Israel deploys rocket defense system against Gaza
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP)—Israel deployed a cutting-edge rocket defense system on Sunday, rolling out the latest tool in its arsenal to stop a recent spike in attacks from the neighboring Gaza
American Football brings Israelis and Palestinians together
JERUSALEM (AP) — It’s early in a scoreless Israel Bowl and a crowd that includes armed soldiers, ultra-Orthodox Jews and skullcapped settlers waving Israeli flags erupts in celebration after Palestinian
Deadly Jerusalem blast shatters years of calm
JERUSALEM (AP) _ A blast Israel quickly blamed on Palestinian militants ripped through a bus stop in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing a woman, wounding two dozen other people and intensifying
Israeli navy intercepts Egypt-bound ship with arms
JERUSALEM — Israel said Tuesday it seized a cargo ship loaded with weapons sent by Iran to Palestinian militants in Gaza, including sophisticated land-to-sea missiles that officials said could change
Israel hunts for killers of sleeping settlers
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israel hunted for the perpetrators of a grisly murder of a family of five in a remote West Bank settlement Saturday, appealing for help from the Palestinian
Oscar win highlights plight of Africans in Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel — Students at the Bialik-Rogozin school in a rundown Tel Aviv neighborhood have survived genocide, war and famine. But they were all smiles on Monday after learning
Israel boycotters target authors, artists
JERUSALEM (AP) _ When British novelist Ian McEwan accepted a prestigious Israeli literary award this week, he used the occasion to criticize Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank and
Fallen hero: Israel’s Barak faces public outrage
JERUSALEM (AP) — A decade ago, Ehud Barak was a popular Israeli prime minister and war hero on the historic verge of making peace with Syria and the Palestinians. Today,
Israel worried about Islamic takeover in Egypt
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israel’s prime minister said Monday his country’s primary concern in Egypt is that the current crisis could create a void in which Islamic militants step in and
Eichmann Nazi trial veterans reunite in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) —Fifty years after Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann was brought to justice, the men who captured, investigated and prosecuted the Holocaust mastermind held a rare reunion Thursday in the
Israel’s defense minister defects from Labor Party
JERUSALEM — In a shocking move that instantly shook up Israel’s political scene, Defense Minister Ehud Barak defected from his Labor Party Monday, leaving in shambles the iconic movement that
Israel aims to become clean-tech powerhouse
JERUSALEM (AP) — After a successful run of high-tech and computer-related innovation, Israel is focusing its ambitions on the next big thing — preparing the world for life without coal
Former Israeli president convicted of rape
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former President Moshe Katsav was convicted Thursday of raping an employee when he was a Cabinet minister, the most serious criminal charges ever brought against a high-ranking
Israeli forest’s road to recovery — plant or wait?
JERUSALEM (AP) — For more than a century, planting trees in this mostly desert land has been an act of almost spiritual importance, starting with those who helped create the
Israel fears ‘flood’ of migrants threatens state
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ismail Abdul-Rasul and his family escaped war in Darfur, languished in squalid conditions in Egypt for five years and nearly suffocated in a harrowing journey