Subscribe to Print Edition | Sun., October 25, 2009 Cheshvan 7, 5770 | | Israel Time: 01:30 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
Jewish World Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Focus U.S.A. Strenger than Fiction Business Travel Magazine Week's End Anglo File Books
Share |
News in Brief

U.S. President Barack Obama's envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, will visit Israel next week in his latest attempt to relaunch peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, yesterday submitted an interim report to Obama on the status of his administration's peacemaking efforts. A senior Obama administration official told Haaretz that there will not likely be an announcement of the renewal of peace talks. A Jerusalem also official said conditions are not yet ripe for renewal of negotiations. (Barak Ravid and Natasha Mozgovaya)

A major air defense exercise launched with Israel this week will help the United States craft its European missile shield, a U.S. commander said yesterday. Signaling the strength of their alliance, Israeli and U.S. forces launched a biannual drill on Wednesday. Known as Juniper Cobra, it includes target practice against missiles, both real and in computer-simulated exercises. The drill comes as world powers try to reach an agreement with Iran on curbing uranium enrichment. (Reuters)
Advertisement

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday against military regulations prohibiting Palestinian motorists from using a West Bank road, but stopped short of banning the security measure, which has drawn charges of discrimination. The Association for Civil Rights, which filed the appeal, said it hoped the court would declare the practice illegal. The government had closed the road to Palestinians to protect against shooting attacks. The decision gives the government three months to find a more proportionate method of protecting Israeli drivers on the southern West Bank road. (AP)

The German Museum of Modern Literature yesterday rejected a demand from Israel's National Library that it return the manuscript of Franz Kafka's novel "The Trial," saying it acquired the manuscript legally. The National Library claims the manuscript was illegally sold to Germany by Esther Hoffe, former assistant to Kafka's friend Max Brod, and that it is the manuscript's legal heir. The museum, however, said the manuscript was bought transparently, at a public auction, without objections. It added that as far as it knows, Brod gave the manuscript to Hoffe as a gift. (Ofer Aderet)

Police arrested four people yesterday on suspicion of stealing more than 35 tons of meat, worth millions of shekels, from a warehouse in Holon. Following the arrest, one of the suspects told Southern District police that the meat was currently located in four containers near the Israeli Arab town of Umm al-Fahm. The meat was stolen a few days ago from the warehouse, on Prof. Schorr Street. Police were subsequently informed of the incident. In light of the huge quantity of meat, police assembled a special investigative team. (Yuval Goren)
PROMOTION: Mamilla Hotel
Bookmark to del.icio.us  
 
Hummus battle
Lebanon breaks world record, sends message to Israel: Hands off our hummus!
West Bank unrest
Dozens of leftists, settlers arrested in fresh West Bank unrest
Special Offers
Advertisement
Eldan Rent a Car
Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on online reservations
Date Local Jewish Singles
Ready to meet your match? Join Jdate today!
Junkyard
Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
More Headlines
23:05 Obama calls Medvedev, Sarkozy to consult on Iran
21:32 Dozens of leftists, settlers arrested in fresh West Bank unrest
22:52 Hamas condemns 'unlawful' Abbas election call
21:46 'Netanyahu didn't mean he backed Israel probe of Gaza war'
20:01 Jerusalem police to beef up presence around Temple Mount
21:38 Lebanese to Israel: Hands off our hummus!
17:54 Netanyahu: U.S.-led effort is best way to stop Iran danger
21:51 TV ROUND-UP: Abbas defends poll; Netanyahu clarifies Gaza remarks
22:24 Jewish Agency officials to replace 53 goats stolen from kids' home
20:26 Ministers to discuss bill to give IDF vets more benefits
18:46 Zvi Bar'el / Fuel, but no spark, for third intifada
16:49 Saudi woman journalist gets 60 lashes for TV show about sex
22:48 Man dies after falling down well in Netanya
Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | Site rules |
| Advert: Recommended Restaurants | Makom: Engaging on Israel
| Search engine marketing
Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
© Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved