Schoolgirl Target of Extremist Jews in Israel
An 8-year-old schoolgirl has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel’s latest religious row. Naama Margolese is afraid of walking to her religious Jewish girls’ school for fear
Israeli girl’s plight highlights Jewish extremism
BEIT SHEMESH, Israel (AP) — A shy 8-year-old schoolgirl has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel’s latest religious war.
Naama Margolese is a ponytailed, bespectacled second-grader who
Israel Puts Adolf Eichmann Items on Display
JERUSALEM (AP) — Fifty years after Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichmann was convicted in an epic trial that helped shape Israel’s national psyche, the Israeli parliament on Monday put on display
Israel leader sets Likud Party primary for January
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a snap leadership primary in his Likud Party Monday, raising the possibility of an early general election next year.
The gambit
Lost cousins unite thanks to Holocaust database
JERUSALEM—For five long years during World War II, Nahum Korenblum never left the side of his younger brother Yaakov as the two fled the Nazi invasion of Poland, escaped forced
AP exclusive: Jewish ex-players join Israel’s WBC bid
JERUSALEM — Three Jewish former major leaguers have joined Israel’s bid for the 2013 World Baseball Classic, a move that could transform the baseball backwater into a legitimate contender.
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Israeli women’s basketball league cancels season
JERUSALEM — The Israeli women’s basketball league canceled its entire season after local players went on strike to protest a new rule giving more playing opportunities to foreigners. The decision
Israeli ‘Price Tag’ Comes at High Cost
Extremist Israelis have been damaging Palestinian property in a practice called price tag– a response to perceived Israeli government actions against the settlements. Officials fear the extreme measures could escalate
Freed Israeli Soldier Back Home
The hometown of Israeli soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit is excited about his release. Israel freed 477 prisoners Tuesday in exchange for Schalit, who had been held by Palestinian militants for
Freed Israeli Soldier Back Home
The Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, who was freed in a prisoner swap with Hamas, has returned home. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from his hometown of Mitzpe Hila in northern
Israel Excited About Captured Soldier’s Return
The hometown of Israeli soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit is excited about his release. Israel freed 477 prisoners Tuesday in exchange for Schalit, who had been held by Palestinian militants for
Israeli soldier emerges from 5 years of captivity
MITZPE HILA, Israel (AP) — Gaunt and pale, Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit returned home Tuesday after more than five years in captivity, freed in a lopsided exchange for hundreds of
Euphoria mixed with anxiety in Israel over swap
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israeli euphoria over a deal to free a soldier held for five years by Hamas gave way Wednesday to growing anxiety that the swap for 1,000 Palestinian
Israel, Hamas announce swap for captured soldier
JERUSALEM (AP) _ In a much-anticipated prisoner exchange that could have broad implications, Israel and Hamas on Tuesday announced that an Israeli soldier abducted to Gaza five years ago would
Israel, Hamas Announce Swap for Captured Soldier
Israel and Hamas say Gilad Schalit, an Israeli soldier abducted 5 years ago, will be swapped for about 1,000 Palestinians held by Israel. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from outside