ISRAEL popularity and ISRAEL trends

Rights group fears Khader Adnan could die after more than 50 days on hunger strike, calls on Israel to promptly grant trial.

Wonder how much it'll cost to go to EVERY one of these shows…hmm…… We are BEYOND excited to report that Madonna has announced ALL the 2012 dates for her world tour!!!!!! It all starts up on May 29 in Tel Aviv, Israel. From there, she'll travel all over Europe until August 28, when she'll start up her [...]

Hat grüne Politik in Israel eine Chance? Ökoparteien muss man dort mit der Lupe suchen. Auf seiner Nahost-Reise tat Grünen-Chef Özdemir genau das. mehr...

Israelische Politiker sprechen öffentlich von Luftschlägen gegen die Atomanlagen des Iran. Doch die Erfolgsaussichten sind zweifelhaft - und der Konflikt könnte sich zu einem Flächenbrand ausweiten. Von FOCUS-Online-Autor Harald WiederscheinMehr zum ThemaWissenschaftler müssen Kenntnisse revidieren - Ältestes Tier der Welt entdecktAtomstreit zwischen Israel und Iran - Können Bomben Irans Atombu...

Palestinians cautiously embraced reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah, but much remains to be done, and the effect on a bid for Palestinian statehood remains unknown.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns a unity deal between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, saying it damages prospects for peace.

En Israel algunos apoyan la idea de preservar los restos como fueron localizados, mientras que otros abogan por reconstruir el sepulcro con fines turísticos

Israel and the US are expected to condemn decision by rival Palestinian factions that aims to pave way for elections

Der Atomstreit mit Teheran spitzt sich zu, US-Präsident Obama sieht aber noch Raum für eine diplomatische Lösung. Israel habe keine Entscheidung für einen Angriff auf Iran getroffen. Sein Verteidigungsminister hatte einen Militärschlag vor wenigen Tagen noch für "sehr wahrscheinlich" gehalten.

The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says.

Today's topics: double standards (Russia and China's Syrian veto); truculent standards (Canada and Israel); job losses (London, Ont.); Margaret Wente's online educational world; Chinese pandas ... and more

The foreign affairs minister commented in a television interview from Tel Aviv, wrapping up a week-long visit to Israel

Years after its Gaza Strip pullout, Israel still controls the territory's population registry, as well as that of the West Bank, giving it a veto on which Palestinians can hold travel documents, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday.

Massive flames shot into the sky over northern Sinai on Saturday after a section of a pipeline that carries gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan exploded, according to a security official in the region.

Der Iran soll schon bald über ausreichend angereichertes Uran für eine Bombe verfügen. Israel will das mit aller Macht verhindern. Droht ein Krieg in Nahost?Foto: AP, ReutersMehr zum ThemaBambi als Haustier - Ich habe ’ne WG mit einem RehTipps gegen die Kälte - Brauche ich jetzt ein anderes Make-up?Rosen-Mord - Pia (†24) vom Ex erschlagen!Krailling-Doppelmord​ - Minutenlanger Todes-Kampf der M...

Israel kalkuliert seit langem die Folgen, die ein Angriff auf Irans Atomanlagen hätte. Nun meinen viele, die Verbündeten Teherans seien zu geschwächt für eine große Gegenattacke.

Rhetorisches Säbelrasseln im Orient: Nach Berichten über israelische Angriffspläne auf iranische Atomanlagen tönen scharfe Worte aus Teheran. Eindringlich warnt Irans geistliches Oberhaupt Chamenei den Westen vor Militärschlägen.

Despite 2-1 defeat, blue-and-white has everything to play for against Great Britain.

THE UNITED Nations secretary general has urged Israel to implement another West Bank settlement freeze in an effort to breathe new life into the deadlocked Middle East peace process.

Le secrétaire général de l'ONU Ban Ki-moon a appelé mercredi Israël à...

In collaboration with researchers from the Weizmann Institute in Israel, a team from the Institut de Génétique Humaine (CNRS, France) has, for the first time, revealed the detailed three-dimensional architecture of chromosomes: Giacomo Cavalli and his colleagues have achieved high-resolution mapping of the different contacts that exist within and between chromosomes. They performed this feat us...

Un immense drapeau israélien flottant sur la page d'accueil de plusieurs sites iraniens officiels, sans doute l'un des pires cauchemars du président iranien Ahmadinejad, est devenu réalité l'espace de quelques heures, le 26 janvier dernier. Des hackers israéliens ont notamment ciblé les sites des...

Utl.: Seine Aussagen am WKR-Ball stellen eine Verharmlosung des Holocaust dar = Wien (OTS) - Die Österreichisch-Israelische Gesellschaft nimmt mit Empörung Presseberichte u. a. von "Der Standard" vom 29.01.2012 zur Kenntnis, wonach vom Bundesparteiobmann der FPÖ, ...

La Banque mondiale a annoncé vendredi une visite de son président Robert Zoellick aux dirigeants palestiniens à Ramallah, pour y discuter de développement. Selon son agenda publié par l'institution de Washington, M. Zoellick doit se rendre entre dimanche et mercredi à Herzliya (Israël), où il doit...

Head of the Israel Export Institute says small- and medium-sized businesses will need “arsenal of tools” to assist export.

