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The exterior of the house where three women who had disappeared as teenagers approximately ten years ago were found alive on May 7 in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo by Pugliano/Getty Images
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Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel, which they call the “catastrophe,” with marches and protests.
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What would my Israeli grandmother think?
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A hot topic, a great panel, and chance to learn and discuss—immigration at issue
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State 194: A Documentary About Palestine
Opening this weekend at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 is a very hot-button new documentary called State 194, which follows the recent history of Palestine. Many will approach this film with…
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Syria warns Israel it could enter Golan
A Syrian government official warned that his country can enter the Israeli-held Golan Heights at any time.
Assad and Nasrallah threaten new front line in Golan
Threats from Damascus and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah to turn the Golan Heights into a "resistance front" against Israel could end nearly four decades of calm across the increasingly tense ceasefire line separating Israeli and Syrian forces.
Assad vows ‘strategic revenge’ on Israel, modeled on Hezbollah
Syria will “give Hezbollah everything” in recognition of its support and will follow the terror group’s model of “resistance” against Israel, a Lebanese newspaper on Thursday quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as saying, AFP reported.
Syrian wake-up
Yes, America, we’ve heard: You’re war-weary. It’s at least something our divided country can agree upon: Americans across party lines oppose sending troops, weapons or air support to the rebel fighters in Syria.
U.N. peacekeepers protest Israeli overflights of Lebanon
The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, claiming increased violations of Lebanese airspace, protested to Israel's military.
Assad: Syrian army can handle Israel
Syria's army is ready to deal with Israel, Syrian President Bashar Assad told an Iranian official on Syrian state television.
Israel says ‘no winds of war’ despite Syria air strikes
Israel played down weekend air strikes close to Damascus reported to have killed dozens of Syrian soldiers, saying they were not aimed at influencing its neighbor's civil war but only at stopping Iranian missiles reaching Lebanese Hezbollah militants.
Few options for Syria’s Assad to strike back after Israeli raids
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has few good options for military retaliation after Israel's air strikes over the weekend but the attacks could redouble support from his regional allies Iran and Hezbollah.
Russia, China express alarm after Israel hits Syria
Russia and China expressed alarm on Monday over the regional repercussions of two Israeli air raids on Syria, while Israel played down strikes which its officials said targeted Iranian missiles bound for Lebanese Hezbollah militants.
Israel to Assad: Air strikes did not aim to help Syria rebels
Israel sought to persuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that its recent air strikes around Damascus did not aim to weaken him in the face of a more than two-year-old rebellion.
Syria attacks suggest Israel can act with impunity
Twice in three days, Israeli warplanes entered Syrian airspace and fired on suspected weapons caches bound for Hezbollah -- and nothing has happened in response.
Israel did not warn U.S. on Syria attacks, U.S. official says
Israel did not provide advance warning to the United States on its alleged Israeli airstrikes on Syria, a U.S. intelligence official said.
Israel strikes Syria, says its targeting Hezbollah arms
Israeli jets devastated Syrian targets near Damascus on Sunday in a heavy overnight air raid that Western and Israeli officials called a new strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah.
Israel shoots down drone from Lebanon, Israeli Military says
An Israeli fighter plane shot down a drone from Lebanon over the Mediterranean sea on Thursday as it was approaching the Israeli coast, the military said.
U.N. observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms, Israeli official says
U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have failed to report on Hezbollah guerrilla armaments as required, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday, arguing that Israel could not rely on foreign intervention for its security.
Israeli general: Israel could withstand Syrian chemical weapons
Israel could withstand any attack involving Syrian chemical weapons, an Israeli general said on Friday, adding it was improbable that Damascus would order such a strike.
Report: France backs designating Hezbollah militiamen terrorists
The French government supports adding the armed wing of Hezbollah to the European Union’s list of terrorist organizations, an Arabic daily reported.
Cyprus court jails Hezbollah man for plotting to attack Israelis
A Cyprus court sentenced a member of Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah movement to four years in jail on Thursday on charges of plotting to attack Israeli interests on the island.
Cyprus verdict could inhibit Hezbollah operations in Europe
The conviction in Cyprus of a Hezbollah operative plotting to attack Israelis could undercut efforts by the terrorist group to carry out additional attacks outside the Middle East.
Report: ‘Prisoner X’ spy Ben Zygier tipped off Hezbollah
The man known as "Prisoner X" unwittingly caused the arrest of two Hezbollah supporters who were spying for Israel, a German magazine claims.
Israel to request U.S. support for strike on potential Syrian weapons transfers
Israel will ask President Obama for U.S. support should Israel strike a Syrian weapons convoy bound for Hezbollah.
Fearful Syrian voters will keep Assad in power, Hezbollah deputy leader says
Syrian President Bashar Assad is likely to run for re-election next year and win, with Syria remaining in military and political deadlock until then, said the deputy leader of Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group.
Peres to European Parliament: Call Hezbollah terror group
Israeli President Shimon Peres told European Parliament lawmakers that they should classify Hezbollah as a terror group, and that Israel’s new cabinet creates a chance for renewed talks with the Palestinians.
March 12, 2013
Special Report from Washington DC: This Year, AIPAC Should Support the Syrian Rebels
Hezbollah operative tracked Israeli plane landings in Cyprus
The Hezbollah operative on trial for plotting against Israeli tourists in Cyprus acknowledged passing on Israeli aircraft landing times to his terrorist handlers.
