Israel

In search for teens, Israel arrests 51 Palestinians released in Shalit deal

Israeli troops arrested 65 Palestinians overnight, including 51 who were released in the Gilad Shalit deal with Hamas in 2011.

Facebook page calls for executing Palestinian murderers hourly

A Facebook page that calls on Israel to execute a Palestinian murderer every hour until three kidnapped Israeli teens are returned has garnered more than 19,000 likes.

American Jews take up cause of missing Israeli teens

Disparate elements of the American Jewish community are uniting over the plight of the three teens abducted in the West Bank.

Search for abducted teens faces complicated political landscape

Canadians split on support for Israel and Palestinians, poll finds

Praying for three boys whose plight hits close to home

Jewish movements send prayers for safe return of kidnapped teens

Sinead O’Connor trying to back out of Israel concert

Arab-Israeli lawmaker says kidnappers are not terrorists

Israel bombs Gaza targets in retaliation for rocket fire

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