JERUSALEM -- Israel's Olympic Committee reversed its decision to use a commercial symbol as its official Games mascot. The committee had selected the Bamba baby, a cartoon toddler with a red tuft of hair and a blue diaper, as Israel's official mascot...

JERUSALEM -- The Egyptian parliament voted unanimously on a statement calling for the deportation of Israel's ambassador and stopping gas exports to Israel. The People's Assembly passed the resolution Monday night stating that the halting of gas exports...

JERUSALEM -- An Israeli court set a legal precedent with its ruling that a woman whose baby was conceived using her eggs in a surrogate mother does not have to adopt her own child. The Tel Aviv Family Court's ruling, which was made public Wednesday, states...

JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian man confessed to running over and stabbing eight Israelis to death in Tel Aviv. Muhammad Zofan, 21, of Kalkilya, confessed Sunday in Tel Aviv District Court to the attack last Aug. 29 near the the Oman 17 nightclub. Zofan carjacked...

JERUSALEM -- Severe weather in Israel has caused damage and blackouts. Heavy rain and high winds disrupted air traffic at Ben Gurion Airport. Some wind gusts reached 62 miles per hour, according to reports. The severe weather is supposed to last at least...

JERUSALEM -- eBay is expanding its activity in Israel. The Internet consumer company said it will unite its two activity centers in Netanya and Tel Aviv into a development center, and will expand the center by recruiting computer engineers, industrial...

JERUSALEM -- A binational "friendship stamp" set to be issued by Israel and Gibraltar was canceled over Israel's choice of landmark to appear on the stamp.  The stamp, which already was printed ahead of its scheduled release date last summer, featured...

A pro-Palestinian group in Canada has called for a boycott against Sears because it carries Israeli products. Canadians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East asked Sears last month to drop its Israeli products, including Ahava cosmetics and Keter Plastic,...

JERUSALEM -- The Tel Aviv City Council approved a resolution to allow public transportation to run on Shabbat. The measure was approved Monday evening by a vote of 13-7 The Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality must now seek a permit from the Transportation Ministry....

An Israeli doctor was acquitted of libeling the father of Muhammad al-Dura, the boy whose death during the second intifada galvanized the Palestinian uprising. The French Supreme Court acquitted Dr. Yehuda David on Wednesday of breaking doctor-patient...

Cat Power canceled an Israeli show that was to have taken place Sunday, citing fans' concerns about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "Due to much confusion in my soul, playing for my Israeli fans w/such unrest between Israel & Palestine I can't play,...

JERUSALEM -- International pop star Madonna reportedly will launch her new world tour in Israel. The concert tour for Madonna's new MDNA album will begin May 31 at Ramat Gan Stadium near Tel Aviv, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday, in advance of her...