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Israeli police clear Olmert in graft case

Israeli police said on Thursday there was insufficient evidence to indict Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a graft case, a major boost for the premier as he returned home from a…

Veteran statesman Peres elected Israel president

Veteran statesman Shimon Peres was elected president of Israel on Wednesday, finally winning his first vote for top office and crowning a record-breaking career spanning more…

Israel gripped by Syria war fears

A reported Syrian troop build-up near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has fuelled speculation in Israel about a future conflict, more than three decades after the two enemies…

Sharon’s life ‘in danger’

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s life is in danger, a hospital spokesperson said on Saturday, after doctors discovered a ”serious deterioration” in his digestive tract. ”A…

Palestinian bomb attack hits Israeli market

At least four people were killed and dozens more wounded on Wednesday in a Palestinian bomb attack in a marketplace in northern Israel, the first inside the Jewish state since…

Sharon loses his closest enemy

With the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has lost his closest enemy, whom he chased, hated and finally isolated for three…

Stunned Sharon mulls next move

Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon was pondering his options on Monday after his Likud party routed his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip, inflicting on the premier his most stinging…