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Israeli Girl Wounded in Rock Attack
An Israeli girl was moderately wounded Thursday in a rock attack.



Civilians to Patrol Judea, Samaria Roads
Judea and Samaria civilians begin road patrol in response to terrorist shootings.



German Bank Expels Board Member over 'Jewish Gene' Remark
Germany's Bundesbank hopes to dismiss board member Thilo Sarrazin in the wake of comments regarding Muslim immigrants, Jews.



Netanyahu and Abbas in Closed-Door Meeting as Direct Talks Begin
In ceremonial opening of direct Israel-PA talks, Abbas reiterated demand that Jewish state continue to freeze construction in Judea and Samaria.



Peres Tells Pope: Abbas is Serious About Peace
Peres meets Pope in Italy, says that the alternative to peace is “Iranian hegemony.”



Fund Created for New Terror Orphans
A fund has been created to help the children of the Imes family, who were left orphans in a terrorist shooting attack.



Settlers Say: Give Us Back Our Guns, Now!
Human rights group asks government to ease restrictions on bearing of arms in Judea and Samaria, in wake of quadruple murder.



Postal Authority: Stamps, Book and CD for Rabbi Nachman
For the first time, Israel is issuing a souvenir set for Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, including stamps, book, and CD of his poems set to music.



Theater Managers: We'll Perform For All Israelis
The managers of the Cameri and Habima theaters assure MKs that they are willing to perform for all Israelis, including those in Judea and Samaria.



Photo Essay: "Balabusta" Shuk Street Fair in Jerusalem Market
Summer street fair brings music and art to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda shuk. A Golda Meir made of beans, reggae, klezmer and more graced the market.

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Are Saudi dissidents preparing to overthrow the king?

Source claims Saudi dissidents training with rebels in southern Yemen.


PA official: 'We will hit Hamas with an iron fist'

Fatah official Dahlan says negotiations are doomed to fail, because Americans are biased in Israel's favor; PA police vow to crack down on Hamas.


Turkish wiretapping victims to take legal action

2,000 were subjected to


Report: Lebanon asks Interpol to catch Mossad 'spy'

Former Lebanese general accused of collaborating with Israeli intelligence.


UN: Palestinians lose $800m a year due to blockade

Palestinian trade deficit with Israel cited as principal barrier to sustainable economic growth.


Analysis: What happens when the peace talks fail?

Analysts discuss the potential after effects of the Israeli-Palestinian direct talks.


Mubarak calls for int'l security force in West Bank

In NY Times op-ed, Egyptian president says settlements and peace are incompatible; no lasting peace if Gaza excluded from agreement.


UN prosecutor: No indictments drafted in Hariri probe

Assassination tribunal may file charges by end of year; considering Hizbullah video footage "implicating" Israel.


Top Egyptian cleric accused of incarcerating Muslim convert

Alleged incarceration of Coptic woman Camillia Shehata by her church sends Muslim demonstrators to the streets.


'We were very peaceful activists, but the IDF came to kill'

MK Hanin Zoabi talks to UNHRC Gaza flotilla probe, says "IDF viewed activists as terrorists."


Report: Egypt confiscates weapons en route to Gaza

Artillery shells, anti-aircraft missiles and other weapons reportedly found in warehouses and sides of mountains in the Sinai were headed for underground smuggling tunnels.


Fearing the future, few Iraqis cheer US departure

As Vice President Joe Biden presides over the formal end to US combat operations in Iraq, few Iraqis are cheering the American exit.


UNHRC probe of Gaza flotilla talks to MK Zoabi

Arab Israeli Knesset member says "it was evident that the commandos intended to kill the passengers."


Comic-Con headed for the Middle East

With growing Arab interest in comics and anime, Abu Dhabi hosts its own version of the San Diego convention.


Peres:'Impatient' window of opportunity for peace is open

President says any attempt at a solution other than the two-state solution would be dangerous; expresses faith in Netanyahu.


Barak secretly meets Abbas in Amman

On the eve of PM's departure for Washington to relaunch talks with the Palestinians, defense minister and PA president discuss easing security conditions in West Bank as confidence building measure.


Analysis: Reassessing US military assistance to Lebanon

Without action by the US that recognizes changes since Joe Biden announced that aid would be conditioned on the composition, any lingering benefits to Washington will disappear.


'PA to have state institutions in year'

Fayyad announces second year of institutional capacity-building.


'PA expects prerequisites for statehood within year'

Ma'an reports: Fayyad announces second year of institutional capacity-building for future Palestinian nation; earlier, PA released report of first-year achievements, blamed Israel for impeding progress.


Dissident signs petition for Gamal Mubarak's right to run

Sociologist Saad Eddin Ibrahim was previously strongly opposed to hereditary succession in Egypt.

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Mideast Peace Summit Begins - Wall Street Journal
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched the first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in nearly two years on Thursday, and implored Arab states to back the initiative.

Hamas claims responsibility for 2nd W.Bank attack in 2 days - Jerusalem Post
The military wing of Palestinian terrorist group Hamas claimed responsibility for Wednesday night's drive-by shooting near Rimonim Junction in the West Bank that left two Israelis wounded, Israel Radio reported Thursday.

Netanyahu tells Abbas: I came to Washington to reach historic compromise with Palestinians - Ha'aretz
Addressing PA President Mahmoud Abbas at a White House dinner last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had come to the Washington peace summit that began yesterday "to figure out a historic compromise" with the Palestinians.

Barak to Haaretz: Israel ready to cede parts of Jerusalem in peace deal - Ha'aretz
Ehud Barak has always vacillated between peace and security, dovishness and hawkishness, left wing and right wing. Even when he left south Lebanon, offered the Golan Heights to Hafez Assad and the Temple Mount to Yasser Arafat, he didn't do this as a bleeding heart. He always spoke forcefully, talked about the importance of sobriety. He always spoke about how Israel must survive in a jungle. It must do so even now, on the eve of the peace summit in Washington.

Israel's Tira Urges IDF Attack Iran Before U.S. Mid-Term Elections - Eurasia Review
Israeli Brig. Gen. (res.) Oded Tira, former IDF artillery chief, has the unmitigated gall and impudence to urge that Israel attack Iran just before the Congressional mid-term elections when Pres. Obama’s hands will be tied in terms of any punishment he can mete out for the country’s misbehavior.

Obama: 'Senseless slaughter' in West Bank won't stop peace talks - Ha'aretz
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday described the fatal shooting of four Israelis in the West Bank as a senseless slaughter that will not stop the U.S. from seeking peace in the Middle East.

Mubarak calls for int'l security force in West Bank - Jerusalem Post
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak suggested that an international peacekeeping force be stationed in the West Bank as a compromise between Israel's security concerns and the Palestinian's desire for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the territory. Mubarak's comments came in an op-ed piece published in Wednesday's New York Times.

Hundreds attend terror victims' funerals - Ynet News
Hundreds of people on Wednesday attended the funerals of the four residents of the West Bank settlement of Beit Hagai who were murdered in a terror attack the previous evening near Hebron.