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BREAKING NEWS

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Two brothers wounded in shooting in Galil village, police investigates (Haaretz)
22:56
A protester is arrested in the demonstration outside Yitzhak Teshuva's house (Ch. 10)
21:42
Close to 1,000 protesting cost of living in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Be'er Sheva (Haaretz)
20:42
Syria: Gunmen abducted the elderly father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (AP)
19:57
Yacimovich: If we find ourselves on the eve of a peace treaty we will join the government (Ch. 10)
19:02
Tzipi Livni: No peace agreement can be reached with the Palestinians (Army Radio)
19:00
A brawl in Taybe ends in a 5 wounded persons, one with a gunshot wound in his chest (Haaretz)
18:48
Egypt's opposition attacks Brotherhood-backed NGO draft law (Reuters)
18:37
Syria's Assad tells the Argentine daily Clarin: We cannot negotiate with fragmented rebels (Haaretz)
18:21
Police arrest two in a violent demonstration in Jerusalem involving rock throwing (Haaretz)
17:21
Armed groups bomb Libyan military posts in Benghazi (Reuters)
16:58
Egypt blocks Gaza border, Hamas calls continued closure 'unjustified' (Reuters)
16:14
Syria rebels capture several pro-Assad villages in center of country (DPA)
15:19
Eight killed, ten policemen kidnapped in Iraq (Reuters)
14:19
Pakistan court extends former military ruler Musharraf's detention (DPA)

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Diplomacy & Defense

Analysis

Israel caught in the middle as U.S. and Russia clash over Syria's future

The conflict of interests between the U.S. and Russia over Syria is closely linked to an issue that has recently slipped down the priority ranks but is expected to take center stage again soon - the Iranian nuclear program.

By Amos Harel | May 18, 2013 | 10:55 PM | 4

Kerry and Lavrov - Reuters

Assad accuses Israel of providing intelligence to Syrian rebels
By Haaretz | 5

Israeli soldiers patrol the border with Syria.

Palestinian source tells Haaretz: Assad's green light to strike Israel merely symbolic

In interview with Haaretz, PFLP-GC source casts doubt on report in Alawite Syrian newspaper alleging that the Assad regime encouraged response attacks against Israel; source says escalation unexpected to ensue, as both sides likely to exercise restraint.

By Jack Khoury | May 7, 2013 | 08:03 PM | 5

Ben Zygier

Report: Prisoner X scuttled operation to return bodies of Israeli MIAs in Lebanon

Australian Broadcasting Corporation claims Ben Zygier, eager to impress his Mossad superiors, revealed name of a Lebanese double agent, blowing a major operation to return bodies of soldiers captured after battle of Sultan Yacoub.

By Barak Ravid | May 7, 2013 | 04:30 PM | 19

Human Rights Council AP May 21, 2010.

Israel to negotiate renewal of cooperation with UN Human Rights Council

At Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's instruction, an envoy will visit Geneva in the coming weeks to reach understanding that will allow Israel to take part in the council's annual hearing.

By Barak Ravid | May 7, 2013 | 02:56 PM | 9

Turkish Prime Minister Racep Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament

Turkey PM: Israeli strikes in Syria 'unacceptable,' only bolster Assad regime

Condemnation comes after several days of silence, as Turkey and Israel expected to reach final agreement on Gaza flotilla compensation, normalization of ties.

By Barak Ravid | May 7, 2013 | 02:50 PM | 22

Netanyahu in China

Netanyahu, in Shanghai, looks to boost business cooperation with China

Speaking to a crowd of Israeli and Chinese businesspeople, the prime minister emphasized government support of private enterprise between the two nations.

By Sami Peretz | May 7, 2013 | 02:31 PM | 3

Golan Heights - AP

Palestinian militants in Syria: Assad grants green light to attack Israel

Official in Damascus-based PFLP says it received nod from regime to strike Israeli targets from the Syrian-controlled part of Golan Heights; Iran FM: Syria's Arab neighbors, not Tehran, must decide how to respond to Israeli attacks.

By The Associated Press | May 7, 2013 | 02:20 PM | 18

West Bank settlement Modi'in llit

Netanyahu promised Kerry to 'rein in' settlement construction until mid-June

According to senior Israeli officials, Netanyahu pledged to restrain planning and construction in West Bank, East Jerusalem, in light of U.S. efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

By Barak Ravid | May 7, 2013 | 10:29 AM | 8

One of the sites hit by the barrage of rocket and mortar fire, October 8, 2012.

Mortar shell fired from Syria hits northern Israel

The IDF said it was most likely an errant shell fired by one of the sides battling in Syria.

By Eli Ashkenazi, Gili Cohen | May 7, 2013 | 09:07 AM | 4

An IDF soldier on the Gaza border during Operation Pillar of Defense.

The nuances behind the IDF’s new equitable draft plan

The IDF will have first pick of the people it wants to draft, before they choose various branches of national civilian service.

By Amos Harel | May 7, 2013 | 08:02 AM | 2

Maj. Gen. Yair Golan at Mt. Hermon, May 10, 2012.

IDF Northern Command says 'no winds of war' with Syria

Two mortars fired from Syria fell in an open area on the Golan Heights Monday afternoon, causing no injuries or damage.

By Gili Cohen, Jack Khoury | May 7, 2013 | 04:55 AM

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Middle East

Mount Everest, the world's highest peak at an altitude of 8,848 metres.

First Saudi woman climbs Mount Everest

By DPA | 07:44 PM | 3

An anti-government protester in Egypt

Egypt's opposition attacks Muslim Brotherhood-backed NGO draft law

By Reuters | 06:50 PM

Palestinians walk toward the Egyptian border crossing with Gaza in Rafah, Egypt

Egypt blocks Gaza border, Hamas calls continued closure 'unjustified'

By Reuters | 04:59 PM | 28

National

People protesting the government's new economic policy.

Thousands of Israelis protest against austerity measures

By Yaniv Kubovich, Gabriela Davidovich-Weisberg | 10:09 PM

Police face down protestors.

A day after violent protest, Haredi coverage ranges from delicate criticism to complete disregard

By Yair Ettinger, Nir Hasson | 05:07 PM | 7

Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar (seated) weds journalist Geula Even in Tel Aviv.

Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar weds journalist Geula Even

By Haaretz | 09:15 AM

The Iran Debate

Saeed Jalili, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council in Almaty

No agreement reached in Iran nuclear talks, says UN official

By Reuters | 08:34 PM | 5

Iran nuclear talks

UN watchdog, Ashton to press Iran on nuclear program

By Reuters | 12:41 PM | 6

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (C) is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Waste not, strike Iran not

By Uri Misgav | 10:07 AM | 10

World

Internal Revenue Service building in Washington.

Acting IRS director resigns over targeting of conservative and pro-Israel groups

By The Associated Press, Haaretz | 10:40 AM

Russia accuses U.S. diplomat of spying for CIA

| 07:36 PM

Drawn together by grief, Israeli trauma experts train Boston locals to deal with terror attacks

By Dina Kraft | 02:58 PM | 7

Features

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The Jolie dilemma: 'We live in a world obsessed with breasts'

By Judy Maltz | 01:15 AM

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Word of the day / Hermonit

By David Sarna Galdi | 05:49 AM | 4

Strasbourg, France.

This day in Jewish history / A 14th-century neighborhood watch begins

By David B. Green | 05:00 AM

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