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FEATURED STORIES The view from a West Bank hilltop Israeli soldiers and Palestinian workers help a Palestinian fireman who was injured when he tried to extinguish a fire allegedly set by Israeli settlers in a West Bank field near Nablus, June 1, 2009. (Boaz Oppenheim/Flash90/JTA) JTA's Dina Kraft visits Havat Gilad, an illegal Jewish settlement outpost in the West Bank slated for evacuation. Residents there say they have no intention of leaving, and they'll fight if necessary. Read more » What do recent polls say about the future of peace process? New polls show that recent U.S.-Israeli policy disputes over settlements and Palestinian statehood have hurt the Netanyahu government's standing in America and the Obama administration's popularity in Israel. But could that be good for the peace process? Read more »

What did the U.S. agree to on settlements? A former Bush administration official says there was a clear understanding between Israel and the United States on natural growth of settlements, and Obama is intent on abandoning it.

Dear Israel In an open letter, Gilad Shalit's mother asks Israelis to join her at a rally to pressure the government to "do what needs to be done" to bring the abducted soldier home.

The Rebbe's 15th yahrtzeit Thousands showed up at the Lubavitcher Rebbe's grave in Queens, including one who got special dispensation to drive through the night from his Iowa home.

Israel shoots for NBA Omri Casspi, who is set to be taken somewhere late in the first round of the NBA draft tonight,could end Israel's drought of players playing in the world's best basketball league. BREAKING NEWS French President Nicolas Sarkozy joined the Obama administration in asking Israel's prime minister to freeze settlement activity. Natan Sharansky was unanimously elected to head the Jewish Agency for Israel. A professor at a California university was cleared of alleged faculty misconduct for sending an e-mail to students comparing Israel's policies in Gaza to the Nazis. Family, friends and supporters of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit marked his third anniversary in captivity. Cyprus prevented two boats filled with aid and activists from leaving for the Gaza Strip. An Israeli Arab was indicted for the murder of an Israeli-American teenager. A lawsuit on behalf of Holocaust survivors was filed against one of Israel's largest banks. Israel's army will largely keep its forces out of four large Palestinian cities in the West Bank. A controversial practice-exam question about Middle East politics was removed from the British Columbia education ministry's Web site. Israeli President Shimon Peres handed out awards for volunteerism to individuals and organizations. Anti-Semitic graffiti painted on the wall outside the Ecuador Foreign Ministry has not been removed after nearly two weeks despite requests. New European Union rules to make slaughtering animals more humane also recognized the validity of religious slaughter methods.