Erekat says gov't plan to build 1,600 east J'lem housing units "destroys" trust.

MKs reject Barak's request to transfer NIS 12 m. from security budget.

4.1 percent of Israelis live in Judea and Samaria, central bureau figures show.

Defense Ministry in talks with EU states about possible sale of system.

Rove says US wished to prevent WMDs from falling into hands of dictators.

US VP: Progress in ME occurs when there is no space between US, Israel.

PMO denies Erdogan claim that J'lem wants Turkey to broker Syria talks.

Ethiopian-Israeli journalist Daniel Adino Abebe has, over the years, proceeded to wash as much of the community?s dirty laundry as possible.Terra Incognita: The struggle for Ethiopian Jewry?s soul

In Israel, spring is not a simple affair. Not at all.

Why is the mighty Vatican falling back on a Long Island Jewish man to help it canonize Pope Pius XII, the pontiff during World War II?

Abbas?s agreement to proximity talks shows that he, too, will cave in if the pressure is high enough.

Controversy marred the image of a unified Israel many here hoped ?Ajami? would promote.

?Yediot? story may foil mass nudity photographer?s visit; Orbach: Drop idea so Jewish state won?t be caught with its pants down.

Whistle-blower Shabaneh launches Web site revealing new cases on weekly basis.

Top US commander says historic vote will let all but 50,000 American troops come home by end of summer.

Nonprofit relief agency starts work on what it says will be largest anti-hunger center in Israel; Gov?t pledges NIS 22m. for food aid NGOs.

Erekat says gov't plan to build 1,600 east J'lem housing units "destroys" trust.

In Jerusalem, Biden reiterates Washington's "absolute, total unvarnished commitment to Israel's security."

State says no rabbi would grant a kashrut certificate to a messianic Jew.

Defense Ministry in talks with EU states about possible sale of system.

Many Sheikh Jarrah homes will soon be populated with Jews, Hadari says.

Police deputy chief orders probe into Monday night break-in, robbery in North.

Three Supreme Court justices came into the courtroom roaring like lions but left an hour later looking more like little lambs.

Palestinians in the West Bank mostly export agricultural goods such as olives, tomatoes and peppers, valued currently at around $50,000 a year.

4.1 percent of Israelis live in Judea and Samaria, central bureau figures show.

Largest branch in the Middle East includes kosher restaurant, Swedish food store, and felafel stand.

90% of Eritrean asylum-seekers are men, many of whom fled indefinite compulsory military duty.

Londoner made aliya to fight in 1948, played key role in intelligence, diplomacy.

"The last thing Israel needs is to open a front against the many Jews who live in the Diaspora,? JA chairman warns.

PA negotiator says Interior Ministry move "destroys" trust required for peace talks.

More Sheikh Jarrah homes will soon be populated with Jews, Hadari says.

Police deputy chief orders probe into Monday night break-in, robbery in North.

C'tee rejects request to allocate more funds for building moratorium enforcement.

"If we are forced into a confrontation... we would hold all of Lebanon responsible."

US VP meets with Netanyahu, says he is certain Israel would take bold steps for peace: "You have done it before, and I am confident for world peace you will do it again."

Sources say none of the pardoned men were directly involved in murder.

Deputy FM Mekdad: "Peaceful application of nuclear energy should not be monopolized."

Top US commander says historic vote will let all but 50,000 American troops come home by end of summer.

Whistle-blower Shabaneh launches Web site revealing new cases on weekly basis.

Despite Iranian influence and pressure on Assad, current assessments in Israel are that both Hizbullah and Syria are deterred from war, each for its own reasons.

Abbas?s agreement to proximity talks shows that he, too, will cave in if the pressure is high enough.

Whistle-blower Fahmi Shabaneh launches Web site, where he reveals corruption cases on an almost weekly basis.

US pleased, but Abbas skeptical, says Beitar Illit buildings show Israel not serious.

Ahead of Biden visit to Israel, Netanyahu to meet with Mitchell again.

Economics minister says Palestinian society must be consistent in its opposition.

Ahmed Mostafa has a week to issue apology for claiming army's military academy corrupt.

But many are not speaking out to tackle the problem.

Arabs express skepticism, but say they want to give US mediation a chance.

speaking to Saudi paper, Turkish PM criticizes Israel's Heritage List.

Yemen, Iraq and the Palestinian territories see regression.

At least 12 killed in attacks by extremist groups intent on disrupting elections.

Mitchell meets Barak; Biden en route for first trip to region as VP.

Senior operative in Gaza reportedly sends letter to Masha?al warning of security anarchy in Strip

UN refugee agency says more than 4.2 m. Iraqis have fled country since US-led invasion.

