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Gaza's Hamas would cede power to Abbas government

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Gaza's ruling Islamic militant Hamas is ready to cede power to an interim unity government led by its longtime rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a spokesman said Tuesday, but problems loomed over government policy and international recognition.

topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 21:41

Eichmann exhibit gives glimpse of Israel's Mossad

Lifting a half-century veil of secrecy, Israel's Mossad spy agency is opening its archive this week to reveal the story behind the legendary 1960 capture of Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann.

topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 19:30

Madonna Announces World Tour

Madonna has announced the dates for her 2012 MDNA World Tour, and it's one heck of an abitious outing.

topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 18:31

The Doha Palestinian Unity Agreement: Now the Hard Part

Robert M. Danin states, "Monday's Fatah-Hamas unity agreement announced in Doha marks the latest in a series of unimplemented accords between the two Palestinian adversaries."

cfr.org | 07-Feb-2012 16:52

New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel

WAFF.com: North Alabama News, Radar, Weather, Sports and Jobs-New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel WASHINGTON - Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on ... (more)

topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 14:16

Police say Jerusalem monastery desecrated with 'death to Christians' and other graffiti

Israeli police say "death to Christians" and other Hebrew-language graffiti has been scrawled on a Greek Orthodox monastery in Jerusalem.

topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 11:11

Syria: new wave of bloody attacks kills 50 in Homs

Palestinians hold a Syrian flag and a sign during a protest in front of Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. Syrian forces bombarded the city of Homs early today in a fresh wave of attacks called "the most violent" in recent days as William Hague said blood spilt there would be on Russia and China's ... (more)

topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 07:07

Israel 'closes investigation into tear gas shooting'

Israeli authorities on Sunday closed an investigation into the shooting of an Israeli activist with a tear gas canister in West Bank village Nabi Saleh, the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee reported.

topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 02:57

From Auschwitz to Iran?

After leading an Israel Air Force flight over Auschwitz back in 2003, will Maj.Gen. Amir Eshel command an Israeli air strike on Iran's nuclear weapons facilities? This is an ironic possibility in light of Iran's relentless drive to acquire atomic bombs for 'wiping Israel off the map'. Fighter-pilot Eshel has now been named the new IAF commander. Israeli born Eshel, aged fifty-two, has forged a brilliant career in the Israel Defense Forces. Known as a 'quick study', he has flown an exceptional variety of combat aircraft from the F-15 and F-16 fighters to Apache and Cobra helicopter-gunships in clocking over 5,500 hours in the air. Reacting to the promotion, a former IAF commander Eliezer Skadi said: 'It's the right man in the right place. Amir Eshel is a true professional with very high abilities that will serve him well at a time the Middle East is on the boil and when new threats are emerging from states that have no common border with Israel. I am confident he will fullfil his command with distinction'. For the past four years, Eshel has headed the IDF's strategic Planning Branch that deals with strategic threats to Israel and the IDF's force buildup. In a rare public address on January 17th, Maj.Gen. Eshel analyzed the threat of a nuclear Iran not only to Israel but to the entire globe. Read the following report of his presentation entitled 'Iran & Global Nuclear Jungle'.

isracast.com | 07-Feb-2012 01:00

Abdullah - King of Jordan

Abdullah II bin al-Hussein is the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah is a member of the Hashemite family and is reportedly a 43rd-generation direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad.

isracast.com | 07-Feb-2012 01:00

Israeli-Arab Actor Under Fire, Again

Mohammad Bakri is an extraordinary actor and filmmaker. He is also a Palestinian citizen of the state of Israel, which gives rise to complex issues of identity.

topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 22:38

Palestinians move toward end of political rift

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday took a decisive step toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant Hamas, agreeing to head an interim unity government that would prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 18:28

Charles Krauthammer: Syria: It's not just about freedom

Imperial regimes can crack when they are driven out of their major foreign outposts.

topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 14:19

Netanyahu to visit U.S. in March

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attend the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington, Israeli government officials said.

topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 10:04

Security forces arrest Palestinian in stabbing

Security forces arrested a Palestinian resident of the West Bank on suspicion of stabbing an Israeli security guard at the entrance to Ma'ale Adumim, police said Sunday.

topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 07:54

Israelis face growing threats in Middle East

EILAT, Israel - Vacationers in this glittering holiday city by the Israel-Egypt border, stroll along a seaside promenade trying to forget their nation's troubles.

topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 03:44

The Technion

The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology is an institute of higher education in Haifa. Founded in 1924, the Technion began with an emphasis on the natural sciences, engineering, and architecture, but has since also became one of the top medical schools in the world.

File - In this Oct. 26, 2010, file photo, a worker rides a bike in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran.

topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 00:25

Turkey: Israeli Attack on Iran 'Would Be Disaster'

Tensions in the Middle East show no sign of abating today as Iran issued warnings to neighboring Gulf states that they would face the wrath of Iranian military retaliation if US bases on their soils were used to support an attack on their nuclear facilities or infrastructure.

topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 20:10

Palestinian rivals hold unity talks in Qatar

The Palestinian president and the head of rival Hamas resumed talks Sunday over efforts to move along a reconciliation pact that remains stalled after nearly a year.

topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 16:05

Top Hamas member leaves Syria because of uprising

Hamas officials say a senior member of the Palestinian militant group has left Syria because of the government's crackdown on an uprising there.

topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 13:56

Palestinians: Home sprayed with 'Death to Arabs'

Palestinians say extremist Jews have scrawled their home in a West Bank village with offensive graffiti in retaliation for an upcoming demolition of a wildcat Jewish outpost.

topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 10:51

Scholars Call for Israeli Knesset To Recognize Assyrian and Greek Genocide

Scholars Call for Israeli Knesset To Recognize Assyrian and Greek Genocide 14:52, 4 February, 2012 YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 4, ARMENPRESS: In a significant milestone for efforts towards the worldwide recognition of the Assyrian genocide, nearly thirty internationally renowned holocaust and genocide scholars, and Assyrian and Greek social, cultural and ... (more)

topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 08:41

Anti-Israel activist convicted for attacking Jewish man

Last August, Carole Swords, chair of the Respect Party in the East London borough of Tower Hamlets, attacked counter protester Harvey Garfield after he allegedly stood in the way of her damaging Israeli goods at a Tesco supermarket in central London.

topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 04:27

US Leak on Israeli Attack Weakened a Warning to Netanyahu

When Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius this week that he believes Israel was likely to attack Iran between April and June, it was ostensibly yet another expression of alarm at the Israeli government's threats of military action.

topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 00:27

Ruth Eglash: Should Israel Make Paying for Sex a Criminal Offense?

In just over a week, Israeli lawmakers will be faced with a tough decision: Whether to approve legislation that will make paying for sex or utilizing any other type of sexual service a criminal offense.

topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 20:12

Canada is Israel's top ally: Baird

During the past 20 years, estimates of the autism rate in children in the U.S. and Canada have climbed twentyfold.

topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 16:03

Israeli soldier gets Palestinian's help

An Israeli soldier stranded after a raid in occupied territory was escorted to safety by a Palestinian man in the same village the troops had targeted, witnesses and media reports said.

topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 11:53

Iranian leader warns US, Israel against strikes

Iran's supreme leader pledged Friday to aid any nation or group that challenges Israel and said any military strikes over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program would damage U.S. interests in the Middle East "10 times over." The nationally broadcast comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei staked out a hard line in apparent replies to suggestions that ... (more)

topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 07:35

Israel Warns US Jews: Iran Could Strike Here

Israeli facilities in North America -- and around the world -- are on high alert, according to an internal security document obtained by ABC News that predicted the threat from Iran against Jewish targets will increase.

topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 03:15

The Helicopter Tragedy

On the evening of February 4th, 1997, Israelis found themselves anxiously glued to news flashes on television and radio, after two Israeli Defense Force helicopters collided high above Sha'ar-Yeshuv in the North of Israel.

A 20-year-old Palestinian shepherd was injured on Friday after being attacked by Israelis in the northern West Bank, medics said.

topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 23:05

Why the US-Israel relationship is unique and critical

The history of the Jewish people in the land of Israel stems back more than 3,000 years, unbowed by the sequential rise and fall of the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Maccabeans, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Egyptians, Crusaders, Mamelukes and Turks.

topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 18:46

Tehran Cozying Up to Anti-Israel Terror Groups

In the event anyone had doubts about Tehran's ill-intent towards Israel, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is doing his utmost to set the record straight.

topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 14:36

Their View: Syria: It's not just about freedom

Imperial regimes can crack when they are driven out of their major foreign outposts.

topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 10:26

Obama Administration: U.S. Would 'Come to Israel's Defense' If Iran Attacked It

David Ignatius published an alarming story in today's Washington Post , in which he quotes Leon Panetta predicting an Israeli attack on Iran in "April, May or June." A Buried deeper within the article is an even more chilling passage: Administration officials caution that Tehran shouldn't misunderstand: The United States has a 60-year commitment to ... (more)

topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 06:22

Israel says Iran has material for four A-bombs

Israel's military intelligence chief said on Thursday he estimated that Iran could make four atomic bombs by further enriching uranium it has already stockpiled, and could produce its first bomb within a year of deciding to build one.

topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 02:17

Daughter of Israeli politician arrested in NY

The daughter of an Israeli politician and former defense minister has been jailed in New York in connection with a prescription drug fraud case in Florida, authorities said Thursday.

topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 01:17

Israel to Soon Strike Iran?

No one should have any doubt about Israel launching a military strike to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. That was the message loud and clear from Israeli civilian and military decision-makers who addressed the annual Herzliya Conference on Feb.2nd. Meanwhile in Washington, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was quoted as saying there is 'a strong likelihood' that Israel will strike Iran as early as April. In addition, Israel has also disclosed that Iran has been working on an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S.

In a recent article, columnist Yaniv Halili described British author Ben White as 'anti-Semitic'. He also denounced Arab Knesset member Hanin Zoabi for writing a forward to White's latest book, Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy.

topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 22:07

Palestinians hurl shoes at visiting UN chief

Palestinians tried to block the U.N. chief from entering the Gaza Strip and flung shoes at his armored convoy on Thursday, the second day of Ban Ki-moon's mission to the region to keep informal peace talks alive.

topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 17:53

Lawyer predicts MSHA will seek more criminal cases

The lawyer for the only person convicted so far in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster predicts the Mine Safety and Health Administration will increasingly pursue criminal prosecutions.

topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 13:43

Turkey and Hamas grow close

Ties between Turkey, NATO's biggest Muslim member, and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that says Israel should not exist, are blossoming.

topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 09:24

Israelis decry Palestinian praise of killer

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest complaints about Palestinian "hate speech," after relatives of the killer of a Jewish settler family praised him in a phone call to the official Palestine TV, spotlight the intense animosity and mutual distrust that have blocked peace talks for years.

topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 09:24

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve revisits Middle East for new film

Quebec director Denis Villeneuve, who shot to international acclaim with his Oscar-nominated film "Incendies," is revisiting the Middle East for his next project.

topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 05:09

Baird, wrapping Israeli visit, calls for 'redoubled' sanctions against Iran

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird wrapped up his visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories Wednesday with the hope Israel's leaders will continue to support the international community's stronger sanctions against Iran and its nuclear ambitions.

topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 00:59

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