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Lapid: No settlement freeze for peace talks
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid said he opposes a settlement freeze, but that thousands of settlers would have to leave their homes in a peace deal.
Israel to authorize four West Bank settler outposts
Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorized West Bank settler outposts, a court document showed on Thursday, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to the region to try to restart peace talks.
Palestinians mark Nakba with West Bank protests
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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State 194: A Documentary About Palestine
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Long-range rockets strike Eilat
Two long-range rockets fired from the Sinai Desert struck the Israeli resort city of Eilat.
Israel closes Gaza crossing after rockets fired
Israel closed the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza to the passage of goods after three rockets were fired at southern Israel from the coastal strip.
Rockets fired on Israel from Gaza for third day
A rocket fired from Gaza struck southern Israel, the third day in a row that rockets have been fired at Israel from the coastal strip.
Hostilities flare along Israeli-Gaza border
Israel pressed Hamas on Wednesday to rein in rocket-firing militants in the Gaza Strip after the most serious outbreak of cross-border hostilities since a ceasefire ended an eight-day war in November.
March 21, 2013
Man behind Iron Dome addresses Milken students
Milken Community High School's middle and upper school students and teachers got a unique glimpse into the inner workings of some of the Israeli military’s most cutting-edge technology on March 7.
Emergency transport for pets in Israel
When Gaza rockets were raining down on southern and parts of central Israel in November, the staff at Terminal4Pets — located outside of firing range in Maccabim-Reut — told its clients that it would work out the logistics of boarding or evacuating their pets if they suddenly had to leave the country.
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.
Letters to the Editor: Gaza war, “Lincoln” and Special Needs
When David Suissa wonders “If Hamas had the ability to murder thousands of Jews, wouldn’t they?” he is letting stereotypes get in the way of helpful analysis (“Pogroms Interrupted,” Nov. 23). He is also, in effect, arguing that Hamas is not an organization with which peace and order can be reached.
Rockets pound Israel for seventh day
More than 80 rockets were fired at southern Israel in the seventh day since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense, including two aimed at Jerusalem.
Islamic Jihad leaders killed in strike, Hamas’ Maashal shuns stop to bombings
As Hamas' leader in exile, Khaled Mashaal, brushed off a halt to bombings, Israeli airstrikes hit a Gaza media center and killed several leaders of Islamic Jihad.
More diplomacy to try to halt Israel-Gaza fighting
Hostilities between Islamist militants and Israel entered a sixth day on Monday as diplomatic efforts were set to intensify to try to stop rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and Israeli air strikes on Gaza.
John McCain: Send Bill Clinton to negotiate Mideast peace
The United States needs to deploy a high-level envoy, like former President Bill Clinton, to help negotiate a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, a top U.S. politician said on Sunday.
Kardashian, Murdoch slammed for tweets involving Israel
Reality star Kim Kardashian apologized for tweeting about the Gaza conflict, and media mogul Rupert Murdoch slammed the "Jewish-owned media" for its "anti-Israel coverage" in a tweet.
Obama: Missile fire from Gaza must stop first
President Obama told the Egyptian and Turkish leaders that a resolution to the Gaza-Israel violence must begin with an end to rocket fire into Israel.
Gaza journalists wounded by Israeli attack on buildings
Israeli aircraft hit two Gaza media buildings on Sunday, wounding eight journalists and drawing concern from press covering the fighting between Palestinian militants and the Jewish state.
Tens of millions of hackers target Israel government Web sites
More than 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government web sites since Wednesday when Israel began its Gaza air strikes, the government said on Sunday.
Iron Dome intercepts more rockets over Tel Aviv, as Netanyahu says IDF prepared to expand operation
The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted one of two missiles fired at the Tel Aviv area.
Israel, Gaza fighting rages on as Egypt seeks truce
Israel bombed militant targets in Gaza for a fifth straight day on Sunday, launching aerial and naval attacks as its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw "some indications" of a truce ahead.
