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Egypt Yanks Ambassador to Israel

Situation deteriorating rapidly after

(Newser) - Egypt today recalled its ambassador from Israel to protest the deaths of at least three Egyptian troops killed in a shootout between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants who had launched a deadly attack on Israel from Egyptian soil. The decision sharply escalated tensions between the neighboring countries, whose landmark 1979...

Gaza Fires Rockets as Israeli Airstrikes Continue

Situation continues to escalate after deadly attacks

(Newser) - The situation continues to get uglier in Gaza and southern Israel: Gaza militants launched rockets into Israel this morning in the latest move following yesterday's coordinated attacks against Israelis. Israel had initially retaliated against those attacks, which killed eight, with an airstrike yesterday that killed five. Israel continued those...

Israel Retaliates, Kills 6 in Gaza

... after 7 Israelis were killed in morning attacks

(Newser) - Israel retaliated over terror attacks earlier today by launching airstrikes into Gaza that claimed the lives of six people, CNN reports . Palestinian authorities say the strikes, just west of Rafah near Egypt's border, killed five members of Popular Resistance Committees and the son of one member. Israeli defense forces...

Israel Hit by Multiple Coordinated Terror Attacks
Israel Hit by Multiple Coordinated Terror Attacks
at least 5 dead
Aug 18, 2011 8:47 AM CDT

Israel Hit by Multiple Coordinated Terror Attacks

At least five dead in attacks near Egypt border

(Newser) - Assailants armed with heavy weapons, guns, and explosives launched three attacks in quick succession in southern Israel near the border with Egypt's Sinai Peninsula today, killing at least five people and wounding about a dozen more, officials say. The rare violence in that part of the country targeted a...

Israel to OK 4.3K More Homes in East Jerusalem

Palestine not happy with latest announcement

(Newser) - Israel's interior minister gave final authorization to build 1,600 apartments in disputed east Jerusalem and will approve 2,700 more in days, officials say, detailing a plan that could complicate diplomatic efforts to dissuade Palestinians from declaring statehood at the United Nations. The announcement drew immediate criticism from...

Court: Parents Can Freeze Dead Daughter's Eggs

Israeli decision sparks backlash from religious conservatives

(Newser) - An Israeli court has set what is believed to be a worldwide precedent by giving a family permission to harvest and freeze the eggs of their dead daughter. The 17-year-old girl was declared brain dead a week after she was hit by a car, and the parents had already agreed...

Mideast Markets Dive on US Downgrade

S&P credit rating reverberates overseas, as well

(Newser) - Stocks tumbled across the Middle East today as most regional markets reopened following the historic downgrade of the United States' credit rating. The region's markets mostly operate Sunday to Thursday, meaning they were the first to react to Standard & Poor's decision late Friday to cut the US...

Israel Jails Over 800 Palestine Youth In Five Years
 Israel Jails 
 Rock-Tossing 
 Palestinian Kids 
SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP
Jul 18, 2011 5:16 PM CDT

Israel Jails Rock-Tossing Palestinian Kids

Treatment disproportionate to the crime, says group

(Newser) - Israel's military has detained and tried more than 800 Palestinian youths and children over the past five years for throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers, jailing most of them, said a report released today. The Israeli rights group B'Tselem counted 835 minors who were charged with rock throwing from...

Glenn Beck Gives Pep Talk to Israeli Parliament

Says US media 'skewed' on Israel

(Newser) - Glenn Beck spoke before an adoring crowd at the Israeli parliament today, telling them to forcefully state their case in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “In America, the media is so skewed on Israel,” Beck said, according to CNN . “Honestly, I thought you can only cook your food over...

Bomb Hits Egypt Gas Pipeline
 Bomb Hits Egypt Gas Pipeline 
Jul 4, 2011 8:28 AM CDT

Bomb Hits Egypt Gas Pipeline

Explosion stops flow of gas to Israel, Jordan

(Newser) - An Egyptian pipeline that supplies gas to Israel and Jordan was rocked by an explosion today, sending flames into the air and sparking a fire that burned for seven hours, cutting off the supply of gas, the BBC reports. Officials say two pickup trucks pulled up to the pumping station;...

