Diplomacy Israel awaiting Hamas response on final Shalit proposal By Amos Harel, Avi Issacharoff, Barak Ravid and Jack Khoury
Reports say remaining dispute is over a few prisoners described as 'symbols of the Palestinian struggle.'
Tags: Marwan Barghouti , Hamas , Gilad Shalit
Ukraine academic: Israel imported 25,000 kids for their organs By Lily Galili, Haaretz Correspondent
Jews and Israel have become a major motif of the presidential election campaign in the Ukraine.
Tags: anti-Semitism , organ harvesting , Israel news
Report: Shalit transferred to secure location in Egypt By Amos Harel, Avi Issacharoff, Barak Ravid and Jack Khoury, and Haaretz Service
Kuwaiti daily Al-Jarida: Shalit deal underway; Commentators have questioned report's reliability.
Tags: Israel news , Hamas , Gilad Shalit
How ElBaradei misled the world about Iran's nuclear program Yossi Melman
The outgoing IAEA chief intervened repeatedly to distort his inspectors' reports on Iran's nuclear sites.
Tags: Mohamed ElBaradei , Israel news
Netanyahu thought likely to veto Lieberman choices for top posts By Barak Ravid
Netanyahu considering rescinding Lieberman's choices appointments for UN ambassador, consul general in New York.
Tags: Israel news , Avigdor Lieberman
Celtic fans urged to wave Palestinian flags at match against Tel Aviv club Reuters
Scottish trade unions issue call ahead of Celtic-Hapoel Tel Aviv game for Europa League.
Tags: Israel soccer , Europa League , Israel news
'Miami's Madoff' Scott Rothstein arrested for alleged $1b Ponzi scheme Haaretz Service and Reuters
Attorney Scott Rothstein faces up to 100 years in jail over racketeering, money laundering charges.
Tags: Miami Ponzi scheme , Israel news
What Netanyahu really thinks about settlements Aluf Benn
Did the PM agree to a settlement freeze due to U.S. pressure, or were there also domestic reasons?
Tags: Israel news , Middle East peace , Netanyahu
Haaretz's Amira Hass awarded journalism prize by media watchdog Haaretz Service
Reporters Without Borders awards prize for 'independent and outspoken reporting' during Gaza war.
Tags: Haaretz Amira Hass
Peres accuses Hamas of holding up Shalit deal Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Peres quoted as saying he'll have to pardon many prisoners; report: Israel mulls expelling Barghouti.
Tags: Israel News , Gilad Shalit , Marwan Barghouti
U.S. Defense chief: New troops to arrive in Afghanistan in weeks News Agencies
The troops will be the first deployments of the 30,000-strong 'surge' announced by President Barack Obama.
Tags: U.S. Afghanistan war , Barak Obama
Germany shouldn't have tried 'Ivan the Miserable' Yitzhak Laor
The man in the wheelchair rolled into court was merely one of tens of thousands of Nazi collaborators.
Tags: Demjanjuk trial , Holocaust , Israel news
Ahmadinejad: Israel can't do 'damn thing' to stop Iran nuclear program News Agencies
Iranian president says Tehran under no obligation to inform IAEA about plans to build nuclear sites.
Tags: Iran talks , Israel News , Iran U.S. talks
EU envoys: Israel trying to sever East Jerusalem from West Bank By Barak Ravid
A classified report urges the EU take steps to strengthen the Palestinian Authority's status in Jerusalem.
Tags: Israel EU relations , East Jerusalem
Trial for accused Nazi guard Demjanjuk on hold due to illness The Associated Press
Doctor determined Demjanjuk was too sick to travel; trial scheduled to resume December 21.
Tags: Israel news , Nazi trial Demjanjuk
ADL, UN slam Swiss ban on minarets Haaretz Service and The Associated Press
UN human rights chief: Switzerland's minaret ban puts it on a collision course with international law.
