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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

15:25
Khamenei: Iran will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa if attacked (Reuters)
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)

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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.

U.S. President Barack Obama. Could reassess his country’s special relationship with Israel.

Jewish Republicans, Democrats launch rival video campaigns over Obama

After the Republican Jewish Coalition released a video of Jewish Democrats disappointed in Obama, the National Jewish Democratic Council hits back with residents of Sderot singing the president's praises.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Aug 16, 2012 | 09:51 AM | 2

Mitt Romney, left, and Paul Ryan on the campaign trail in August 2012.

Too soon to tell impact of Romney's VP pick

Agree with him or not, Paul Ryan is one of the most impressive young GOP leaders out there. But his similarity to the presumptive Republican candidate became fodder for critics who mocked Ryan as being Romney's 'mini-me.'

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Aug 16, 2012 | 01:37 AM

Paul Ryan

Will Paul Ryan attract or alienate Jewish voters?

Mitt Romney's running mate has consistently sided with Israel on issues ranging from the Palestinian UN independence bid to the Goldstone Gaza report – but some say his policies run against Jewish values.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Aug 14, 2012 | 11:39 AM | 5

mohammed morsi

Morsi's shakeup of Egyptian defense chiefs takes U.S. by surprise

'We obviously did know that there were discussions ongoing about a new defense team - with regard to the precise timing, less so,' said State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Aug 13, 2012 | 10:54 PM

U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama: Attack on Americans of any faith is an attack on the freedom of all Americans

The U.S. president made the remarks at his fourth Iftar dinner at the White House, with a guest list that included diplomats from countries with large Muslim populations.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Aug 11, 2012 | 05:55 AM

Burak - Gun - March 2, 2012

Shootings prompt gun control debate among U.S. Jews

Both sides use the recent attacks as evidence that their stance is the right one

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Aug 9, 2012 | 01:29 AM

U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney-University of Warsaw Library in Warsaw July 31, 2

WATCH: New Romney campaign ad attacks President Obama's Israel policy

Mitt Romney's new election campaign ad promises Americans a different kind of president.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Aug 5, 2012 | 07:16 PM

Romney places a note in the Western Wall.

Romney bids to be the Chosen People's choice

The Republican presidential hopeful will have to wait and see if, and how, the unwaveringly pro-Israel statements he made in Jerusalem tip the balance in his favor.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Aug 2, 2012 | 01:16 AM

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama

Obama campaign: Romney failed the first rule of overseas trips – do no harm

The British ridiculed Romney for questioning London’s Olympics preparedness; during his visit to Israel, he infuriated Palestinians with remarks they deemed 'racist.'

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Aug 1, 2012 | 12:29 AM | 5

Mitt Romney - AP - 23.7.2012

All eyes on foreign policy as Romney leaves for Britain, Israel, and Poland

Largely neglected this election season, foreign policy will get some attention in the coming days, with Romney having left on Wednesday for a six-day trip to Britain, Israel and Poland.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Jul 26, 2012 | 01:14 AM | 2

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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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Black trailblazers Obama and beauty queen Aynaw to talk about ... Pollard?

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