Facebook Protest Forces Price Cut on Cottage Cheese

More than 100,000 joined protest in Israel

(Newser) - A high-profile Facebook protest has scored a victory for consumers in Israel: Their threats of a boycott have forced dairy manufacturers to lower the price of cottage cheese by some 25%. The two-week campaign drew more than 105,000 people to join a Facebook group vowing to boycott the Israeli...

Israel, Stop Using God to Settle Real Estate Disputes

It's 'dangerous, unwise, and smacks of sacrilege': Walter Rodgers

(Newser) - In the US, Christians and conservatives are increasingly supportive of Israel and its claim to the "Holy Land." But "there’s too much at stake to use God as a real estate broker," writes former CNN Jerusalem bureau chief Walter Rodgers in the Christian Science Monitor...

Rabbis Demand Stoning of 'Reincarnated' Dog

They thought he was a lawyer

(Newser) - Israeli rabbis went rabid over a local dog because he was acting like a lawyer. A Jerusalem rabbinical court ordered the stoning death of the stray because they believed it was the reincarnation of a troublesome, foul-mouthed attorney who clashed with the court. The beast entered the Jerusalem financial court...

75K Join Facebook Protest Against Cost of Cottage Cheese

...and it seems to be working

(Newser) - In a region rife with Facebook-fueled uprisings, Israelis have launched a modest revolt of their own—against the price of cottage cheese. By today, more than 75,000 people had joined a Facebook group vowing to boycott cottage cheese, a staple of the Israeli diet, until prices dropped. Even more...

GOP Candidates Steering Clear of Glenn Beck Israel Rally

So far, only Joe Lieberman, Herman Cain interested

(Newser) - Glenn Beck can't seem to get much traction on his upcoming political rally in Israel. So far, not a single leading GOP presidential candidate has expressed interest in attending the pro-Israel demonstration organized by the ousted Fox mega-mouth. As of now only former Democratic vice presidential contender Joseph Lieberman...

Egypt Accuses American of Spying for Israel

Ilan Grapel reportedly immigrated to Israel from Queens, New York

(Newser) - Yesterday Egypt arrested an alleged Israeli spy—and today it emerged that Ilan Chaim Grapel is an American who immigrated to Israel, Reuters reports. Egyptian officials say Grapel was sent to Egypt to build a team “trying to gather information and data and to monitor the events of the...

Threats Cancel Turkey Concert With Israeli Singer

It was to feature Muslim, Jewish, and Christian artists

(Newser) - Organizers say a peace concert in Istanbul featuring an Israeli singer was canceled for security concerns after pro-Islamic protesters threatened to disrupt the show. A group promoting religious tolerance said today they decided to cancel the concert at the last minute to avoid putting any of the artists or guests...

4 Dead in Israeli Border Clash
 4 Dead in Israeli Border Clash 
Jun 5, 2011 7:11 AM CDT

4 Dead in Israeli Border Clash

Unrest marks anniversary of Arab defeat in 1967 war

(Newser) - Israeli troops opened fire across the Syrian frontier today to disperse hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters who stormed the border of the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, reportedly killing four people in unrest marking the anniversary of the Arab defeat in the 1967 Mideast war. The Israeli military accused Syria of instigating the...

Israel Braces for Border Clashes

Military expects protests to mark anniversary of 1967 war

(Newser) - With another round of Facebook-organized protests to mark the anniversary of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the Israeli military is bracing for violence, seeking to avoid a repeat of the unrest from two weeks ago, reports AP . The army will set up "red lines" for demonstrators, not allowing them to...

Israeli Pundits Pan Netanyahu's US Trip

Meanwhile, Obama loses top Jewish donor

(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu got plenty of standing ovations in Washington, but back home the “nearly unanimous assessment” is that he’s badly damaged the peace process and fueled Palestine’s push for a UN resolution recognizing its statehood, the New York Times reports. “Those who are scared of peace...

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