Tags: ADL , UN , Switzerland minarets ban
Report: Pollard proposes killing Palestinian prisoners until Shalit freed Haaretz Service
Jailed spy Jonathan Pollard reportedly said Israel should refuse to yield to Hamas demands.
Tags: Israel News , Gilad Shalit , Jonathan Pollard
Don't blame Obama for stalled Middle East peace talks Natasha Mozgovaya
Blaming the deadlock on Obama is unfair, and attempts to dictate terms for U.S. participation are impertinent.
Tags: Middle East peace , Netanyahu , Israel news
Israel stripped thousands of Jerusalem Arabs of residency in 2008 By Nir Hasson
Interior Ministry revoked the residency of 4,577 East Jerusalemites last year, marking an all-time record.
Tags: Israel news , East Jerusalem
Iran: No need to tell IAEA about new nuclear sites Reuters
Ahmadinejad remarks come after IAEA said it would tell Iran to explain plan for more nuclear facilities.
Tags: Israel news , Saeed Jalili , Iran nuclear
U.K. Zionists 'bemused' by British Jews' support for Goldstone report By Cnaan Liphshiz
Pro-Palestinian Jewish activists wrote a letter urging British PM Brown to adopt Goldstone Gaza report.
Tags: Jewish World , Goldstone Gaza report
Haaretz Exclusive: EU draft document on division of Jerusalem Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Current EU president Sweden has proposed that the body recognize East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital.
Tags: Middle East peace , Israel news
Livni to Sweden: Ditch EU plan on dividing Jerusalem By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Israel: EU stance on Jerusalem delays peace; EU to recognize E. Jerusalem as capital of Palestinian state.
Tags: division of Jerusalem , EU , Palestinian state
Nazi victims' families testify on second day of Demjanjuk trial The Associated Press
Man sobs as he tells court about letter his mother wrote four days before she was gassed at Sobibor.
Tags: John Demnjanjuk , Haaretz.TV , Nazi
UN nuclear watchdog gets new chief, amid growing Iran crisis The Associated Press
Yukiya Amano of Japan, pledges to do his best to deal with the challenges facing the IAEA.
Tags: Israel news , UN nuclear watchdog
David Makovsky / Obama and Netanyahu: Lessons of 2009 David Makovsky
Netanyahu's declaration of a settlement freeze ends the first chapter of U.S.-Israel relations under Obama.
Tags: Israel news , Benjamin Netanyahu
Demjanjuk case could set precedent in Germany By Ofer Aderet, Haaretz Correspondent
There are hundreds if not thousands of retirees who served in Nazi camps and fled to the U.S. after the war.
Tags: John Demjanjuk , Nazi war criminal , Nazis
Orthodox rabbis in U.S. dive into political fray over gay marriage The Associated Press
Reclusive community takes rare stance as New Jersey wrangles over proposal to recognize gay marriages.
Tags: Orthodox rabbis gay marriage , Israel News
It's official - Chelsea Clinton to wed Jewish boyfriend Haaretz Service and The Associated Press
Clinton is engaged to Marc Mezvinsky, an analyst at Goldman Sachs and the son of former U.S. congressmen.
Tags: Chelsea Clinton Jewish boyfriend
I'll take Israel for $2,000, Alex By Laura Sinberg, The Forward
What Middle Eastern country did Alex Trebek visit? Jeopardy does Jews clues in the Holy Land.
Tags: Jeopardy , Alex Trebek , Israel news
If 'Americans are bees and Arabs are spiders,' what are Israelis? By Amir Oren, Haaretz Correspondent
The U.S. Army's new liaison to the IDF sees a distinction between the Middle East and his own country.
Tags: U.S. Army , Arab forces , Israel news
Demjanjuk trial / Why liberal legal systems can't try Nazis By Tom Segev, Haaretz Correspondent
In Israel, adhering to legal game's rules was more important than punishing the alleged death camp guard.
