Israel’s Holocaust museum Yad Vashem signed an agreement with Poland on Monday that gives it access to World War II-era documents held in archives across the eastern European country.

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(RTTNews) – Israel has agreed to supply 36 drones next year to assist Russia fight Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus. A $100 million agreement to this effect was signed in Moscow on Monday by visiting Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and his Russian counterpart Anatoli Serdjukov.

Follow Israel news on and . The number of Jewish citizens towards the Rosh HaShanah New Year nears 6 million, a number burned in Jewish hearts following the Holocaust in which the Nazi regime executed and murdered the same number of European Jews.

Georgia’s first UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier on home soil will also be their first competitive fixture against Israel, who travel to Tbilisi without injured striker Etey Schechter.

Follow Israel news on and . 17,880 people made aliyah (immigrated) to Israel in the Jewish year 5770, according to Jewish Agency records – up from the previous year, when 15,180 people came to Israel via the Jewish Agency.

Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 5, 2010 The Israeli cabinet on Sunday confirmed as armed forces chief Major General Yoav Galant, who directed Israel’s 2008-2009 Gaza war, the prime minister’s office said. “The government approved his appointment as chief of staff for a period of three years, with a possible extension to four years in exceptional circumstances,” it said in a statement. “Yoav Galant has …

JERUSALEM, Sept 5, 2010 (AFP) – Major General Yoav Galant, who on Sunday was named as Israel’s next military chief, is a former special forces commander and one-time lumberjack who is linked to allegations of war crimes.

Follow Israel news on and . Anti-Israel racist hate groups are mushrooming on the Facebook social networking Internet website, with few controls being exerted to stem what is threatening to eventually become a possible riptide sponsored by and catering to anti-Semites and Muslims.

Follow Israel news on and . The United States hopes to move beyond talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to negotiations that include Syria and Lebanon as well, according to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Jeffery Feltman.