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  Israeli man killed as Palestinian mortar hits western Negev kibbutz
   
  Western Negev under lethal attack (file photo)   Updated 05/09/08 18:33 Israel time
A man was killed and three others injured after two mortar shells hit the western Negev kibbutz of Kfar Aza Friday evening. One mortar landed near a house and a second near a community hall in the kibbutz, causing damage to a building. A rescue crew summoned to the scene pronounced the man dead following attempts to resuscitate him. One person was moderately hurt and two were lightly injured by shrapnel. [more]
   
     

Olmert admits taking money from US "laundry man", will resign if indicted
Morris "Moshe" Talansky, reportedly known by Olmert's staff as the "Laundry Man"   Updated 05/08/08 23:52 Israel time
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is suspected of illicitly receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from Long Island businessman Morris (Moshe) Talansky, according to the details of a probe being carried out against him, which only now can be publicly revealed in Israel. Channel 10 TV reported that Talansky was a middleman for illegal campaign contributions, and readily cooperated with Israeli interrogators.

 
 
     
 
 
 
 
Festivities marred by freak paratroop accident on Tel Aviv Beach
One of the paratroopers descends with a flag in tow.   A paratrooper demonstrating a parachute landing was blown off course and hurtled at high speed into the crowd, seriously injuring himself and 2 others.
 
Mourning turns to joy as Israel makes it half-way to 120
  This evening the tears turn to joy as the nation cuts loose and takes to the streets for a country-wide celebration of six decades of independence.
 
Wish Israel a Happy 60th Birthday
  We have nothing to say here -- this is your turn to express what you think and feel about Israel as it turns 60. Keep it Real.
 
 
  "Even though the law does not require me to do this, I will resign from my job if the attorney general decides to issue an indictment against me."  
 
  Ehud Olmert, responding to allegations of accepting illegal campaign funds    
 
 
 

 

 
     
Olmert puts onus on AG - danger of rush to concessions?
Dr. Aaron Lerner
One thing is certain: the faster the investigation is concluded and a decision made regarding indictment the better.
 
I am a Zionist
Reuven Koret
I am an Israeli, a citizen of the one and only Jewish homeland - and I am proud of her sixty years, twenty-five of which I have been privileged to share.
 
A broom and a flag
Michael Freund
I'm no psychiatrist, but as Israel turns 60, we seem to have developed an acute case of schizophrenia.
 
Israel and Europe: Closer than ever
Barry Rubin
Israel-European relations are at their highest point in a very long time. Loud anti-Israel forces should not drown out that fact.
 
David's Vision or Bush's Vision?
David Wilder
When the huge tractors arrived in the middle of the night, they were met by a large group of concerned people, men, women and children. To no avail.
 
The Wright Stuff
Rabbi Avi Shafran
Anti-American, anti-white ravings of black religious leaders like Wright and Farrakhan exhibit anti-Israel sentiment -- today's proxy for anti-Semitism.
 
The Birthright 2.0 Challenge
Gil Troy
The best way to say "thank you" for the Birthright gift is to "pay it forward," giving something of yourself to other Jews.
 
Never Again: Words we do not really mean
Zeev Shemer
We stood while the sirens were heard everywhere in Israel. We remembered the Holocaust and its victims. We can only wonder how many geniuses we lost.
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