Tags: Ivan the terrible , Nazis , John Demjanjuk
Lieberman blasted for naming 'party hack' as envoy to Moscow By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Senior Foreign Ministry officials describe selection of Radio Reka director Dorit Golender as 'bizarre.'
Tags: Avigdor Lieberman , Dorit Golender
Moshe Arens / Palestinian dream of statehood further away than ever Moshe Arens
The intensive care and artificial respiration provided by Obama may not be enough to revive this patient.
Tags: Hamas , Obama , Israel news , Mahmoud Abbas
Report: German mediator arrives in Gaza for fresh Shalit talks Avi Issacharoff and By Tomer Zarchin, Haaretz Correspondents
Al-Arabiya : Mediator to relay Israel answer to Hamas demands; Hamas: Deal hinges on 50 jailed Palestinians.
Tags: Israel News , Hamas Gaza , Gilad Shalit
'Justice takes a long time,' says plaintiff at start of Demjanjuk trial News Agencies
Trial of alleged Nazi guard starts; Yad Vashem: Trial won't bring back dead, but has moral importance.
Tags: Israel News , John Demjanjuk
Experts: Iran enrichment plans are largely bluster News Agencies
Despite comments by officials, Iran says doesn't want to leave NPT; West warns Iran over nuke defiance.
Tags: Iran nuclear , United Nations , Israel news
British rocker Pete Doherty sorry for Nazi anthem gaffe Reuters
Doherty was asked to leave Munich concert after singing 'Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles.'
Tags: Pete Doherty , Israel news , anti-Semitism
Sources: Russia to have Bushehr nuclear site ready by Iran new year Reuters
Sources say Russia ordered that the plant be ready for operation by the holiday, which falls in March.
Tags: Russia Iran nuclear , IAEA , Israel news
Peace Plan: Trading settler Israelis for refugee Palestinians Bradley Burston
An advance look at the radical heart of journalist Ray Hanania's outline for a future Mideast deal.
Tags: Bradley Burston , Israel News , peace process
Hamas influence in Gaza is growing Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff
Hamas is hoping the Shalit deal could help Gaza recover from last winter's Operation Cast Lead.
Tags: Gilad Shalit Deal , Israel News
Israel's 'hot return' of Sudan refugees prompts UN concern By Dana Weiler-Polak
UN submits position paper to Supreme Court regarding policy of sending asylum seekers back through Egypt.
Tags: Israel News
Cabinet puts off special Germany trip after Netanyahu falls ill The Associated Press
Aides: PM not seriously ill, just needs rest; planned session will be first time Israeli cabinet meets in Berlin.
Tags: Israel news , Gilad Shalit
U.S.: Iran choosing isolation by planning 10 new nuclear plants Reuters
Iran warns it will cut cooperation with UN, after IAEA votes to rebuke Tehran over secret enrichment plant.
Tags: Iran nuclear , Israel news , Iran , IAEA
Netanyahu: Israel wants peace, but Palestinians don't seem ready Gili Izikovitch, Haaretz Correspondent
PM tells media conference that Israel is prepared to make concessions, but PA keeps presenting obstacles.
Tags: Israel news , Benjamin Netanyahu
Excuses to let Gilad Shalit die just don't hold up Zvi Bar'el
Israel's inspections of bloodied hands will ultimately be responsible for the loss of a living human being.
Tags: Hamas , Middle East peace , Gilad Shalit deal
Mumbai's littlest survivor Nathan Jeffay, The Forward
3-year-old Moshe is thought to have witnessed some of the most violent acts that took place in the Chabad House attack.
Tags: Mumbai Chabad House , Israel news , Chabad
Early results show Swiss voters back bid to ban new minarets Reuters
Results not yet confirmed, but government has warned that proposal would 'serve interests of extremists'.
Tags: Israel news , European Muslims , Switzerland
Why does NY Times fault Obama on Mideast, but not Israel? Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent
NYT editorial: 'Mr. Obama's own credibility is so diminished that serious negotiations may be farther off than ever.'
