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(Newser) - An ax-wielding Palestinian went on a rampage in a Jewish West Bank settlement today, killing an Israeli teenager and wounding a young boy before fleeing the area, the AP reports. Security guards shot and wounded the assailant before he could escape, and police are now hunting for him. More »

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Prepare for War: New Israeli Foreign Minister 

Lieberman douses Palestinian peace hopes in debut speech

Apr 1, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel’s new foreign minister, a renowned hawk, wasted no time in drumming up war rhetoric. On his first day on the job, Avigdor Lieberman said, “Those who want peace should prepare for war,” as he dismissed his predecessor’s negotiations with the Palestinians, the New York Times... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Avigdor Lieberman • peace talks

 Israel Defends Conduct of Gaza War

Cases of excessive force were rare, army says

Mar 27, 09 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Israeli army is defending its actions during the recent Gaza conflict, claiming that, contrary to reports, its soldiers did not act with excessive force or with disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians, the New York Times reports. Officials have moved to discount one story in particular: an... More »

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 Israel's Labor 
 Will Join Netanyahu 

But some party members may split off to join opposition

Mar 24, 09 4:22 PM CDT
(AP) - Israel's Labor Party voted today to join the incoming government of Benjamin Netanyahu, giving a centrist tone to the coalition that has looked hard-line up to now. The vote—680 in favor and 507 against—came after heated debate. "I won't be anyone's fig leaf or anyone's third wheel,... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Israeli Labor Party • Palestinians

Israeli Military Condemns Troops' T-Shirts

They show Palestinian children in crosshairs, exploding mosques

Mar 23, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Israel Defense Forces today came out against a series of outrage-inducing T-shirts worn by its soldiers, the AP reports. The shirts, first reported by Haaretz, featured crude jokes about killing Palestinians—one depicts a child in cross-hairs along with the slogan, “The smaller they are, the harder it... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • t-shirts • Israel Defense Force

ANALYSIS

New Israeli Government on Collision Course With US

Is confrontation ahead between Obama and Netanyahu?

Mar 20, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel’s incoming governing coalition is expected to take a harder line on a Palestinian state than its predecessors, even as the US may be moving more toward a conciliatory position, reports the Washington Post. Incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thinks American-backed talks are a waste of time, and he... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • Avigdor Lieberman

UPDATED

Israeli Troops: We Were Ordered to Kill Gaza Civilians

Defense chief vows 'serious' investigation

Mar 20, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli soldiers' accounts about their actions in Gaza seem to back up critics' assertions that the army violated rules of war and have set off a "soul-searching" in Israel, writes Richard Boudreaux in the Los Angeles Times. The troops tell of orders to shoot civilians without warning and destroy... More »

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Israel • Gaza • war crimes • war • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • IDF • Israeli Army

(AP) - Israel's military today ordered a criminal inquiry into its own soldiers' reports that some troops killed Palestinian civilians during its recent Gaza assault by hastily opening fire, confident that relaxed rules of engagement would protect them. Their accounts, published in a military institute's newsletter, echo Palestinian allegations that Israel violated... More »

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Israel • Gaza • civilian casualties • Israel and Palestinians • Israeli Army

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton met separately with the Palestinian president and prime minister in the West Bank today, after sitting down with Israeli leaders yesterday, and announcing the appointment of two senior envoys to Syria. Palestinian leaders implored Clinton to push for a freeze on expanding Israeli West Bank settlements, and open... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Israel • Syria • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Fatah • secretary of State • United States • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Obama administration

Israel Vows 'Strong'
Reply to Hamas Rockets

Six more Qassams hit following announcement

Mar 1, 09 5:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Ongoing rocket attacks on southern Israel will elicit "a serious, painful, strong and uncompromising" response, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today. At least eight rockets from the Gaza Strip struck the western Negev desert Friday and Saturday, with no casualties or injuries, the Jerusalem Post reports. Six... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

analysis

Netanyahu Promises He's
a Pragmatist

But new Israeli PM
may be hamstrung by right-wing coalition

Feb 21, 09 12:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu's reputation is one of a hawkish hard-liner, but he views himself differently. “You and I have a lot in common,” he once told then-candidate Obama. “We are both pragmatists who like to get things done.” It’s telling that Israel’s next prime minister... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Likud

