"The question," he added, "is do they want to know?" American Killed in Israel JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli police discovered the body of an American woman, with multiple stab wounds and her hands bound, in a rugged forest outside Jerusalem on Sunday.
JERUSALEM — An Israeli commission that examined the deadly raid on a flotilla bound for Gaza last May concluded Sunday that Israel had acted in accordance with international law when its military enforced its naval blockade by intercepting the ships in international waters.
JERUSALEM — Israel has decided not to apologize to Turkey for last year's deadly raid on a Turkish protest flotilla bound for Gaza ahead of a United Nations report on the episode scheduled to be published early next week, according to a senior Israeli official.
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak, said Tuesday that Israel's leaders were aware of the possibility that the military interception of a flotilla bound for Gaza in late May could turn violent, although lower level military officials had said at the time that the commandos were expecting only passive resistance.
JERUSALEM — Israel's top military chief said Wednesday that activists on a Turkish ship were the first to open fire as Israeli naval commandos raided the vessel, part of a six-boat flotilla bound for Gaza, fomenting a bloody confrontation on board that left nine activists dead.
JERUSALEM -- Four Palestinian militants suspected by Israel of planning an attack by sea were killed near the Gaza shoreline early on Monday, an illustration of Israel's continuing control and concerns for security after last week's deadly raid on a Turkish ship of activists bound for the Palestinian coastal enclave.
JERUSALEM — The announcement by the Pixies, an American alternative rock band, that they would cancel their long-awaited concert in Israel this week amid international outrage over Israel's deadly raid on a Turkish activists' ship bound for Gaza, had an impact far beyond the 15,000 disappointed fans.
JERUSALEM -- In an effort to dampen international criticism and stave off calls for an international inquiry, Israel's cabinet on Monday unanimously approved a government-appointed commission with foreign participation to investigate the circumstances surrounding its deadly commando raid on a flotilla bound for Gaza in late May.
