Jewish campaigners for a boycott of Israel are to hold a vigil outside the Wembley on Saturday 8th September where Israel will play England in a Euro 2008 qualifying match.
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Burns in Israel to ink US$30 billion military aid deal
The United States Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns arrived in Israel yesterday to officially award $30 billion in US military aid to Israel, the Israeli Prime Ministers office announced.
US aid inflates Israel war budget
Israel Cabinet announced an expanded defense budget of 50.5 billion New Israel Shekels (~US$ 11.9 billion) today, with United States footing quarter of the bill.
Govt abandoned civilians during Lebanon war, Israel PM admits
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today accepted findings by State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss wich showed that the government abandoned the civilians during last year's Lebanon War, and promised to implement recommendations of the 582-page report.
Pope wants to deliver Jews 'from their darkness'
Pope Benedict XVI courted fresh controversy today by formally sanctioning the celebration of a Latin prayer that calls for Jews to "be delivered from their darkness" and calls for their conversion to Christianity.
US, Israel finalise Iran strike plan
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited Washington yesterday and met with US President George W. Bush to finalise plans for a joint US-Israel strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
14 out of 19 US Presidential candidates support Israeli occupation
14 out of the 19 US Presidential candidates have vowed to continue American support for Israel's occupation of Palestine territories, and five of them also go as far as to support the 'security wall' dividing Israel from the West Bank which has been ruled as illegal by the International Court of Justice, according to a policy brief released by the Council on Foreign Relations.
Looming US-Israel strike on Iran gets UN chief's approval
United Nations Secretary-General today tacitly gave the go ahead to US an Israel to attack Iran as American and Israeli jets took part in a joint exercise aimed at preparing the two countries for the looming strike.
Britons rally against Israeli occupation of Palestine
Human rights activists, politicians, trades unions, NGOs, faith groups and campaigning organisations will gather at a rally in central London tomorrow calling for peace in the Middle East and demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
UK academics to boycott Israel
UK university lecturers yesterday moved to boycott Israeli academics citing "complicity of Israeli academia" in Israel's 40-year occupation that has "seriously damaged the fabric of Palestinian society through annexation, illegal settlement, collective punishment and restriction of movement."
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