Tags: Israel news , Obama , New York Times
Jewish Agency, Arkia Airlines strike deal to fly immigrants to Israel Zohar Blumenkrantz, Haaretz Correspondent
Cooperation deal ends El Al's monopoly as single Airline with rights to fly Jewish immigrants to Israel.
Tags: Jewish Agency , Israel news , Arkia Airlines
Iran gov't earmarks $20 million to support militant groups The Associated Press
Iran state radio says budget will also be used to investigate alleged U.S., British human rights abuses.
Tags: Israel news , Iran
Senate report: U.S. decided to let bin Laden slip through their fingers The Associated Press
According to report, U.S. could have captured or killed bin Laden shortly after Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Tags: bin Laden , Israel news
Thanks to Arab boycott, Dubai meltdown skips over Israelis By Ora Coren
Israeli tycoons have made investment plans in Dubai, but almost none of these joint ventures worked out.
Tags: Dubai financial crisis , Israel boycott
Thousands of Palestinians may lose jobs in Dubai crash By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent, and Reuters
Analysts say the financial crisis will affect Palestinians working in Dubai as well as those in the territories.
Tags: global financial crisis , Dubai , Israel news
Brazil Jews decry 'exclusion' from college entrance exam By Cnaan Liphshiz
Teens protest national exam scheduled on a Saturday; Court: Giving Jews an alternate date harms equality.
Tags: Brazil , Jewish World , Israel news
How a simple internet search led to Demjanjuk indictment By Assaf Uni
Demjanjuk is standing trial for alleged actions while serving as guard at Sobibor extermination camp.
Tags: Nazi war crimes trial , John Demjanjuk
A new Palestinian city takes root - with JNF trees By Eli Ashkenazi
JNF contributed 3,000 tree seedlings for what is meant to be a forested area near the new city, Ruwabi.
Tags: Israel news , Jewish National Fund
Top Iran lawmaker: We could leave the NPT The Associated Press
Hardline lawmaker's statement comes after IAEA resolution censuring Tehran over its nuclear program.
Tags: IAEA , Israel news , Iran nuclear
Report: Security beefed up at Gaza-Egypt border ahead of Shalit transfer Barak Ravid and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondents and Haaretz Service
Egypt sources quoted as saying move could signal deal is imminent; Shalit talks to resume Monday.
Tags: Gilad Shalit , Israel news
IN PICTURES / Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha Haaretz Service
The colorful holiday of sacrifice captured by the camera lenses of photographers worldwide.
Tags: in pictures , Israel news , Eid al-Adha
Hugo Chavez: Israel plans to 'terminate the Palestinian people' News Agencies
Venezuelan President echoes Abbas' criticism over Netanyahu plan to halt settlement construction.
Tags: Israel news , Benjamin Netanyahu
Muslim pilgrim dies of swine flu during annual haj Reuters
Saudi health authorities report victim was 70-year-old man from Pakistan; Saudis reported 4 H1N1 deaths in lead up to pilgrimage.
Tags: Muslim haj , Israel news , Mecca , swine flu
U.S.: Iran to face consequences for nuclear defiance Reuters
IAEA, with rare Russian and Chinese backing, passes resolution rebuking Iran over nuclear cover-up.
Tags: Iran , IAEA , Israel news , Iran nuclear
Comment / Anti-Semitism in Europe: New prejudice fans flames of the oldest hatred Morten Berthelsen
European media feeds anti-Semitism by rejecting its existence and drowning it with Islamophobia.
Tags: Israel news , Islamophobia , anti-Semitism
NATO to Haaretz: We won't play role in Mideast peace process Amir Oren, Haaretz
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Deputy Sec. General in interview to Haaretz: Worried over Iran nukes.
Tags: Iran nuclear , Israel news , NAT
Iran warns IAEA not to use 'language of force' DPA
Iran threatens to reduce co-operation with IAEA if new resolution issued against the Islamic state.
