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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

13:54
Obama: We must push through the 'breaches of faith' on both sides (Haaretz)
13:52
Obama: Settlement activity not appropriate or constructive to advancing peace (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Two-state solution still possible, only chance for peace and success (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Israel and Palestinians must make this leap together (Haaretz)
13:43
Obama: U.S. committed to the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine (Haaretz)
13:39
Obama: Palestinians deserve a future, a home, a state of their own (Haaretz)
13:37
Abbas: Palestinians ready to implement commitments in order to launch the peace process (Haaretz)
13:36
Abba to Obama: Palestinian people have made a miracle and rose from the Nakba (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital is possible (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Peace impossible under violence and occupation (Haaretz)
13:11
Syria hands over captured Lebanese soldier, state TV reports (AP)
12:31
Syrian rebels have reportedly overrun several towns near the Israeli border (Reuters)
12:18
Report: Ramallah protesters hold up shoes, call Obama to leave Palestine (Haaretz)
11:49
Police arrests Acre resident suspected of smuggling heroin from Lebanon (Haaretz)
11:38
Report: Abbas condemns violence against civilians, including rocket fire (Reuters)

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Focus U.S.A.

by Natasha Mozgovaya

In clash with U.S., Russia isn't above using its own orphans as pawns

Russian Parliament approves bill to ban adoption of Russian children by American parents in response to the American Magnitsky Act barring Russian human rights violators and their capital from the U.S..

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Dec 27, 2012 | 06:37 PM

Orphan children play in their bedroom at an orphanage in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.

Michele Bachmann walks past a Jesus statue.

An anti-Muslim witch hunt in the U.S. Congress and conspiracy theories on Bulgaria attack

Michele Bachmann launches a campaign reminiscent of the McCarthy era; an interview in Russia Today suggests that Israel was behind the bombing that killed 5 of its citizens this week.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jul 21, 2012 | 03:28 AM

Shmuley Boteach.

It's the Americans, stupid

Russians hint at why they still support the Syrian regime, while in Washington Christians can see no wrong with Israel.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jul 19, 2012 | 12:58 AM | 3

An area zoned for anti-Israel sentiment on campus, at the Christians United for Israel rally.

Inside the Christians United for Israel rally: Unconditional support for Israel

American Christians from all over the U.S. attend gathering; largely unmoved over MK tearing up New Testament.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jul 18, 2012 | 06:20 AM | 14

Actress Sarah Silverman attends 2012 Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2012 in New York.

Sarah Silverman's 'indecent proposal' for Sheldon Adelson

WATCH: U.S. comedienne tries to steer the billionaire away from Romney and toward Obama with a YouTube clip that should probably be R-rated.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jul 17, 2012 | 08:48 AM | 8

Mitt Romney speaking to the NAACP.

Romney's post-Tish'a B'Av faux pas, Sheldon Adelson's 'tainted money'

Mitt Romney says he won't hold a dinner fundraiser in Jerusalem on a fast day; Hillary Clinton prepares to visit Egypt and Israel.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jul 13, 2012 | 05:54 AM | 7

Holocaust survivors protest in front of the Knesset - 2005

Compensation to Holocaust survivors: Washington marks old and new agreements

Exactly 60 years after Germany signed an accord to compensate Holocaust survivors, it agreed to pay victims who never before qualified for restitution.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jul 12, 2012 | 02:09 AM

Israel boycott - AP - 2002

Boycotts and Divestment: A means to peace or a reason for a rift?

The U.S. Presbyterian church is voting on whether refraining from doing business with some Israelis is the best course of action.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jul 5, 2012 | 01:28 AM | 4

A screenshot of the blog Jewlicious.com.

'Jewlicious' bloggers answer criticism over auctioned dates

In a new campaign, Jewish blog offers highest donors meeting with two of its female staff; critics slam marketing move as 'pimping out bloggers.'

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jun 26, 2012 | 10:47 PM | 4

CEO Sheldon Adelson speaks at a news conference for the Sands Cotai Central in Macau, in April 2012

Is Sheldon Adelson harming U.S. interests by pouring money into Republicans?

The casino magnate is proving to be an anti-Obama force to be reckoned with.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jun 24, 2012 | 07:54 PM | 10

An Iranian security directs media at the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

Iran nuclear bomb could bring military balance of power, expert says

Developing a hopeful approach about the future benefits of a nuclear bomb seems like a serious exaggeration.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jun 24, 2012 | 05:53 AM | 18

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Natasha Mozgovaya is the chief U.S. correspondent for Haaretz, based in Washington D.C. Through Focus U.S.A., Mozgovaya presents additional insight to the people and politics of he United States, and how they affect Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. Follow Natasha on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/mozgovaya

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