Germany, a pillar to curb Iranian nuke programme: Israel
September 10th, 2012 - 3:28 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 10 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak Sunday praised Germany for playing a key role in international efforts to halt Iran's controversial nuclear programme."We, in Israel, all know ... Read more...
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700 year-old gold coins found in Israel
July 9th, 2012 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, July 9 (IANS) In what appears to be one of the largest-ever such finds, a rare cache of gold coins valued at over $100,000 has been recovered from an ... Read more...
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Netanyahu calls for early polls in Israel
May 7th, 2012 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, May 7 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an early general election in four months' time, BBC reported.The vote is expected to take place in ... Read more...
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Iran is undermining world stability : Israel
February 16th, 2012 - 8:24 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 16 (IANS) Israel has blamed Iran for undermining the world stability while critising it for targetting its envoys in India and Georgia.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday condemned ... Read more...
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India calls for stepping up anti-terror effort with Israel
January 10th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 10 (IANS) India has called for scaling up counter-terror and economic cooperation with Israel, which has emerged as it second largest supplier of sophisticated military weapons."My visit primarily ... Read more...
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Free education for children in Israel
January 9th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 9 (IANS) Israeli children, aged above three, will now be able to get free eduction after the government approved an amendment in an existing law.Following a debate in ... Read more...
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Guttman named new football coach of Israel
December 28th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 28 (IANS) Eli Guttman has been named the new coach of the Israel football team, the country's football association announced.Guttman, the former Hapoel Tel Aviv manager, replaced Frenchman ... Read more...
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Hezbollah might attack Israeli target to help Iran: Israel
February 21st, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb.21 (ANI): The Northern Command of the Israel Defence Force (IDF) believes Iran may initiate an attack against Tel Aviv if it feels under pressure due to anti-government protests.It said ... Read more...
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US tourist stabbed in Israel
December 20th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jerusalem, Dec 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Israeli authorities has identified the stabbed American tourist in Israel as 40+ year old Kristen Luken. The police initially identified the body as that of Christine ... Read more...
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Archaeologists find ancient swimming pool in Israel
November 23rd, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jerusalem, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman swimming pool in Old Jerusalem. The pool is said to have belonged to the Roman legion that invaded Jerusalem ... Read more...
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Envelope with white powder found at US embassy in Israel
September 15th, 2010 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 14 (IANS) Envelopes containing suspicious white powder and a threatening letter were sent to the embassies of the US, Spain and Sweden in Tel Aviv Tuesday, police said.
According to ... Read more...
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Wife of Israeli prime minister speaks out against decision to deport 400 children from Israel
August 16th, 2010 - 4:03 am ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) – The Israeli prime minister's wife said begged her husband's administration on Sunday to not go through with a decision to deport around 400 children out of Israel in ... Read more...
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2,000-year-old gold coin found in Israel
August 12th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 12 (DPA) Archaeologists working in Israel have uncovered a rare 2,200-year-old gold coin, the heaviest and with the highest contemporary value of any found in excavations in the country, the ... Read more...
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3,500-year-old bracelet found in Israel
August 3rd, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 3 (IANS) Israeli authorities Tuesday announced the discovery of a unique bracelet in an excavation in northern Israel, dating back to the late Bronze Age.
The "extraordinarily well preserved" ancient bronze ... Read more...
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Five activists on flotilla linked to Al Qaeda, Hamas: Israel
June 7th, 2010 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 7 (DPA) The Israeli Army has said five activists of different nationalities aboard the Turkish-flagged ship intercepted last week were linked to Hamas and Al Qaeda.
The five were reported to ... Read more...
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Aid activists may have Al-Qaeda link: Israel
June 3rd, 2010 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 3 (IANS/AKI) Israel has said about 40 of the activists arrested in the attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla may have had links to Al-Qaeda.
According to the Israeli defence ... Read more...
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UN resolution ‘unacceptable’, says Israel
June 1st, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 1 (DPA) A UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel for its navy raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, was "unacceptable and did not advance peace and ... Read more...
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Einstein’s manuscript on display in Israel
March 8th, 2010 - 7:18 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 8 (IANS) The manuscript of the path-breaking theory of relativity written by physicist Albert Einstein has been put on display for the first time in Israel.
The 46-page manuscript of the ... Read more...
