ISRAEL'S TACTICS THWART ATTACKS, WITH TRADE-OFF

Filed under Israel on Tuesday, May 06, 2008.

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NETANYA, Israel— Suicide bombings in Israel have dropped off so significantly that the nation’s security officials now dare to speak openly of success. But the very steps they are taking to thwart bombers appear to collide head-on with the government ...

METHODISTS ABANDON ISRAEL DIVESTMENT

Filed under Israel on Tuesday, May 06, 2008.

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Jewish activists are hailing the overwhelming decision by the United Methodist Church to abandon efforts to divest from companies that allegedly contribute to Israel's occupation of the West Bank.

ISRAEL GREETS 400 IMMIGRANTS AHEAD OF 60th BIRTHDAY

Filed under Israel on Tuesday, May 06, 2008.

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TEL AVIV (AFP) - Four hundred new Jewish immigrants from 23 countries landed on Monday on Israeli soil, as part of special events this week to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish state.

EXCLUSIVE—GAZA HEADMASTER WAS ISLAMIC JIHAD "ROCKET-MAKER"

Filed under Islamic Jihad on Tuesday, May 06, 2008.

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RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 5 (Reuters) - By day, Awad al-Qiq was a respected science teacher and headmaster at a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip. By night, Palestinian militants say, he built rockets for Islamic Jihad.

ACTIVISTS SETTLE BLACK-JEWISH SPAT IN L.A.

Filed under Anti-Semitism on Monday, May 05, 2008.

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LOS ANGELES (JTA) -- A highly charged controversy between two self-described "passionate" advocates -- one African-American, one Jewish -- ended with pledges of mutual friendship and future cooperation.