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May 19, 2013
3:47 am

A shot from a video purporting to show a Tishreen missile being test fired. (Screenshot/YouTube)

Syria training advanced missiles on Tel Aviv — report

Damascus has put Tishreen rockets on standby to retaliate if Israeli planes hit again, Sunday Times claims

By Times of Israel staff

May 19, 2013
1:58 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boards a plane to Russia on Tuesday, May 14 (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

State may purchase plane for jet-setting leaders

After Netanyahu slammed for spending thousands in public money on a bed for a flight to England, PMO reportedly revives private jet idea

By Times of Israel staff

May 18, 2013
9:23 pm

Syrian President Bashar Assad in an image from video broadcast on Syrian state television Wednesday, April 17, 2013 (photo credit: AP)

Assad says Israel is helping Syrian rebels

Speaking to an Argentine newspaper, Syria’s defiant dictator says he won’t step down

May 18, 2013
7:51 pm

The Dead Sea statue (almost) at the top of Mount Everest. (photo credit: image capture from Channel 2)

Schlepping art from Earth’s lowest point to its highest — almost

In an eccentric effort to both boost ties with Nepal and widen awareness of the Dead Sea’s falling level, a group of Israelis bring a statue from the saltwater lake to Everest

By Times of Israel staff

May 18, 2013
7:46 pm

A Palestinian man works inside a smuggling tunnel which connects the Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, November 24, 2012 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Gaza smuggling tunnel collapses, kills Palestinian

According to the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, 232 people have died in subterranean smuggling routes since 2007

By Times of Israel staff

May 18, 2013
6:21 pm

Former Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Shamir of the Likud party, on a bus from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. Shamir was Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992. October 27, 1986. Photo by Moshe Shai/FLASH90 **MAARIV AND AGENCIES OUT**

Grounded: When Shamir slept on the floor of the plane

In striking contrast to Netanyahu’s costly double-bed flight demands, another Likud leader once spent the night beneath the seats en route to Australia

By Times of Israel staff

May 18, 2013
2:01 pm

A victim of an alleged chemical attack in Jobar, Syria, earlier this mont. (Screenshot via YouTube)

Syrian rebels: Dozens hurt in chemical weapons attack in Damascus

Assad forces reportedly drop chemically laced mortars; in separate incident, Free Syrian Army says it killed 4 Iranian, 7 Hezbollah men

By Times of Israel staff

May 18, 2013
10:57 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves to the crowd during celebrations for their successful bid to win UN statehood recognition on Dec. 2, 2012. (photo credit: Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP)

Abbas: Netanyahu must choose between settlements and peace

Wrapping up Egypt trip, PA president says Israel can easily leave settlements, as it has in the past in Sinai

By Times of Israel staff

May 18, 2013
8:23 am

Syrian rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, wave their brigade flag as they step on the top of a Syrian air force helicopter, at Taftanaz air base that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday January 11 2013 (photo credit: AP/Edlib News Network ENN)

‘Israel prefers Bashar Assad to Islamist rebels’

Israeli officials reportedly tell the London Times: Better the devil we know than the demons we can only imagine

By Times of Israel staff

May 18, 2013
2:52 am

Amos Yadlin, former director of military intelligence. (photo credit: Gideon Markowicz/FLASH90)

Israel-Syria tensions remind me of pre-1967 war period, says ex-intel chief

Amos Yadlin warns Israel should be wary of carrying out further airstrikes on Damascus, says Russia is signaling that it won’t let the US touch Syria

By Times of Israel staff

May 17, 2013
10:21 pm

Palestinian hurls rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes near Ramallah on Friday, May 17 (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

5 Palestinians injured by IDF sniper fire

Defense source says troops, seeking to disperse demonstration, acted in accordance with military regulations

By Times of Israel staff

May 17, 2013
1:22 pm

A woman sits outside an underground bomb shelter in Nahariya. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90/File)

IED found in Nahariya stairwell

Police neutralize the device and open an investigation

By Times of Israel staff

May 17, 2013
12:42 pm

Egyptian soldiers ride an armored personnel carrier (APC) along the border with Israel. (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Egypt closes Gaza crossing following abductions

Rafah border terminal to remain closed until 7 Egyptian security personnel are released

By Times of Israel staff and AP

May 17, 2013
10:23 am

Illustrative photo of the Russian warship Varyag (photo credit: CC BY-randychiu, Flickr)

Russia sends at least 12 warships to Syria

Deployment presumably a warning to Israeli and Western officials regarding military intervention against Assad

By Times of Israel staff

May 16, 2013
8:34 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem on June 25, 2012. (Photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL/FLASH90)

Unmoved by Israel, Russia will send top air-defense system to Assad

Moscow says it must honor its deal with Damascus, even though Netanyahu warned Putin that delivery of S-300 missiles could plunge the region into war

By Times of Israel staff

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Times of Israel staff

Syria training advanced missiles on Tel Aviv — report

Damascus has put Tishreen rockets on standby to retaliate if Israeli planes hit again, Sunday Times claims

State may purchase plane for jet-setting leaders

After Netanyahu slammed for spending thousands in public money on a bed for a flight to England, PMO reportedly revives private jet idea

Assad says Israel is helping Syrian rebels

Speaking to an Argentine newspaper, Syria’s defiant dictator says he won’t step down

Schlepping art from Earth’s lowest point to its highest — almost

In an eccentric effort to both boost ties with Nepal and widen awareness of the Dead Sea’s falling level, a group of Israelis bring a statue from the saltwater lake to Everest

Gaza smuggling tunnel collapses, kills Palestinian

According to the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, 232 people have died in subterranean smuggling routes since 2007

Grounded: When Shamir slept on the floor of the plane

In striking contrast to Netanyahu’s costly double-bed flight demands, another Likud leader once spent the night beneath the seats en route to Australia

Syrian rebels: Dozens hurt in chemical weapons attack in Damascus

Assad forces reportedly drop chemically laced mortars; in separate incident, Free Syrian Army says it killed 4 Iranian, 7 Hezbollah men

Abbas: Netanyahu must choose between settlements and peace

Wrapping up Egypt trip, PA president says Israel can easily leave settlements, as it has in the past in Sinai

‘Israel prefers Bashar Assad to Islamist rebels’

Israeli officials reportedly tell the London Times: Better the devil we know than the demons we can only imagine

Israel-Syria tensions remind me of pre-1967 war period, says ex-intel chief

Amos Yadlin warns Israel should be wary of carrying out further airstrikes on Damascus, says Russia is signaling that it won’t let the US touch Syria

5 Palestinians injured by IDF sniper fire

Defense source says troops, seeking to disperse demonstration, acted in accordance with military regulations

IED found in Nahariya stairwell

Police neutralize the device and open an investigation

Egypt closes Gaza crossing following abductions

Rafah border terminal to remain closed until 7 Egyptian security personnel are released

Russia sends at least 12 warships to Syria

Deployment presumably a warning to Israeli and Western officials regarding military intervention against Assad

Unmoved by Israel, Russia will send top air-defense system to Assad

Moscow says it must honor its deal with Damascus, even though Netanyahu warned Putin that delivery of S-300 missiles could plunge the region into war

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