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Palestinian leadership agrees to indirect talks with Israel
March 7th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 7 (DPA) The Palestinian leadership Sunday green-lighted indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians, after a 15-month hiatus in negotiations -- paving the way for a possible resumption of ... Read more...
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Family of Rachel Corrie sues Israel
February 26th, 2010 - 1:03 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jerusalem, Feb 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The family of Rachel Corrie has sued Israel. She was an US activist, who was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza. She was killed 7 ... Read more...
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1,400-year-old wine press found in Israel
February 16th, 2010 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 16 (IANS) Archaeologists in Israel claimed to have found an antique device which was used to prepare wine during sixth and seventh century.
The 1,400-year-old machine, which was found near Kibbutz ... Read more...
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Humanitarian aid to Gaza up by 900 percent, says Israel
November 17th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Nov. 17 (ANI): The inflow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has gone up by approximately 900 percent in 12 months, the IDF has said."We are investing major resources to ... Read more...
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U.S., Israel to conduct missile defense exercise in Israel
October 11th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Oct 11(ANI): Amid growing tensions with Iran, the United States and Israel will reportedly conduct a joint missile defense exercise this week in order to simulate a response in the event ... Read more...
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`We don’t need morality lessons from Pak, Bangladesh,’ says Israel
September 16th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Sep.16 (ANI): Israel has said that it does not need lessons in morality from a committee established by Syria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Somalia.Responding to the findings of the Goldstone Commission ... Read more...
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Spanish balladeer Julio Iglesias performs in Israel
September 10th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem , September 10 (ANI): Spanish balladeer Julio Iglesias recently gave his first performance in Israel since 1998.The show was the first of the two concerts at the Nokia Arena in Tel ... Read more...
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Poll raises debate over possibility of a gay prime minister in Israel
August 23rd, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem (Israel), Aug 23(ANI): In a poll conducted by an Israeli newspaper, nearly half of all Israelis participating in it are ready for a gay prime minister.The poll revealed that 25 per ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia rejects Obama’s call for step-by-step peace with Israel
August 1st, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Aug. 1 (ANI): Rejecting the Obama administration's call to resume peace talks with Israel, Saudi Arabia has said that its relations will not improve with the Jewish state unless it ... Read more...
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HRW’s Saudi Arabia fundraising mission is like asking Taliban to do charity: Israel
July 15th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, July 15 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office has criticized the Human Rights Watch (HRW) for sending a fundraising delegation to Saudi Arabia, and likened the situation to a ... Read more...
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Jewish groups concerned about Obama’s ‘pressure policy’ for Israel
July 15th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, July 15 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's reassurance to Jewish officials on US policy for Israel has failed to relieve their concerns about it."This meeting does not allay my concerns ... Read more...
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Tehran capable of making nuke bomb within a year, but won’t do so: US, Israel
July 10th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, July 10 (ANI): Although Iran is capable of building a nuclear bomb within a year, but the Islamic republic is unlikely to take such a decision, both Israel and the US ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad’s victory is a threat to world: Israel
June 13th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 13 (DPA) Israeli Vice premier Shilvat Shalom Saturday stressed the Iranian nuclear "threat" following Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in Iran's presidential election.
"The United States and the free world must reevaluate the ... Read more...
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Mousavi win wouldn’t stop Iran’s nuke drive, claims Israel
June 12th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, June 12 (ANI): Israel has said that even if former Iran Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi wins Friday's presidential elections, his country's quest for being nuclear-armed will not diminish.As more ... Read more...
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Only 1 in 3 Israelis thinks Obama is pro-Israel
May 18th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, May 18 (ANI): Only 31 percent of Israelis consider US President Barack Obama's approach pro-Israel, a survey conducted ahead of the meeting between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ... Read more...
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Depeche Mode to kick start world tour in Israel
May 10th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, May 10 (ANI): English electronic music band Depeche Mode arrived in Israel to launch their Tour of the Universe promoting their latest album.The 1980s Brit group was forced to cancel its ... Read more...
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Talks with Hamas on prisoner swap failed: Israel
March 17th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 17 (DPA) Negotiations on a last-minute prisoner exchange between Hamas and the outgoing Israeli government have broken down, Israel announced Tuesday.
Outgoing Israeli premier Ehud Olmert, who has held intense, Egyptian-mediated ... Read more...
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