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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

00:16
Syrian warplanes strike rebel posts in Aleppo (AP)
23:11
Turkey's defiant PM says police to get more power against protesters (AP)
22:57
Bill Clinton to Peres: You are the world's social Einstein (Haaretz)
21:46
Netanyahu to Peres: Shimon, you are the man of peace, the man of vision (Haaretz)
21:22
Turkey's Erdogan meets top Hamas officials for talks on Palestinian reconciliation (AP)
20:27
France's Hollande open to Iranian presence at Syria talks (Reuters)
19:33
Ben Gurion Airport to be shut down to clear decades-old mortar found during renovations (Haaretz)
18:12
G-8 agrees on plan to promote Syrian peace talks (AP)
17:55
Suicide bomber kills 30 at funeral in Pakistan (Reuters)
17:33
U.S. officials say they will begin meeting with Taliban at new Qatar office within days (AP)
17:16
Taliban say will open office in Qatar to seek political solution to Afghanistan war (AP)
17:00
Ex-South African ambassador criticizes Israel, says it 'replicates apartheid' (AP)
16:34
EU nations grant more asylum, Syrians top the list (AP)
16:16
Two arrested in connection with March attack on elderly shepherd near West Bank settlement (Haaretz)
16:11
Police arrest two on suspicion of beating elderly shepherd near West Bank settlement (Haaretz)

More Breaking News

Diplomacy & Defense

ADL: Alice Walker conveys 'fervently anti-Jewish ideas' in new book

U.S.-based Jewish group blasts Pulitzer-winning author for drawing parallel between Nazi Germany and Israeli policies toward Palestinians.

By Haaretz | Jun 18, 2013 | 11:20 PM

Author Alice Walker.

Israel police on duty

Judge slams West Bank police for 'hitches' in bringing Jewish suspects to court

Israel Police officers take three and a half hours to bring to court two minors arrested on suspicion of torching Palestinian property; judge calls hold up 'far from unusual.'

By Gili Cohen | Jun 16, 2013 | 11:35 AM | 3

IDF Golan Heights tanks

Iran reportedly sending 4,000 troops to Syria, proposes front against Israel to protect Assad

The Independent's report comes a day after Egyptian president Morsi calls for Hezbollah to leave Syria, and two days after UN Human Rights Council condemns all use of foreign fighters in the civil war.

By Haaretz | Jun 16, 2013 | 10:21 AM | 24

Netanyahu and Ya'alon.

Israel is sanctifying the status quo and ignoring the possibility of a new Iran

The ascendancy of a new moderate leader in post-election Iran could offer rare opportunity for diplomatic breakthrough, but Prime Minister Netanyahu and his defense minister are resistant to change.

By Barak Ravid | Jun 16, 2013 | 09:32 AM | 21

The entrance to Naftali military base.

Weapon stolen from army base in northern Israel

This is the second gun-theft incident in the Naftali military base in the past eight months.

By Gili Cohen | Jun 16, 2013 | 06:39 AM

Hasan Rowhani.

With a moderate as Iran's new face, Netanyahu will struggle to draw up support for an attack

Israel would be wise to keep a low profile in the upcoming weeks, but should still make it clear to Obama that Iran's nuclear program must be stopped regardless of the election results.

By Amos Harel | Jun 16, 2013 | 02:50 AM | 32

Tom Donilon, Barack Obama, Susan Rice and Samanthan Power.

Samantha Power, Israel's unlikely line of defense

Though opposed by the far right, Obama’s choice for UN ambassador crafted the president’s defense of controversial Israeli policies.

By Barak Ravid | Jun 16, 2013 | 02:00 AM | 6

The Mossad seal

Egypt detains man suspected of spying for Israel

Authorities believe Egyptian man was recruited in 2011 to the Mossad, state news agency reports.

By Reuters | Jun 16, 2013 | 01:13 AM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel responds coolly to outcome of Iranian presidential election

Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran's nuclear program is determined by Ayatollah Khamenei, not by the Iranian president.

By Barak Ravid | Jun 15, 2013 | 09:31 PM | 5

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are sworn in at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

U.S. House passes bill to ensure Israel can 'remove existential threats'

National Defense Authorization Act instructs U.S. to take 'all necessary steps' to help Israel defend its vital national interests, among them preventing a nuclear Iran.

By JTA | Jun 15, 2013 | 05:31 PM | 23

United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping soldiers from Austria drive past an observation tower

Foreigners without a legion: Golan peacekeeping force lacks any real power

The momentary tension around UNDOF may pass until its mandate is renewed in December - but it is also possible that the extension will be accompanied by difficult conditions for the Israeli side.

By Amir Oren | Jun 15, 2013 | 02:10 AM | 10

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Middle East

President Barack Obama meets with French President Hollande at G8

G-8 leaders call for immediate peace talks on Syria

By Reuters | 07:39 PM

Hasan Rowhani.

Cordial and conciliatory, Iran's Rowhani vows to continue enriching uranium

By Zvi Bar'el | 01:11 PM

Iranian President-elect Hasan Rowhani speaks at a press conference in Tehran. Monday, June 17, 2013.

Rise of new Iran president delays Israel's military option by at least another year

By Amos Harel | 08:10 AM | 23

National

Hassan Barhoush, the victim of the attack, in the hospital in March.

Two arrested for brutal attack on elderly Palestinian in West Bank

By Chaim Levinson | 09:41 PM

High school students readying for the Bargut exam.

Israel parents may face NIS 3,000 increase in school payments next year

By Lior Dattel | 03:59 PM

Ethiopian soldiers

IDF soldiers of Ethiopian descent are more likely to land in military prison or desert

By Gili Cohen | 03:08 PM

The Iran Debate

Hasan Rowhani.

U.S.: No nuclear offer for Iran - it's up to them to compromise

By The Associated Press | 10:54 PM | 3

Iranian President-elect Hasan Rowhani, in Tehran, June 16, 2013.

Iran's president-elect vows 'moderation,' but won't halt nuclear program

By The Associated Press | 07:47 PM | 10

Hasan Rowhani.

Give Rowhani a chance

By Haaretz Editorial | 05:08 AM

World

NSA Director Gen. Keith B. Alexander

NSA director: U.S. surveillance program helped foil dozens of terror attacks

By The Associated Press | 06:52 PM

U.S. to launch peace talks with Taliban over Afghanistan

By Reuters | 06:26 PM

Snowden says 'litany of lies' prompted him to leak U.S. surveillance

By Reuters | 10:08 PM

Features

Turkish coffee

Word of the day / Botz

By David Sarna Galdi | 01:08 PM

John Henry Patterson

This day in Jewish history / The British army officer with a Zionist heart dies

By David B. Green | 09:27 AM

Phone

On Root / Calling the fink phone using the Holy Tongue

By Jeremy Benstein | 08:30 AM

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