Israel requests reservists after rockets target cities
Israeli ministers were on Friday asked to endorse the call-up of up to 75,000 reservists after Palestinian militants nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades and fired at Tel Aviv for a second day.
Images as Operation Pillar of Defense Continues
More images from Israel and the Gaza Strip as Operation Pillar of Defense continues. Photos by Reuters
Air-raid siren sounds in Jerusalem
Air-raid sirens were sounded in Jerusalem on Friday, marking the first time the holy city has been targeted by rocket fire from Gaza.
Gaza militants use Egyptian-brokered ceasefire to launch 21 rockets into Israel
Palestinian militants reportedly fired 21 rockets from Gaza into Israel during a unilateral ceasefire called by Israel to facilitate a visit to Gaza by Egypt’s prime minister.
Netanyahu on IDF operation: ‘No government would tolerate’ Hamas’s terror
In the wake of the Israel Defense Forces’ killing of Hamas military leader Ahmed al-Jabari, more than 250 rockets fired by Gaza terrorists into Israel, and three Israelis being killed, the IDF is now calling army reservists and preparing for a potential ground incursion into Gaza.
Online campaign urging Israel supporters to wear red
An online campaign is asking people around the world to send in photos of themselves wearing red clothing in support of residents of southern Israel.
Three Israelis killed by rocket from Gaza as U.N. Security Council meets over Gaza attacks
Three Israelis were killed when a rocket fired from Gaza hit their Kiryat Malachi home.
Obama speaks to Israeli, Egyptian leaders about Gaza violence
President Barack Obama spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday and reiterated U.S. support for Israel's right to self-defense in light of rocket attacks from Gaza, the White House said.
Rockets fired on Israel believed to have come from Sinai
Four rockets fired on southern Israel are believed to have come from the Sinai Peninsula. The rockets that landed on a moshav and its fields in southern Israel was fired Wednesday afternoon. The attack came a day after the four-day onslaught of rockets fired by terrorist groups in Gaza seemed to have come to an end in a tacit cease-fire brokered by Egypt.
Barak: Current episode with Gaza ‘not over’
Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the current episode of rocket fire from Gaza is not over, during a visit to the border with Gaza.
Gaza militants signal truce with Israel after rockets
Palestinian militants indicated they were ready for a truce with Israel on Monday to defuse a growing crisis after four days of rocket strikes from the Gaza Strip into the south of the Jewish state.
Informal ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, brokered by Egypt, holding
Israel and Hamas reportedly were observing an informal ceasefire, brokered by Egypt.
Rockets slam southern Israel, striking homes and injuring workers
More than 70 rockets and mortar shells fired from Gaza have hit southern Israel in the last 24 hours, striking several homes and injuring three.
Israel will continue to target attackers, Netanyahu tells Blair
Israel will continue to attack the groups that fire rockets on her citizens, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Barrage of rockets fired from Gaza strike Israel
More than 30 rockets and mortars were fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel.
U.N. hits at Israel and Palestinian authorities
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Israel on Monday that keeping its long-standing blockade of Gaza would only condemn the area's people to lasting poverty and play into the hands of extremists in the Middle East.
Iron Dome battery positioned near Eilat
Israel installed an Iron Dome anti-missile system battery outside of Eilat days after a long-range rocket attack on the city.
Despite truce, rockets still falling on Israel
Rockets continued to fall on southern Israel despite a truce with Gazan terrorist groups.
Hamas says it is ready for Egypt-brokered truce
Palestinian Hamas militants announced on Wednesday they were ready to stop the latest round of cross-border violence as long as Israel followed suit, in a statement issued after Israeli air strikes killed two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in a third day of fighting.
IAF strikes two Gaza targets as escalation in south continues
The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday evening struck two targets in the northern Gaza Strip, in response to earlier rocket fire.
