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CIA chief makes unannounced Israel visit
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli defense official says the head of the American CIA spy agency has made an unannounced visit to Israel....
Coptic cleric says he will sue Israeli police
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Egyptian Coptic cleric who was mistreated during Orthodox Easter services is threatening to sue....
Watchdog: Israel trying to legalize settlements
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli watchdog group on Thursday accused the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days before the U.S. secretary of state is set to arrive on a new peace mission....
Israel: Mortar shells from Syria hit Mt. Hermon
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's military says stray mortar shells from the fighting in Syria have struck a popular tourist site, Mt. Hermon in the Golan Heights....
Critics assail Israeli silence on Arab peace plan
JERUSALEM (AP) -- On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of - normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chance to keep some war-won land....
War crimes prosecutor receives Israel complaint
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court - the permanent war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands - says she has received a complaint about Israel's 2010 raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza, and she will open a preliminary investigation....
Attacks against Lebanese Alawites deepen fears
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) -- Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country....
Israeli leader under fire for costly lifestyle
JERUSALEM (AP) -- For years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been saddled with an image of a cigar-smoking, cognac-drinking socialite. Now a new disclosure about his soaring spending on housekeeping, furniture, clothing and other expenses is increasing pressure on him in a country whose leaders once were known for washing their own dishes and taking out the garbage....
Palestinian rivals promise unity government
CAIRO (AP) -- A leading Palestinian official says rival groups Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a national unity government in three months....
Putin, Netanyahu meet to discuss Syria
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for talks that focused on the situation in Syria, amid concerns that Moscow could soon provide Damascus with advanced missiles.... | 
