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A Jewish women from the "Women of the Wall" organization, leads a prayer, at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, May 10, 2013. The "Women of the Wall" group has been holding monthly prayer services on the first day of the Hebrew month at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for more than two decades, wearing prayer shawls and performing religious rituals reserved for men under Orthodox Judaism. Accused by ultra-Orthodox leaders of violating "local custom" at the holy site, many members have been arrested. On Friday the tables were turned because of the court ruling. Police protected the women and arrested three ultra-Orthodox men for disorderly conduct, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Israeli police protect women praying at Western Wall

Last updated Friday, May 10, 2013 - 9:14am

JERUSALEM -- Israeli police with metal barriers and human chains on Friday held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish women's group from praying at a key holy site, the first time police have come down on the side of the women and not the protesters.

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Governor Leads Historic Trade Mission to Israel Includes Visits to Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Ramallah. (Contributed photo)

Herbert in Israel with Utah trade delegation

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 5:16pm

JERUSALEM – As part of this week’s Utah trade mission to Israel, Gov. Gary R. Herbert participated in meetings with local officials and dignitaries, including Israel’s President Shimon Peres and the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, Salam Fayyad.

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Herbert to lead Utah trade mission to Israel

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 7:04am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is heading to Israel for a weeklong mission to promote trade with the Mediterranean country.

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A model dressed as a Playboy bunny poses with the first Hebrew language edition of the popular men's magazine in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Israelis can now read Playboy "for the articles." A U.S. emigre, Daniel Pomerantz, on Tuesday launched the first Hebrew language edition of the popular men's magazine. Playboy has been widely available in Israel for years, but this marks the first local edition of the magazine. It features Israeli models and articles by Israeli writers. It's not clear how well the magazine will be received in the Holy Land, where religious sensitivities simmer under the surface and observant Jews and Muslims live by strict modesty rules. Adult magazines and videos are freely available, but not with local models and not in Hebrew. Playboy was launched in 1953 with the iconic Marilyn Monroe centerfold. It peaked in popularity in the 1970's. Circulation has declined since the rise of adult Internet sites. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Playboy launches Hebrew edition in Holy Land

Ian Deitch The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 11:13am

JERUSALEM -- Israelis can now read Playboy `for the articles' as a Hebrew language edition came to the holy land Tuesday.

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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2003 file photo, Rona Ramon, right, and Assaf Ramon, left, widow and eldest son of Israel's first astronaut Ilan Ramon, pay their respects beside his coffin during a memorial service at Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv. Ten years after the loss of her husband followed by the loss of her son Assaf six years later, Ramon, 48, said she has slowly tried to rebuild her life, leading a foundation formed in memory of her husband and son and counseling others who are coping with tragedy.(AP Photo/ Paul Hanna, Pool, File)

Widow of Israeli astronaut carries on 10 years after Columbia tragedy

Aaron Heller The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 10:40am

JERUSALEM -- It's a day Israelis will never forget: Feb. 1, 2003, when national pride abruptly turned to national tragedy.

People gathered around their TV screens to watch the anticipated return of Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, from a 16-day journey in space aboard the American Columbia shuttle. A hero's welcome awaited, but as people watched the live broadcast, unbelieving, the shuttle craft disintegrated upon re-entering the atmosphere, killing Ramon and his six crewmates.

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Israel, Syria exchange fire

Ariel Schalit, Josef Federman The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 12, 2012 - 3:05pm

TEL HAZEKA, Golan Heights — Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the neighbors since the Syrian uprising began nearly two years ago.

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Smoke trails of rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza Strip towards Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Gaza militants pummeled southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortars on Wednesday, and Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinians in a sharp escalation of violence following a landmark visit to the coastal territory by the leader of Qatar. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Gaza militants launch rockets, Israel retaliates with airstrikes

Amy Teibel The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 10:02am

JERUSALEM — Gaza militants pummeled southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortars on Wednesday, and Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinians in a sharp escalation of violence following a landmark visit to the coastal territory by the leader of Qatar.

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An Israeli army officer examines the area near the Israel Gaza border, after it was hit by a mortar shell fired by Palestinian militants, in south Israel, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Israeli forces and Palestinian militants exchanged fire on Monday in the most serious flare-up in months along the border with the Gaza Strip, officials said. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israeli forces and Gaza militants exchange fire

Ibrahim Barzak The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 8, 2012 - 9:54am

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces and Palestinian militants exchanged fire on Monday in the most serious flare-up in months along the border with the Gaza Strip, officials said.

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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2012, photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov, not seen, in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the United Nations this week with a single item on his agenda: Iran. Netanyahu is convinced the Islamic Republic isn't taking American vows to block it from acquiring nuclear weapons seriously and that time is quickly running out to stop them.(AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool, File)

Leaked Israeli report says sanctions hitting Iran hard

Daniel Stern The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 10:09am

JERUSALEM — A new Israeli government report finds that recent international sanctions are hitting Iran hard, undercutting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s key claim as he heads to the United Nations to argue for tougher action against Israel’s arch foe.

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Romney spiritually moved by Israel visit

Philip Rucker The Washington Post

Last updated Monday, July 30, 2012 - 5:32pm

JERUSALEM - Mitt Romney held an intimate breakfast fundraiser here Monday with some of his campaign’s biggest benefactors, telling them about the spiritual impact his trip to Israel had had on him.

Seated around a U-shaped conference table with roughly 40 donors, with Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson immediately to his left, Romney said he was "overwhelmingly impressed with the hand of providence."

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US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, center left, and Israel's President Shimon Peres, center right, meet at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Sunday, July 29, 2012. Romney would back an Israeli military strike against Iran aimed at preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear capability, a top foreign policy adviser said early Sunday, outlining the aggressive posture the Republican presidential candidate will take toward Iran in a speech in Israel later in the day.(AP Photo/Ronen Zvulun, Pool)

Palestinians outraged by Romney's comments at fundraiser

Kasie Hunt The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, July 30, 2012 - 10:00am

JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who called his comments racist and out of touch.

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Romney can expect warm Israeli reception

Amy Teibel The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, July 28, 2012 - 8:17am

JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney’s support for Israel will likely earn the presumptive Republican presidential nominee a warm welcome from Israeli leaders when he visits on Sunday - and a frosty reception from Palestinians, who fear he would do little to advance their stalled statehood dreams.

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FILE - In this July 11, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Romney hopes Israel trip Shows him as statesman

Dan Balz The Washington Post

Last updated Friday, July 20, 2012 - 10:21am

Mitt Romney plans to depart next week for a visit to Britain, Israel and Poland, and the Republican presidential candidate hopes the trip will help him project the aura of a statesman and signal to voters back home that he would make a plausible commander in chief.

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Boxing connects young Israeli Arabs and Jews

Blake Sobczak The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, July 9, 2012 - 8:12pm

ACRE, Israel — The bell clangs, the fight starts and the boxers come at each other. On one side is a 13-year-old Arab boy from northern Israel. His opponent comes from a Jewish town.

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Romney to visit Israel

Maeve Reston Los Angeles Times

Last updated Monday, July 2, 2012 - 5:18pm

Seeking to brush up his foreign policy credentials, Mitt Romney will travel to Israel this summer on a trip that will highlight his warm personal relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and potentially build his support among Jewish and evangelical voters.

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