Israel hastily musters its citizen army
JERUSALEM (AP) — Roy Bass emerged from the Mediterranean waves at noon Friday for a Popsicle break when, surfboard in hand, he heard his cell phone ringing on the beach.
Israelis Seek Refuge on Isolated Beach
NITZANIM BEACH, Israel (AP) — Revital Aburmad jerked from her sleep Tuesday morning to find herself lying on a strange beach. She had just had an awful nightmare; she was
Israel blames Hamas for attack that nabs Schalit
KIBBUTZ KEREM SHALOM, Israel _ Palestinian militants sneaked into Israel underneath a Gaza border crossing Sunday, killed two Israeli soldiers and captured another, raising the threat of an all-out conflict
Israel rocks – the comeback of the concerts
RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) _ Some 20,000 frenzied fans sang along with Sting as he yelped out the familiar lyrics to one of his most famous songs.
“Whoa, I’m an
A transoceanic mixer highlights rift between Israelis and Jews abroad
TEL AVIV, Israel – Hundreds of Jewish singles file into the ballroom of a luxury beachfront hotel and gather in separate groups. On one side are sharply dressed foreigners, almost
French cultural event attempts to mend rocky relationship with Israel
JERUSALEM – For one night, the skies above the Tel Aviv coastline came alight in a spectacular, unprecendented fireworks extravaganza that attracted hundreds of thousands of Israelis and was broadcast
Israeli Arab Sisters Pioneer Boxing
UMM EL FAHM, Israel — Riham Agabaria has a left hook that will knock your socks off. Or your head scarf.
Sparring in her hometown in northern Israel, the shy
New Israeli Security Chief Sparks Debate
JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — Can Israel afford to hand its nuclear briefcase to a man who spent much of his brief and unremarkable military service fixing tanks?
The country is
Israeli leader’s family has influenced his political ways
JERUSALEM – To understand why a lifelong hawk like Ehud Olmert could come to embody the moderate center of Israeli politics, look no further than his family.
There’s his wife,
Ex-Spymaster Gains in Israeli Election
JERUSALEM (AP) — A former intelligence official who controlled Pentagon spy Jonathan Pollard has put his new party in a position to influence Israel’s next government with its surprise showing
Pro-Pot party poised for parliament in Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel — Dressed in sneakers, khaki pants and a sweatshirt, the chairman of Israel’s pro-marijuana Green Leaf party takes a drag from his cigarette.
“If it was up
At the zoo, two-by-two
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Like most of its modern, conservation-friendly counterparts, Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo is trying to save animals from extinction and reintroduce them into the wild. But that philosophy, referred
Israel’s mob wars
JERUSALEM — The extradition of a suspected Israeli mob boss to face drug charges in Miami and New York is drawing new attention to Israel’s increasingly brazen underworld, where gangsters
Hebrew-speaking Hamas member new media darling
JERUSALEM (AP) – Who says Israel and Hamas aren’t talking?
Officials may be shunning all contact, but Ribhi Rantisi is rocking the Israeli airwaves, spreading the Hamas word in fluent
Shimon Peres, pub crawler?
JERUSALEM (AP) _ It’s nearly midnight and Shimon Peres, clad in a fashionable black leather jacket, casually strolls down a sidewalk in downtown Jerusalem, the heart of the city’s nightlife.