Fighting flares along Israel-Gaza border
Israel killed two Palestinians in air strikes and Hamas fired its first cross-border rocket barrages in more than a year as fighting along the Israel-Gaza frontier flared on Tuesday for a second day.
Hamas renews rocket fire from Gaza; 17 missiles explode in southern Israel
Hamas has launched a barrage of rockets toward southern Israel on Tuesday afternoon, after months of restraint on behalf of the Gaza rulers.
Nakba Day marked with rioting, rock throwing
Palestinians in Israel marked Nakba Day with riots and rock-throwing.
Israeli commanders won’t be charged in Cast Lead killings
Israel's military said it will take no legal actions against the commanders who ordered the attack on a compound that resulted in the deaths of 21 members of a Palestinian family.
Rockets land in Israel despite reported cease-fire
At least seven rockets and mortar shells fired from Gaza exploded in Israel after reports of an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire.
Latest rocket barrages from Gaza mean life ‘does not go on as normal’
Amid the worst Palestinian rocket strike so far this year, Jewish residents endure school closings and flee to bomb shelters, while the Israeli government offers hope in the form of its Iron Dome missile defense system.
Egypt negotiating between Israel and Gaza factions for ceasefire, diplomats say
Egyptian intelligence officials have been leading efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas in the last few days, in order to calm the escalation on the Israel-Gaza border.
Netanyahu pledges decisive response as rockets slam southern Israel
As southern Israel was barraged by rockets for a fourth straight day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was hitting back "strongly and decisively," and its Iron Dome anti-missile defense system was intercepting many of the rockets coming from the Gaza Strip.
Israel on alert for attack as Netanyahu vows to strike Gaza terrorists
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel remains on alert against an attack from Sinai despite killing the terrorist leader that was planning an attack from there -- an assassination that has led to a barrage of rockets raining down on southern Israel from Gaza by terrorist groups.
Rockets hit Israel, and airstrike kills Palestinian militant group’s leader in Gaza
Palestinian rockets from Gaza wounded several Israelis, and an Israeli airstrike killed the leader of a Palestinian terrorist group.
Kassams strike southern Israel
At least four Kassam rockets fired from Gaza struck southern Israel.
Israeli raid kills 3 Gazans, rockets fired at Israel
Violence has flared up between Israel and Gaza, with the Israeli air force killing three Palestinians and militants firing rockets deep across the border.
Schools in southern Israel reopen
Schools reopened in southern Israeli communities after having been closed for three days due to rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.
Rockets from Gaza shatter short-lived calm
A rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon was the first since a barrage of rocket fire on southern Israel ended.
Rockets from Gaza shatter short-lived calm
Schools in southern Israeli communities were closed after rockets from Gaza pounded the area, leaving a father of four dead and dozens wounded.
Israel says Gaza gets anti-plane arms from Libya
Palestinians in Gaza have acquired anti-aircraft and anti-tank rockets from Libya during its six-month civil war, enlarging but not significantly improving their arsenal, Israeli officials said on Monday.
Israel, Gaza militants agree to halt fire
Israel and Islamic Jihad militants agreed to halt fire on Friday after days of deadly cross border violence, a Palestinian official said.
Lull over, rockets from Gaza again strike Israel
Terrorists in Gaza renewed rocket attacks on Israel, ending a brief lull.
Israel moves to ease strains with Egypt
Israel offered on Thursday to investigate jointly with Egypt the killing of five Egyptian security personnel during an Israeli operation against cross-border raiders a week ago, violence that has strained relations with Cairo's new rulers.
Israel strikes terrorist as Gaza rockets hit Israel, Egypt
An Egyptian woman was injured when rockets from Gaza struck the border town of Rafah, and an Israeli airstrike killed a terrorist operative as cross-border fire interrupted a fragile cease-fire.
Gaza rocket lands in Egypt as border tension simmers
A woman was injured by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into the Egyptian town of Rafah on Wednesday, Egypt's state news agency MENA reported, as tension simmered in the region after a spate of cross-border violence.
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