Haaretz's first conference in Germany, held with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, featured Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and lawmaker Ayman Odeh. One speaker said: 'Two lessons can be learned from Israel and Germany's shared past. One is solidarity with the Jewish people and the state of Israel. But just as strong is the commitment to human rights'

Opposition leaders condemned Tomer-Yerushalmi for her 'serious failure' and 'abuse of trust,' but ignored her two years of approving military crimes, avoiding investigations, and granting legal cover to actions now under ICC scrutiny

The Americans reportedly envision a plan in which the gunmen cornered by Israel under Rafah in southern Gaza will hand over their weapons to a mediating country and leave their tunnels, which will be demolished