National Report: Top Hamas officials in Damascus to discuss Shalit swap By Avi Issacharoff, Barak Ravid, Liel Kyzer, Jack Khoury and Jonathan Lis
German FM: Premature talk could jinx Shalit deal; Mediators have made breakthrough, says Al-Hayyat .
Tags: Gilad Shalit Swap , Israel news
Four killed as helicopter crashes near Netanya Yuval Goren and Zohar Blumenkrantz, Haaretz Correspondent
Investigation focuses on technical failure, human error and will continue once craft is drawn from sea.
Tags: Israel air safety , Israel news
UN official: Gilo expansion threatens Middle East peace DPA
UN undersecretary general tells Security Council settlement freeze will enable progress in peace talks.
Tags: Israel news , Settlements , Middle East peace
Education official: Arab students lower standardized test scores Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondent
Growth and effectiveness measures for 2009 show slight improvement in Jewish population education scores.
Tags: Arab- Israeli , Education Ministery
Health Ministry: 90,000 have already received swine flu vaccine Dan Even, Haaretz Correspondent
Fifty-two Israelis have died of the H1N1 virus so far, 6 of which had no previous medical conditions.
Tags: Israel news , swine flu
Study: 79% of single Israeli women harassed at workplace Dana Weiler-Pollak
On Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Israeli poll finds only 3% of women speak out.
Tags: Israel news , Israeli workplace harassment
Former Israeli soccer player shot dead while driving Haaretz Service
Eli Uzan, 49, was found dead in Be'er Sheva at scene of car accident.
Tags: Israeli crime , Israel news
Harel and Issacharoff / Who wins and who loses in Shalit deal? Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff
Israel puts on a unified front, Hamas members meet negotiators and Abbas faces challenges to his position.
Tags: Israel news , Gilad Shalit Swap
Yossi Melman / Israelis know the price of bringing Shalit back Yossi Melman
No matter how difficult, a prisoner swap is the only way to keep Shalit from languishing forever in Gaza.
Tags: Israel news , Gilad Shalit Swap
Bereaved parents to High Court: Shalit deal must be made public Tomer Zarchin and Ofra Edelman, Haaretz Correspondents
'It's not fair that everyone - the enemy, the mediators, the government - knows the details, except the Israeli public.'
Tags: Israel news , Gilad Shalit deal
Study: Nefesh B'Nefesh immigrants have added NIS 800m to economy By Raphael Ahren
Nefesh B'Nefesh's 23,000 immigrants generated government revenues of NIS 989 million, while costing the state an estimated NIS 528 million.
Tags: immigrants , Nefesh B'Nefesh , Israel news
IDF censor slams 'outrageous' claims on Shalit deal By Amos Harel
The chief military censor, Col. Sima Vaknin-Gil, has defended the censorship regarding the deal to release captive soldier Gilad Shalit.
Tags: Israel news , Gilad Shalit Swap
Netanyahu may tell cabinet he couldn't find suitable AG By Tomer Zarchin
Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman has set himself a mid-December deadline for completing the process of appointing a new attorney general.
Tags: Israel news , Attorney General
IDF: Hundreds of immigrants without Hebrew in combat units By Anshel Pfeffer
Commander cites safety issues, including failing to cease fire following an order due to misunderstanding.
Tags: immigrants , Israel Defense Forces
Pre-state Jewish police force fights for its heritage By Eli Ashkenazi
Members of the Notrim say they did the 'dirty work' in pre-state days, but have yet to earn their historical credit.
Tags: British mandate , Israel news
MKs pass bill to allow IDF widows to remarry, keep pensions Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
More than 50 percent of widows do not remarry due to the loss of their husbands' pension.
Tags: IDF widows , Israel news , IDF pension
Key Barak aide quits post in surprise move Barak Ravid and Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondents, and News Agencies
Kital asked to leave his position; it is not clear whether decision stemmed from disagreements with Barak.
Tags: Israel Defense Ministry , Israel news
Why do fewer Arab women have jobs in Israel than Saudi Arabia? By Himmat Zoabi
Finance Minister Steinitz' remark that Arab women partially to blame for their unemployment proven baseless.
Tags: Arab women , Israel news
Study: Less than 50% of Israeli teens eligible to graduate in 2008 Or Kashti, Haaretz Correspondent
Eligibility rate differed according to socioeconomics; only 32.4% of Arab students and 26.6% eligible.
Tags: Israel news , Israel matriculation exams
T.A. gay community says city trying to evict them from cruising site By Ofri Ilani
Community members accuse city of installing stronger lighting, getting rid of bushes and trees, and increasing harassment by municipal patrols.
Tags: Israel gay community , Israel news
Educators to Hebrew U.: Don't let Disney use Einstein's name By Natasha Mozgovaya and Ofri Ilani
Some argue Disney's Baby Einstein children's videos harm cognitive development and concentration.
Tags: Israel news , Disney , Baby Einstein
Tel Aviv students: Rent here is twice as much as tuition By Or Kashti
Tel Aviv Student Union position paper: Tel Aviv students spend more on accommodation than students in 12 EU countries.
Tags: Tel Aviv University , Israel news
Israeli study: Men exposed to pesticide more likely to have girls By Dan Even
Study examines men who worked at Bromine Compounds factory in the 1970s, were exposed to a pesticide found to cause male sterility.
Tags: Israel news , fertility , Israel science
Catholics beatify late Palestinian nun who educated Arab girls The Associated Press
Sister Maria Alfonsina Danil Ghattas, who died in 1927, founded the Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary.
Tags: Arab Catholics
The financial crisis is over, at least for Israel's top officials Zvi Zrahiya, Haaretz Correspondent
Hundreds of ministers to receive salary raises, despite dire economic situation of Israel and world.
Tags: Israel news , Israel economic crisis
Drug addict suspected of stabbing man, 87, in Rishon Letzion Yuval Goren
The drug addict, who turned himself into police, tried to rob the man after hearing he had a lot of money.
Tags: Israel crime , Israel news
Attorney Yehuda Weinstein thought to be leading AG candidate By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Netanyahu expected to announce choice for attorney general at Sunday morning's cabinet meeting.
Tags: Attorney General , Israel news
Bill would allow Israeli women in shelters to receive social security By Dana Weiler-Polak
Bill designed to let battered women provide for themselves without having to rely on abusive husbands or domestic partners.
Tags: Israel women , Israel news
Israeli heir: More Kafka works stashed in Swiss vault By Ofer Aderet
New information likely to affect ongoing suit over Kafka archives by the National Library in Jerusalem.
Tags: Israel news , Kafka
