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Israeli police officers secure a destroyed house that was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinians militants from Gaza, in Yahud, a Tel Aviv suburb near the airport, central Israel, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. As a result, Delta Air Lines and U.S. Airlines decided to cancel their scheduled flights to Israel.(AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Airlines ban flights to Israel after rocket strike

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Israelis take cover in a shelter as a siren warning of incoming rockets is heard around the southern city of Beersheba, Israel, Saturday, July 12, 2014. Israeli airstrikes overnight targeting Hamas in Gaza hit a mosque its military says concealed the militant group's weapons, in an offensive that showed no signs of slowing down. Israel launched its campaign five days ago to stop relentless rocket fire on its citizens. While there have been no fatalities in Israel, Palestinian officials said overnight attacks raised the death toll there to over 120, with more than 920 wounded. (AP Photo/Tsafrir

BOTEACH: Mr. President, my kids are running to bomb shelters in Jerusalem

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Israeli soldiers patrol along the beach front near the Israel-Gaza Border, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Israel stepped up its offensive on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Wednesday, pummeling scores of targets and killing more than a dozen people as Israeli leaders signaled a weeks-long ground invasion could be quickly approaching. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel hits key Hamas targets in Gaza offensive

By Daniel Estrin - Associated Press

Illustration on Middle East peace by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

MAY: Murder and revenge in Jerusalem

By Clifford D. May

An Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket from Gaza Strip in the costal city of Ashkelon, Israel, Saturday, July 5, 2014. The Israeli military said its “Iron Dome” defense system intercepted the rockets that were aimed at Beersheba. The military also said at least 29 other rockets and mortars were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel over the weekend. It said it had retaliated with airstrikes on militant sites in Gaza. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Hamas says 7 militants killed in Israeli strikes

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

An Israeli ambassador said that those suspected of murdering a Palestinian teen will not be hailed as heroes, unlike what, he says, would happen in Palestine. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israel says teen murder suspects will be tried

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Clashes in Jerusalem for Palestinian funeral

By Yousur Alhlou - Associated Press

FIFA hopes Israel-Palestine soccer spat ends soon

Associated Press

Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA, left, speaks during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential headquarters on the first day of his regional tour to Jordan, the Palestinian territories and Israel in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, May 26, 2014. During an earlier press conference in Jordan Blatter said that his visit to Ramallah and Israel was to defend football in Palestine and also to defend football in Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

FIFA hopes Israel-Palestinian football spat ends

Associated Press

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference of the Genesis Prize Foundation in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Bloomberg said Thursday he is honored to be the first recipient of the $1 million Genesis Prize and pledged the money would go to help make the world a better place. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

AP Interview: Bloomberg plans contest for prize

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press