A soccer team from Kiryat Shmona, a city with a population of 23,000 in the north of Israel, is on course for its first league championship and a qualifying spot in the UEFA Champions League.

Religiöse Fanatiker in Israel haben eine Frau auf der Straße angegriffen: Sie bewarfen sie mit Steinen, schlugen die Scheiben ihres Autos ein und schütteten Bleichmittel ins Innere. Erst die Polizei konnte die Frau retten.Mehr zum ThemaPräsidentschaftswahlen in Frankreich - Sarkozy will bei Schlappe „Leben komplett ändern“Blutbad im irakischen Haditha - Kein US-Soldat muss nach Massaker in Haft...

Andrew Adler made the controversial statement about Obama in the Atlanta Jewish Times, a paper which serves the Jewish community in Atlanta, U.S.

An ally of Iran’s supreme leader called for Israel to be 'punished' for killing an Iranian nuclear scientist and the top U.S. general urged his Israeli ally to coordinate with Washington as crisis builds in the Middle East

Sabine Lisicki hat bei den Australian Open in Melbourne nach einer starken Vorstellung gegen Shahar Peer aus Israel Runde drei erreicht. Ebenfalls weiter ist Angelique Kerber.

EU diplomats in Jerusalem call for laws to ensure financial transactions by member states do not support Jewish settlements.

Israel accuses UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg of "gratuitous bashing" after he said it was doing "immense damage" to the peace process through settlement building.

U.S. defense leaders are increasingly concerned that Israel is preparing to take military action against Iran, over U.S. objections, and have stepped up contingency planning to safeguard U.S. facilities in the region in case of a conflict.

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Location:  James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:42 P.M. EST     Q    Contacts?     MR. CARNEY:  I’ll never tell.     Q    Can you see?     MR. CARNEY:  No.  (Laughter.)  Who’s that asking?  (Laughter.)  I was going to try to go ...

Mitt Romney certainly talks tough on Iran, European socialism, and Obama's abandonment of Israel. But would his foreign policy really be any different?

Sir Winston Churchill's views on Israel are the subject of heated debate after plans are disclosed for a centre to be opened in his honour in Jerusalem.

The Israel Anti-Drug Authority thought that the new Facebook profile timeline would be a perfect way to convince people not to take drugs, using it to show a life with and without drugs. It's clever and cute. More »

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Nommé comme nouveau sélectionneur d'Israël à la place de Luis Fernandez, Eli Gutman s'est montré très heureux de ce nouveau poste.

The Israeli parliament on Monday held its first public debate on whether to commemorate the Turkish genocide of Armenians a century ago, a politically fraught topic.

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel’s premier and president pledged their support for the fledgling state of South Sudan on Tuesday in talks with visiting President Salva Kiir, official statements said.Kiir met Israeli President Shimon Peres during the morning, then held a working lunch with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a flying visit of less than 24-hours, his first to the Jewish state.“I am very...

In der Vorbereitungsphase auf die Europameisterschaft im kommenden Jahr bestreitet die DFB-Elf Ende Mai ein Testspiel gegen die Schweiz und empfängt sechs Tage später Israel.

"Nuance, subtly and balance are not characteristic of the domestic Israeli media conversation."

Ohne Trainer Huub Stevens, der wegen der Erkrankung seiner Mutter nicht mit nach Israel reiste, tritt Schalke nun bei Maccabi Haifa an. Auch auf dem Platz ändert sich einiges, nur Höwedes und Uchida spielten bei Hertha. Und der Bundesligist führt durch ein Eigentor der Israelis. Zuvor kamen RB Salzburg und Lazio Rom weiter, PSG dagegen ist raus. Am Donnerstag empfängt Hannover Poltawa.

Israel, despite socialist roots, now has a huge income gap. Displays of riches, such as a $2-million wedding and a 'Real Housewives'-style show, draw awe and contempt.Israel, despite socialist roots, now has a huge income gap. Displays of riches, such as a $2-million wedding and a 'Real Housewives'-style show, draw awe and contempt.

Chery Quantum Auto Co, a joint venture between Chery Automobile and investment firm Israel Corp, on Nov 28 unveiled the design of its first car, which it hopes will allow it to reverse a trend and export made-in-China cars to Western Europe.

THE STORY was told in two quite different ways in the international press. US readers heard that on Friday US-led efforts to conclude a treaty restricting the use of cluster munitions failed at UN talks involving 114 countries in Geneva. “The draft treaty was vigorously promoted by the US and had the backing of other major users and producers, including China, India, Israel and Russia,” theNew ...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- A frog species believed to be extinct has hopped back into sight in northern Israel....

A new era for tobacco control in Israel began in May, 2011, with the Israeli Cabinet's approval of a national tobacco control plan. The plan seeks to lower the stagnant smoking rate (23·3%), protect non-smokers from tobacco-smoke exposure, and prevent young people from starting smoking. It is largely legislative, and includes regulation of smoking in public places and enforcement of new and exi...

Im Konflikt um Irans Atomprogramm ist die Lage so ernst wie nie. Ob ein Waffengang verhindert werden kann, hängt von der Schärfe neuer Sanktionen ab - und von der Haltung Russlands und Chinas.

Israel has said no one was injured in its takeover of the Canadian ship Tahrir

There may be a seed of truth in the many health claims for pomegranate juice, researchers from Israel say, at least for kidney patients on dialysis.