February 18, 2013
February 13, 2013
European Jewish Parliament to EU: no half-measures on Hezbollah
Members of the European Jewish Parliament have urged 27 foreign ministers to avoid the “error and half-measure” of calling only Hezbollah’s military wing a terrorist entity.
Iran denies involvement in Bulgaria bomb attack
Iran played no part in the bombing of a bus last year that killed Israeli tourists, its ambassador to Bulgaria said on Friday, rejecting Israeli charges that it was involved in the attack.
Hezbollah denies involvement in Burgas attack
Hezbollah denied it was involved in a terrorist attack in Bulgaria that killed six, including five Israelis.
Israel says Iran, Hezbollah waging global terror campaign
Two men with links to the terrorist organization Hezbollah were implicated in a terrorist attack in Bulgaria that killed six, including five Israelis, a Bulgarian official has said.
Lebanese media: Israel struck communications tower near Tyre
The Lebanese media reported that Israel struck a transmission tower near Tyre in southern Lebanon.
Iran says Israel will regret Syria air strike
Iran told Israel on Monday it would regret its air strike against Syria last week, without spelling out whether Iran or its ally planned any military response.
Iran blames Israel for Syrian airstrike
Iran is blaming Israel for an attack on an arms convoy in Syria, reportedly carrying SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles destined for Hezbollah. Iran’s foreign minister threatened revenge and said the attack was “clearly coordinated with the West.”
Israel reportedly notified U.S. about attack on Syria
Israel gave Washington advanced notice about its attack Wednesday on a Syrian target, U.S. officials told The New York Times.
Syria warns of ‘surprise’ response to Israel attack
Syria warned on Thursday of a possible "surprise" response to Israel's attack on its territory and Russia condemned the air strike as an unprovoked violation of international law.
Israel said to have attacked Syrian weapons transport
Israeli planes reportedly struck a Syrian weapons transport on the Lebanese border amid increasing fears that the country’s chemical weapons stockpile could fall into the hands of Hezbollah.
Report: Israel attacks target in Syria
Israel reportedly attacked a target inside Syria.
Israel worried about fate of Syria’s conventional arsenal
Syria's advanced conventional weapons would represent as much of a threat to Israel as its chemical arms should they fall into the hands of Syrian rebel forces or Hezbollah guerrillas, Israeli sources said on Tuesday.
EU official: Hezbollah may not make terror list, even with Bulgaria bombing
Hezbollah may not be included on the European Union's list of terrorist groups even if it did bomb Jewish tourists in Bulgaria, the EU's top counter-terrorism official reportedly said.
Report: Bulgaria lacks proof of Hezbollah involvement in terrorist attack
Bulgaria says there is no evidence that Hezbollah was behind an attack on Israelis last year.
U.S. report: Iran spying on Israel via stations in Syria, Golan
Iran is spying on Israel via signals intelligence stations in northern Syria and the Golan Heights in cooperation with Hezbollah, according to a new report.
Designate Hezbollah as terrorist group, U.S. House resolution urges EU
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution urging the European Union and its member states to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization and impose sanctions on the group.
Bulgarian police identify accomplice in Burgas bombing
Bulgaria’s security services reportedly have discovered the identity of one of the perpetrators of the July bombing in Burgas that killed five Israelis and a Bulgarian.
Netanyahu, Jordan’s Abdullah discuss Syrian chemical weapons
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has secretly met Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman to discuss the risk of Syria's chemical weapons falling into the hands of Islamist militants, Israeli media reports said on Wednesday.
Israel complains to U.N. about rearming by Hezbollah
Israel's U.N. envoy urged the Security Council on Thursday to condemn what he described as significant rearming by Hezbollah, saying the Lebanese militant group now possessed an arsenal of tens of thousands of missiles capable of hitting Israel.
Hezbollah weapons depot reportedly blows up
An explosion in southern Lebanon on the border with Israel is reported to be a Hezbollah weapons depot.
Three bombs target Syrian Interior Ministry
A car bomb and two other explosives went off at the main gate of the Syrian Interior Ministry in Damascus on Wednesday, causing some deaths, state television said.
Test of David’s Sling missile defense system deemed success
Israel successfully tested its newest missile defense system, called David's Sling.
Israel-Gaza conflict: Low expectations
No one knows for sure why the Gaza hostilities began. We know that there had been weeks of intensifying rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, rockets fired by various Palestinian groups that were tolerated, even encouraged by the governing Hamas.
November 20, 2012
Lebanon defuses two missiles aimed at Israel
The Lebanese Army defused two rockets aimed at northern Israel.
Arabs must use oil, political pressure, to help Gaza, Hezbollah says
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah urged Arab states on Thursday to use all political means possible, including raising oil prices, to end Israeli air strikes on Gaza, suggesting this could be as effective as military attacks on the Jewish state.
November 12, 2012
November 6, 2012
Israel to limit cluster bombs in possible war with Hezbollah
Israel would use a lot fewer cluster munitions in any future war with Hezbollah than it did in their 2006 conflict, even though it would go into southern Lebanon earlier and harder, a senior Israeli military officer said on Monday.
Facebook removes Hezbollah page
Facebook removed pages for Hezbollah, its affiliated Al-Manar television station and its leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah.
Preparing for war, Israel’s North looks to lessons from 2006
When missiles rained down on northern Israel from Lebanon six years ago, surgeons at Rambam Hospital in Haifa worked, terrified, on the building’s eighth floor.
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