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These are the things I think as I sit here in my resort hotel on the edge of the Dead Sea in Israel after the JavaEdge 2009 conference on Thursday: The JavaEdge hosts are, without a doubt, the most gracious hosts I think I've ever had at a conference.

"It must be emphasised that the exclusion of East Jerusalem and construction of public buildings from the freeze allows us to support the move,"Misezhnikov said at a cultural event in the city of Holon , south of Tel Aviv.

The 1,144 steps to a happy marriage: a lucky bride-and-groom-to-be couple win a free wedding after coming first in a skyscraper race in Israel .

Defense Minister Ehud Barak has suspended construction permits for West Bank settlements, officials said.

Gaza/Tel Aviv - Four Palestinians were injured Friday in Israeli shelling at the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabaliya, near the border with Israel, local Hamas sources said.

Simon Tisdall: The city of Quneitra is preserved in devastation as attempts to improve Syria's relations with its neighbours and the US stall Friday, 27 November 2009 Little has changed in the ruined city of Quneitra, former capital of the Syrian Golan Heights, since Israeli forces withdrew behind the barbed wire and minefields of the nearby ...

President Barack Obama talks with American service men and women during phone calls from the Oval Office on Thanksgiving Day, Nov.

The European hotel industry posted mixed results in year-over-year results when reported in U.S. dollars, euros and British pounds for October 2009, according to data compiled by STR Global.

A civilian helicopter has plunged into the sea off central Israel, killing three tourists on board and the pilot.

In this Feb 26 file photo, Israeli soldiers wear gas mask as they take part in a home front command army drill simulating a chemical missile attack at an army base near Tel Aviv.

Jerusalem - An apprentice spy for Israel's once vaunted Mossad overseas intelligence service was arrested by rank and file police during an abortive training exercise in the country's metropolis of Tel Aviv.

In this Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002 file photo, Marwan Barghouti raises his handcuffed hands as he enters the courtroom for his murder trial in the Tel Aviv District Court.

The civilian helicopter crashed about 300 yards from the seaside city of Netanya on Tuesday afternoon, killing all four people aboard, including the pilot.

Iranian military officers have been warning Israel against joining US airborne operations designed to destroy their nuclear facilities.

In this file image taken from a video released by Hamas Friday Oct, 2, 2009, Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit is seen holding a newspaper in an unknown location.

Cairo, Nov 22 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak regretted on Sunday stagnation of the peace process in the Middle East and asked his Israeli peer Shimon Peres for greater commitment to resume talks with the Palestinians.

Words by: Kevin Schwartzbach Hiromi's Sonicbloom :: 11.14.09 :: Hangar 11 :: Tel Aviv, Israel Hiromi Uehara by Muga Miyahara As if there aren't enough things being exported out of Japan these days.

A searchable map detailing 40 years of Israeli archaeological work in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, developed for the USC Digital Library, has won the 2009 Open Archaeology Prize from the American Schools of Oriental Research.

Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily.

Ties between Israel and NATO have firmed with the decision by NATO to tap the Israeli navy for assistance.