Arab Port Whine

Neal Bush, the president's brother, has been in bed with the UAE for quite some time, including getting backing for Ignite!, his educational software company.

Who Will Fund Hamas

"So if Canada joins the U.S. and Israel and doesn't fund the new Hamas government in Palestine, who will? Well who do you think. Iran offers to fund Hamas government, says report , Saudis won't sign on to US isolation of Hamas"

Russia to sell Palestinians arms if Israel agrees (Reuters)

"Reuters - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Friday Moscow would supply military hardware to the Palestinian Authority only if Israel agreed."

Hamas resists pressure to recognize Israel (Reuters)

"Reuters - Defying international pressure, the militant Islamic group Hamas said on Friday it would never recognize Israel but might be willing to negotiate terms for a temporary truce with the Jewish state."

Israeli Troops, Jewish Protesters Clash (AP)

"AP - Thousands of troops in riot gear and on horseback clashed with Jewish protesters Wednesday as they began dismantling homes in this illegal West Bank settlement, injuring at least 40 people, officials said."

Israel Rules Out Contact With Hamas (AP)

"AP - Israel's acting prime minister on Sunday ruled out contacts with a Palestinian government led by Hamas unless the Islamic group renounces violence, and the defense minister threatened to "liquidate" militants if they attack Israelis."

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Hamas sweeps to election victory

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Israel tried to kill bin Laden in 1996: paper (Reuters)

"Reuters - Israel's Mossad spy service and a foreign counterpart enlisted a confidante of Osama bin Laden to kill the al Qaeda leader in 1996 but the plan fell apart over a political dispute, a newspaper said on Thursday."

Israel Hints at Military Strike on Iran

Israel Hints at Military Strike on Iran InternationalShaul Mofaz, the Israeli defence minister (born in Iran in 1948), has hinted that his country is preparing for military action to stop Iran's nuclear programme, but said international diplomacy must be the first course of...

Turks.US Daily News - Syria's Asad: Israel Assassinated Arafat

Syria's Asad: Israel Assassinated Arafat InternationalSyrian President Bashar Asad accused Israel of being behind the death of legendary Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the cause of whose death still remains a mystery. %u201DOf the many assassinations that Israel...

Iran and Syria behind Tel Aviv bomb: Israel's Mofaz (Reuters)

Reuters - Israel's defense minister accused Iran and Syria of being directly responsible for Thursday's suicide bombing in Tel Aviv which wounded 30 people, newspaper reports said on Friday.

15 Wounded in Tel Aviv Restaurant Bombing (AP)

AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a restaurant at a crowded pedestrian mall near Tel Aviv's old central bus station Thursday, and at least 15 people were wounded, police said.