by Gil Ronen (IsraelNN.com) Police sappers found and safely neutralized 30 kg. of explosives inside a car parked under the Haifa Cinemall (formerly Lev Hamifratz) Saturday night. The explosives had been packed into 14 black bags, loaded into a rucksack. The car bomb was discovered by chance; passersby alerted security officers after a small explosion […]

Etgar Lefkovits , THE JERUSALEM POST Mar. 19, 2009 www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1237461629053&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat hopes to reach an agreement on the relocation of Arab residents living in illegally constructed homes in east Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood, to make way for a planned archaeological park adjacent to the City of David. “This is one of the most […]

‘It is true that in war morality can be interpreted in many different ways, and there are always a few idiots who act inappropriately, but most of the troops represented Israel honorably,’ soldier says in response to claims of immoral behavior during Operation Cast Lead. Reservist: Claims ‘fictitious’. ‘Free Gaza’ movement demands international investigation Daniel […]

Adar 23, 5769, 19 March 09 04:26 by IsraelNN Staff (IsraelNN.com) An unnamed former highly-placed U.S.intelligence official has broken silence and says that America may soon be abandoning Israel in favor of the Arabs. “This is just the beginning”, he said, “Israel could be about to lose the support of the United States.” The source […]

By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent Last update – 20:43 18/03/2009 www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072037.html A senior Foreign Ministry source said Wednesday that Israel rejects the latest draft of the closing statement for the “Durban 2” anti-racism conference, despite revisions aimed at dropping direct criticism of Israek. While all direct references to Israel and the Israel-Palestinian conflict have been […]

by Hillel Fendel (IsraelNN.com) Arab growth rate in Israel has dropped in the past decade by over 26%, while Jewish growth is closing the gap, having risen 22%. The February report of the Central Bureau of Statistics shows that the Israel-Arab population growth rate stood at an annual 3.21% in 1998, and was down this […]

By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent Last update – 22:43 16/03/2009 www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1071490.html Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi on Monday said that while Israel was interested in exhausting diplomatic options against Iran’s nuclear program, the army must nevertheless prepare itself for a military attack. Ashkenazi, who is currently visiting the United States, has decided […]

Police car patrolling Route 90 in Jordan Valley fired upon by one or more terrorists in passing vehicle; officers lose control of car, die of their wounds a short while later; investigators also looking into possibility terrorists staged flat tire, then opened fire on officers, who stopped to help. Yesha blames ‘checkpoint removal policy’ Ynet […]

www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=36466 Nablus – Ma’an – Israel returned 300 confiscated weapons to the Palestinian Authority on Sunday, according to the head of the PA’s Department of Civil Affairs. The official, Husein Ash-Sheikh, told Ma’an that during a visit to the former Beit Eba military checkpoint on Sunday that Israel had returned 300 pieces of weaponry to […]

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (IsraelNN.com) Hamas and Hizbullah terrorists have amassed an arsenal of 50,000 rockets aimed at Israel, United Press International (UPI) has reported. Israel still has no defense against the threat, and the government’s highly touted Iron Dome short-range missile defense system is far from being in operation and may not even be […]