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Citing Palestinian conflict, rocker Cat Power cancels Tel Aviv show
Cat Power canceled an Israeli show that was to have taken place Sunday, citing fans' concerns about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more »
Holder: U.S. urged Israel not to release killers of Americans
An Obama administration official said the United States urged Israel not to free Palestinian terrorists in the Gilad Shalit exchange deal who killed Americans. Read more »
Israeli missile defense test a ‘milestone’
Israel's test of a missile defense system was declared a "major milestone" in its efforts to establish viable barriers to a missile strike. Read more »
Sarkozy: Iran solution should be non-military
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the solution to the Iran crisis is "never military." Read more »
Holy cow! Calves hijacked into Palestinian territory
A truck driving calves from Eilat to the Golan Heights was hijacked into the West Bank. Read more »
Report: Israeli journalist also works for prime minister
A columnist for casino mogul Sheldon Adelson's Israeli newspaper is also receiving a salary from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office for speechwriting and other services, according to an Israeli television station. Read more »
Kissinger, others honored by Israeli president
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was among the recipients of Israel's first President's Prize. Read more »
‘Shoah’ director Lanzmann denies sexually harassing Israeli airport guard
Jewish French film director Claude Lanzmann denied accusations that he sexually harassed a guard at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport. Read more »
Peace Now’s Jerusalem office is vandalized
The fence outside the Jerusalem offices of Peace Now was spray-painted with threatening graffiti. Read more »
Israel grants Bedouin community its first solar field license
Israel's Public Utility Authority granted the first-ever license for a solar project in the Bedouin community that is being funded by the U.S. government. Read more »
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- Citing Palestinian conflict, rocker Cat Power cancels Tel Aviv show
- Reform, Hadassah, JWI praise Obama contraceptives compromise
- Holder: U.S. urged Israel not to release killers of Americans
- Turkish FM: We will never endorse striking Iran
- Israeli missile defense test a ‘milestone’
- Sarkozy: Iran solution should be non-military
- Marines’ SS photo condemned by Jewish groups
- Grandson of Auschwitz survivor takes the ice for Germany
