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A protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the Jewish settlement of Ofra during clashes near the West Bank village of Deir Jarir near Ramallah April 26, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Torokman

Israel has frozen new building in settlements: minister

Israel has frozen nearly all housing starts in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, Housing Minister Uri Ariel [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged building, Israel, Middle East, mideast, Palestine, politics, settlements, terrorism
Sen. Charles Schumer. Credit: Getty.

Schumer says Bloomberg’s gun control ads are a no-go

Senator Chuck Schumer told Time magazine that Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun control ads are ineffective in red states.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged background checks, chuck schumer, gun control, Israel, Michael Bloomberg, NRA, NYC, Palestine | Reply
Steven Hawking has boycotted a leading Israeli academic conference

Steven Hawking embroiled in Israel boycott row

Steven Hawking, the leading physicist, has become embroiled in a dispute over what he sees as the occupation of Palestinian [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged boycott, Israel, Palestine, Shimon Peres, Steven Hawking | Reply
A Palestinian boy from the village of Jabaa, east of Ramallah, looks at Hebrew graffiti reading 'Revenge' (L) and 'the war has begun' (R) on a mosque which settlers tried to burn overnight on June 19, 2012. Unknown attackers attempted to torch the mosque and sprayed it with Hebrew-language graffiti, in an incident that bore the hallmark of extremist Jewish settlers.
AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI        (Photo credit should read ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/GettyImages)

U.S.-Palestinian boy faces Israel trial for throwing rocks

A 14-year-old boy with dual U.S.-Palestinian citizenship went before an Israeli military court on Thursday accused of throwing rocks at Israeli cars in the occupied West Bank.

Posted in International, News
Tagged boy, Israel, israeli, Palestine, Palestinian, rocks, trial, U.S.
Hacking group Anonymous is alleged to be behind the attack

Anonymous blamed for hacking Israeli government websites

A pro-Palestinian cyber attack campaign was launched against Israeli government websites today but did not cause serious disruption, an Israeli [...]

Posted in International, News, Tech
Tagged Anonymous, hack, Israel, Palestine | Reply
U.S. President Barack Obama stands in between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and President Shimon Peres upon his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
Credit: Reuters

Obama arrives in Israel, vows undying support

Making his first official visit to Israel, President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday unwavering commitment to the security of the Jewish State where concern over a nuclear-armed Iran has clouded bilateral relations.

Posted in National
Tagged barack obama, foreign policy, international relations, Iran, Israel, nuclear bomb, Obama, Palestine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Reply
Palestinian civilians, one of them resting his foot on the body of a dead man, take pictures of the corpses of alleged collaborators with Israel.

PHOTOS: Gunmen kill six alleged collaborators in Gaza

Palestinian gunmen shot dead six alleged collaborators in the Gaza Strip
who “were caught red-handed”, according to a security source quoted by
the Hamas Aqsa radio on Tuesday.

Posted in International, Local
Tagged International, Israel, Palestine
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Clinton heads to Middle East for Gaza crisis talks

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Middle East for urgent talks with Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders.

Posted in International, Local
Tagged Egypt, International, Israel, Palestine
Mobilized troops at Jerusalem Central Bus Station.

PHOTOS: Israeli citizens mobilize for war

Metro speaks to ordinary Israeli citizens who are volunteering to protect their country in arms.

Posted in International, Local
Tagged International, Israel, Palestine
Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in Gaza City.

In Tel Aviv many stay cool as rockets explode

Some in the throbbing metropolis strung out along on Israel’s sandy
Mediterranean shores kept their cool on Friday, after sirens wailed and
another explosion was heard, the second in 24 hours. No one was hurt.

Posted in International, Local
Tagged International, Israel, Palestine
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