Is Madonna coming to Tel Aviv? (Moldova.org)

"It's not official yet, but it seems that Madonna is on her way to Israel, at Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. Internet sites report pop singer planning September concert in Israel. Israeli sources: 80 percent sure. "I know negotiations are at an advanced stage. I haven't heard that...

Polls close in Israeli election

"Polls have closed in Israel in an election billed as a referendum on the future of the occupied West Bank. In the final hours, political parties tried persuade supporters to come out amid signs of a record low...

The History of Gaza: Wikipedia / March 28th

From Wikipedia:"Strategically located on the Mediterranean coastal route, ancient Gaza was a prosperous trade center and a stop on the caravan route between Egypt and Syria. The city was occupied by Egypt around...

Background on the Gaza Strip

"The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (the DOP), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provided for a transitional period not exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank....

Two People Killed in Explosion in Israel

"JERUSALEM - Two Israelis were killed in an explosion in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip border on Tuesday, casting a pall over nationwide elections. Islamic Jihad, a violent Palestinian militant group, claimed responsibility. Israeli military officials said the...

Israel votes with future Mideast map at stake

"JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel headed to the polls in a a momentous election that could redraw the map of the Jewish state and uproot tens of thousands of settlers from the occupied West Bank. Acting premier Ehud...

Key Facts About Israel's Election

"WHAT'S AT STAKE: Voters will elect a 120-member parliament, or Knesset, Israel's 17th."Some good background information here. 

Israeli Vote a Referendum on Separation

"Israelis voted Tuesday in an election billed as a referendum on the future of the West Bank, with the leading candidate, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, promising to pull back from most of the territory and...

Israel directing U.S. middle east policies, study finds

It was clear that many people understood the problem, but were afraid to talk about it, because the Israel Lobby would retaliate.

Israeli Software Firm Drops U.S. Deal

"AP - A leading Israeli software company abandoned its plans Thursday to buy a smaller U.S. rival in a $225 million deal because of national security objections by the Bush administration."

The Israel Lobby & Israeli WMD

The Israel Lobby has been able to persuade Washington not to intervene in an Israeli expansionist agenda. There is also the issue of Israeli WMD.

Moroccans Pulling for Native Son in Israel

"Today, while most Arab countries remain off-limits to Israelis, Morocco is welcoming back its former citizens in droves on visits to trace their roots, among them Amir Peretz... Israel's Labor party leader Peretz...

Israel May Be Next al-Qaida Battleground

"AP - Signs are mounting that al-Qaida terrorists are setting their sights on Israel and the Palestinian territories as their next jihad battleground."

The Graph

U.S. military deaths in Iraq.

Russian natural gas to Israel over Turkey

By the year 2011, a Russia-Turkey-Israel pipeline.

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