Tags: IAEA , Israel news , Iran Nuclear
Iran confiscates rights lawyer's Nobel Peace medal The Associated Press
Norway: This is a shocking first in history of prize; Tehran denies having seized Shirin Ebadi's medal.
Tags: Israel news , Iran , Nobel prize
Ahead of retirement, IAEA chief admonishes Iran News Agencies
ElBaradei: Confidence in Iran shrinking due to discovery of another undisclosed uranium enrichment plant.
Tags: Israel news , Iran nuclear
Hamas Deputy Chief: Significant progress achieved in Shalit deal By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent
Hamas' decision to delay official response to deal has temporarily suspended negotiations.
Tags: Gilad Shalit swap , Israel news , Arab media
Two documents handwritten by Kafka sold at Swiss auction By Ofer Aderet, Haaretz Correspondent
A legal battle is still underway in Israel over the fate of Kafka's Tel Aviv manuscripts.
Tags: Franz Kafka , Israel news , Max Brod
Israel wages campaign to win support for settlement freeze Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Foreign Ministry envoys get orders to work with politicians, media outlets to win endorsements for plan.
Tags: Israel news , Benjamin Netanyahu
Likud Min.: We are in the hands of a terrible U.S. government Yanir Yagna, Haaretz Correspondent
Netanyahu denounces comments by Culture and Sports Min. Livnat slamming West Bank settlement freeze.
Tags: Limor Livnat , Israel news
European Jews ask Russia to mark Holocaust memorial day Reuters
European Jewish Congress asks Russia to commemorate the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on Jan. 27.
Tags: European Jewish Congress , Holocaust
Barak: Settlement halt will lead to renewed PA talks Haaretz Service and The Associated Press
FM Lieberman: It is up to the Palestinians to decide whether peace negotiations will resume.
Tags: Israel settlements , Israel news , Ehud Barak
Barak to IDF: Issue the order to freeze settlement construction Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
AG tells cabinet: Israel has just 14 building inspectors in West Bank, making enforcement impossible.
Tags: Israel news , West Bank settlements
Are Bar Refaeli and Leonardo DiCaprio together again? City Mouse Online
The New York Post reported that the pair were recently spotted at a luxurious Bahamas resort.
Tags: Bar Refaeli , Leonardo DiCaprio , Israel news
Medvedev to European Jewish Congress: Iran threat very real Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent, and News Agencies
IAEA: Iran nuke probe at 'dead end,' Tehran trying to change plan endorsed by six world powers.
Tags: Israel news , Russia , Iran nuclear , IAEA
23-year-old Israeli backpacker missing in South America Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondent
Family of Omri Lahad request help to find their son who has been missing for more than a month.
Tags: Israel travel , Omri Lahad , missing person
Israel's Avram Grant appointed Portsmouth manager The Associated Press
Former Chelsea manager takes over a team struggling to get out of the Premier League's relegation zone.
Tags: Israel news , Chelsea Israel
Was Swede who abandoned his family a secret Mossad agent? Yossi Melman
Security expert: The man's behavior may indicate he was a Mossad agent hunting Palestinians.
Tags: Israel news , Mossad
South Africa: Israel actions in East Jerusalem akin to apartheid By Raphael Ahren
S. African gov't condemns Israel for approving 900 new homes in Gilo and evicting Palestinians from E.J'lem.
Tags: Israel apartheid
Chavez brands Israel a 'murderous arm of the Yankee empire' Reuters
During Ahmadinejad, Venezuela President attacks Peres for saying his days in power may be numbered.
Tags: Chavez Israel , Iran Israel , Israel news
Netanyahu: Abbas has no more excuses to avoid peace talks By Barak Ravid and Natasha Mozgovaya
PM hopes the move will 'help launch meaningful negotiations to reach a historic peace agreement.'
Tags: Middle East peace , Israel news