UN humanitarian coordinator says Israel has stymied Palestinian nat'l aspiration.

Issue ?should be approached with the goal of engaging intermarried families in Jewish life and living,? US Reform rabbis say.

Human rights commission demands that Chavez gov?t act against anti-Semitism.

American Jewish Committee demands "broad consultation with Diaspora" over new bill.

Human rights commission demands that Chavez gov?t act against anti-Semitism.

Tribe's customs similar to Jewish ones, including male circumcision, ritual animal slaughter, abstaining from eating pork and wearing skull caps.

Administration to re-engage with HRC in order to "pressure it to fulfill mandate."

Administration to re-engage with HRC in order to "pressure it to fulfill mandate."

Aliya group aims for 5,000 olim this year, 100,000 in the next decade.

Dignitaries from Israel and abroad fly in for Sunday?s rededication.

Dignitaries from Israel and abroad fly in for Sunday?s rededication.

A final campaign gets under way to get Holocaust survivors to record the identities of lost family members.

Present at the meeting will be Dan Shapiro, who handles Israel and its neighbors for the National Security Council, and Dennis Ross, who handles Iran.

Pro-Israel activists to launch counter-protests against, vowing to use information campaigns against what many say is an effort to deligitimize Israel.

Mindlin owned more than 38,000 books and was a member of the prestigious Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Civic and Jewish leaders condemn the defacing of ?stumbling stones? placed by the house of a Jewish family that had been deported to Auschwitz.

Appointment marks the agency?s first oleh director-general, and the first Anglo to hold the position.

Organizer insists events are not anti-Semitic or anti-Zionist.

The Jewish world is divided on how to respond to Israeli Apartheid Week.

Football, philosophy and Facebook feature at eclectic event.

Analysis: Does the confluence of three seemingly coincidental events across four German cities represent a refreshing pocket of pro-Israel support?

PMO denies Erdogan claim that J'lem wants Turkey to broker Syria talks.

?It is right that we reflect and learn from the past as we go forward in the future,? British prime minister says.

Former adviser says US administration wished to prevent powerful weapons from falling into the hands of dangerous dictators following 9/11.

Irish police: Suspects planned to murder man who drew Muhammad with dog's body.

Envoy to US heckled at talk there wants "to exchange ideas with those who disagree."

Red notices issued for those suspected of monitoring Mabhouh?s moves.

Suspects include 50-year-old women accused of recruiting jihadists for suicide bombings on Islamic Web site.

Red notices issued for people suspected by Dubai police of monitoring Mabhouh?s moves.

"Everything has been knocked down, there is not a stone in place," says administrator for village of Yukari Kanatli, where at least 3 may be dead.

Report released on Int'l Women's Day reveals disparities caused by gender-specific abortions, unequal opportunities and inadequate health care.

IDF chief to meet with Mullen, James Jones.

Adam Gadahn appears in video urging American Muslims to attack their own country.

Massive demonstration to greet "Butcher of Gaza" at Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan.

Marc Garlasco allegedly avid collector of Nazi memorabilia.

Ankara warns Obama administration of negative diplomatic consequences if it fails to impede US resolution branding WWI-era killing of Armenians as genocide.

German Professor had been sacked for criticizing director?s policies.

Comes despite the fact that Marc Garlasco was still listed on group?s Web site as an employee.

Official says for 1st time Ankara didn't look to J'lem on Armenian genocide vote.

Shooter opens fire at police officers at a checkpoint, dies in hospital.

How is Israel to cope with the Spanish challenge? Obviously, Ambassador Shotz cannot brave it alone.

Rawabi is not only good for the Palestinian people; it is potentially good for Israel.

Israel Beiteinu must ensure it doesn't single out converts as second-class citizens.

Trouble won?t go away if we deny its existence.

Perhaps the pessimism at the starting point of this round of peace talks will guard against the over-confidence that accompanied previous ventures.

The civilian justice system has a thing or two to learn from the military.

Israeli Apartheid Week kicked off on Monday, promising Israel-bashing, mostly on college campuses.

The male rabbinic establishment should start acting like, well, men ? and allow women to prove themselves on an even playing field.

Students will be marking occasion with call for boycott, divestment, sanctions.

As Hamas calls for a third intifada, Israel is taking a beating on the international stage.

The existing travesty is certainly not in keeping with Ben-Gurion?s vision. We need to do less for the pretenders, and far more for authentic disabled veterans.

The Book of Esther might seem like a fairytale, but it is a political book from which Europe and Australia could learn.

Netanyahu's overhaul of the country?s mass transit system will pull Israel?s rail links out of the late 19th century and bring them into the 21st.

