A Palestinian teen-ager who was playing with a cap gun was shot and lightly wounded Friday by Israeli soldiers who thought he was firing a real weapon, Palestinians and the army said, AP reported.
Soldiers were called to the scene when an Israeli (...)
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert order an independent state inquiry into his government's handling of the war in Lebanon, according to Reuters.
It was the largest public show of (...)
The latest scan of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's brain showed slight improvement in his condition on Saturday but his life remained in danger three days after he suffered a massive stroke, doctors said according to Reuters.
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U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer on Friday reiterated Washington's support for Israel retaining large West Bank settlement blocs and denied a report he had stated no such commitment existed.
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Israel's national team coach Avraham Grant said on Thursday that his team was unlikely to qualify for the World Cup finals despite two 1-1 draws against Ireland and France in the past week.
France and Israel have 10 points from six matches in (...)
Palelestinian gunmen shot and wounded two Israelis near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Monday, medics said, in another setback to a tattered truce.
Gunmen shot at an Israeli car driving near the Kfar Oranim settlement, wounding one person (...)
