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Why Jerusalem? - Israel's Hidden Agenda

Museum drawing of City of David. By Dan Lieberman Jerusalem Three huge granite stones rest comfortably on the top of Midbar Sinai Street, in Givat Havatzim, Jerusalem's northernmost district.

7/3/2009 12:31:23 AM

Martin calls for release of two Irish detained in Israel

Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin today called for the swift release of two Irish nationals currently detained in Israel following the June 30 seizure of a boat en route to Gaza with humanitarian aid.

7/2/2009 8:11:52 PM

Italy's capital gives honorary citizenship to Israeli soldier Schalit held by Hamas in Gaza

Rome has given honorary citizenship to an Israeli soldier kidnapped by militants linked to Gaza's militant Islamic Hamas group three years ago.

7/2/2009 3:41:50 PM

Jerusalem to be more attractive and stay undivided

From his sixth-floor suite, Jerusalem's mayor Nir Barkat surely has one of the best views from an office anywhere on this planet.

7/2/2009 11:22:27 AM

Israeli PM says ties with U.S. unbreakable

The close relations between Israel and the United States are unbreakable, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, despite the recent emergence of notable tensions between the two allies over Israel's settlement policy.

7/2/2009 6:52:14 AM

UN aid agency chief warns of worsening humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

The blockade of Gaza is causing severe humanitarian hardship and the situation is getting worse every day, the head of the U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Wednesday.

7/2/2009 2:29:16 AM

Pastor Rick Warren to address American Muslims

Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back."He said to the man, 'Stop,'" Syeed recalled, "'I'll lose my job.'"Times have changed for the Islamic Society of North America and for Syeed, who leads the group's interfaith outreach.

7/1/2009 9:57:10 PM
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U.S. declares Iraq-based group foreign terrorist organization (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government on Thursday said it has declared Kata'ib Hizballah a foreign terrorist organization, saying the group is linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah and has posed a threat to stability in Iraq.
7/2/2009 11:25:37 PM

US puts sanctions on Iraq Shiite group, Iran adviser (AFP)

A view of the US Treasury. The US Treasury Department said it froze the assets of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an adviser to the commander of Iran's Qods Force, an arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Shiite AFP - The United States imposed financial sanctions Thursday on an adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a Iraq-based Shiite group Kata'ib Hezbollah, branded a foreign terrorist outfit.


7/2/2009 9:20:20 PM

Amnesty says Israel "wantonly" destroyed Gaza (Reuters)
Reuters - Amnesty International said on Thursday Israel inflicted "wanton destruction" in the Gaza Strip in attacks that often targeted Palestinian civilians during an offensive in December and January in the Hamas-run enclave.
7/2/2009 9:01:36 PM

Amnesty accuses Israel, Hamas of Gaza war crimes (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2009 file photo, a Palestinian man looks up as white smoke rises from a building following an explosion caused by Israeli military operations in Gaza city. Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged Thursday July 2, 2009, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)AP - Amnesty International accused Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes Thursday in the most comprehensive report on the recent Gaza war. Both sides rejected the findings.


7/2/2009 6:40:09 PM

Amnesty accuses Israel of using human shields in Gaza (AFP)

Israeli soldiers stand on a tank along the border with the Gaza Strip in February 2009. Amnesty International has accused Israeli forces of war crimes in Gaza, saying they used children as human shields and conducted wanton attacks on civilians, in a report rejected as AFP - Amnesty accused Israeli forces on Thursday of war crimes in Gaza, saying they used children as human shields and conducted wanton attacks on civilians, in a report rejected as "unbalanced" by Israel.


7/2/2009 2:40:53 PM


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7/3/2009 3:30:39 AM


Air crash survivor back in France
The 12-year-old survivor of the Yemenia air crash returns to Paris as the search for debris goes on.
7/2/2009 11:45:21 PM

US vice-president in Iraq visit
US Vice-President Joe Biden makes an unannounced visit to Iraq to visit US troops and meet the nation's leaders.
7/2/2009 8:41:51 PM

Saddam interview tapes released
US investigators publish accounts of interviews with Saddam Hussein, giving a wealth of detail about the Iraqi leader.
7/2/2009 7:39:00 PM

Iran 'lifts block on SMS texting'
Reports from Iran say SMS text messaging services have been unblocked for the first time since disputed presidential elections.
7/2/2009 6:04:30 PM

Rai star denies 'forced abortion'
Cheb Mami, star of Algeria's Rai music scene, goes on trial in France on charges of forcing a woman to have an abortion.
7/2/2009 4:48:05 PM

Syria amends honour killing law
Syria's president scraps a law limiting sentences for men who kill their female relatives in the name of family honour.
7/2/2009 3:39:23 PM

EADS wins giant Saudi border deal
Defence and aerospace group EADS wins a contract worth $2.27bn (£1.4bn) to help improve Saudi border security.
7/2/2009 2:56:53 PM
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