Leslie Susser

With her decisive win in the Kadima party primary, Tzipi Livni now must assemble a coalition government so she can become prime minister. Then all she'll have to do is deal with all of Israel's regional threats.

Photo: www.wikipedia.orgWednesday, September 17, 2008

Exit polls say Tzipi Livni wins big in Kadima primary

Exit polls show Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni winning the Kadima Party primary by a double-digit margin.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Rude Israeli Olympic medalist ticks off Chinese, Peres apologizes

By Alison Klayman

Israel’s biggest source of pride at the Beijing 2008 Olympics became its biggest blight this past week, after bronze medal-winning windsurfer Shahar Zubari called Chinese people “sh*ts” in an interview published September 5th in Israel’s Yediot Aharanot.

Photo: Daily ExpressSunday, September 14, 2008

Paul McCartney is ‘shocked but not intimidated’ by jihadi threats re Israel concert [VIDEO]

Suicide bombers will target Paul McCartney unless he cancels his concert in Tel Aviv, a Muslim cleric said

Tzipi Livni, left, and Shaul Mofaz are the front-runners in the Kadima primary scheduled for Sept. 17 Photo: Brian HendlerMonday, September 8, 2008

ANALYSIS: Livni leads in polls, but Israel’s political map is unclear

By Leslie Susser

There is a clear front-runner in the Kadima primary scheduled for Sept. 17, but it's not at all clear how Israel's political map will look once Ehud Olmert is gone

Monday, September 8, 2008

Candidate Profile: Tzipi Livni—a clean record but some say untested

By Dina Kraft

Polls show that Livni, 50, is the leading contender to win Kadima Party primaries Sept. 17 to succeed Ehud Olmert

Monday, September 8, 2008

Candidate Profile: Shaul Mofaz, the hawkish centrist

By Roy Eitan

The general-turned-politician Shaul Mofaz may have Iran to thank if he wins the race for Kadima's leadership. An inveterate hawk in a centrist party, Mofaz is stressing his military credentials to deal with Israel's security challenges

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Ehud Olmert should be indicted, Israeli police tell prosecutors

Ehud Olmert should be indicted on corruption charges, Israel police recommended Sunday. Bribery is the most serious of the charges that police recommended against the prime minister to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz. Others include fraud, breach of trust and money laundering.

Friday, September 5, 2008

VIDEO: Archaeologists excavate 2100-year-old wall in Jerusalem

A 2,100-year-old section of the wall surrounding Jerusalem, dating from Hasmonean times, has been unearthed on Mount Zion, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The excavations have revealed part of the expanded southern city wall, from the Second Temple period, when ancient Jerusalem was at its largest.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, greets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday in Jerusalem where they held negotiations on the city. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom / Government Press Office / BPH ImagesWednesday, September 3, 2008

Political realities may doom Olmert’s peace push

By Leslie Susser

Although the Palestinians say wide gaps remain, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Olmert reportedly agreed in talks Sunday to make every effort to wrap up a full-fledged peace agreement by the end of the year. But both sides are skeptical.

Image from Bibi's blogWednesday, August 27, 2008

In the J-blogosphere, everybody knows your screen name

By Amy Klein

"I didn't know there were non-Jewish bloggers," joked Likud leader and blogger Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, who made a last-minute appearance to speak to the bloggers.

Dr. Yael ItzhakiTuesday, August 12, 2008

Israeli study: As negotiators, man smart, woman smarter

Forget the men when it comes to business negotiations. Women may be more skilled than their masculine counterparts, according to a new study by an Israeli researcher.

Gabriela ShalevTuesday, August 12, 2008

Israel taps ‘political outsider’ as new U.N. ambassador

By Dina Kraft

Criticized by some in Israel because she is a political outsider, Gabriela Shalev, Israel's incoming U.N. ambassador, wins the praise of past and current colleagues who say she is an exceptional legal mind with an unflappable exterior

Monday, August 11, 2008

VIDEO: Sleep your wrinkles away with Israeli ion-releasing pillowcases

Israel21c gets an insider's look at Cupron Inc., a company that uses copper oxide in fabric with the promise of making your wrinkles disappear. Watch to see how it all works!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Final aliyah flight leaves Ethiopia for Israel, U.S. revokes Fulbright winners’ visas

The last official airlift of Ethiopian Jews was scheduled to land in Tel Aviv tonight, bringing to an end a state-organized campaign that began nearly 30 years ago and brought in some 120,000 immigrants from the east African nation

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Israeli policy headed for radical changes in post-Olmert era

By Leslie Susser

Ehud Olmert's departure opens up the possibility of radical new directions in Israeli policy vis-a-vis the Palestinians, Syria and Iran

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