Shoshana Damari, the ‘queen of Hebrew music,’ dies at 83
JERUSALEM — Shoshana Damari, whose voice came to embody the emerging nation of Israel and comforted its people during their most trying times, died Tuesday after suffering from pneumonia. She
Suicide bomber blows himself up at Tel Aviv fast food stand
TEL AVIV, Israel — A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at a Tel Aviv fast-food stand Thursday, wounding 20 people in an apparent attempt to destabilize the region just
My AP blog on Ariel Sharon’s stroke
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 6 p.m. local
TEL AVIV, Israel, The Old Bus Station
Israel’s first suicide bombing of 2006 was also its first in five years without Ariel Sharon at
Israeli is world’s top blind golfer
CAESAREA, Israel — The ball explodes off Zohar Sharon’s club and flies into the distance. Sharon can’t see it, but he knows it’s a good one and he flashes a
Widows of Slain Israeli Athletes Back Spielberg’s ‘Munich’ Film
JERUSALEM (AP) — Steven Spielberg’s controversial new movie, “Munich,” about the 1972 Olympic massacre and its aftermath, got an unlikely endorsement Wednesday – the widows of two of the 11
Netanyahu Wins Primary, Sharon Recovering
JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — Doctors expect Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to recover fully from a mild stroke and leave the hospital Tuesday, but his illness raised questions about his long-term
Political Reality Changes in Israeli Towns
YERUHAM, Israel (AP) — Israel’s latest political earthquake is playing out in places like this neglected desert town, founded for North African immigrants and until recently a stronghold of the
Rice presides over allnight negotiations
JERUSALEM (AP) – Condoleezza Rice was up all night in her Jerusalem hotel.
The U.S. secretary of state huddled with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in her ninth floor suite, passing
Bombing at Israeli Food Stand Kills Five
HADERA, Israel (AP) — A 20-year-old Palestinian blacksmith blew himself up at a falafel stand in an open-air market Wednesday, killing five Israelis and wounding more than 30 in the
CORRESPONDENT’S DIARY: Farewell, Gaza
KISSUFIM CROSSING, Gaza Strip (AP) _ The sun poked out from beyond the horizon, and Lt. Col. Tzvika Tzoran ordered his driver: “OK. Let’s move.”
The jeep roared to life
North Atlantic Right Whales face extinction, but hope remains eternal
In the Bay of Fundy, halfway between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, 50 spectators aboard a sailboat peer silently into the distance. The noises of nature reverberate: the flap of
In final days, Jennings became member of Order of Canada
OTTAWA – A day after his 67th birthday, and eight days before he died, Peter Jennings found out he would be awarded the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest honour.
Ottawa-raised newsman Peter Jennings dies at 67
OTTAWA _ He was one of the world’s most accomplished journalists; a name, and face, recognized the world over. But at heart, Peter Jennings always remained an Ottawa boy.
Born
Executions a sad reminder of home for Iranian author
OTTAWA – When Ghazal Omid first heard about the public hanging of two gay teenagers in Iran, she instinctively started to cry.
“I was devastated. When I saw those pictures
The lost promise of Gaza
When Israeli troops start pulling out of the Gaza Strip on Aug. 15, they will leave behind 38 years of painful memories. Most non-settler Israelis who have been to Gaza