Monday, 4 May 2009





Breaking News

Shimon Peres said "the leadership of President Obama will pave the way to both a regional agreement and meaningful bilateral negotiations."
Israel's new government has selected Michael Oren as its ambassador to Washington.
A Spanish court will pursue a war crimes investigation against Israeli officials in the killing of a Hamas leader.
Israel is interested in withdrawing from the northern part of a Lebanese village, an Israeli newspaper reported.
Canada's leading supplier of outdoor clothing and equipment voted down a resolution that would have boycotted Israeli products.
Jews in Brazil's two largest cities demonstrated against the upcoming visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
A majority of Israeli Jews have a positive view of the United States, according to a new survey.
A newly announced candidate for the Iranian presidency is wanted in the bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.
Nine Bedouin men were arrested for planning attacks against Israelis.
Europe can play a major role in the Mideast peace process if ties are strengthened between Israel and the European Union, Italy's foreign minister said.
Ehud Olmert will undergo cancer surgery in the United States.
Condoleezza Rice defended the U.S. decision to hold Palestinian elections in 2006, even though Hamas won.
Newt Gingrich at the AIPAC policy conference called for ousting the regime in Iran and bombing its missile sites.
Four Jewish settlers were arrested for firing on a Palestinian village in the West Bank.
Salamo Arouch, a Greek-Jewish boxer who survived Auschwitz by fighting fellow prisoners, has died.
Israel's Air Force bombed five Gaza smuggling tunnels following rocket attacks on southern Israel.
El Al made its debut flight between Israel and Brazil, its first new destination in 10 years.
Pope Benedict XVI said he is traveling to the Middle East this week as "a pilgrim of peace" and invoked a special blessing on the Palestinians.
Two more Israelis were diagnosed with swine flu, bringing the total infected to four.
A French weekly reported that Israel may be preparing its air force for possible attacks against Iran.