Usable News Aggregation. http://cloudgate.1080degrees.net Stories are owned by their respective publishers. Aggregation techniques copyright 2008 CloudGate. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:00:25 GMT Israel Tal, a decorated war hero and the creator of Israel's renowned "Merkava" tank, died in the Israeli town of Rehovot on Wednesday. He was age 86, according to the military announcement. Israel - Merkava - Israel Tal - Rehovot - Middle East (feeds.boston.com) http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=e2c8120a094ed3c18d54859e3b1834b1 http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=e2c8120a094ed3c18d54859e3b1834b1 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:42:38 GMT Israelis usher in the Jewish new year, or Rosh Hashana, at sundown Wednesday with a widespread sense of pessimism that a new round of U.S.-sponsored Mideast talks can achieve peace. (www.newsvine.com) http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/08/5069556-pessimistic-about-peace-israelis-greet-new-year http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/08/5069556-pessimistic-about-peace-israelis-greet-new-year