On Purim almost 80 years ago, Menahem Porush was expelled from a yeshiva for entertaining his peers with a comical impersonation of Rabbi Kook.

The Jewish community should rid itself of religious one-upmanship and shed its insecurities, which tend to breed radically absurd suggestions.

A decision by the PA to stamp out terrorism and incitement against Israel would constitute a huge step on the road to independence.

Can the Twitter generation be tempted to exit cyberspace, put on walking shoes and head out to an archaeological dig?

The ?aguna issue? is alive and unresolved. On February 25, we are raising awareness about this halachic problem.

The idea of training ordinary Israelis to represent the country abroad is a welcome effort at (peacefully) fighting back.

Pius is accused both by Jews and non-Jews of having betrayed the Jews during their darkest hours.

The Israeli gov't certainly has the right to choose who it talks to, as seen last month with the congressional trip organized by J Street.

From an Orthodox perspective, the Torah?s truths, including the role-assignments so deeply embedded in our tradition, transcend contemporary notions, today as in the past.

Liberal democracies face a stark choice: Fight enemies using conventional means, which may result in the deaths of countless civilians, or concentrate on eliminating the ringleaders.

The regime cared about the Hamas commander and others of his ilk who are key to keeping the arms flowing, so that resources can be in place should Iran be hobbled by sanctions or even attacked.

Every neighborhood in the country could one day face the same challenges and protests the east Jerusalem neighborhood, also known as Sheikh Jarrah, faces today.

For Israeli leaders, recognition of the mass murder of Armenians by Turkey during World War I was always a matter of balancing our moral obligations against our special relationship with Turkey

It has become clear that only secret negotiations with both sides talking directly to each other have enabled the parties to move from endless negotiations to practicable agreements.

The Millenials ? Americans between 18 and 29 ? are a strange breed to my generation. It is scary to imagine the future entrusted to them.

Barack Obama, the man who ran as a post-partisan, is determined to remake a sixth of the US economy despite the absence of support for Obamacare.

In Israel and the UK, women are underrepresented in office. While both countries have put forth programs encouraging women?s participation, for these initiatives to be effective, the roadblocks they face must be examined

The foreign media claim they are offended by their negative portrayal in the new campaign, but what do they expect?

Maybe it?s the capitalist in me, but I thought people ?deserve? that for which they work.

THE REUT report has already generated a significant buzz and a wide range of incredible responses.

One of the newest code words for condemning Israel is describing the state as an ?ethnocracy.?

From the window of my office overlooking the Wall, I see one nation in which that which unites us is 10 times greater than that which divides us.

This week, alumni of pro-Israel advocacy training and of Taglit-Birthright are organizing Israel Peace Week on more than 30 campuses.

Those who have recently served see that the picture the media presents is skewed from the reality they know.

As more people look for windows of opportunity to criticize the regime, it in turn has been cracking down on even the slightest hint of challenge to its authority.

The Western pattern for dealing with terrorists led to the 9/11 attacks.

It is no disrespect of those killed to admit technology can be fallible and fatal.

The first time Moshe Castel visited Ma?aleh Adumim, he knew that was where he wanted his museum to be.

Consider the weather, there was a fairly large turnout at Jerusalem?s Great Synagogue on Sunday night for the reading of Megilat Esther.

One woman?s lifelong dedication to AMIT.

Peggy Cidor?s roundup of city affairs.

Cantorial music is drawing interest among religious and secular audiences, says Colin Shachat, set to perform at the Jerusalem Art Festival.

The mayor explains how his new plan for Silwan was born.

A rehabilitation program for recently released prisoners designed for Orthodox men claims to have an unparalleled success rate.

The Eda Haredit continues to battle against accepting money from evangelicals.

Tel Aviv anti-alcohol ?parent patrol? hits the streets; underage drinkers beware!

Mayor regards ?Gan Hamelech? redevelopment as pilot plan to regulate building in east Jerusalem.

2-km. night journey marks first trial ahead of 2011 opening.

After spending time in South America, Guy Kimhi decided to open a kosher Latin restaurant in J'lem.

Bilha Castel has finally realized her dream of building a museum that would serve as a permanent monument to her husband's creativity.

After nearly 20 years in Talbiyeh, the AACI is moving to a new, bigger home.

Egged representatives give bus riders a fair hearing.

Porush senior, who died this week aged 93, was somewhat of a legendary figure in the city.

At the Int'l Convention Center, Purim party-goers will hear the traditional reading and then Boogie their way through the night.

Musicologist Andre Hajdu draws on his religious and secular roots to bring together people of all backgrounds.

After years of suffering, 13 downtown merchants are suing the parties involved in the light rail.

Calvin Klein honors Calatrava?s Bridge of Strings with a T+L Design Award.