An Israeli sharpshooter turns to web to finance bid in his overlooked Olympic sport. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from Herzliya. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/associated-press/sports/israeli-shooter-uses-web-to-finance-olympic-bid/”] [url href=”http://bit.ly/H6OX0T” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
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 of being harassed by ultra-Orthodox extremists. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from her hometown of Beit Shemesh. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/israeli-girls-plight-highlights-jewish-extremism/”] [url href=”http://youtu.be/9U2M6vsMy48″ content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
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 violence. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from Kiryat Arba, West Bank. [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTbu1vX-RMI&feature=youtu.be” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
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 more than five years. The AP’s Aron Heller reports for KFWB Radio (Los Angeles) from Mitzpe Hila in northern Israel. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/israeli-soldier-emerges-from-5-years-of-captivity/”] [url href=”http://audioboo.fm/boos/510632-schalit-q-a-on-kfwb-in-la” content=”Listen to Report” target=external]
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. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/israeli-soldier-emerges-from-5-years-of-captivity/”] [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXiTdLcqnrM&feature=share” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
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 more than five years. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from Mitzpe Hila in northern Israel. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/israeli-soldier-emerges-from-5-years-of-captivity/”] [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDRuUI2RAkk&feature=share” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
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 the Israeli Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem as Cabinet members approved a deal. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/israel-hamas-announce-swap-for-captured-soldier/”] [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwQdE9aLElA&feature=youtu.be” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
Thousands of Palestinians, watching on outdoor screens across the West Bank, cheered their president on Friday as he submitted his historic request for recognition of a state of Palestine to the United Nations. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from Ramallah. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/palestinians-take-to-streets-to-cheer-on-un-bid/”] [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYw1fErYZSE&feature=youtu.be” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
Palestinians officially launched their campaign to join the United Nations as a full member state, saying they would stage a series of peaceful events in the run-up to the annual gathering of the UN General Assembly later this month. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from Ramallah, West Bank. [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVUXwUSwty0&feature=youtu.be” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
Gaza militants agreed to a cease-fire with Israel to stop spiking violence, after a deadly attack across the Egyptian border on Israeli vehicles set off a three-day round of rapidly escalating Israeli airstrikes and rocket barrages from Gaza. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from Jerusalem. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/israel-gaza-violence-threatens-protest-movement/”] [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9JkUjCU-T4&feature=youtu.be” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
More protests in Israel as a grass-roots movement went into a third week of demonstrations over working conditions and pay. Teachers joined in doctors, university students and others calling for the government to take steps to ease the burden. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from Jerusalem. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/israeli-housing-protests-evolve-into-major-crisis/”] [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzvABRaynJY&feature=relmfu” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
Israeli troops clashed with Arab protesters Sunday along three hostile borders, including the frontier with Syria, leaving 16 people dead and dozens more wounded in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from Majdal Shams, Golan Heights. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/arab-protesters-descend-on-israeli-borders/”] [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sHmEXPQv1g” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
Israeli aircraft struck a Palestinian rocket squad in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing two militants as the military activated a new defense system to shoot down incoming rockets. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from Beersheba, Israel. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/israel-deploys-rocket-defense-system/”] [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQeRZvwnV50″ content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
One woman is dead and more than 20 people are hurt after a bomb struck a crowded bus stop in central Jerusalem. There’s been no claim of responsibility, but Israel blames Palestinian militants. The AP’s Aron Heller reports from Jerusalem. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/deadly-jerusalem-blast-shatters-years-of-calm/”]Watch the Video[/url] [url href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb5QkA8zOVw” content=”Watch the Video” target=external]
One woman is dead and more than 20 people are hurt after a bomb struck a crowded bus stop in central Jerusalem. There’s been no claim of responsibility, but Israel blames Palestinian militants. The AP’s Aron Heller reports for KFWB Radio (Los Angeles) from Jerusalem. [url href=”http://aronheller.com/articles/deadly-jerusalem-blast-shatters-years-of-calm/”]Watch the Video[/url] [url href=”http://audioboo.fm/boos/311570-liveshot-with-kfwb-radio-in-los-angeles” content=”Listen to Report” target=external]