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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

08:37
Experts link new wave of cyberattacks plaguing U.S. firms to Iran, NYT reports (Haaretz)
07:32
Militant attacks kill nine in northwest Pakistan (AP)
05:01
Judge rules against 'America's toughest sheriff' in racial profiling lawsuit (AP)
05:00
New comptuer attacks traces to Iran, officials say (AP)
02:00
27-year old severely wounded after driving car into tree, police investigating (Army Radio)
01:55
Taliban assault on a Kabul UN building ends after 10 hours (DPA)
01:00
19-year old bitten by snake near Jordan River in serious condition (Army Radio)
00:58
Bail denied to Massachusetts teen accused of Facebook terror post (Reuters)
00:43
World's largest Lego model unveiled in New York's Times Square (DPA)
23:01
Hezbollah's deputy chief: EU labeling the group as terrorist would be a 'big mistake' (AP)
21:57
Saeed Jalili, Iranian presidential candidate vows to expand Islam's influence (AP)
19:10
Turkey reinforcing Syria border crossings with double walls (Reuters)
16:50
Senior official says Israel prepared to start direct talks with Palestinians (Haaretz)
14:41
Syrian regime may take part in peace talks, says Russia's foreign ministry (AP)
14:39
Kerry criticizes Iran's guardian council for election maneuvering (Reuters)

More Breaking News

Middle East

Syrian opposition talks face collapse as Assad's foes fail to cut a unity deal

Failure of Syrian National Coalition to alter its Islamist-dominated membership as demanded by its international backers and replace a leadership undermined by power struggles is playing into the hands of Assad,

By Reuters | May 25, 2013 | 06:00 AM

Demonstrators protest against Syrian President Assad in Istanbul

Syria opposition leader tells Assad on Facebook: Step down and go into exile
By Reuters | 5

U.S. President Obama and British Prime Minister Cameron

Obama pushes for Syria talks, but warns of major challenges

The potential peace conference to bring Syrian government and rebels to the negotiating table may slide to early June, U.S. State Department spokeswoman says.

By Reuters | May 13, 2013 | 09:38 PM | 4

A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet - AP

Turkish F-16 jet goes missing near Syrian border

Turkey's military said it lost contact with the F-16 jet over a mountainous area about 30 miles from the border with Syria in what is likely an accident.

By News Agencies | May 13, 2013 | 04:26 PM

Syria

Syrian troops take full control of strategic town near main highway to Jordan

Syrian rebels suffer setbacks in a regime counter-offensive by Bashar Assad's forces; troops reopen Damascus-Jordan highway.

By The Associated Press | May 13, 2013 | 01:29 PM | 10

Libyans walk on the grounds of the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya

Following charges Obama covered up Benghazi details, Republican await more 'whistle-blowers'

ABC released 12 versions of the administration's "talking points" on Benghazi that appeared to show how various agencies - particularly the State Department and the CIA - shaped what became the Obama administration's initial playbook for explaining how four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed in the attack.

By Reuters | May 13, 2013 | 11:35 AM | 5

Farah Youssef on Arab Idol

Mideast politics take center stage on Arab Idol

Middle East TV show based on singing content, is a platform for Arab Spring youth to express themselves artistically.

By The Associated Press | May 13, 2013 | 09:00 AM

Aftermath of car bomb blast in Turkish town of Reyhanli, near Syria border.

Turkey blames Syria for deadly twin blasts; Damascus rejects 'false accusations'

Turkish authorities arrest nine citizens in connection with bombings that killed more than 40 and wounded some 100; Turkish FM says attack had nothing to do with refugees, everything to do with Assad regime.

By Reuters, The Associated Press | May 12, 2013 | 01:28 PM | 16

A UN peacekeeper from the UNDOF force looks through binoculars as he guards on a watch tower.

Syria rebels free UN peacekeepers abducted in Golan

Al-Jazeera reports peacekeepers 'transferred' to Israel; this was the second time in two months that Filipino peacekeepers have been abducted by rebels, apparently from the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade

By Reuters | May 12, 2013 | 10:44 AM

The Santa Ana Armenian Orthodox church, which was used as a base by Syrian army forces.

Syria's Christians left in limbo

Christians in Syria find themselves damned if they support the regime of President Bashar Assad, and equally damned if they join the rebellion. With both the regime and Islamists looking to settle scores, the future looks bleak.

By Zvi Bar'el | May 12, 2013 | 05:27 AM

Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak lays on a gurney inside a barred cage.

Report: Former Egyptian President Mubarak says too early to judge Morsi

Egyptian newspaper El-Watan claims to have broken security lines to speak to Hosni Mubarak, who has not made any comments publicly since being ousted in 2011.

By Reuters | May 12, 2013 | 05:26 AM

Site of explosion in town of Reyhanli near Turkish-Syrian border.

Two car bombs explode in Turkish town near Syrian border, killing 40

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vows that Turkey would act against anyone attempting to bring 'external chaos' into his country; the U.S. and the Syrian opposition condemn the bombings, vowing solidarity.

By The Associated Press | May 11, 2013 | 08:13 PM | 35

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Diplomacy & Defense

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference in Tel Aviv

Kerry departs, urges Israel and Palestinians to 'make hard decisions'

By Barak Ravid | 04:34 PM

Kennedy - NY Daily News via Getty Images - March 2012

Did John F. Kennedy admire Hitler?

By Ofer Aderet | 02:39 PM

Scene of stabbing attack at Tapuach Junction

Settlers demand IDF ease rules of engagement in West Bank

By Chaim Levinson | 08:51 AM | 9

National

Bedouin girls' funeral

Murdered Bedouin sisters laid to rest in shared grave

By Jack Khoury, Yanir Yagna | 01:19 AM

A Haredi man at a military draft center

Yesh Atid stands alone on new ultra-Orthodox IDF draft plan

By Amos Harel | 07:31 PM

Lebanon Israel IDF

IDF doesn't tell when it boots soldiers for aggressive behavior

By Gili Cohen, Amos Harel, Dan Even | 01:07 PM

The Iran Debate

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - AP.

Netanyahu: Iranian nuclear program unaffected by world pressure

By The Associated Press | 09:07 PM | 5

The suspected uranium-enrichment facility of Fordow

IAEA report: Iran taking steps to expand sensitive nuclear capacity

By Reuters | 05:20 PM

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 | 7

World

A police officer carries an evidence bag containing a knife near the scene of the killing

WATCH: Video shows Woolwich attack suspects being shot by police

By Haaretz | 03:33 PM

British police arrest two more over London attack

By Reuters | 09:31 PM

Woolwich slaying will not become Britain's 'Ramallah lynch' moment

By Anshel Pfeffer | 05:14 PM | 41

Features

A Tel Aviv beach.

While EU study praises Israel for taking care of its beaches, environmental activists less than satisfied

By Zafrir Rinat | 08:58 PM

The Millennials

Facebook, instagram and the IDF: Israel's version of the millennials

By Naomi Darom | 05:50 PM

Oranges

Word of the Day / Tapuz

By Ronen Shnidman | 08:32 AM

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