 House Reps Make 
 Rare Gaza Visit 

Ellison, Baird arrive as violence continues in Strip

Feb 19, 09 5:43 AM CST
(AP) - Two members of Congress traveled to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip today, the first such delegation to enter the area since the Islamic militant group rose to power in 2006. The House members—Keith Ellison of Minnesota, the first Muslim member of Congress, and Brian Baird of Washington—will meet with... More »

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Congress • Israel • Gaza • Israel and Palestinians • Keith Ellison • Brian Baird

 Hamas Agrees to Gaza Truce 


Feb 12, 09 9:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Hamas says its negotiators have a reached a deal with Israel for a long-term Gaza truce, Reuters reports. A senior leader said the truce ensures the opening of all commercial crossings and will be announced over the weekend. The Egyptian-brokered pact would replace a tentative truce put in place last... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Egypt • Israel and Palestinians • truce • Arab Israeli conflict

OPINION

Why the
Israeli Election
Doesn't Matter

Only Obama, not today's winner, can save country: Rachman

Feb 10, 09 9:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Whoever prevails in Israel's surprisingly tight election today, one thing is sure, writes Gideon Rachman: The country is moving to the right. That means that Benjamin Netanyahu or Tzipi Livni will lead a coalition that will "opt for the status quo" of occupying the West Bank, expanding settlements, and... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Palestine • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Israeli election • two-state solution

 Israel Captures 
 Gaza Aid Boat 

Aid will be delivered, members handed to police: navy

Feb 5, 09 7:42 AM CST
(AP) - The Israeli navy today intercepted a ship delivering 60 tons of supplies from Lebanon to the Gaza Strip and said it is towing the vessel into an Israeli port. The ship left Lebanon two days ago in a bid to defy Israel's blockade of Gaza. Arab TV reporters who are... More »

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Long-Range Rocket
Strikes Israel

Israel vows 'great force' in response

Feb 3, 09 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - A long-range rocket fired today from Gaza struck the Israeli city of Ashkelon in the first such attack since the ceasefire began last month, reports CNN. No injuries were reported, but Israel vowed to respond with "great force." Resumed rocket fire from Gaza presents a particular problem for... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • ceasefire • rockets

 Hamas Rivals 
 Violating Ceasefire 

Olmert promises to strike back after rocket attacks

Feb 1, 09 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel’s military intelligence chief says Hamas “is conducting serious soul-searching on its strategic mistakes and operational failures" in the wake of the Gaza war, the Jerusalem Post reports. Rival Palestinian groups “are challenging the organization and carrying out attacks in order to bring on another escalation,”... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict

 Arabs, Jews United 
 Against Jerusalem Tram 

Streetcar none desire creates common foe for city's eternally feuding people

Jan 31, 09 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Jerusalem's bitterly divided residents have finally found something they can agree on, the Wall Street Journal reports. From ultra-orthodox rabbis to the PLO, just about everybody has found cause to dislike the new tram system currently under construction. Even the city's secular mayor has questioned the wisdom of continuing the... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians • East Jerusalem • tram system • light rail • Jewish settlers

(Newser) - Gunmen have killed and wounded dozens in the Gaza Strip in an apparent effort by Hamas to regain control of the region, the Guardian reports. Human rights workers say Fatah officials and suspected spies for Israel are among the victims. "We don't know who's doing the killing," one... More »

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Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

 UN Asks Davos
for $613M in Gaza Aid

Funds would provide immediate aid, more money needed for long-term

Jan 29, 09 9:24 AM CST
(Newser) - The UN asked attendees at the Davos economic forum for $613 million to address “massive and multi-faceted” needs resulting from recent violence in Gaza, the BBC reports. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says the funds will provide medical care and clean water for 6-9 months. As fresh violence heightened the need... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • aid • Israel and Palestinians • humanitarian crisis • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict • World Economic Forum • Davos • humanitarian aid • Ban Ki-Moon

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