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Raised without religion in Maryland, Shannon sought to make a new life for herself as a Jew in Israel.
Israeli troops trying to repel rock-throwing Palestinians did not have permission to use live rounds, Israeli officials said Wednesday, but a Palestinian autopsy showed that a 10-year-old boy killed in the clash was shot by an assualt rifle.
Barack Obama on Wednesday pronounced Israel's memorial to the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust "a place of hope" and a potent reminder of humankind's ability to "rise up from tragedy and remake our world."
Defense attorneys raised doubts Friday about the memory of an American Jewish fundraiser at the center of a corruption probe against Ehud Olmert, but did not appear to decisively undermine testimony that threatens to drive the Israeli prime minister from office.
Israelis pored Monday over every detail of 20-year-old pictures just received of their most famous missing soldier — his injured arm held close, the length of his beard and the Arabic writing on a wall in the background.
Israeli security officials say they fear the Lebanese militia Hezbollah will attack Israel after the sides complete a prisoner swap this week.
Safety pins and screws are still lodged in 15-year-old Ami Ortiz's body three months after he opened a booby-trapped gift basket sent to his family. The explosion severed two toes, damaged his hearing and harmed a promising basketball career.
Israel and Hamas pledged to start a cease-fire Thursday in a bid to end a year of fighting that has killed more than 400 Palestinians and seven Israelis. The deal comes as Israel also urged Lebanon to open peace talks.
An Israeli defense official says a cease-fire with the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip will begin Thursday.
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet the Palestinian president before flying to Washington for talks with President Bush next week, a top Palestinian official confirmed Friday.
Clashes on Friday between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip left five militants dead, further undermining efforts to bring a brief truce to the violence-wracked area.
When the Ventura family moved to this West Bank settlement from a Tel Aviv suburb 20 years ago, they sought open spaces and mountain air.
The Israeli and Palestinian leaders got together for surprise talks Sunday, just days before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sets off for Washington to meet with President Bush.
The sun had just begun to rise over the mountains of this Palestinian city as the truck carrying jeans destined for the drawers of Israeli women began the arduous journey to Tel Aviv.
Christian pilgrims, undeterred by the recent violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip, sang and prayed on Easter Sunday at the church believed to be built on the site where Jesus rose from the dead.
Israel is suffering its worst drought in a decade and will have to stop pumping from one of its main sources of drinking water, the Sea of Galilee, by the end of the summer, an official said Wednesday.
Israelis and Palestinians have taken their conflict to Facebook.
Thousands of Christians from around the world celebrated Palm Sunday by walking the path they believe Jesus rode on his donkey as he entered Jerusalem days before his crucifixion.
Israel's prime minister ordered the army to scale back operations in Gaza on Monday after a sharp drop in Palestinian rocket fire, raising the possibility of a wider truce that would ease the path for peace talks.
Israel announced plans to build hundreds of homes in the West Bank and disputed east Jerusalem, drawing Palestinian condemnation just days before a visit by a U.S. general to monitor the troubled peace process.
A Tel Aviv court has sentenced an Israeli Arab man to 16 years in prison in the so-called "honor killing" of his sister after several female relatives took the rare step of testifying against him.
Israel said it would return to Hamas-ruled Gaza if necessary as it mounted new airstrikes Tuesday on the Palestinian territory after militants fired more rockets at a nearby Israeli town.
Gazelles, hyenas and foxes drink from the eucalyptus-lined stream that flows through this West Bank desert canyon. But the separation barrier Israel is building to keep out Palestinian attackers threatens to cut the animals off from this vital water source.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert held their latest summit Tuesday with officials on both sides warning that stalling the talks could endanger prospects for a treaty this year and foster more violence.
A group of retired Israeli generals has launched a campaign urging the army to remove West Bank roadblocks, warning on Wednesday that the travel restrictions sow Palestinian hatred of Israel and stymie the peace process.
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