JERUSALEM, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, unlike many other Israeli leaders, has praised a decision to freeze Jewish settlement building. Full Article at United Press International

Jim Holstun and Irene Morrison, The Electronic Intifada, 25 November 2009 Colonel Efraim (Fein) Eitam was only following orders when he told his troops to beat Ayyad Aqel in 1988. They beat him to death. Full Article at The Electronic Intifada

“Military Ties “• Military cooperation and arms sales have become a central aspect of Israel-India relations.[28] 

• In 2009, Israel overtook Russia as India’s leading arms supplier, with Israel and India signing more than $1 billion in defense... Full Article at Wired

JERUSALEM, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Israel will continue to demand that its own electronic-warfare (EW) systems be integrated into the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) fifth-generation stealth fighter jet F-35, local daily The Jerusalem Post cited senior... Full Article at Xinhua

In what may be the beginning of a revolt by the country's English teachers, over 30 English department heads at Jerusalem-area schools have signed a petition saying they will refuse to implement a proposed revision of the literature section for the... Full Article at Jerusalem Post

In a sign that negotiations on an Isralei prisoner exchange for captive soldier Gilad Schalit were moving forward, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh canceled a trip to Saudi Arabia for the annual Muslim pilgrammage at the last minute on... Full Article at Jerusalem Post

JERUSALEM, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Visiting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Tuesday that Berlin supports Israel in respect to the Iranian nuclear program. Full Article at Xinhua

Tel Aviv City Hall on Monday denied claims that sweeping renovations made to the city's Independence Park were made in order to clear out homosexuals who for decades have used the park as a "cruising" spot. Full Article at Jerusalem Post

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Officials in the Obama administration have decided that they will be cutting the guest list in half for this year’s Chanukah party at the White House. Full Article at JTA

JERUSALEM, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday sought to chill down a simmering speculation that a prisoner swap deal with Hamas is now around the corner, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported. Full Article at Xinhua

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is preparing to formally delay January's presidential and parliamentary elections, a party official said. Full Article at United Press International

Despite recent calls by Palestinian Authority officials to boycott two French companies working on Jerusalem's much-anticipated light rail system, the local spokesman for one of those companies - Alstom - told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that the... Full Article at Jerusalem Post

OPEC head backs Saudi compensation claims over lost oil revenues The Media Line News Agency , THE JERUSALEM POST Saudi Arabia is gaining support from the Organization for the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for its appeals to secure compensation... Full Article at Yid With Lid

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is set to formally announce the postponement of the presidential and parliamentary elections that he called for January 24, a PA official in Ramallah said on Sunday. Full Article at Jerusalem Post

Israel Beiteinu will "staunchly oppose" the creation of "an interim Palestinian state," Foreign Minister and party leader Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday amid rumors that the government was pushing for an interim agreement. Full Article at Jerusalem Post

Israelis and former Israelis are behind many of the world's Internet sites that sell counterfeit or other illegal drugs involved in pharmaceutical crimes, providing useless or dangerous products to people who think they are getting the real thing. Full Article at Jerusalem Post

JERUSALEM, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- For a second Saturday in a row, ultra-Orthodox Jews rallied outside an Intel computer chip plant in Jerusalem, protesting work done on the Sabbath, police said. Full Article at United Press International

A Jewish man covered in a shawl prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, where it is illegal for women to formally worship. Full Article at The National Newspaper

JERUSALEM, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators gathered Saturday afternoon at Jerusalem's Givat Moshe neighborhood to protest over the operation of an Intel chip factory during Shabbat in the nearby Har Hotzvim industrial... Full Article at Xinhua