Olmert, Peretz meet on expanding IDF offensive in Lebanon Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met top defense officials Monday to discuss broadening air and ground attacks in Lebanon.
US reinforces troops in Baghdad US forces have taken up positions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
U.S., France run into opposition from Lebanon and Arabs on UN resolution The United States and France delayed action on a UN resolution aimed at ending nearly a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Olmert tells Europe to stop preaching to Israel Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told European leaders to stop preaching to him about civilian war casualties.
Israeli Arabs flee south to Bethlehem Rashid Khoury and his friends from an Arab village in northern Israel lounged around a spacious hotel lobby in the town of Jesus' birth.
Record mirror for Euro telescope European astronomers are planning to build an optical telescope that is four times bigger than any in existence.
Arab discontent spreading as Lebanon fighting continues Nearly four weeks of fighting between Hizbullah and Israel, on top of price increases, stalled democratic reforms, and bloodshed in Iraq, are making for a summer of discontent across the Middle East.
Iran to ignore nuclear resolution Iran has vowed to pursue its nuclear programme, in its first official response to last week's UN resolution urging it to curb nuclear activities.
Yeshiva-Army Partnership A new study initiative is taking hold of many yeshivot in Jerusalem and elsewhere.