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Critics assail Israeli silence on Arab peace plan

m.apnews.com — FILE - In this Monday, April 8, 2013 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during the annual ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem.

ICC prosecutor receives Israel complaint

m.apnews.com — 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 strip, and she will open a preliminary investigation.

Jerusalem family tattoos pilgrims for centuries

m.apnews.com — The art form was passed on from father to son and countless pilgrims have returned home over the centuries with the markings. Razzouk said his father, Jacob, tattooed Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, as well as hundreds of allied troops stationed in the region during World War II.

Israeli PM Criticized for Installing Bed on Plane

abcnews.go.com — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when traveling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customized bed on a recent flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said.

Israel police guard women praying at Jewish site

m.apnews.com — A Jewish orthodox women follows a prayer organized by the "Women of the Wall" organization, not pictured, at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, May 10, 2013.

A race to collect victims’ names for Holocaust memorial

yakimaherald.com — REHOVOT, Israel - With a hand on her chest, 82-year-old Rivka Fringeru battled back tears as she reeled off a list of names she has rarely voiced in the past 70 years: her father, Moshe, then her mother, Hava, and finally her two older brothers, Michael and Yisrael.

Israeli groups: PM freezes new settlement building

newsday.com — JERUSALEM - (AP) -- Two prominent Israeli groups say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stopped approving new construction in West Bank settlements in what could be an attempt to restart peace talks with the Palestinians. Anti-settlement group Peace Now, which monitors new construction, says Netanyahu has not approved new building tenders in the settlements since winning a new term in January elections.

Stories of Jewish WWII Red Army vets just coming to light

photoblog.nbcnews.com — By Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press JERUSALEM -- Once a year, Israel's Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor. About 500,000 Jews served in the Soviet Red Arm ...