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Israel's New Unity Government Collapses

Draft dispute leads to dissolution

(Newser) - The unity government formed scarcely more than two months ago in Israel has already dissolved, thanks to a disagreement over a proposed universal draft law. The coalition has been trying for weeks to figure out how to draft more Arab citizens and ultra-Orthodox Jews, the New York Times reports. A...

Ex-Israeli PM Olmert Cleared in Corruption Case

Convicted on lesser breach of trust charge

(Newser) - An Israeli court cleared former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today of the central charges in a multi-case corruption trial that forced him from power, but convicted him of a lesser charge of breach of trust. The verdict was seen as a major victory for Olmert, who stepped down as prime...

Egyptian Prez: Parliament, Get Back to Work

Mohamed Morsi defies military but also orders early elections

(Newser) - Egypt's newly minted president today told parliament to get back to work—but warned that their power won't last, Reuters reports. President Mohamed Morsi's move flies in the face of military generals who disbanded the legislature after a court ruling last month. But Morsi also called for...

'Ex-CIA Agent': Iran's Sleeper Cells Ready to Strike

Reza Kahlili says Tehran must be overthrown

(Newser) - A man hiding behind a surgeon's mask, sunglasses, and ball cap says America is locked in a life-or-death struggle with only one good outcome: the overthrow of Iran's government. Calling himself Reza Kahlili, he clams to be a former CIA double agent once ensconced in Iran's Revolutionary...

Next Big Move for Romney: Go Abroad?

Foreign-policy tour would take him to Britain, Israel, Germany, Poland

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's message has thus far been all about the economy—but that could change in a few weeks. The candidate is mulling an international tour that would take him to Britain, Israel, Germany, and Poland. The trip could help push back against Democratic questioning of Romney's foreign...

Iran: We Can Blast US Bases in 'Minutes'

Revolutionary guard says Israel also 'good target'

(Newser) - If Iran were attacked, it could retaliate within minutes, destroying US bases in the Middle East and hammering Israel, too, an official says. A Revolutionary Guard commander told Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency that 35 US bases are "in range of our missiles, and the occupied lands (Israel)...

US Bulks Up Forces in Persian Gulf

Move seen as a warning to Iran

(Newser) - The US has been slowly increasing its military presence in the Persian Gulf, hoping to send messages to both Iran and Israel, the New York Times reports. "The message to Iran is, 'Don't even think about it,'" one senior defense official explains. "It" in...

Iran Tests Long-Range Missile That Could Hit Israel

Shahab-3 among the ballistic missiles tested in war games

(Newser) - Iran successfully tested a long-range ballistic missile today that is capable of hitting Israel and regional US bases, according to state media. Various ballistic missiles were also tested, including the Shahab-3 , traveling as far as 800 miles and successfully hitting their targets. A general quoted in one article hinted that...

Iranians Arrested in Kenya Terror Plot

Were likely planning Israeli target: officials

(Newser) - Officials in Kenya say that two Iranian agents arrested with explosives planned to attack Israeli, American, British, or Saudi Arabian targets inside Kenya. Kenyan security forces arrested the Iranians in June and were led to 33 pounds of RDX, a powerful explosive, in the coastal city of Mombasa. Several hotels...

Former Israeli PM Shamir Dead at 96

Prime minister expanded Israel with a muscular form of Zionism

(Newser) - Yitzhak Shamir, the former Israeli prime minister who expanded settlements and promoted a forceful brand of Zionism, died today at age 96. He reportedly suffered from Alzheimer's disease. The survivor of a Polish family killed in the Holocaust, Shamir made his mark in Israel's pre-state militia in the...

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Israel Crowns 'Miss Holocaust Survivor'

Critics slam beauty contest 'gimmick'

(Newser) - Israel is celebrating survivors of the Holocaust—with a beauty pageant? Some 300 women throughout the country applied for the chance to vie for the "Miss Holocaust Survivor" title; 14 took the stage yesterday. The women, ages 74 to 97, were all smiles as they waved to the crowd,...

Evicted Settlers Leave West Bank Peacefully

Netanyahu promises to transplant illegal buildings

(Newser) - In stark contrast to earlier evictions, dozens of Jewish settlers ordered to leave their homes in the West Bank yesterday did so peacefully. Israel is in the process of evacuating the Ulpana outpost on the orders of its Supreme Court, which determined that five apartment blocks had been illegally built...

3 Jews Busted in Vandalism at Holocaust Memorial

Ultra-Orthodox Jews have confessed, Israeli cops say

(Newser) - Three ultra-Orthodox Jewish people have been arrested for spraying hate graffiti on Israel's national Holocaust memorial and two army memorials, reports the AP . Police said the suspects have confessed. Police had suspected ultra-Orthodox Jews were behind the vandalism, which occurred earlier this month , when slogans such as "Hitler,...

Morsi: I'll Rethink Israel Peace, Build Iran Ties

Military, secularists involved in behind-scenes deal making

(Newser) - Mohammed Morsi's government will "reconsider the Camp David Accord," the 1979 treaty declaring peace between Egypt and Israel, the newly-elected president told Iran's state-run Fars News Agency today. Morsi was also quoted as saying that he wanted to build closer ties with Iran to "create...

New Egyptian Prez: I Will 'Preserve' Military

Mohammed Morsi speaks, reportedly leaves Muslim Brotherhood

(Newser) - Egypt's new Muslim Brotherhood-backed president addressed the people in a televised speech tonight as tens of thousands gathered in Tahrir Square, Al Jazeera reports. "I have no rights, only responsibilities," said Mohammed Morsi, who won today's election with nearly 52% of the vote. "If I...

US, Israel Developed Flame to Burn Iran Nuke Efforts

Nations joined forces on virus, Stuxnet cyber attacks: sources

(Newser) - Surprise, surprise. The US and Israel together devised the malevolent Flame computer virus to snarl Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weaponry, reports the Washington Post . The massive malware has been monitoring Iran's computer networks and sending back a stream of intelligence to aid the Stuxnet-linked malfunctions in Iran'...

Alice Walker Blocks Israeli Edition of Color Purple

Author accuses Israel of persecuting Palestinians

(Newser) - Alice Walker is prohibiting an Israeli publisher from printing a new Hebrew-translated edition of her classic novel The Color People because, says Walker, "Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people." Walker has been a vocal critic of Israeli policies, reports the Los Angeles Times ...

Militants Burst Across Israeli Border From Egypt, Kill 1

Gunmen attack Israeli workers with anti-tank missiles

(Newser) - Militants crossed from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula into Israel this morning, attacking civilians working on a border fence with anti-tank missiles, killing one Israeli workman, reports the AP . Israeli security forces responded by killing two of the militants, and are looking for more possible attackers. Later this morning, the Israeli...

Neo-Nazi Linked to Munich Olympics Massacre

Willi Pohl chauffeured attacks' mastermind

(Newser) - The killings of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972 have long been blamed on a Palestinian terrorist group—but Black September didn't act alone. The planner of the attacks was assisted by German Neo-Nazi Willi Pohl, 40-year-old German intelligence documents released by Der Spiegel reveal. When...

Gay Palestinians Face 'Pinkwashing'

Israel's gay-friendly attitude cloaks deeper problem

(Newser) - Life is no party for gay Palestinians. True, they can dance the night away in Jaffa, a city bordering Tel Aviv, but come morning, they face prejudice at home and the bitter fact that gay-friendly Israel won't accept their applications for asylum, Global Post reports. Advocates call it "...

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