Sesame Street character tells Israelis prepare for war with Iran

A new emergency brochure doing the rounds in Israel instructs residents to prepare for war, should Tel Aviv conduct a military strike on Iran. The face on the document is Moishe Oofnik, Israel's version of Oscar the Grouch.

In Israel's co-production of the well known children's program, Sesame Street, Moishe Oofnik is the resident pessimist in "Rechov Sumsum."

Now Moishe's job is to instruct Israelis on how to react should Israel launch a war against Iran... read more.

Israeli vets break the silence on abuse of Palestinian children

Breaking the Silence is an organization formed in 2004, made up of Israeli army veterans. On Saturday, they released a report to the international media on the abuse of Palestinian children.

According to the report, "Breaking the Silence is an organization of Israeli veterans who served during the Second Intifada, beginning in 2000."

"The organization aims to make public the everyday life routine as it exists in the Occupied Territories, a reality that remains voiceless in the media, and to serve as an alternative information conduit for the public at large about the goings-on in the State of Israel’s ‘backyard’." ... read more and watch video statements.

New tourism trend: Israeli tourists head for Syria border (video)

The latest destination on the Israeli tour map is the border with Syria. Tourists are flocking there, armed with cameras and binoculars.

This is, apparently, the latest craze with tourists, where they can hear, and sometimes see, the Syrian civil war blazing away on the other side - but from a safe distance in the Golan Heights... read more and watch video.

Video: Bulgaria suicide-bomber caught on CCTV at Burgas airport

The suicide bomber who blew up a tourist bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, has been caught on the CCTV camera in the Burgas airport.

Bulgarian police have released a video taken with CCTV cameras at Burgas airport showing the suicide bomber. They hope that by doing so, more information can be gathered on what happened.

The number of dead from the suicide bombing of a tourist bus filled with Israel tourists in Burgas, Bulgaria is now at least six... read more and watch video.

Israeli Border Control officer caught on video kicking child

Caught on camera, an Israeli Border Police officer kicks a Palestinian child in the southern West Bank. Police have launched a probe into the incident.

The incident was filmed by a volunteer from B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization, on June 29 in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank.

The video footage shows a 9-year-old Palestinian boy walking down the road, when a uniformed officer runs up to him and grabs his arm, causing the child to fall on the ground... read more and watch video.

Shared grief: Israeli and Palestinian families mourn together

The Parents Circle - Families Forum unites the families of both Palestinians and Israelis who have lost loved ones in the conflict between them.

When people have lost loved ones, their feelings of grief and bereavement are the same, no matter what nationality they are.

Over the years many Israeli and Palestinian families have lost sons, daughters, husbands and wives in the continuing conflict between both sides... read full article and watch video.