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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

04:36
FBI says it uses surveillance drones on U.S. soil (Reuters)
02:47
Actor James Gandolfini, Mob boss in HBO series 'The Sopranos,' dies (Reuters)
02:47
Report: Saudi Arabia supplies Syrian rebels in Aleppo with anti-tank missiles (Haaretz)
02:08
Mortar shell fired from Syria hits Israeli northern border (Army Radio)
00:46
U.S. official: Talks with Taliban likely to take place within 'next few days' (Reuters)
22:10
U.S. State Department: No U.S. talks with the Taliban are scheduled (AFP)
21:54
One dead after Jordanians exchange fire with armed men attempting to cross Syria border (Haaretz)
20:22
Iran's electoral watchdog approves election result (AP)
19:59
Activist: Rebels seize military base from Assad troops in northern Syria (DPA)
19:47
Friends of Syria foreign ministers to meet Saturday in Qatar (DPA)
18:58
Defense Minister Ya'alon: Iran won't quit nuclear program unless we are determined (Ch. 10)
18:37
Bombs flatten police station in Libya's Benghazi (Reuters)
18:32
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange closes in the red; TA100 down 0.26%, TA25 down 0.36% (TheMarker)
18:30
Egypt top Muslim cleric: Protests against Morsi permitted (AP)
18:00
UAE charges 30 suspects with plotting coup (AP)

More Breaking News

Middle East

Acclaimed Iranian director to visit Jerusalem for international film festival

The Jerusalem Film Festival, which kicks off July 4, will screen Makhmalbaf's most recent film, 'The Gardener,' about a man from Papua New Guinea who tends the Bahai gardens in Haifa.

By Nirit Anderman | Jun 20, 2013 | 05:20 AM

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Gaza - Reuters

Hamas: Political, financial ties with Iran worsened over Syria war

Once an ally of Syria's Assad, Hamas shifted its support to the rebels last year, which greatly affected its relations with its financial backer, Iran.

By Reuters | Jun 19, 2013 | 05:09 PM

Middlesex Guildhall, home of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

British Supreme Court quashes sanctions on Iranian bank

Court says the U.K. had been 'arbitrary,' 'irrational,' and 'disproportionate' to single out Bank Mellat, Iran's largest private bank, for sanctions.

By Reuters | Jun 19, 2013 | 03:10 PM

Hassan Jazera, one of the leaders of the Ghurabaa al-sham brigade

Syrian rebels launch attack to block northern highway leading to Turkey

Assad's troops are starting an offensive to regain the rebel-dominated north and remaining rebel strongholds around Damascus.

By Reuters | Jun 19, 2013 | 02:56 PM

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie speaks with Syrian refugees in Jordan

UN: Syria civil war pushes number of world refugees, displaced people up to 45.2 million

These are the highest numbers since 1994, when people fled genocide in Rwanda and bloodshed in former Yugoslavia, the UN refugee agency reports.

By The Associated Press | Jun 19, 2013 | 12:08 PM

U.S. Navy sailors stand in formation aboard the USS Stockdale with the Jordanian Navy

U.S. war games in Jordan send signal to Assad

The U.S. is preparing Jordanian forces for their potential role in securing Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles should Bashar Assad's regime lose control.

By The Associated Press | Jun 19, 2013 | 07:24 AM

A demonstration in Diyarbakir following steps toward peace in March.

Turkish Kurds cling to peace despite Syrian civil war

Many Kurds in Syria are thought to be fighting with Assad, but their counterparts in Turkey are largely staying out of the fight even if their government is not.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Jun 19, 2013 | 01:00 AM

President Barack Obama meets with French President Hollande at G8

G-8 leaders call for immediate peace talks on Syria

Isolated at global summit, Russia's Putin clashed with other leaders, resisting their attempts to get him to agree to anything that would imply Assad should step down.

By Reuters | Jun 18, 2013 | 07:39 PM

Hasan Rowhani.

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

Islamic Republic's new president may take a more moderate tone than his predecessor, but his words don't reflect a meaningful shift in policy.

By Zvi Bar'el | Jun 18, 2013 | 01:11 PM | 2

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

Israel will have trouble mustering international support for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities until the West can assess the election result's meaning.

By Amos Harel | Jun 18, 2013 | 08:10 AM | 27

Obama and Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. June 17th, 2013.

Obama and Putin admit to differences on Syria, but share 'united' goal of ending violence

Russia said on sidelines of G-8 that it would prevent no-fly zone in Syria, to which U.S. said such option not on table at NATO.

By Reuters | Jun 17, 2013 | 11:56 PM | 6

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Diplomacy & Defense

Author Alice Walker.

Israeli diplomat in open letter to Alice Walker: Don't boycott my home

By Haaretz | 09:31 PM

Settlers take part in a general drill to protect their unauthorized outpost of Havat Gilad

Israel's defense minister considering legalizing disputed West Bank outpost

By Chaim Levinson | 09:03 PM

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan.

Dagan: Israel has a unique opportunity to seek different alliances in the Mideast

By Andrew Esensten | 07:41 PM

National

Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem.

Israeli researchers develop spray to keep patients from getting sick in the hospital

By Dan Even | 05:27 AM

Costa Rica dismantles organ trafficking ring.

Israeli MDs harvesting organs for international trafficking ring

By Shlomo Papirblat, Dan Even | 05:00 AM

MK Yariv Levin.

Likud MK submits bill to boost politicians’ power over judicial appointments

By Jonathan Lis | 04:06 AM

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

Ku Klux Klan

U.S. charges two New Yorkers with building 'death ray' aimed at killing 'enemies of Israel'

By Chemi Shalev | 02:14 AM | 2

Obama renews call for reduction of nuclear stockpiles

By The Associated Press | 06:41 PM

Obama to set new goals to cut global nuclear weapons

By Reuters | 10:22 AM

Features

Penicillin

This day in Jewish history / Nobel-winning penicillin researcher is born

By David B. Green | 09:36 AM

mastik

Word of the Day / Mastik

By Elon Gilad | 09:05 AM

Turkish coffee

Word of the day / Botz

By David Sarna Galdi | 01:08 PM

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